Disney Owes Us The Answers To These 12 Important Questions About Beauty And The Beast
Beauty and the Beast is a classic. You cannot deny that.
It's among those animated films shown during a period known as the Disney Renaissance. Fans and critics alike fell in love with this movie.
For Disney, Beauty and the Beast is a work that achieved a huge milestone. Aside from being the first animated feature written by a woman, it was also the first of its kind to be nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Picture.
It was a film that boasted some of Disney's greatest animation, which includes the two main characters' computer-generated waltz. Its success doesn't stop there.
In 2017, a live-action adaptation of the beloved Disney film starring Emma Watson was released. This came after the success of its Broadway musical.
The animated film indeed stole our hearts. And we can bet that you've watched Beauty and the Beast at least twice.
But if you're one of those people who watched in their childhood and decided to relive the magic in their teenage and adult years, you probably have lingering questions about the plot.
Indeed the film has so many plot holes that Disney owes us answers. Today, we're looking at the questions that people have about the film, and some of them, luckily, have answers from the prominent animation studio.
1. What is Beast's real name?
Disney says that Beast's real name is Prince Adam. But when you think about it, there's no way that people have forgotten the name of the heir to the throne even after he's cursed.
And if he's a prince, where are the king and queen? Why did they leave their child behind in a castle with only servants to serve him?
2. Who would punish an 11-year-old boy for refusing to let a stranger in?
According to the plot, it has been 10 years since the curse was placed. Then it was also mentioned that the rose will bloom until the prince's 21st birthday.
In other words, he was only 11 years old when the "good fairy" knocked on his door disguised as an old woman. The poor child was cursed after not letting a stranger in.
So think about it. Who's the real villain here?
3. Why did Belle open the door if she can't stand gaston?
She doesn't like Gaston and she's aware that he's only out to woo her. Belle could just pretend that she's napping to avoid all that harassment.
4. Who are these faceless characters?
When Prince Adam was cursed for following what children are supposed to do when encountering a stranger his servants turned into inanimate objects.
But how come the others are faceless? Did the castle's inanimate objects become sentient beings?
5. What's up with this time-traveling portrait?
Look at the timeline, and you'll know that Prince Adam was a mere kid when the witch punished and put him on a spell. Now look at that portrait.
Why on earth does the young prince look like the young man at the end of the movie? We either have an adult-looking 11-year-old or a time traveler on the painting.
6. What happens if Belle touched The Enchanted Rose?
Beast had gone mad after catching Belle trying to touch the flower. Disney never clarified what would have happened if Belle was successful at laying a finger on it.
Will he die or will the curse never be undone? We'll probably never know.
7. How did Belle manage to get a heavy and unconscious Beast on the horse?
You've never seen her lift, have you? Just how was that possible?
8. How did Chip came to be?
The little fella is not even past 10 years old. So did a teapot give birth to him?
Who's his father? If the curse has the ability to freeze their age, then Chip should mentally be older than he is in the film.
It also seems that all the cups are Mrs. Potts children. And Chip is the favorite child.
9. Is Belle stupid?
With all the books she's read, you'd expect that Belle is the smartest of the Disney Princesses. She's into science and loves inventions.
But after after encountering the only man in a castle and singing a song that foreshadows meeting Prince Charming, how can she not realize that Beast is in fact human and royalty? Unbelievable!
10. Whose clothes are Belle and Beast wearing?
They fit them well too. It makes you wonder, right?
11. Why didn't Belle just say she'd return?
All Belle needed to do was to reassure Beast. But she didn't.
12. How come people didn't know there's a monster living nearby?
It's only been 10 years and not a century. What kind of amnesia did these people have?
After rewatching Beauty and the Beast over and over again, all you'll end up with are more plot holes and questions.
We know the film's already three decades old. Then there's also a live-action film.
The least Disney could do is answer the questions we have. Sadly, all we'll ever have are fan theories.
