I Watched *BEAUTY AND THE BEAST* For The FIRST TIME And Its UNBELIEVABLY Mind Boggling...

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[@BillyBinges]

I really hit ya with another commentary after dropping a surprise video.. ima have to take a vacation for few weeks soon 😂 Anyways this movie was a journey I didn’t expect. How did ya process this movie as a kid? A straight Stockholm love story. What movie should I do next? #bingers Thank you to Privacy for sponsoring this video.. Head to privacy.com/billybinges and sign up for an account. New customers will automatically get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Go to privacy.com/billybinges and sign up now!

[@floidee]

I will pull my birthday card which will be this 12th of September, Sunday. Please do Wreck It Ralph and Ralph Breaks The Internet #Bingers hoping it'll be covered before this year ends.

[@StoryMing]

*THERE. IS. NO. STOCKHOLM. SYNDROME. HERE.* Belle has _no_ problem calling him on his garbage, she consistently STANDS UP TO him where a Stockholm victim would cave and “keep the peace” out of fear. She never tries to save or fix him, and she does not start falling in love with him until he genuinely starts to change. And no, actually, I don’t think that Beast and Gaston really have very much in common. Clearly Beast has serious anger-management issues, he is arguably even abusive. And perhaps if not for the Enchantress’s intervention he MIGHT HAVE BEEN more like what Gaston is. But, Gaston has an ego streak ( *_hubris_* ) a mile wide, and is willing to engage in evil plotting which does not stop short even of murder; whereas the Beast, underneath all the ‘Sturm und Drang’, shows evidence of a conscience- even in their very first meeting.

[@royalbellairedjdxibxfo9905]

#bingers mary poppins

[@goldielewis9457]

#Bingers Billy if you don’t watch breakthrough you’re gonna have to fight me! and the last book i read was Written in the Stars it is truly amazing you should give it a read.

[@StoryMing]

@@royalbellairedjdxibxfo9905 YES!! Also, #bingers - Rise of the Guardians (...please??)

[@GiffTunes]

Belle had her priorities in check. She saw that library and she was like “I think I can work with this.”

[@gpodjoe9179]

Belle is gold digger.

[@heatherv3417]

Cool so she loves him for his stuff. How romantic.

[@JBWinter]

@@heatherv3417 I mean, having a well-maintained library is the whatever the opposite of a Red Flag is 😅

[@XD4697.]

@@gpodjoe9179 She wasn't impressed with the castle tho 💀just the books... for her it's like prison with her favorite thing.

[@disappeared3803]

@@gpodjoe9179 she was into the books, not wealth.

[@journeysilvers9838]

I think in the original story, the Beast was actually kind enough to welcome the father into his castle from the shadows. He left food out for him and let him rest there. It was when the father took something that he wasn't offered (a rose from the garden) that the Beast grew angry and imprisoned him. I think that's more interesting as lore anyway, that the father had a hand in the imprisonment because he got a bit too greedy and comfortable in a space that wasn't his.

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

And he only let the father go if one of his daughters took his place, which Belle agreed to do, just as she did here.

[@MaidOfPasta]

tbh the most uncomfortable thing about the original was that he proposed to her every night

[@DarkFaeCosplay]

I think Enchanted Tales: Beauty and the Beast is better because I love the original story line of it compared to Disney’s storyline

[@peli201]

@@MaidOfPasta the more uncomfortable thing was that they were first cousins. Imo.

[@Compucles]

Yeah, the live action version reintroduced that plot point.

[@AriF-wb4ue]

Billy now you gotta watch prince of Egypt (it’s an animated biblical story) cause if you keep reacting to animated movies you can’t miss this gem #bingers

[@emmslm2827]

Prince of Egypt is so good! The music is just phenomenal!!

[@ItsLexy]

This suggestion is Top Tier Prince of Egypt is INCREDIBLE

[@stefanieallen4645]

Yes!

[@paijmarshall7263]

Please watch prince of Egypt at some point!!!

[@calebdearing5750]

YES!!!!

[@tamarakohek5484]

Honestly what I remember most about this movie is just loving Belle's character. She was portrayed as this independent, witty, bold, caring, intelligent woman. And as young girl I really wanted to grow in that kind of woman as well.😊

[@shineonyoucrazydanielle]

Me too 💛

[@sannaolsson9106]

Gaston is probably one of the scariest villians in a Disney movie. Yes, he's just a human, but men who can't handle rejections from women are SCARY 😱 Him and and Frollo are like 🤝🏻

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

Yeah, they're the scariest Disney villains because they're so real. I mean, we've got sorcerers and evil fairies who are evil enough, but at least there aren't real people who use a staff to entrance others or turn into dragons when all other possibilities are exhausted. But there are real people who will blackmail and coerce before they give in, and real people who pretend or even believe they're good people, no matter how many terrible things they do, including burning an innocent teenager for refusing to give into sexual blackmail.

