Saturday, January 15, 2011

30 Day Movie Challenge: Day 7

Arthur. Power Rangers. Goosebumps. Pokemon. What do all of these things have in common? If you guessed things from my childhood, you guessed right. So what could possibly be today's theme? My guess is...

A MOVIE FROM MY CHILDHOOD

I arguably lived during this best time for Disney films. We had our choice from movies like The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Tarzan, Hercules, Mulan, and my personal favorite Beauty and the Beast. This last movie is the movie from my childhood. Sure I dressed like Aladdin once for Halloween, but Beauty and the Beast was my favorite. The songs were more than memorable. There were exciting songs ("Be Our Guest"), romantic songs ("Beauty and the Beast"), and just plain funny songs (the Gaston song, as it will now be known as). The fight scene between the people and the magical things in the house was straight up hilarious. Gaston may be the most random choice of villain ever. He is apparently the most awesome person ever, but he wants Belle, so he goes completely crazy on the Beast. The origin story was truly amazing. A witch casts a spell on the Beast and his castle, isolating him from the rest of the world. This spell can only be broken when essentially, he falls in love, and the girl falls in love back and this must be done before the enchanted rose loses its last petal. But the most enchanting part that I remember is the love between Belle and Beast. I was (and still am) a hopeless romantic, and when Beast was stabbed, Belle fulfills the prophecy by telling Beast she loved him right before the last petal fell. It was an enchanting series of events that led to the metamorphosis, turning the Beast and the castle into a prince and a palace. One of the best movies from my time, and one of my favorite films from the peak Disney era (in my opinion of course). I need a tagline to end my posts. So I will start with this one. Sound off!

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