[ SECRET POST #4211 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4211 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT—There’s a cut scene/song called “Human Again” that made it into the musical and onto the dvd, and in it there’s an interlude where Belle reads to the Beast and at the end of Romeo and Juliet—in the film—and King Arthur—in the musical—the Beast asks her to read it again. She asks him to read to her instead, and he struggles through a sentence before confessing that he learned “only a little, and long ago.” So she starts tutoring/teaching him.

It’s cute, but I prefer stories where the prince was an adult when he was cursed, because I feel like a bratty kid might still grow out of it, but an asshole adult might need more (curse) prodding.

[(Anonymous)]

Well that's unnecessarily depressing. I can see why it was cut from the theatrical release.

[(Anonymous)]

I mean the enchantress was obviously fae, you think they care about age and growth?

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT—the Fae might not, but I do. I think the Beast’s story parallels and contrasts Gaston’s better if the Prince starts out as basically a more refined Gaston instead of a little brat. And the live-action Enchantress actually did give several fucks about change and growth, or at least about kindness.

Although the treatment was saccharine as fuck, and I disliked a lot of the film, I liked that the live-action Disney version did show the Beast as a little boy and hinted at why he became a grown jerk, rather than having him be an 11 year old little shit when he was cursed.

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT, but I always took the Beast's comments to mean that he could have learned to read well, but chose not to. I mean, even at eleven, he was still a prince, and I assume an orphan since no one ever mentions his parents being around. Forcing a royal snot to read would not be a servant or courtier's place, so I don't think anyone would have tried if he said "nuh-uh". Listening to the line delivery in both the original film and the musical, there is a note of regret there, like he's learning another lesson in the consequences of his actions.

Sorry to write a novel on you, but those are my thoughts.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT—Huh, I’ve seen productions where it seems more shame that he doesn’t remember what he did learn and less regret for not being willing to learn.