tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post5321233018775993245..comments2024-03-19T02:18:16.145-05:00Comments on SurLaLune Fairy Tales Blog: Beauty and the Beast Films Discussion by Rachel AyersSurLaLune Fairy Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947330164532891634noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-22452240001969945392011-09-22T23:58:37.154-05:002011-09-22T23:58:37.154-05:00Apparently someone beat me to the Sailor Moon Conc...Apparently someone beat me to the Sailor Moon Conclusion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMOgrf_qLf0Megan Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110210567282618999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-47801916763236631502011-09-22T22:06:59.809-05:002011-09-22T22:06:59.809-05:00@Megan: Yes, that's the one.
And I would love...@Megan: Yes, that's the one.<br /><br />And I would love to see something done with the White Cat. It's a shame that it's not more popular. It's interesting to me in that not only is the female the "Beast", but that she's so independent as well-- running a kingdom and fighting a war, among other things...<br /><br />~LylassandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-14001847681901568862011-09-22T15:59:49.938-05:002011-09-22T15:59:49.938-05:00I guess you could argue a lot of horror films hing...I guess you could argue a lot of horror films hinge on animal-bride concepts, usually in depicting women as "other"... and usually they wind up being something in the vein of "Species' or "Splice".... Though we did recently get The Princess and The Frog, which I'd say is pretty squarely an animal bride/bridegroom tale! Also, I guess the Sailor Moon S movie (English title is Hearts in Ice) qualifies as well!<br /><br />It would be interesting to see something done with The Little White Cat...Megan Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110210567282618999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-79339428398777338542011-09-22T13:38:48.196-05:002011-09-22T13:38:48.196-05:00I suppose its one of those animal bridegroom stori...I suppose its one of those animal bridegroom stories right? I've read up a little on them and most, if not all of them have a story or several about an animal bridegroom or bride. <br />I think it'd be interesting to see a film version of an animal bride, I don't know if they've actually done that yet. Have they?H. Javedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770672442851428967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-38637506648023291862011-09-22T12:09:22.750-05:002011-09-22T12:09:22.750-05:00By the way, are you familiar with the movie THE IC...By the way, are you familiar with the movie THE ICE BEAR KING, which (at least) I guess is based on EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkyJWlONPk8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-50877828422292582232011-09-22T07:45:45.020-05:002011-09-22T07:45:45.020-05:00Lylassandra, is the Russion animated version you a...Lylassandra, is the Russion animated version you are referring to entitled The Red Flower?Megan Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110210567282618999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-53716162940274206152011-09-21T12:55:37.207-05:002011-09-21T12:55:37.207-05:00I'll agree that Panna a Netvor is amazing-- it...I'll agree that Panna a Netvor is amazing-- it's the first film I've ever seen where I was actually afraid of the Beast. Well done.<br /><br />I really wish I could see the Russian animated version in Russian (with subtitles), because the English dubbing on the only available DVD is pretty lame. Although I do appreciate the joy Tim Curry puts in his voice when Beauty first comes to the island of the Beast.<br /><br />I'll admit to not being that picky when it comes to adaptations though. In a way, I view them all as fanart-- even most of the picturebooks I view as fanart of the "ideal" of the story in my head, as it were, which lets me enjoy each in it's own way. <br /><br />Though I will always be grateful to Disney for first introducing me to the story. =)<br /><br />~LylassandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-40823279653910790092011-09-21T11:02:17.699-05:002011-09-21T11:02:17.699-05:00I'm a long-time BATB aficionado. My favourite ...I'm a long-time BATB aficionado. My favourite film adapatation is the czech film, Panna A Netvor. It's a gloomy, sedate retelling that reeks of dampness and decay, and offers one of the most beautifully costumed and emotionally complex Beasts I've come across. It combines elements of several variations of the tale. Beauty (here, Julie, or Juliet) is forbidden from seeing the Beast, who struggles with an overwhelming desire to just kill her and avoid the horror of the moment she calls him a monster. most intesestingly, Julie's innocent belief that her captor must be a man slowly begins to change him into just that. The two confess their attraction to one another long before the Beast ever becomes human...a poignant twist when she discovers his true form and cruelly rejects him.<br /><br /> As with most BATB adaptations, the ending feels a bit like a cop-out, but the buildup is magnificent.Megan Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110210567282618999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-54483671225815431652011-09-21T09:13:36.283-05:002011-09-21T09:13:36.283-05:00Very interesting. Actually we do have 70 different...Very interesting. Actually we do have 70 different variations of that wondertale in Norway. Not always a white bear (note that it is not a polar bear), one version is with a seamonster, from the west coast of Norway.<br /><br />Best greetings from Heidi Dahlsveen in NorwayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com