What Was Disneys 30th Animated Feature?
The 30th animated feature by Disney was “Beauty and the Beast”. The film was released in 1991 and is based on the tale of “Beauty and the Beast”. The original tale tells the story of a rich merchant who has three daughters, the youngest of which is called Belle. The Disney version begins with an introduction of how a prince is turned into a beast after refusing to give a beggar shelter in return for a rose. The beggar also transforms the Prince’s servants into household items. The story moves onto Belle. In the Disney version, Belle’s father is a peasant instead of being rich and Belle is his only daughter. Belle is seen as strange by the rest of the villagers for her love of books. Gaston, a popular resident in the village, wishes to marry Belle, but she is not interested as she sees him as egotistical and prefers her books. In the original version, Belle’s father goes travelling and promises to bring his daughter back a rose at her request. In the Disney version, Belle’s father, who
