History WesternAnimation / BeautyAndTheBeast

The film proved to be a great financial and critical success and is considered one of the greatest films of the Disney Renaissance (if not the Disney Animated Canon as a whole). It became notable as the first animated film to be nominated for "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards.[[note]]It remains the only 2D animated film to get a nomination and it is notable that in 1992 the category was limited to five films. It is the only film in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon to be nominated.[[/note]] It was adapted into a [[Theatre/BeautyAndTheBeast stage musical]] in 1994. The feature also spawned an entire [[Franchise/BeautyAndTheBeast franchise]] of media, including a live-action educational TV series called ''Sing Me a Story with Belle'', two DirectToVideo {{midquel}}s by decade's end, and is featured in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series. In September 2020, the first ride based on the film opened at the Ride/TokyoDisneyResort as part of its Fantasyland expansion.

[[TitleDrop Beauty and the Beast]]"''

A [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 live-action remake]] starring Creator/EmmaWatson and Creator/DanStevens was released on March 17, 2017. ''Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration'', a retelling of the film that mixes live-action theater and animation and starring Music/{{HER}} and Music/JoshGroban, aired on Creator/{{ABC}} on December 15, 2022, before a Creator/DisneyPlus release the next day.

The film proved to be a great financial and critical success and is considered one of the greatest films of the Disney Renaissance (if not the Disney Animated Canon as a whole). It became notable as the first animated film to be nominated for "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards.[[note]]It remains the only 2D animated film to get a nomination and it is notable that in 1992 the category was limited to five films. It is the only film in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon to be nominated.[[/note]] It was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(musical) adapted into a stage musical in 1994]]. The feature also spawned a live-action educational TV series called ''Sing Me a Story with Belle'', two DirectToVideo {{midquel}}s by decade's end, and is featured in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series. In September 2020, the first ride based on the film opened at the [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Tokyo Disney Resort]] as part of its Fantasyland expansion.

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* AdaptationalBadass: Babette gets to do more in the castle fight than she did in the film. In the film, a villager grabbed her and started ripping out her feathers, necessitating a rescue from Lumiere. Some stagings have her physically grappling with the invaders and distracting one with a HoneyTrap flirting so that Lumiere can get into position. She then continues to do so despite having no weapons, not even herself.
* AdaptationalExpansion: Several more songs are added to the musical, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bykv9xPy7cI including a duet where Belle and her father sing about a promise for a new life]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcc25NoBDPU&list=PLtbPqxr-6l36OPWkw-CSq4LUEu_U2ohcs&index=5 Gaston proposes to Belle and ''dances'' with her]], and a lament from the Beast about winning Belle over, and the servants talking about their hopes about the curse being broken.
* AdaptationalJerkass: Gaston is even ''worse'' here. He manhandles Belle during his proposal, picks her up against her wishes, and plans to keep seeing women on the side when they are married.
* AgeLift: For pragmatic reasons, the prince is not eleven years old when he's cursed. Instead, he's an adult.
* AndIMustScream: Some of the servants have apparently become completely non-human; it's implied that they all will become inanimate if the curse is not broken in time.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Belle lampshades this; she said she wanted adventure, and she ends up trapped in a castle to save her father's life. It's not the adventure she wanted.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: While arguing with Lumiere, Cogsworth says it was unfair that the Enchantress cursed everyone as well, especially since a few unlucky servants are turning into permanent inanimate objects. After all, ''they'' didn't move to toss out a beggar woman. Lumiere sadly replies that they could have raised the prince better so he would understand SacredHospitality. After all, he, Mrs. Potts, and Cogsworth are closest to their parents.
* ExcaliburInTheStone: Belle reads a book to the Beast about King Arthur pulling Excalibur out of a stone.
* HelpingAnotherSaveFace: When Beast realizes his bestial eating habits are disturbing Belle, he attempts to use a spoon Chip offers him, but without much success. Realizing he's making a genuine effort, Belle meets him halfway by picking up her bowl and sipping from the rim, which he is able to do.
* ItsAllMyFault: The servants believe that if they had raised the master better, he would not have been cursed. The Beast doesn't blame them, for what it's worth.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: More bronze at first; the Beast at first is rude to everyone and imprisons a man who says he'll leave and not trouble him, but it's noted that he doesn't blame Lumiere, Cogsworth, or Mrs. Potts for the curse. He's not so much of a jerk that he'll deny responsibility for his actions.
* MedleyOverture: The second act opening "Entr'acte & Wolf Chase," features a medley of "If I Can't Love Her," the "Transformation" theme, "No Matter What," "Be Our Guest," "Home," "If I Can't Love Her" in a different key and "Belle" briefly once the wolf chase portion starts.
* LetsGetDangerous:
** The dancing napkins at first seem to be overwhelmed by the villagers. Then towards the end of the battle, they use their can-can line to subdue them.
** Cogsworth dives straight into battle, giving an uncharacteristic, "Tally-ho!" as he gives chase to the invaders. No one attacks his home or his friends.
** The wardrobe, Madame de la Grande Bouche, doesn't just suit up for battle. She dons a Viking helmet, introduces herself with "Rise of the Valkyries," and lets out an operatic scream. The villager she confronts understandably runs for his life.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Cogsworth and Madame de la Grande Bouche are portrayed as a couple, but are ''much'' more reserved about it than Lumiere and Babette the duster.
* ReallyGetsAround: Gaston gallivants with all the ladies in the town. He tells them they won't stop seeing each other after he's married.
* StepfordSmiler: It's implied that the servants are this to an extent. While they act upbeat and cheerful, several bits of dialogue hint that they are secretly scared that they're slowly turning into inanimate objects.
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The film proved to be a great financial and critical success and is considered one of the greatest films of the Disney Renaissance. It became notable as the first animated film to be nominated for "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards.[[note]]It remains the only 2D animated film to get a nomination and it is notable that in 1992 the category was limited to five films. It is the only film in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon to be nominated.[[/note]] It was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(musical) adapted into a stage musical in 1994]]. The feature also spawned a live-action educational TV series called ''Sing Me a Story with Belle'', two DirectToVideo {{midquel}}s by decade's end, and is featured in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series. In September 2020, the first ride based on the film opened at the [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Tokyo Disney Resort]] as part of its Fantasyland expansion.