[@solus8685]

The rat from The Great Mouse Detective tho

[@sannaolsson9106]

@@solus8685 He's a rat though lol. I'm talking a normal human. A type of guy who actually exists and who you can encounter.

[@solus8685]

@@sannaolsson9106 Just because he isn't literally portrayed as a human, doesn't mean his behavior is any less human than Gaston's or Frollo's

[@sannaolsson9106]

@@solus8685 That wasn't my point though?? I said that Gaston and Frollo are scary because they are human that you can meet. They are every day bad guys who xan't handle rejection from women. I can not meet a talking evil rat and as a woman I'm not scared of him lol.

[@SquirrellyFries]

He didn't "kidnap" her, she volunteered to stay in place of her father, who did technically trespass into the local royal's castle.

[@ADRIANF137]

Right!!! She literally volunteered to stay there, she could have not stayed there if she wanted to

[@EmilyHernandez-jt4cs]

Yeah, but she tried to leave but ofc the wolves had to come out. He did kidnap her, she was in a dungeon

[@beyondviolet]

@@EmilyHernandez-jt4cs she tried to leave but Beast saved her life, and that’s when Belle saw that there might be more to him. So she wanted to help him out. It’s not as if she had to stay there when the wolves attacked lol. You should watch this video on the movie, it’s pretty interesting: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmaXpaOloK2lptE

[@EmilyHernandez-jt4cs]

@@beyondviolet Kk. But other than that there’s bestaily? I don’t think I spelled that right.

[@beyondviolet]

@@EmilyHernandez-jt4cs well since he was basically a person I think it’s just being a furry but idk lol

[@iamclassicforlife]

You keep saying Beast “kidnapped” Belle. Dude, whose idea was it for Belle to even stay in the first place? (Hint: it wasn’t Beast).

[@unkn0wn807]

@btamamura trespassing or not, holding someone against their will is kidnapping. Belle taking his place still makes her kidnapped

[@ahmed_4202]

@@unkn0wn807 is imprisoning someone because of stealing and trespassing (crimes) considered kidnapping lol. Someone free all the kidnapped people in prison.

[@unkn0wn807]

@@ahmed_4202 that is kidnapping, you don’t have the authority to do that. Prisons have the right and authority to. Common sense

[@ahmed_4202]

@@unkn0wn807 this movie is based on times were these were within the beasts rights to do so. So yes he did have the authority to do so.

[@unkn0wn807]

@@ahmed_4202 he was invited in his his home by the servants, no trespassing happening. Idk where you got stealing. So again what authority

[@giuliaorati4724]

This film is not actually about stockholm syndrome, but, as you said, about not judging a book by its cover. The stockholm syndrome victim doesn't behave like Belle. Belle talks back, argues, raises her voice and gets respect from the Beast. Even though she is a prisoner, she can basically do whatever she wants and she gets to be treated by the Beast as an equal. It creates a relationship of equality, despite the way it was born. In stockholm syndrome, on the other hand, the victim always maintains a position of inferiority and submission. In any case, I loved the reaction, you should also watch the live action!

[@demetriatorowus9735]

Tangled or Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame would be better representations of stockholm syndrom.

[@giuliaorati4724]

@@demetriatorowus9735 I agree, and in fact the films show how that rapresents a wrong behavior and a wrong state of mind: both Rapunzel and Quasimodo at the end escape from their submissive and sick conditions and fight.

[@mxhsvn_b7866]

@@demetriatorowus9735 tangled is different though rapunzel thought gothel was her mom

[@giuliaorati4724]

@@mxhsvn_b7866 Also true (and Quasimodo thought Frollo was his saviour). So there isn't a proper disney film about stockholm, just "more or less".

[@eleniyakanfalk5965]

Uh did we watch the same movie, she does definitely NOT get treated equal from the beast

[@joce-in-stitches]

I always saw this more as two lonely people learning to open up and let someone in. Though she technically agrees to trade her freedom for her father's, she's never treated as a prisoner, being given free access to the castle and grounds and everything in them (excepting Beast's personal quareters, which she probably would have accepted, no questions asked, if he hadn't been so squirrelly about it and just said "those are my personal quarters, please don't go there). It's quite clear that only Belle's word of honor is keeping her there, considering how easily she left before the wolf encounter. Without the wolves, she would have gone home with no consequences.

[@AgntFL]

There’s a realistic depiction of two teens almost opening up to each other but struggling with emotional traumas that prevents them until they’ve gone through far too much suffering. It’s called Neon Genesis Evangelion

[@SevHighwind86]

@@AgntFL Yes. That's all about the inability to open up because of trauma.

