For my theatre venture‚ I visited the Gratz College Theater’s rendition of Beauty and the Beast on May 26th. When attending a musical based on a Disney film‚ the attendees will make critics based on the original movie. This particular production far exceeded any expectations I had going into the theater. Spanning from the directors‚ to the stage director‚ to the music played‚ it was a superb production. The movement and enthusiasm of the actors made the viewer feel like they were transported to that
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Beaumont vs Disney: A Comparative Look into a Classic Fairy tales and stories are something that has been around since the beginning of time. Tales were passed down from generation to generation‚ and in the case of fairy tales‚ these stories were not at first geared towards any age group‚ but instead for anyone‚ for entertainment purposes. Growing up‚ one of my favorite tales was Beauty and the Beast. If you ask children if they know this story‚ I would guarantee almost one hundred percent of
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The Feminist View: Beauty and the Beast The Disney film Beauty and the Beast was released in the year 1991 the film is a well known story that portrays the love between two completely different characters. This motion picture takes place in the mid 1700’s in a quaint French Town and focuses on the crazy inventor’ daughter Belle‚ who does not fall under what is expected from a young woman at the time. The film portrays Belle with a peculiar character‚ with an interest in her education and her nose
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overall. There will be comparisons made between different versions of Beauty and the Beast showing the cultural differences that lie within the tale‚ the versions will include that of the European and Asian cultures as well as the original tale itself and a Greek/Roman myth. First up is the original telling of “Beauty and the Beast”. In order to compare the different versions we have to first know the original. The original version was written by Jean-Marie LePrince de Beaumont. It was published
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Beauty and the Beast is the story that tells about the beauty and there are different kinds of the beauty. Beauty is words that can not only put in as a fairness on an individual person but also beauty can be determined as per the personality and the attitude of the person. In Beauty and the Beast the word ‘Beauty’ is emphasising three characters of the story‚ Beauty‚ Beast and Gaston. These three characters define beauty in many different way which is studied by the Freud’s theory of story. Beauty
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont’s “Beauty and the Beast” From the 1700’s to today‚ many fairy tales have grown‚ changed‚ and taken on different meanings. Children are most commonly told the Disney versions because they do not contain the violence‚ sexualization‚ or the objectifications that the original versions had. The versions that were originally told contained all three of those characteristics. In every fairy tale‚ whether it is the edited or the original versions‚ it is easy to find a common
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As a little girl‚ I pretended I was Belle from Beauty and the Beast. I wanted desperately to find my prince charming. I danced around to the songs‚ and I would have loved a castle filled with enchanted creatures‚ or a library filled with books up to the ceiling. Years later‚ after watching the same story unfold‚ I can honestly say that Belle could be a role model for me in the way she lived her life. Her personality is one of strength‚ open-mindedness‚ and abundant love. Throughout her story‚ Belle
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Beauty and the Beast is probably one of the most well known fairy tales that the Grimms ’ reproduced. In it ’s original form it was a long‚ drawn out story that was catered to adults. The Grimms ’ changed the story to be more understood by children and made it short and to the point. Unlike many of the other fairy tales that they reproduced‚ Beauty and the Beast contains many subtle symbols in its purest form. It shows a girl and how she transfers to a woman; it also shows that beauty is in the eye
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Beauty and the Beast Don’t judge a book by its cover. Beauty and The Best is a well know fairytale that has this hidden concept. The best-known version of the story‚ popularized through Disney‚ is Madame de Beaumont’s version. The book goes in depth with the two main characters Belle as Beauty and Prince Adam as The Beast. Both characters are protagonists in the fable. The story is examined through three critical perspectives. The analyses include Moral‚ Fredian‚ and Reader Response. Fairytales
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Stephanie Ferrone Mrs. D’Addario ENG3U October 26‚ 2012 Beauty or Beast? Her thin‚ fine lipped smile transformed into an “Angelina Jolie” like pout. Rosy‚ red‚ round‚ cheekbones as high as the Himalayans stick out on her face. Her jaw line is sharp and defined. Everywhere she walks she turns heads‚ people stare. What are people thinking? Beauty or beast? A girl as described above would be the typical face of a cover girl‚ that would be plastered on the front page of magazines everywhere. These
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