One movie line at a time...

Life is a movie, its yours to make, make it stellar.

N. Jordan

Location: California, United States
Birthday: December 31

Title: One Movie Line At A Time

Bio: Growing up loving movies, and quoting infamous lines, N. Jordan is about taking life's given competition and embracing it through movies quotes. Each posting reflects a personal understanding on how movies effect people, our lives and our fake realities. If life is a movie, why do we compete in so many ways? Sports, love, relationships, family, business, money, career, kids, etc. Its time to see who is keeping score. Because... life is sometimes an altered reality, just go at it one movie line at a time. My real name is Michelle Keifer. But, I've always wanted to talk about life through a guy's perspective. Just seemed so fitting as I've always been just one of the boys. Go New England Patriots!

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Animation in film: The Lion King; Beauty and the Beast; The Little Mermaid; UP; Happy Feet; Cars; Ratatouille; Monsters Inc.; Finding Nemo; Bee Movie; Madagascar; The Polar Express; Toy Story; The Incredibles; A Bug's Life; Shrek
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APRIL 27, 2010 9:30AM

#199 "Beauty and the Beast"... true love's kiss

Rate: 4 Flag

"Were you in love with her, Beast? Did you honestly think she'd want you when she had someone like me?"

Gaston

Beauty and the Beast

1991

Looks and love, perception and image, assumptions and tryst, the beauty and the beast.

Every time I reflect on this film I think about the ultra meaning of true love. I think about a 90s version of online dating. Okay, not necessarily online dating, but, where two people are aside of appearances learning about one another.

It must have been so frustrating and helpless for the beast to go through his life deemed hideous, yet, the spell for selfish acts, unkind nature and spoiled nature was what he needed to find that there is kindness and love in people.

The Beauty and the Beast is one of those films that gave imagination exposure. A talking candle, a tea pot and her tea cup, a clock, and even a castle large enough for enchantment paved the way for creativity and song and classic storytelling. Beauty and the Beast was and is a symbol of true love and stereotypes. People are about their souls, we all are very different in appearances and yet, we strive to sometimes be someone we are not.

I look at this film as more than an animated piece of art, I view this film as a story with a heartfelt lesson. A lesson that at times in ones life we barter happiness for looks. We trade looks for happiness. Belle discovers a world of wonderful enchantment at the Beast's castle, she trades her life for that of her fathers, she enjoys books and lets her imagination soar.

Belle was a strong woman, and the beast had this phony power over her, when in all actuality he was just as alone as he could no longer see his own reflection in the mirror.

When the enchanted rose's last petal fell and the beast transformed, the question is; did Belle still love him the same? Of course the answer was yes! Looks can be deceiving, taking time to learn about someone, embrace their character and go out on a limb, may just be as enchanted as learning a lesson about true love, by being as hideous as one could imagine, yet, having a soul as solid as gold.

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Great Review Jordan. I once asked this beautiful girl why she never went out with me in school. She said "You never asked". What an idiot. In my mind, I thought no girl who looked that good would date me. In her mind, she probably thought I was "stuck-up". I guess communication is the key!

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April 27, 2010 09:48 AM

Michelle, this is part of the collection my sons had when they were younger. Still have the tape here and it's very nice to see the movie included in your series, along with your wonderful philosophical thoughts!!

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April 27, 2010 09:59 AM

This was my favorite of all the Disney films I shared with my kids. When my oldest first saw it in the theater, she cried when the Beast turned back into the Prince, not because she was happy, but because she had come to love the Beast herself. At first, I thought that was an odd reaction, but then I realized it was the very point of the movie. Thanks for this.