The film I am thinking about doing a close reading of is Beauty and the Beast. This movie has always been one of my favorites growing up and I never knew it was nominated for an award. Although I guess it makes sense when you think about all the things that make this movie different from the rest of the Disney movies that came before it.
I think one of the things I want to focus on in this movie is what makes this movie different from the others before it and why has it been categorized as the start of the Disney renaissance period. For those of you that don't know what that is there are several definitions. One is that this is when Disney decided to "give in" to the feminist movement. After this movie we had The Little Mermaid and Aladdin for example but I think its more than that. This movie also marks the point when Disney started to incorporate men as the main character in their movies. They were no longer the prince that came to save the damsel in distress. They actually had a story of their own.
I really like this movie and am looking forward to seeing why it is one of the only Disney movies to get an award....as well as getting to watch it again! :)
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