I recently realized that I've re-watched two movies recently which I had not reviewed. One of these was the "Disney Masterpiece" Beauty and the Beast.
Of course this movie is "Good". How could one really argue that it wasn't. It's withstood the test of time, not to become a classic, but to remain mainstream for almost two decades.
Pretty impressive.
Analysis (some spoilers):
Tere are some things in this movie that are... paradoxical. Such as: just how far away is this enchanted castle anyway? Sometimes it takes two days to get there when you're lost, then it's on top of a hill visible from town... And: how long is Belle prisoner in the Beast's castle. And just what is "Beast's" name? He really prefers "Beast"
But, it is a strange little kiddie movie with a little moral; not really meant to be picked apart for its consistency. However, in actual fact, I feel that it was deliberate to make time less understandable. Because if Belle was with the Beast for only the four days or so it seems, she really jumped head first into a rather volatile pool. The Beast isn't actually all that much better a person as Gaston, right? Not if it's only been four days. That's not enough time to know if he's turned over a new leaf and he started just as vain as Gaston but with a much bigger temper (and perhaps a little less homicidal). In any case, the wise figure Belle is made out to be shouldn't be jumping into this with only four days thought and the first three being negative.
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