Watson’s portrayal of a 2017 Belle shows an innovative heroine who is visibly not be wearing a corset. Almost forty-five years later, Disney swooped in and built upon Cocteau’s adaptation to create an educated and proactive Belle in the 1991, Beauty and the Beast. Disney has released yet another adaptation starring gender equality advocate Emma Watson as Belle. La Belle et la Bête, in contrast to these Disney films, shows a strong female protagonist with complete agency. This is seen w ith Cocteau’s 1946 film La Belle et la Bête, which emerged in the midst of the passive princess Disney era of Snow White (1937), Cinderella (1950), and Sleeping Beauty (1959). Belle has grown over the past three hundred years to further represent an intelligent and self-aware fairy tale heroine. Both women held feminist ideals ahead of their time. In fact, the modern character of Belle originated in the 1700s from two female authors, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Please enjoy!Īpart from the fairy tale tradition’s classic damsels in distress, shines Belle, or “the Beauty,” from the story of “Beauty and the Beast.” Critics have argued that the story of “Beauty and the Beast” follows the traditional captivity narrative of a female succumbing to a stronger male character, however I argue that Belle’s choice to sacrifice herself in her father’s place and remain with “the Beast” shows strong feminist ideals and strength of character, which are further strengthened by the tale’s gothic roots and portrayal. Rudy’s Applied English class from Winter 2017. We’re pleased to have Abby Elkins brings us the guest post this week from Dr.
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