[@AgntFL]

@@SevHighwind86 never said that’s what it was ALL about, but it is a rather big factor in there character journeys

[@SevHighwind86]

@@AgntFL I am agreeing with you. That is a really good major point in that series is people not being able to open up.

[@AgntFL]

@@SevHighwind86 sorry, can never be too sure on the internet, but yeah their childhood traumas are the biggest focuses for the two main children

[@jigglybones3318]

This is my absolute favorite movie ever. I've loved it since I was a little girl. It was the first Disney movie I watched that had a female lead character that loved to read as much as I did (and still do). I relate so much to Belle and her attitude to everything, no matter what happens to her in life. When Gaston insults her or disrepects her interests or her father, she doesnt insult him back. She's always kind no matter the circumstances. But even though she's kind, shes not a pushover. She doesnt take shit from anyone, not even Beast. She's always had my respect. Ilove her so much.

[@Buffy8Fan]

The man who named, Stockholm Syndrome, Nils Bejerot, said Belle doesn't have Stockholm Syndrome. He didn't live to see the Disney version, but she doesn't act like someone with it anywhere in the movie: First and foremost (since Billy wasn't "letting it go") Beast didn't kidnap her. Belle offered to take her father's place. Next, she argues and yells with Beast while she is his "prisoner." Not something people with Stockholm Syndrome would do. She also leaves once before Beast starts developing feelings for her ("Promise or no promise, I can't stay here another minute"). People with this syndrome wouldn't want to leave or be able to leave. The Beast is definitely doing bad things as a result of his issues and spoiled lifestyle, but I think there is a better argument for Beast having Lima Syndrome: a captor developing emotions (sympathetic or any other good emotions) for their captive than there is for Belle having Stockholm Syndrome.

[@alexlynn5111]

He also made up the entire thing based on the word of law enforcement about bank robbery hostages the cops nearly got killed out of incompetence. He never spoke or interviewd any of the hostages when he came up with it

[@raepark1000]

It was really hard to watch when he kept insisting that beast kidnapped belle.

[@shineexokpop6824]

@@raepark1000 ikr. Belle offered to be his prisoner not the Beast. it's such a shame that he didn't grasp that.

[@JBWinter]

@@alexlynn5111 yep! The hostages weren't so much developing positive feelings for the criminals, as they were furious at the police

[@alexlynn5111]

@@JBWinter Yupp and the Police couldnt concieve that they were the ones fucking up and then some hack psychologist who never even spoke to any of them decides the cops must be right

[@mrsjones7907]

One detail I would like to point out: The last flower petal was set to fall on the beast’s 21st birthday. The candle said during the Be Our Guest song “Ten years we’ve been rusting!” This means that the enchantress literally put a devastating curse on a 11 year old boy for being shallow and unkind. I understand that the prince was a jerk, but he was just a child! Did the punishment really fit the crime? I would say no. To me, the enchantress is a villain herself, cursing kids and also punishing a whole castle’s worth of servants for the act of a child.

[@abi.gail.b]

I never thought of that..

[@mikaaizawa8184]

The enchantress and the Prince's parents for not teaching him respect

[@misskarahlouise]

Also the prince shouldn’t have answered the door in the first place a butler should have. A lot of kids act disrespectfully sometimes it doesn’t mean they need cursed lol

[@Compucles]

That's why they changed that "10 years" line in the live action remake.

[@ljbimoore]

Actually, it never says the last petal would fall on his 21st birthday it says the rose would bloom until his 21st year. We have no idea how long it took the petals to fall. Maybe they'd been slowly falling for years, and he was in his late twenties by the time the last one falls. That would mean he was in his late teens when she cursed him, still rough, but less crazy. But I agree that the Enchantress was cold as hell for cursing the whole friggin' castle full of servants. I really didn't think their "fix" for that in the live action one was any better.

[@heyitsmira17]

As a little girl who's always been in love with books, reading and magical worlds hidden inside pages and pages of story, Belle was and still is, obviously, my favorite princess. I identified a lot w/ her, and the movie did teach me that i shouldn't judge a book by its cover, and to always be gentle with everyone, no matter who they were. It's a shame people nowadays have been throwing those beautiful messages away because of accusations of "Stockholm Syndrome" - it just diminishes the role and control Belle has of her own story and life. She stays and leaves whenever she wants to, she refused Gaston not because she loved someone else, but because she wanted more to life, he would never understand or accept her being smart, a reader, a dreamer or a determined woman - he wanted what was expected from women back then, and she never backed out from her ideals, not even once. Beast gains her love by understanding to control his own rage, and showing his sensitive, gentle and smart sides - all traits Belle wanted from the start. There was no one else in that village that could save Beast other than Belle, and there was no one there that could understand Belle. They were a perfect match.

