“こころを信じれば、愛が見える。”
フランスの田舎町に暮らす夢見がちな少女ベルは、捕らえられた発明家の父を救出しに行った森の中の古城で、恐ろしい姿をした野獣と対面する。野獣はかつてわがままな王子だったが、魔法によって姿を変えられ、21歳の誕生日までに誰かを愛さなければ元の姿に戻れないという呪いをかけられていた。いつしか惹かれ合うベルと野獣だったが、一方、ベルに想いを寄せる乱暴者ガストンが野獣を倒すため森の城に向かっていた。
製作費: $25,000,000 (38億円)
興行収入: $424,967,620 (637億円)
推定収支: $399,967,620 (600億円)
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This is a magical animated interpretation of the Jeanne-Marie de Beaumont fairy tale. A handsome, but vain and selfish, Prince finds himself on the wrong end of a curse - and is condemned to live a life of solitude, hideously disfigured - until someone falls in love with him and breaks the spell. Meantime, "Belle" is living in the village trying to avoid the endless amorous attentions of local beefcake "Gaston". Her father is travelling through the forest when he becomes caught up in a storm and seeks shelter in the Prince's castle - but he picks a rose and is duly imprisoned. When "Belle" discovers he is missing and follows his horse back to the castle, she manages to get the Prince to agree to swap; they gradually get to know each other and... He has an array of servants who all shared his curse and were transmogrified along with their boss - "Lumière" the butler/candlestick rules the roost with "Cogworth", "Madame de Garderobe" and the wonderful "Mrs. Potts" (Angela Lansbury) as the teapot/housekeeper with her little "Chip". All of these characterisations fit the mood perfectly and as the story develops each one becomes more engaging and sympathetic to their poor inflicted master's predicament, as we build to the really quite tense, but satisfying denouement. The songs - and the singing - are superb; the artwork and colours bring it all to life and the script is fast and funny. It's a thoroughly enjoyable demonstration that looks aren't everything...
My child hood all time favorite movie. Now my own family loves this movie too. Of course all the songs too!
