Beauty and the Beast

GUnited States rating19871h 34mFamily, Romance, Music
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A kind girl named Beauty agrees to live in a mysterious castle to save her father. While there, she spends her time learning about the world and befriending the large, lonely beast who lives there. It is a classic tale about looking past appearances to find the goodness in others.

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What's in it

Scary
Some
Violence
None
Language
None
Rude humour
None
Sad themes
Mild
Pace
Moderate
The film features traditional pacing with long musical sequences and steady narrative progression. Estimated

Scary moments

  • Approx.ScaryThe Beast appears and demands Beauty stay in the castle as punishment for her father taking a rose.
  • Approx.SomeBeauty finds the Beast in a state of distress and mourning before the curse is broken.

Talk about it after

  1. 1Why do you think Beauty decided to stay in the castle even though it was a strange place?
  2. 2How did Beauty's feelings about the Beast change as she spent more time with him?
  3. 3What does it mean to look past someone's outward appearance to see who they really are?

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