[@eleniyakanfalk5965]

I hope that if you get kidnapped you don’t fall for your capter just bc they do something nice for you

[@heyitsmira17]

@@eleniyakanfalk5965 did you even read my comment before copying and pasting this answer here? Lmao. Belle only comes to love the Beast when she's totally free and sees he actually changed. She didn't say she loved the Beast as soon as he gave her an entire library, even though she clearly enjoyed this act. It was the whole package of small actions and changes she noticed in him. Stockholm Syndrome doesn't mean you come to love your captor because they did something nice to you - your captor doesn't change, they're still shitty and abusive towards the captive one. Regardless of that, the victim still comes to love them, and even excuses their bad behavior, which Belle never does - she confronts and criticises Beast when he's in the wrong or treats her badly. Disney's Rapunzel per example, Gothel isn't a nice person at all and Rapunzel still loves her. She doesn't change, Rapunzel knows and still complies. As I said, Belle is the protagonist of her own story and *never* lets Beast treat her like shit in any way whatsoever. Please learn how to think about stuff instead of just eating up whatever twitter threads serve you.

[@mycroft16]

In fairness, both of Todrick's versions of the song are absolutely flawless. Random story... the voice of Belle (Paige O'Hara) was showing her paintings for the first time at a random gallery in one of the casinos in Vegas years ago. We happened to be at a rare book shop across the way. When we came out we saw the sign that she had been there doing a signing and went in just to look at the paintings. Guy walked over, we assumed he was a salesperson. Turns out it was Paige's manager/husband. He spoke with us for a few then disappeared. Came back a few minutes later with Paige and we ended up chatting with her for over an hour. She sounds exactly like Belle... it was a little disconcerting. Funny, really humble woman. Just had a blast talking about whatever came up. One of the more random things I've ever had happen.

[@jish55]

Beauty and the Beast is definitely one of the greatest films ever made, not just in animation, but overall storytelling and music are some of the best ever made. Also want to bring up this isn't Stockholm syndrome because in order for it to be, Belle would have not been willing to fight back or run away, which is something many seem to overlook with this film.

[@MIMITAS29]

Is your pfp the dude from Jumanji? Like the guy who played the father and the psycho killer after Robin Williams character???

[@jish55]

@@MIMITAS29 Yes XD

[@MIMITAS29]

@@jish55 hell yeah! ✊🏼 love that movie!

[@creatingpulsars9979]

Sorry but the definition of stockholm syndrome is the "condition in which hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors during captivity". That's it. She was his hostage and she developed a bond with her captor during captivity. It was stockholm syndrome. It is a beautiful film but if you took it out of a fairytale reality and had a friend tell you that she was going to get married and when you ask how they met replies with, "Oh well, he threatened to imprison my father so I let him hold me hostage instead. He tried to prevent me eating unless I ate with him, basically trying to force me into a romantic relationship but you know, after talking and showing me his books, I really started to fall for him, so it's okay." You would not be okay with that and be encouraging her to call the cops. Because this is a fairytale and we know things aren't as literal and more idealized, the story is different but it is, by definition, stockholm because not willing to fight back or run away at times is not a requirement.

[@GotLostProductions]

Lindsay Ellis did a pretty good video examining whether B&tB shows us Stockholm Syndrome (she ultimately comes down on the side that it doesn't but she makes very good points as to exactly why.) Stockholm Syndrome is a very nebulous thing that's more of a pop-culture idea of a psychological state rather than something clearly defined and proven to exist; and the story-arc of the movie belongs more to the Beast than to Belle, who functionally changes or grows very little--she never really judges his looks, (apart from possibly an understandable overall sense of 'yikes' when first confronted by a beast in a dungeon where her father is captive,) but judges his behaviour towards her. When his behaviour improves, so does her response to him.

[@LadyGreensleeves33]

It's not Stockholm Syndrome so much as the Beast finally learning to be considerate and caring of others and thereby, in Belle's eyes, deserving of her respect and attention. The "who could ever learn to love a beast" intro is more about his behavior which lead to his curse than about his looks.

[@jessicalukram74]

Agreed

[@amberyoungblood714]

They added more to the live action that I liked where the other people in the castle explain that they had to be punished too because they watched him turn from a sweet boy to a spoiled brat and just encouraged him and were all to blame for him becoming what he was when he got punished.

[@Callmekatielee]

I’m a bookish natural brunette, and Belle was my role model growing up alongside Hermione Granger. I modeled so much of my worldview and morals after this movie and its teachings. It truly has such a special place in my heart.

