What happened at the beginning of Beauty and the Beast?

Potts (Dame Angela Lansbury), Belle begins to draw the cold-hearted Beast out of his isolation. A young prince (Robby Benson) is cursed by an enchantress to remain a beast until he can learn to love another and earn their love in return.

What is the storyline of Beauty and the Beast?

An arrogant young prince (Robby Benson) and his castle’s servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress, who turns him into the hideous Beast until he learns to love and be loved in return. The spirited, headstrong village girl Belle (Paige O’Hara) enters the Beast’s castle after he imprisons her father Maurice (Rex Everhart). With the help of his enchanted servants, including the matronly Mrs. Potts (Angela Lansbury), Belle begins to draw the cold-hearted Beast out of his isolation.
Beauty and the Beast/Film synopsis

Who is the narrator at the beginning of Beauty and the Beast?

Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, the castle’s motherly head housekeeper who has been transformed into a teapot. Hattie Morahan as Agathe, an impoverished hermit and resident of Villeneuve who, in reality, is the enchantress responsible for cursing the Prince. Morahan also narrates the prologue.

Is Beauty and the Beast a true story?

Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, the creator of the 1740 French fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast,” actually drew her inspiration from real historical events.

Did Belle know the beast was human?

Why did Belle have such a hard time recognizing the Beast in human form? She already saw what he looked like when she went into the forbidden room and fixed up that torn painting of his. She didn’t know that was him though, and even then she only saw the eyes, which is what made her realize it’s him.

Why does Gaston marry Belle?

He has no connection to Belle or her father, Maurice, and wants to marry her for a simple, reductive reason: He thinks she’s the prettiest girl in town. To Gaston, he is every woman’s dream — and it’s unthinkable that anyone would want much more than a provincial life with him and his latest kill roasting by the fire.

What did Belle’s father steal from the Beast?

When Belle’s father stole his rose, he agrees to give him a second chance by accepting that he brings one of his daughters. Being transformed in a Beast could bring frustration and make him cruel, yet he shows kindness to people.

Why is Beauty and the Beast narrated?

It would make sense to have Thompson do the narration. It mirrors the original, in that it’s one of the Beast’s servants who kicks off the story, and having a female voice makes the Enchantress a bit more sympathetic. Most of the changes to the Beauty and the Beast prologue were done to add detail to the story.

Why was Emma Watson cast as Belle?

“Emma Watson was our first — and really our only — choice for Belle,” director Bill Condon said, “for a lot of reasons: her talent, her beauty, her intelligence.” He also said that the actress is similar to Belle because she is strong and independent.