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Dec 05, 2016SaraLovesBooks rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Still the champion of Disney's animated films, Beauty and the Beast is a gorgeous, entertaining adaptation of the "tale as old as time." Some people claim it shows Stockholm Syndrome, but those people have clearly never actually watched the film. Belle is spunky, smart, and feels out of place in her little backwater village. Her father is loving, absent-minded, and a brilliant inventor. The villain, Gaston, is unusual in that, in any other movie, he might be considered the hero. Which is the point. The society of the village approves of him, hangs on his every word and action, and does what he tells them to, to the point of thinking there is something wrong with Belle when she doesn't. This movie has a lot of hidden themes that go beyond just the romantic fairy tale it's presented as. The songs are also classics. The side characters steal the scenes they are in. Overall, this movie truly is the best Disney has ever had. (So far, anyway.)