Belle once upon a time windows#
These stain glass windows have become a trademark for Beauty and the Beast and are easily one of its most well known characteristics. Soon we see absolutely gorgeous stain glass windows that show us how an unkind prince was cursed. As we hear the narrator’s voice begin the story the camera slowly pushes in on the castle that is nestled in a picturesque forest.
This prologue, in my opinion, is the most beautiful one Disney has ever done. When it seems like she will meet an unkind fate the Beast roars in and saves her! On their return to the castle Belle tends to the Beast’s wounds and they finally start to see a little something in each other that may lead to more.
Soon she realizes her mistake as a wolf pack descends on and attacks her. After Beast gets angry with Belle she decides she cannot stay in the castle one more minute and takes off for the woods on her horse. This particular scene might not seem important to viewers at first but it has a very significant place in the building relationship between Belle and Beast. With lines that have become infamous like, “I use antlers in all of my decorating,” viewers might be quick to write him off as a self-obsessed pretty boy, but when Gaston starts to reveal his plan to have Belle’s father committed to an asylum, we see how far he is willing to go to get what he wants. It starts off with his sidekick LeFou trying to cheer him up after being publicly humiliated by Belle. In one song we learn how vain, narcissistic, misogynistic, and surprisingly calculating Gaston is. When it comes to Gaston’s signature theme, it is no different. It is no secret that Disney has a talent for giving their villains really amazing songs. “I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I want it more than I can tell.” It is clear as Belle heads for a hilltop singing about her dreams that she will not settle for just being a wife. After Belle is proposed to by Gaston we get to truly see her dreams of a world outside what society has in store for her. The villagers go about their daily lives, doing the same tasks over and over and Belle longs for adventure and seeks it out in her books. The song itself is light, bouncy and a great fast-paced way to quickly let us see how this world works and how Belle is an outsider.
Belle once upon a time movie#
“Bonjour” is the song that opens the movie and introduces viewers to this little town where our story takes place.
Bonjour/ I Want Adventure In The Great Wide Somewhere Disney Today Beauty and the Beast is celebrating its 30th anniversary! This movie has touched the lives of countless children and adults alike with its “tale as old as time.” Now without further ado, we shall take a journey back to our childhoods and relive some of our favorite moments. “Once upon a time, in a faraway land” is where one of Disney’s most popular animated classics began.