History Heartwarming / BeautyAndTheBeast2017

** We see Maurice painting a portrait of the dance scene before him. In regards to his song "How Does a Moment Last Forever", Maurice is all about using art to capture the small moments of life that are beautiful or worth remembering. He's painting his daughter and her boyfriend (so-to-be-husband) so, come what may, everyone will always remember the beginning of happily ever after.
** Mrs. Potts approaches Maurice, singing the last verse of the title theme to him, and he nods in approval. It comes across as Beast's surrogate mother befriending her surrogate son's new father-in-law, parent to parent.
** The novelization makes it much clearer and more heartwarming that (besides the Prince) Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Plumette, Madame Garderobe, Maestro Cadenza, Chapeau, and Frou-Frou have all become a part of Belle's family just as much as Maurice!

** The novelization makes it much clearer and more heartwarming that besides the Prince, everyone in the palace, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Plumette, Madame Garderobe, Maestro Cadenza, and Frou-Frou have become a part of Belle's family just as much as Maurice!

** For once in her life, she's not being mocked as an [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer oddball. And for the first time since he was a Beast, the Prince gets to rejoin human society]], [[TookALevelInKindness changed for the better]]. They share the mutual feeling of finally belonging. When Belle asks the Prince if he can grow a beard, the Prince playfully growls. It shows his character development came a long way, from being humorless and bad-tempered, to friendly and good-natured.

** The novelization makes it much clearer and more heartwarming that besides the Prince, everyone in the palace, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Plumette, Madame Gaderobe, Maestro Cadenza, and Frou-Frou have become a part of Belle's family just as much as Maurice!

* The fact that Frou-Frou, despite being turned into a footstool, still behaves like an ordinary, happy, energetic little dog, and clearly still loves his owners, and still recognizes them even after they've been turned into a harpsichord and a wardrobe. In the end, after everyone's been turned back, Gaderobe is holding him and cuddling him while she sings.

* Everything about Pere Robert. He's one of the few nice people in the village and is the first to help Belle pick up her laundry after it's spilled all over the ground by the angry villagers. He's also one of the few who doesn't go after the Beast, showing he trusts Belle's word over Gaston's. TokenGoodTeammate for the win!

** For once in her life, she's not being mocked as an [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer oddball. And for the first time since he was a Beast, the Prince gets to rejoin human society, [[TookALevelInKindness changed for the better]]. They share the mutual feeling of finally belonging. When Belle asks the Prince if he can grow a beard, the Prince playfully growls. It shows his character development came a long way, from being humorless and bad-tempered, to friendly and good-natured.

** We see Maurice painting a portrait of the dance scene before him. In regards to his song "How Does a Moment Last Forever", Maurice is all about using art to capture the small moments of life that are beautiful or worth remembering. He's painting his daughter and her husband so, come what may, everyone will always remember the beginning of happily ever after.

** The novelization makes it much clearer and more heartwarming that besides the Prince, everyone in the palace, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts and Chip, Plumette, Maestro Cadenza and The Madame and so on and so forth has become a part of Belle's family as much as Maurice!

** Garderobe being [[FaceDeathWithDignity unafraid of dying because at least [[TogetherInDeath she's with Cadenza, with the one she loves most. He begs her not to leave him]].

** [=LeFou=] trying to guilt-trip Gaston: "This is some storm we're having. At least we're not tied to a tree in the middle of nowhere surrounded by bloodthirsty wolves. You know, it's not too late! We can always turn back..."
** Also this exchange, after he saves Mrs. Potts. The whole fight began because Mrs. Potts was incensed at [=LeFou=] basically calling her old, which is immediately forgiven upon the rescue.
---> '''[=LeFou=]:''' I used to be on Gaston's side, but we're so in a bad place right now.\\
'''Mrs. Potts:''' ''(kindly)'' You're too good for him anyway. [[FireForgedFriends Shall we get back to it then?\\
'''[=LeFou=]:''' Yeah!

* The exchange Belle and Maurice have before he takes off for the market. Despite his trip [[ItWasHisSled being doomed to end in short order]], it's a perfect illustration of the trust between father and daughter. [[spoiler:And when he almost gets eaten by wolves and finds himself at a haunted castle, he still makes it a priority to get her a flower before he goes.]]

