Immediately what popped into my head was the idea of the anti-prince charming... that Beauty had to actually look past the terrifying/hideous exterior of the beast to find love... she actually got to know him first! This could also work with some versions of the princess and the frog. Sometimes love is not all about love at first sight or having to know first date that he or she is the one... I know it took me a few dates with my fiance to go from 'but I didn't want a boyfriend' to 'yup, want a boyfriend, this boyfriend.' (not that he's a terrifying hairy beast! well... actually...)
Also, did anyone else hate human-beast in Disney's version? I mean... why would you want to trade this for this??? Seriously...
Beautiful! And yes, even as a kid I preferred Beast to his too-pretty human form!
ReplyDeleteThis is really beautiful Lis! I definitely like this version more than the human one too.Great expression.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you, Elisabeth—and love this beautiful piece!
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