[@lizcatty9281]

That's really sweet!😊 And how wonderful to have utilised these fabulous role models (fantasy, animation, book character, whatever!) to guide your own life & have decent morals! Great forethought as a kid!😉 Have a good one, from Australia ❤🇦🇺

[@rachelfurr3563]

Last fiction book I read was “Last True Poets of the Sea” by Julia Drake and the last non-fiction book I read was “The Mother of Black Hollywood” by Jenifer Lewis! Both were spectacular.

[@gooseweasel]

So much of this movie makes a lot more sense if you read it through the lens of Howard Ashman, producer and lyricist. Who was also a gay man dying of AIDS, who did not live to see the final film, who the film is dedicated to, for giving it its soul. Other people have touched on the "look, it's not actually Stockholm Syndrome" thing already, but what it truly is having two outcasts of society finding understanding and love in each other. Beast needed to learn not to judge people by their cover (including himself!) Belle needed to find a place where she belonged and could have real friends (Love aside, the castle staff actually understood and cared about her as a person, not just as the weird pretty girl next door!). All of which were something that Howard Ashman, gay and well aware that he would soon be another casualty of the AIDS crisis, understood implicitly. His influence on The Little Mermaid and, to a slightly lesser extent, Aladdin, are part of why those three films are so iconic compared to later Renaissance Disney films like Pocahontas and (sorry Billy) Hercules. Also the song in the end credits is Beauty and the Beast sung by Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion and holy sh*t I forgot how much better the music is in the original than the live action its breathtaking

[@Aventura459]

This movie is my favorite, and I was hoping you wouldn't go the "It's Stockholm Syndrome!" route, because that's really missing the point. You had it from the beginning: it's about not judging a book by its cover. Belle's way more reasonable about the whole thing than you can expect most people to be, but she gives as good as she gets. As for the live action, be my guest, but it's pretty much just there as a nostalgic money-grab and to address the "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" internet criticisms that have sprung up over the 20 years since this one came out. Hoo boy, if you thought the Beast was bad in this one.... It was also directed by the guy who brought us both Breaking Dawn movies. #bingers Side note, this was the first animated movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars back when they only had 5 nominees, and is the reason the Best Animated Feature category was added the following year.

[@sailfishcoach]

Keep in mind Descendants is not a continuation of any original Disney classic. It is a retelling of a shared universe that feature original stories where none of the villains tied but in reality a large number of them do

[@fieryredruby]

I've seen this movie dozens of times and it's my favorite Disney. And I just realized that The Beast is a lycanthrope aka werewolf after Billy asked if the wolves weren't his homies! 😂🤦🏻 Billy please watch the LIVE ACTION VERSION. You will love it!!! #bingers

[@laurentrano7184]

Beauty and the beast is my favorite movie. I watch it when my anxiety is high, or I’m having one of my bad days with depression. Belle is my second favorite Disney princess and when I watched this movie when I was a child, all I saw was a woman who saw something in a man that he did not see. He only saw a monster. She saw something else. To each their own when it comes to messages, but if you don’t look at the surface only, you can see that it’s so much more than that. #bingers Ever After

[@danielmalinen6337]

There is also a special alternate anniversary version of the animated movie where the castle staff sing about how they want to be human again, but unfortunately that version is not available on Disney+, which is a shame for Disney.

[@RandomFandomDragon]

I love this movie. As a kid, I always figured Beast imprisoned Belle's dad because he couldn't risk the dad going back to the village and bringing back an army with pitchforks (which is what happened). Also, he was cursed when he was 11 - I'd say most 11 year olds can be a bit stupid and selfish at times.

[@sudzy2779]

Growing up, it was the first real introvert princess so a quarter of all girls finally had one to relate to. She was also strong and intelligent and stood by her word. The flower kept shedding petals until Beast was dying, after he "left" the fight and let Gaston go because he cared more about Belle than revenge, than himself. That's the moment she fell in love with him and the spell was broken. Not so Stockholm-y.

[@m.syauqiabdurahman2798]

This Movie Is My Childhood EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE IS MAGICAL AND PERFECT

[@thewestfire9729]

Last book I read was today. Still haven’t finished it, but it’s title is Inheritance and it’s the last book of the Inheritance Cycle. Four books in total and the first book is Eragon. Highly recommend it if you like fantasy.

[@vitaaviandhono2506]

Back againn to your old posts! I forgot how funny you did this movie, ngl I'm actually thinking about watching this again tonight on Disney+ 🖤

[@kasumiInuzuca4]

why he keeps saying she is kidnaped? staying in the castle was belle´s idea xD also judging an 11 years old kid for not letting a stranger inside it´s wild

[@amandaalexander5678]

Hunchback of Notre dame is soo good it’s actually very underrated and kind of one of the darkest Disney movies. Watch that and Pocahontas

[@jjcritter99]

I was just reading six of crows and now I’m on the second book called crooked kingdom!!! They’re really amazing books!!