* Despite [[spoiler: how his father raised him to be cruel, if the Beast saving Belle from the wolves is any indication, his father had failed to snuff out all the good inside him.]]

* The Beast [[spoiler: showing Belle the library. It was initially just to show Belle the other books he's read, to prove that [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments there are better things to read than]] ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. But upon learning she's a BookWorm, he politely and spontaneously grants her access to the library whenever she wishes. It's his first ever genuine act of kindness towards Belle and possibly towards anyone since before his mother's death.]]

* [[spoiler: Agathe finding Maurice in the woods the next morning, taking him back to her home, and nursing him back to health. If Agathe wasn't really the immortal Enchantress, she would've made a fine second wife for him.]]

* In the book version, while the servants prepare the Beast for the dance, Mrs. Potts boldly [[ReasonWhyYouSuckSpeech sums up how the curse previously did nothing to improve his attitude before Belle came along]], right before [[spoiler: she follows it up by saying the servants love him. Especially for the person Belle has helped him become.]]
* Lumière and Plumette's relationship is adorable and [[BetaCouple just as romantic as Belle and the Beast's]]. In the original animated film, they had about three romantic scenes together. Here, it is more established, with them comforting each other as they are transforming into objects, and dancing with each other. Not to mention, they are much more devoted to each other than the original animated film and Broadway play. Also in their first scene together, Lumière tells Plumette that he would risk anything to break the curse just so he can kiss her again. Then as[[spoiler: they are finally transforming into inanimate objects after the last petal fell, [[TearJerker Lumière mourns over Plumette when she is the first to go inanimate.]]]] Finally[[spoiler: when they transform back into humans, Lumière and Plumette share a ''kiss'' upon seeing each other human again!]]

* [[spoiler: Everything about [=LeFou=]. At the beginning of the film, he is Gaston's "best friend" who never questions him and even has an attraction to him. However when Gaston starts to commit cruel deeds, like leaving Maurice to die in the woods, he starts to question his loyalty to Gaston and even shows genuine concern for Maurice. When Gaston proves to [=LeFou=] that he sees him as nothing more than just a tool in his plans, e.g. using him as his human shield, [=LeFou=] performs a HeelFaceTurn at last to save Mrs. Potts from falling, and (in the novelization) telling Belle where Gaston has gone. At the film's finale, he is invited by the Prince to the celebration dance where he dances with Stanley.]]

** Also this exchange, [[spoiler: after he saves Mrs. Potts.]]
--->[[spoiler: '''[=LeFou=]:''' I used to be on Gaston's side, but we're so in a bad place right now.\\
'''Mrs. Potts:''' ''(kindly)'' You're too good for him anyway. [[FireForgedFriends Shall we get back to it then?]]\\
'''[=LeFou=]:''' [[FireForgedFriends Yeah!]]]]
*** What makes this exchange even more heartwarming is that [[spoiler: as [=LeFou=] is confirmed to be canonically gay in this film; gay men were seen as social outcasts in the 18th century and were often hurt and deemed insane. When [=LeFou=] tells Mrs. Potts about his problems with Gaston, she totally understands the situation and doesn't judge him at all. Also, by telling him that he is too good for Gaston anyway, she is basically telling him that he deserves someone better. Talk about someone who is just as ahead of her time as Belle is!]]
*** [[spoiler:Even before this, when Maurice shows up in the tavern after Gaston left him for the wolves, [=LeFou=] is happy to see him alive. He never wanted to leave him in the woods in the first place, and has just been telling Gaston that it's given him nightmares.]]
*** Although this is undermined by the fact that wolves are known to be very violent when killing and [=LeFou=] may have been fine with a less gruesome way to kill Maurice.
*** Another layer of heartwarming comes from the fact that the whole fight began because Mrs. Potts was incensed at [=LeFou=] basically calling her old, which is immediately forgiven upon the rescue.

