maurice wanted to marry belle in beauty and the beast.
maurice wanted to marry belle in beauty and the beast.
who wanted to marry belle in beauty and the beast?
maurice
gaston appears in the 2017 remake as played by welsh actor luke evans. during an interview with "empire" magazine, evans said that gaston would retain his hunter background, yet would also be a former soldier in the french army. he also implied that this version of gaston is darker than the original. in the film, gaston plays out the same role as in the animated movie, though with a few differences. bored with his peaceful life after returning from the war, gaston pursues belle, determined to marry her, as she is the most beautiful girl in the village and the only one good enough for him. he also finds her independence to be a thrilling challenge, and shows obvious disgust with the bimbettes who constantly fawn over him purely because of his appearance. he accosts her at her home, subtly offering his hand in marriage for when maurice dies, but she turns him down. gaston sulks in the tavern until lefou cheers him up with a song. maurice appears, claiming that belle has been imprisoned by the beast. intrigued, gaston offers to help maurice free her as means of gaining both maurice and belle's favor. gaston comes to doubt maurice's claims and reveals the only reason for helping him was so he could give gaston belle's hand in marriage. when maurice refuses to allow gaston to marry belle, gaston ties him to a tree, leaving him to the wolves. he hopes by doing this, it would coerce belle into marrying him, as he tells lefou that after maurice dies there will be no one to take care of belle except for him. maurice later accuses gaston of his crime, but gaston fools the people into thinking maurice is mad and arranges for him to be locked up in the asylum. he privately offers to put a stop to it if he lets him marry belle, but maurice still refuses. when belle turns up and proves the beast's existence with the mirror, gaston's jealousy drives him to rally the people to storm the castle and kill the beast, but not before he orders tom, dick, and stanley to lock belle alongside her father to prevent her from warning the beast. he confronts the beast alone and shoots him in the back. belle appears and the beast fights back, holding gaston over a chasm, but gaston begs for mercy and is spared. instead of leaving, gaston stands on a nearby stone bridge and shoots the beast again, this time fatally. in response to the beast's life fading, the castle begins to crumble and the bridge where gaston is standing breaks into pieces, sending gaston falling to his death. unlike in the animated movie, gaston's death is shown onscreen.
gaston (beauty and the beast)
deemed an "iconoclast" by "boxoffice", belle continues to garner strong recognition for her role in "beauty and the beast". established as a cultural icon, the character holds the distinction of being disney's first feminist princess. commentators believe that the character's role in "beauty and the beast" as one of disney's first strong female characters is responsible for changing the way in which women would be depicted in subsequent animated films. according to kevin fallon of "the daily beast", before belle "being a disney princess meant singing songs about how much you love combing your hair with a fork and giving away your voice if it meant you got to marry the guy with that dreamy chiseled jaw". the "los angeles times"' charles solomon considers belle to be among four disney princesses responsible for breaking "the bonds of convention." about.com's david nusair agreed that belle successfully "updated the princess formula for an entirely new generation." "the atlantic"'s lindsay lowe echoed nusair's sentiment, citing belle as the character responsible for ending disney's "history of ... docile heroines." the "daily campus"' cathy schmidt recognized belle and ariel as "the beginnings of the more modern disney princesses." writing for virgin media, limara salt believes that the character "proved that audiences could fall in love with a brown-haired intellectual." a survey conducted by disney after the film's release determined that belle's love of books inspired young women to read. justin humphreys of "the hook" expressed, "belle remains a most successful princess because people can relate" to her. elina bolokhova of "parenting "believes that belle's "bravery and independence helped redefine the meaning of a disney princess." according to justine mcgrath of "teen vogue", belle has "become one of the most popular classic disney princesses of all time." commending her intelligence and lack of vanity, the character was placed at number one on e!'s ranking of the disney princesses, while "cosmopolitan "ranked her fourth. in the magazine's "definitive ranking of disney princesses", "seventeen "ranked belle fifth. similarly, buzzfeed also ranked the character fifth, praising her love of reading. a reader poll conducted by buzzfeed also determined that belle is the most popular disney princess, having garnered 18% of votes. belle is the fifth most successful disney princess in terms of box office revenue, with "beauty and the beast" having grossed over $350 million. however, belle was the lowest-selling disney princess on ebay in 2013, with sales of less than $7,000 despite the fact that she is often cited as a customer favorite.
belle (beauty and the beast)