TheDisney adaptationof the classic tale came along in 1991.
Lefou singing about Gaston’s charms is more than a faithful sidekick trying to boost his friend’s morale.
“He’s confused about what he wants.
It’s somebody who’s just realising that he has these feelings.
And Josh [Gad] makes something really subtle and delicious out of it.”
He has until his 21st year to reform his ways or be stuck in his beastly form forever.
Later on, Lumiere reveals that no one has visited the castle for a decade.
There’s just one problem with Gaston’s trophy collection.
Every time someone calls for Lefou, they’re making fun of him.
The live action adaptation even stylizes his name as “LeFou” to point out this meaning.
As if we didn’t need another reason to hate the guy.
Back in the 18th century, however, an object like that could get you killed.
It’s clearly not because they’re a laid-back group of people, either.
Look how eager they are to storm the castle and kill the Beast.
It seems pretty unlikely that they wouldn’t also turn on Belle and attempt to kill her, too.
Even if Belle were to have agreed to marry Gaston, she would have needed parental consent.
Before the French Revolution,the age of majority for women was 25.
Women under 25 needed their parents' permission to tie the knot, and arranged marriagewas still common.
Mrs. Potts, on the other hand, has white hair and looks old enough to be his grandmother.
Was Chip somehow the product of a liaison between dishes and born while the castle was under the curse?
This still doesn’t explain how Mrs. Potts has a child who is so much younger than her.
Disney, you have some explaining to do.
Most of the characters speak with American accents, including Belle and the Beast.
Mrs. Potts, however,is voiced by Angela Lansburywho retained her British accent for the role.
This is not a big city where people are well-educated and worldly.
Everyone thinks Belle is odd because of her love of books.
The bookstore clearly isn’t doing too well.
When Belle visits, there are no other patrons in the shop.
Have the other royals noticed he was missing for the last decade?
Did they learn of the curse and disown him?
Who is running things in this country?
There is also the question of who has been paying for the upkeep of this castle.
The servants are still waiting on the Beast, so someone has to be paying them, right?
Or is involuntary slavery part of their curse?
It’s no wonder that by the end of the century, the people would revolt andoverthrow the monarchy.
There’s a reason that it’s still so popular, even decades after the release.