* [[spoiler:As the castle is under siege, Mrs. Potts is among the household objects, fighting to keep the invaders out. However, once she sees her husband whom she's been separated from for who knows how long, she ''instantly'' stops to gasp "Mr. Potts!" It makes their true reunion all the more heartwarming.]]
* Also doubles as a TearJerker. [[spoiler: When the Beast lets her go and lets her keep the magic mirror to look back on him, Belle was so touched by this and after a brief pause, says "Thank you." Then before she leaves, she turns to look back at the Beast one last time, this time with tears in her eyes. If you think about it, when Belle and Beast were visiting her old home, she learned that her plague-stricken mother sacrificed her last moments with her father so that their daughter can be safe from the plague; all done out of love. And now when the Beast lets her go save her father and lets her keep the magic mirror so she'll have a way to look back on him, she might have realized that he did this because he loves her, and now she's become certain of her feelings for him (whereas earlier, she was uncertain of her feelings due to being his prisoner.).]]
* During "Evermore," the Beast climbs up to the highest tower in his castle as he's singing. While it seems like a typical thing for a Disney song, a few brief shots during the scene reveal he's doing it [[spoiler:''so he can keep his eyes on Belle for as long as possible'']]. Doubles as a TearJerker.
* [[spoiler: When Beast sees Belle return during the climax,]] we get this heart-melting moment:
--> [[spoiler: '''Beast:''' BELLE! YOU CAME BACK!\\

'''Beast:''' Stay there! I'm coming!]]
* [[spoiler: The Beast leaps a chasm to reach Belle!]]

* Even though it doubles as a TearJerker, [[spoiler: the enchanted objects becoming inanimate upon the deadline of the curse has its moments]]:
** Lumiere [[spoiler:gently cradling the first to go, his love Plumette.]]
** [[spoiler: Garderobe being [[FaceDeathWithDignity unafraid of dying]] because at least [[TogetherInDeath she's with Cadenza, with the one she loves most. He begs her not to leave him]].]]
** [[spoiler: Lumiere and Cogsworth's ItHasBeenAnHonor exchange.]]
** [[spoiler: Frou Frou barking worriedly when all the other enchanted objects are inanimate. It rings true with all the loyalty a dog exemplifies when they sense something wrong with their owners.]]
** [[spoiler: The coatrack, Monsieur Chapeau, catching Chip before he hits the ground and placing him next to his mother just before becoming a permanent coat rack.]]

* [[spoiler: When the spell is broken, the enchanted objects are revived and restored to their human forms! Just moments ago, they were [[DisneyDeath inanimate objects]], and seeing them come back to life is joyful beyond words! Watching them celebrate as friends and family makes it all the better:]]
** [[spoiler: Madame de Garderobe and Maestro Cadenza are beyond ecstatic to be together again, to the point where they're already kissing and embracing with TearsOfJoy ''before they're fully human.'' It doesn't matter that there's still fabric flying around them as Madame Garderobe's cloth interior vanishes, and that Cadenza is [[BrickJoke still missing teeth from the battle with the villagers]]--they're finally reunited and making up for lost time immediately.]]
*** The ending even makes it better; during her final song, Garderobe turns to look at her husband and they smile at one another. (And his teeth have been fixed!)
** [[spoiler: The teacart is about to roll away, smashing Chip and Mrs. Potts before they can change back, and the newly restored Cogsworth stops it just in the knick of time, which leads to an amusing sequence where the now human mother and son ride the tea tray down the palace steps like a sled. Chip even cries "WEEEEEEE!" as they fly through the air, while his mother's exclamation is "OH MY G-" before they land and skid the length of the stairs.]]
** [[spoiler: Cogsworth gleefully makes a jolly little "oooh!" as he witnesses Lumiere returning to human form, and they both happily greet each other, like old friends.]]