Small, to say the least\\

Beauty and the Beast"''
-->-- "Beauty and the Beast", '''Mrs. Potts''' (Creator/AngelaLansbury)

This retelling of the old fairy tale ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast'' has {{Homage}}s to [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast1946 Jean Cocteau's 1946 film]], but in its tone diverges from both versions and becomes its own story. Belle (Creator/PaigeOHara) is a bookish lass in a rural French village who lives with her genial dad Maurice (Creator/RexEverhart), who [[BunglingInventor tinkers with various inventions]]. She would be a total outcast if not for her loveliness, and the proud hunter Gaston (Creator/RichardWhite) wants her simply for her beauty as a trophy wife -- but she has no interest in an oafish JerkJock.

The film proved to be a great financial and critical success and is considered one of the greatest films of the Disney Renaissance. It became notable as the first animated film to be nominated for "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards.[[note]]It remains the only 2D animated film to get a nomination and it is notable that in 1992 the category was limited to five films. It is the only film in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon to be nominated.[[/note]] It was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(musical) adapted into a stage musical in 1994]]. The feature also spawned a live-action educational TV series called ''Sing Me a Story with Belle'', two DirectToVideo {{midquel}}s by decade's end and is featured in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series. In September 2020, the first ride based on the film opened at the [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Tokyo Disney Resort]] as part of its Fantasyland expansion.

A [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 live-action remake]] starring Creator/EmmaWatson and Creator/DanStevens was released on March 17, 2017. ''Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration'', a retelling of the film that mixes live-action theater and animation and starring Music/{{HER}} and Music/JoshGroban, aired on Creator/{{ABC}} on December 15, 2022 before a Creator/DisneyPlus release the next day.

* MedleyOverture: The second act opening "Entr'acte & Wolf Chase," which features a medley of "If I Can't Love Her," the "Transformation" theme, "No Matter What," "Be Our Guest," "Home," "If I Can't Love Her" in a different key and "Belle" briefly once the wolf chase portion starts.

-->''[[TheStinger "Certain as the sun\\

Song as old as rhyme\\

* HelpingAnotherSaveFace: When Beast realizes his bestial eating habits are disturbing Belle, he attempts to use a spoon Chip offers him, but without much success. Realizing he's making a genuine effort, Belle meets him halfway by picking up her bowl and sipping from the rim,which he is able to do.

* HelpingAbotherSaveFace: When Beast realizes his bestial eating habits are disturbing Belle, he attempts to use a spoon Chip offers him, but without much success. Realizing he's making a genuine effort, Belle meets him halfway by picking up her bowl and sipping from the rim,which he is able to do.

** The wardrobe doesn't just suit up for battle. She dons a Viking helmet, introduces herself with "Rise of the Valkyries," and lets out an operatic scream. The villager she confronts understandably runs for his life.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Cogsworth and the wardrobe are portrayed as a couple, but are ''much'' more reserved about it than Lumiere and the duster.