[@kimmyr8118]

SO DAMN GOOD. IM STILL EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE AFTER THOSE BOOKS LMAO

[@jjcritter99]

@@kimmyr8118 yessss!!! Our crows are the best!!!!

[@evie_118]

The last book I read was the second book in the Six of Crows series called Crooked Kingdom! IT WAS AMAZING

[@Mitsu2040]

Also the movie didn't happen overnight. At the start it was the beginning of Fall, but it ends at the end of Winter. So she spent about two seasons there.

[@summerwest124]

The last book i finished is The Great Gatsby & i’m currently reading Invisible Man ❤️❤️

[@littlesparrow303]

Ohh interesting. The latest movie was good but the book makes it scarier from a POV perspective and thoughts

[@petitebaje]

Celine Dion and Luthor Vandross

[@aliyahpulido953]

21:50 If you freeze-frame this or pause it, you can see skulls in Gaston's eyes, which was Disney's way of confirming that the fall DID kill him and there was no coming back for him.

[@Drewski217]

Not the Stockholm talk LOL! To be fair to the beast he was turned as an 11 year old orphan and it's arguable that all his mood swings are, like, delayed trauma/puberty mess? Also she didn't start to like him until he stopped trying to be an asshole, which has always been crucial to me LOL Atlantis for #Bingers

[@harmonicpies]

Just finished reading the latest in the Rivers of London series. No vampires or wolves, just magical police and river goddesses

[@arianatsatsi]

billy and always asking where the character’s parents are😭😭

[@NormaTLeon]

This movie is one of my all time favorites! I never really thought she had Stockholm syndrome. Just the opposite, I thought she was unbelievably selfless and compassionate especially in two occasions: giving up her life to save her father and when she decides to save the Beast’s life instead of leaving him to die..

[@PamJernigan]

The thing about Belle is, she doesn't take his shit. He has to change. He has to earn it. ...but the library helped, too ;)

[@chrisbessey358]

The last book I read was “The Fires of Heaven.” It’s the fourth book in the Wheel of Time series. Amazon is making a live-action version of it that will be released this November.

[@Amy-yh8kf]

The song at the end is sung by Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson....LOVE it!

[@KI-ix9nd]

Billy: "What was the last book you gusy read?" Me: "....... Fifty Shades-- I mean what?"

[@Random_Kelsey]

For book recommendations, I really love the "Jackaby" series by William Ritter! It's a supernatural/fantasy/mystery series set in old-fashioned New England. It's narrated by Abigail Rook, apprentice to the eclectic detective R.F. Jackaby as he uses his special Sight to solve various happenings in the city.

[@Piggys123]

laughing to myself because the amount of books i have read where mafia mob bosses kidnap girls and they fall inlove.......

[@Dotty222]

Last book I (re)read was howls moving castle, definitely recommend!

[@iamthecoldest]

The last book I read was the entire Harry Potter series it was my first time reading them but I'm currently reading Carrie by Stephen King matter of fact you should do a movie commentary to Carrie in October #bingers

[@gabriellauria]

In defense of the Beast , he did end up giving her the option to leave him lol 😂

[@laticiadavis8627]

Beauty and the beast song was sung by Pebo bryson,and Celine deionized. FYI pebo also sung a whole new world in Aladdin.

[@BeanSparrow]

this is one of my top fave disney movies of all time im so glad you finally got to watch it

[@live4life813]

#Bingers you should watch the live action version of beauty and the beast and sleeping beauty before you watch maleficent. A lot of people say this is Stockholm syndrome but it’s not cause she falls for him after he lets her go free to save her father. I feel like a lot of people don’t remember that

[@omnidragon713]

The last book I read was Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen, it's a retelling of Robin Hood but from the perspective of a woman disguised as a man in the Band

[@dawls6843]

when i first seen this movie it became one of my favorite princess movies JUST because belle liked to read and because of the candle stick... thats it

[@ayanabhi8148]

The book I read 1 week ago was named Sanja it’s about a girl who loves football more than anything and the lessons were: never give up and in sports you lose play and win together. alone you can do nothing

[@YSO992]

Tbf as a kid, we really weren't thinking that deeply. If you ignore the psychological implications of this thing, on the surface, it's a sweet story. Don't judge a book by its cover, the simple message. I saw this when I was 5 or 6, I wasn't thinking Stockholm syndrome or about the psychology of a victim. I was thinking this is a movie about grown ups and grown ups be weird sometimes. They fight but then they make up and still love and live with each other, which tracked with my then experience of grown ups, parents, and the world. This was my favorite Disney movie as a kid tbh. I liked Belle, Gaston and Lefou were ridiculous/hilarious and Bella's dad was a silly brave old man. Lumiere and Cogsworth were also great and the thought of talking furniture was awesome. The graphics were beyond gorgeous and the music was bomb. Children are very easy to please and this hit all it had to hit for its target audience. You also have to admit that this is one of the most beautiful pieces of animation Disney's ever done.