** [[spoiler: The reunion of the Potts Family. Jean has spent the entire film knowing he's forgotten something -- and at the end he's found it. His beloved wife and son.]]
** [[spoiler: Although [[HenPeckedHusband Cogsworth]] [[AwfulWeddedLife doesn't like her very much]], the fact his wife Clothilde is [[WhenSheSmiles genuinely thrilled]] to see her long-lost husband shows a sweeter side to her. Who knew deep down that unpleasant exterior, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes she has a heart]]!]]
*** [[spoiler: Although towards the end, at first Cogsworth is a bit irritated with her at the dance. But the last time we see him dancing with his wife, he is shown enjoying himself. AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther indeed.]]
** [[spoiler: The cherry on top is when the Prince joins his servants in celebrating. In the beginning, the Prince often felt too disconnected to interact with his servants, even though they were like family to him. Now, he can finally embrace them for the real family they've been to him. They too reciprocate and accept him happily; he even addresses Lumiere as "old friend" before hugging him fiercely.]]
** [[spoiler: If you look closely enough, you can see [=LeFou=] talking with Chapeau and the cook in the background as Belle hugs Chip. Ever since he switched sides, he's gained quite some new friends!]]
* Although it's followed by a mega-tearjerker, when Belle and the Beast use the portal book to go to Belle's childhood home in Paris, the Beast asks her what she'd like to do first, throwing out a few suggestions for places they could go. He just sounds so ''excited'' at the prospect of seeing Paris with her, as if he's forgotten, just for a moment, about his curse and his inability to rejoin society.

** Even in the TearJerker portion of this scene, [[spoiler: upon learning the truth of how her mother died, Belle is nearly overwhelmed with sadness. And she says to the Beast, "Let's go home..." There's a glimmer of surprise in the Beast's face. Belle has acknowledged his castle as ''their'' home.]]
* Later [[spoiler: when Belle and Maurice are trapped in the asylum wagon, Belle insists they have to save the Beast. Maurice is taken aback, given the Beast has done nothing worth coming to his rescue... Until Belle presents proof that the Beast is a good person: her mother's [[TragicKeepsake glass rose]].]]

* Everything about Pere Robert. He's one of the few nice people in the village and is the first to [[spoiler: help Belle pick up her laundry after it's spilled all over the ground by the angry villagers. He's also one of the few who doesn't go after the Beast, showing he trusts Belle's word over Gaston's. TokenGoodTeammate for the win!]]
** [[spoiler: Even better, during the DancePartyEnding in a blink-or-you'll-miss-it moment, he shows up in the crowd during the ballroom dance, watching and enjoying the dance.]]
*** Well, the Prince ''does'' need a Librarian now that the castle is back. One could assume Pere Robert has been hired into that job.
* [[spoiler: This is basically Belle and the Prince's EarnYourHappyEnding. For once in her life, she's not being mocked as an [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer oddball]]. And for the first time since he was a Beast, the Prince gets to rejoin human society, [[TookALevelInKindness changed for the better]]. They share the mutual feeling of finally belonging.]]
*** [[spoiler: When Belle asks the Prince if he can grow a beard, the Prince playfully growls. It shows his character development came a long way, from being humorless and bad-tempered, to friendly and good-natured.]]
** [[spoiler: The enchantress watches from the side as she savors how everything has come together.]]
** [[spoiler: We see Maurice painting a portrait of the dance scene before him. In regards to his song "How Does a Moment Last Forever", Maurice is all about using art to capture the small moments of life that are beautiful or worth remembering. He's painting his daughter and her husband so, come what may, everyone will always remember the beginning of happily ever after.]]
** [[spoiler: Mrs. Potts approaches Maurice, singing the last verse of the title theme to him, and he nods in approval. It comes across as Beast's surrogate mother befriending her surrogate son's new father-in-law, parent to parent.]]
** [[spoiler: The novelization makes it much clearer and more heartwarming that besides the Prince, everyone in the palace, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts and Chip, Plumette, Maestro Cadenza and The Madame and so on and so forth has become a part of Belle's family as much as Maurice!]]
** [[spoiler: Lefou and Stanley, the villager who was put in a dress earlier, end up dancing together. Lefou looks shocked but delighted, and Stanley looks completely in love.]]

* The fact that Frou-Frou, despite being turned into a footstool, still behaves like an ordinary, happy, energetic little dog, and clearly still loves his owners, and still recognizes them even after they've been turned into a harpsichord and a wardrobe. [[spoiler:In the end, after everyone's been turned back, Gaderobe is holding him and cuddling him while she sings.]]
* A deleted scene has Cogsworth rushing in to save Lumiere when he’s in danger. Despite his whining , his loyalty to his friends is never at doubt.
** [[spoiler: Turns into a moment of funny, when he sees he has to attack his wife.]]

