Beauty and the Beast

The Plot

An enchantress disguised as an old beggar woman offers a selfish young prince a rose in exchange for a night's shelter from the extreme cold (during Christmas as we later find out in the film's midquel), as a test of his heart and emotion. When he turns her away, repulsed by her old and ugly appearance and sneering at the simple but lovely gift, she turns into an Enchantress and punishes him by transforming him into an ugly Beast and turns his servants into furniture and other household items. She gives him a magic mirror that will enable him to view faraway events, and also gives him the rose, which will bloom until his 21st birthday. He must love and be loved in return before all the rose's petals have fallen off, or he will remain a beast forever.

Years later, a beautiful but unusual young woman named Belle lives in a nearby but unnamed French village with her father Maurice, who is an inventor. Belle loves reading and yearns for a life beyond the village. She is also the object of frequent unwanted attention and lust from the arrogant local hero, Gaston, who wants to marry her and make her his "little wife" who will bear him handsome sons, cook the food and scrub the floors. (The film gives no clear explanation as to why Gaston wants Belle as his wife other than because of her good looks.)

Maurice's latest invention is a wood-chopping machine. When he rides off to display the machine at the fair, he loses his way in the woods and stumbles upon the Beast's castle, where he meets the transformed servants Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, her son Chip, and Cogsworth. The Beast imprisons Maurice, but Belle is led back to the castle by Maurice's horse, Fillepe and offers to take her father's place. When the Beast agrees to this and sends him home, Maurice tells Gaston and the other villagers what happened, but they think he has lost his mind, so he goes to rescue her alone.

Meanwhile, Belle refuses the Beast's "invitation" to dinner, and the Beast orders his servants not to let her eat, but Lumiere serves her dinner anyway and Cogsworth gives her a tour of the castle. When she finds the rose in the forbidden area, the Beast angrily chases her away.

Frightened, Belle tries to escape, but she and her horse are attacked by wolves. Suddenly, the Beast miraculously arrives to her rescue and fends off the wolves. After Belle nurses his wounds, he gives her the castle library as a gift, and they become friends. Later, they have an elegant dinner and a romantic ballroom dance. When he lets her use the magic mirror, she sees her father dying in the woods, and, with only hours left before the rose wilts, with Beast allows her to leave, giving her the mirror to remember him by. This horrifies the servants, who fear they will never be human again.

Belle finds Maurice and takes him home, but Gaston arrives with a lynch mob. Unless she agrees to marry Gaston, the manager of the local madhouse will lock her father up. Belle proves Maurice sane by showing them the beast with the magic mirror, but Gaston arouses the mob's anger against the Beast and leads them to the castle to kill him. He locks Belle and Maurice in a basement, but Chip, who hid himself in Belle's luggage, chops the basement door apart with Maurice's machine.

While the servants and the mob battle for control of the castle, Gaston wonders off on his own and finds the Beast, then attacks him. The Beast is initially too depressed to fight back, but regains his will when he sees Belle arriving at the castle. After winning a heated battle, the Beast spares Gaston's life and climbs up to a balcony where Belle is waiting. Unbeknownst to them, Gaston has secretly followed the Beast and stabs him from behind, but loses his footing and falls off the balcony to his death.

As the Beast lies on the ground, apparently dead from his injuries, Belle sadly whispers that she loves him, just as the final petal from the rose falls off, breaking the spell. The Beast is revived, and he and the servants become human again. The last scene shows Belle and the prince dancing in the ballroom as her father, the villagers, and the servants happily watch them, while Lumiere and Cogsworth enter a feud.

Box-office

During its initial release in 1991, the film was a significant success at the box office, with $145,863,363 in revenues in North America alone. Additionally, Beauty and the Beast was the most successful animated Disney film released to date, and the first animated film to reach $100 million in North America. In its IMAX re-release, it earned $25,487,190 in North America and $5,546,156 in other territories for a worldwide total of $31,033,346. It has also earned $4,738,416 from its 3D re-release overseas. During the opening weekend of its North American 3D re-release in 2012, Beauty and the Beast grossed $17.8 million, coming in at the #2 spot behind Contraband, and also achieved the highest opening weekend for an animated film in January. The film was expected to make $17.5 mil­lion over the week­end, how­ever, the results topped its forecast and the expectations of box office analysts. As of March 4, 2012, this re-release has so far earned $47,259,181, which brings the film's total gross in North America to $218,609,734. It has also made an estimated $206,000,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $424,609,734.

 Academy Awards

Beauty and the has been received numerous awards. The awards are :

 

Golden Globes

Award	Result
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Won
Best Original Score
Best Original Song (for "Beauty and the Beast")
Best Original Song (for "Be Our Guest")	Nominated

 

Grammy Awards

Award	Result
Best Album for Children	Won
Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo With Vocal (For "Beauty and the Beast")
Song of the Year (For "Beauty and the Beast")	Nominated
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture	Won
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television (For "Beauty and the Beast")
Record of the Year (For "Beauty and the Beast")	Nominated
Best Pop Instrumental Performance (For "Beauty and the Beast")	Won
Album of the Year	Nominated

 

Other award

Award	Result
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards: Most Performed Songs in a Motion Picture	Won
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films: Best DVD Classic Film Release
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films: Best Music
Annie Awards: Best Animated Feature
BAFTA Awards: Best Original Film Score	Nominated
BAFTA Awards: Best Special Effects
BMI Film and TV Awards: BMI Film Music Award	Won
DVD Exclusive Awards: Best Overall New Extra Features, Library Release
DVD Exclusive Awards: Best Menu Design	Nominated
Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Animated Feature	Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Animation
Motion Picture Sound Editors: Best Sound Editing, Animated Feature
National Board of Review: Special Award for Animation
Satellite Awards: Best Youth DVD	Nominated
Young Artist Awards: Outstanding Family Entertainment of the Year	Won

The quote :

- Don’t judge the book by its cover.

-An ugly face didn’t mean an ugly heart too.

 

The Trailer of Beauty and the Beast :