[@brookebaker6265]

Billy ya gotta check out the 2018 version as well. Love this classic! ☺️

[@angelicaantezana9114]

Just so you know, the cheek kissing is a very French thing. It’s how they greet each other, and express joy or gratitude.

[@kurikuri6683]

2:07 I totally agree with the motto "Don't judge a book by it's cover" and the prince was a complete idiot but on the other side it's the question "Would you led a random stranger you don't know anything about in your home?" So, the Stockholm-Syndrome, gaving her the library...Princess Rap Battle did everything right!! Love your reaction!

[@Lancelot82923]

Also he was like 11 at the time. Cause he was cursed for 10 years and the flower finally started to die near his 21 birthday. So like he is a kid 🤷‍♀️

[@BobbyKernsJr]

The Prince of Egypt is definitely a must watch, one of my favorite movies of all time

[@eringoblah]

What's important is that Belle did not try to change him, she warmed up to him BECAUSE she saw that he was changing. And she left at every opportunity to leave, so she didn't have Stockholm. And yeah I never read it as him kidnapping her. She offered to pay her father's debt for trespassing, which was imprisonment. Then she left anyway. But I always saw Belle as brave. Most people would be too scared to do what she did.

[@mackenzie98]

About time! The best Disney movie IMO lol

[@Tennisman81]

lol, this reaction is killing me lol and by the way the songs sungs at the end for this, Alladin, and the Lion King were played on the radio. So yeah that song was played a lot I think it was sung by Celine Dion and Pebo Bryson

[@katiekirks1253]

Last book I read was the first hunger games book.

[@DaphneQueen]

So the Stockholm syndrome part definitely didn’t dawn on me until I was an adult. As a kid I just thought of it as a “love can make you a better person story”. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Not that it’s anyone’s job to change a person, but I hadn’t thought that far as a kid. I just loved Belle because she liked to read like me 😂

[@rachelr4126]

But... Young!you was right here. Belle didn't fall for him when he was treating her badly. She gave no ground, called him on his shit, and only started taking for him when *he* put in the work to work on his issues and start treating her better. It wasn't her job to fix him and she didn't, but knowing her inspired him to fix himself.

[@StoryMing]

Belle doesn't try to fix him. She doesn't hesitate to call him on his crap. She doesn't start to fall in love with him until HE genuinely starts to change. Belle DOES NOT have Stockholm syndrome.

[@hannahbrennan2131]

Belle doesn't start to fall in love with the Beast until he chooses to change his behavior. Belle doesn't "fix" him, HE made the decision to be a better person.

[@DaphneQueen]

@@rachelr4126 fair enough. I literally meant I thought of it as a love can make you better story. I don’t particularly feel like Belle had Stockholm syndrome. I do feel like it started as a super abusive relationship. He had anger issues and she didn’t respect boundaries. If it were real life they both would be problematic and I wouldn’t personally have stayed with the beast long enough for him to get his act together. But it’s Disney so it’s a pretty cute story by all accounts

[@tuney7319]

This isn’t stockholme syndrome that theory’s been jossed multiple times, also the symptoms of stockholme syndrome (even tho it’s not an actual recognised mental illness” do not line up with belle’s experience as she never hates her dad for wanting to help her (growing to hate the police or an authority figure is a common symptom for it) nor does she ever get flashbacks or try to stay in fact the fact that she tries to run away twice is proof of that, also the beast wasn’t holding her captive, he was holding her in the start of the movie but after that she was free anyway, also as a kid i never really saw a stockholme syndrome story i just thought it was a cute movie, i did hear about it later as a kid and hated the theory

[@reevesavage]

I recently read Gareth Powell's Embers of War and A.S. Chambers' Bobby Normal and the Eternal Talisman

[@elodiethewriter]

not me cackling like a witch at belle's dad blaming the horse

[@annalafleur2526]

This is my favourite movie, maybe because Belle is very outspoken and she did not fell for the Beast easily. They spend nearly 1 year bickering ( Beauty and the Beast, the animated series) before ending together. I mean at the beginning scene is set in spring and near the end its the end of winter

[@wraithflaire1639]

The best thing the live action movies adds is a justification for why the prince's people were cursed with him

[@SomeRandomDutchGuy1]

Don't know if you picked up on this. But the curse would have been unbreakable as of his 21st birthday. And during the "Be our guest" song Lumiere, the candlestick, said they've been cursed for 10 years already. So when they were cursed, Beast, I believe his real name is Adam, was only about 11. And what are children taught about strangers, especially those who make them feel uncomfortable?