!!Meta
* Reactors to the trailers on Website/YouTube tend to become very emotional upon watching them, as if they are becoming kids again.
* [[spoiler: Music/CelineDion sings the ending credits song "How Does a Moment Last Forever". As singer of the original movie's end credits, 26 years later, her voice is still as hauntingly beautiful as it ever was before.]]
* To anyone who has followed the development of this film for over a decade, watching it be greenlit then shelved, then greenlit then shelved over and over again, the mere fact that this film was finally made can solicit some tears of joy - especially when witnessing the film in theatres for the first time.
* [[https://youtu.be/X0m1hbuLJzI This interview and surprise]] that delighted both Creator/EmmaWatson and Creator/DanStevens.

--> '''[=LeFou=]:''' ''[accidentally fires Gaston's rifle and kills cow]'' [[FriendToAllLivingThings I really hope that cow was old.]]

* The exchange Belle and Maurice have before he takes off for the market. Despite his trip [[ItWasHisSled being doomed to end in short order]], it's a perfect illustration of the trust between father and daughter. [[spoiler:And when he almost gets eaten by wolves and finds himself at a haunted castle, he still makes it a priority to get her flower before he goes.]]

** [=LeFou=] trying to guilt-trip Gaston: "This is some storm we're having. At least we're not tied to a tree in the middle of nowhere surrounded by bloodthirsty wolves."

** [[spoiler:Even before this, when Maurice shows up in the tavern after Gaston left him for the wolves, [=LeFou=] is happy to see him alive. He never wanted to leave him in the woods in the first place, and has just been telling Gaston that it's given him nightmares.]]
** Another layer of heartwarming comes from the fact that the whole fight began because Mrs. Potts was incensed at LeFou basically calling her old, which is immediately forgiven upon the rescue.

--> '''[=LeFou=]:''' ''[accidentally fires Gaston's rifle and kills cow]'' [[FriendToAllLivingThings I really hope that cow was old.]]\\

** LeFou trying to guilt trip Gaston: "This is some storm we're having. At least we're not tied to a tree in the middle of nowhere surrounded by bloodthirsty wolves."

* [[spoiler: Everything about [=LeFou=]. At the beginning of the film, he is Gaston's "best friend" who never questions him and even has an attraction to him. However when Gaston starts to commit evil deeds, like leaving Maurice to die in the woods, he starts to question his loyalty to Gaston and even shows genuine concern for Maurice. When Gaston proves to [=LeFou=] that he sees him as nothing more than just a tool in his plans, e.g. using him as his human shield, [=LeFou=] performs a HeelFaceTurn at last to save Mrs. Potts from falling, and (in the novelization) telling Belle where Gaston has gone. At the film's finale, he is invited by the Prince to the celebration dance where he dances with Stanley.]]

** [[spoiler: Cogsworth gleefully makes a jolly little "oooh!" as he witnesses Lumiere returning to human form, and happily greets him as ''mon ami''.]]

--> '''Garderobe''' (now climbing onto a banister and noticing her husband is being attacked): I'm coming, my love! This is it: ''The FAT LADY IS SINGING! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!''

** [[spoiler: The coatrack, Monsieur Chapeau, catching Chip before he hits the ground and placing him next to his mother.]]

--->(Gardrobe ''pile-drives her husband's attacker'')

* The Beast [[spoiler: showing Belle the library. It was initially just to show Belle the other books he's read, to prove that [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments there are better things to read than ''Romeo and Juliet'']]. But upon learning she's a BookWorm, he politely and spontaneously grants her access to the library whenever she wishes. It's his first ever genuine act of kindness towards Belle and possibly towards anyone since before his mother's death.]]

** When she asks if there's anything she can do to help, Cogsworth [[PlayedForLaughs begins to mention how she can break the curse a little too readily]]. ...Only for Miss Potts to interrupt and insist not to worry about them. She's well aware that the curse must be broken ''willingly'', and it would be selfish to force Belle to love the Beast just because she wants to help them.