Review #33 | Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast is a an animated musical with such memorable songs like 'Gaston', 'Be Our Guest', 'Something There', and 'Beauty and the Beast'. This movie thrives high into entertaining the audience. It is filled with magical character that will last for ages.

Beauty and the Beast, 1991

The film captures the fantastic journey of Belle (voice of Paige O'Hara), a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast (voice of Robby Benson) in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff-a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others-and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

Where to begin..? Beauty and the Beast is a classic tale as old as time. It is one of the best musical animated features of all time. The music blends in with the animation medium and it is as if the music tells its story through animation.

The characters are lovely and the story is wonderful and it never gets old. The animation is stunning even until now. If I have to be critical, I will say that the animation is slightly off the top notch perfect film because the characters facial parts of Belle change slightly in the movie.

The special edition was probably the only fault of this movie. The original version is better because it is to the point. What makes the special edition less entertaining is that it makes the story lag behind when it needs not to. It was absolutely unnecessary to put the ‘human again’ sequence in it.

Beauty and the Beast is one of the best of Disney classics and a very good tale to remember and watch again and again. It is funny, joyful, and lovely. It is a tale to remember.

Inside Outside Rating: 91%