[@micaelagray9126]

This is the only Disney princess movie that my dad has seen and he loves it. It’s his favorite. When I was little, he’d put the movie on in the background and when the ballroom scene came on he would have me stand on his toes and would teach me to waltz while it played. It’s one of my fondest memories.

[@zoniareyes96]

I recently finished reading Goodbye Days! Now starting on They Both Die At The End!

[@starri__]

The last book I read was a thriller/mystery book called ‘The Girl who was Taken’ I think you guys would love this book!

[@Sofie2734]

Last thing I read: Ireland in the 20th century by Tim Pat Coogan

[@jlwolf29]

My favorite comfort book is the original Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson

[@khadijahp5489]

Right now, I'm reading a book called "one of us is lying"!

[@alexisreyes4179]

Peaboy Bryson is the guy that’s singing along with Celine dion . That beauty and the beast song is an Oscar winning song

[@kateiannacone2698]

I love the assortment of personalities in the town that we get to see during the "Belle" sequence.

[@CrazyJodice]

The Bean Trees. About a young women who escapes small town life to find her own way. Then she finds a little girl, just Ed handed to her by a random stranger.

[@vikkidonn]

What’s crazy is that the original was sinister as heck. The prince was actually like 10 when that lady showed up.... she punished everyone there that night because a 10 year old didn’t trust a random old woman with a flower at his door.... that’s sinister as hell. So him growing up and being..... well not adjusted properly makes since. He had to save everyone trapped in the curse so keeping that female there was sad but needed. It’s actually tragic as hell.

[@c.b.barlow]

I'm an avid reader. Currently I'm reading Circe by Madeline Miller. Phillipa Gregory tends to be one of my favorite authors.

[@judithturner1593]

'High Spirits' with Daryl Hannah for October!!

[@Jah_LEASE_yah]

Love that he loves the pop version of "beauty and the Beast" Pebo Bryson and Celine Dion are icons.

[@delphinebriand1554]

21:05 : No, they're not lovers: french people do the "bise" which is a friendly kiss on the cheek when you greet someone you know or when you celebrate something (like new's year or christmas). Lumière is extra french, that's why he does that. He also does it without warning and personal space is important, my dude.

[@tmickey05]

Hilarious commentary. This was actually one of my favorite Disney movies of all time. Still is

[@lilymccracken9824]

So if the beast had until his 21st birthday to find love in the movie, and ten years had passed before Belle found him doesn’t that mean he was only 11 when he was cursed?

[@cphtcat2681]

You crack me up! Thanks I needed that laugh after the long day working at the hospital

[@NeonAnt]

The beast and everyone in the castle, had been cursed for *TEN YEARS*. And He had to find true love by his 21st birthday. That mean, he was 10-11 years old when he was cursed, You telling me, you cursed a child for being rude? You should be happy he even opened the door. XD Man had no sense of stranger danger, and he had to face the consequences of that.

[@TheDevilsQueen]

And the Walt Disney classic 1992 version NOT the remastered or masterpiece VHS tape wrapped or unwrapped in its case is worth $25,000

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

I love it when someone is watching a movie and they start saying something is going to happen...and it doesn't. My mother thought she knew how Coco was going to end. She did not have any clue about what Ernesto was really going to be like. Or that the moral was not about music, it was about familial love. You were sure the wolves would kill Maurice, and yet he's at Belle's wedding at the end.

[@morningrosie3684]

Okay the real villain was the sorceress because the prince was 11 when he became a beast. Also you know, stranger danger.

[@unsightedmelodies6801]

#bingers 2017's Beauty and the Beast. They have more time to flesh out all the characters, and fix some things with more years of storytelling and song writing under their belt, like that no one ever tells Belle about the curse in the cartoon. And yes, all the singers in this movie are from Broadway; the lyricist insisted on that after the first song was okayed.

[@aidengross5310]

Last book I read was 'The Body in the Woods' by. April Henry

[@roxiegraham8521]

Beast did not kidnap her, she volunteered to take her father's place. There is a big difference. Belle is a strong, stubborn, and smart woman!

[@Saiyan_Steph]

Think about it though the witch actually put a curse on a 10 or 11 year old cause lumiere said it’s been 10 years since they’ve been cursed and that beast is soon gonna be 21

[@LovelyIris22]

I'm currently reading Ace of Spades! Totally awesome so far.