Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Ah Belle, I could still remember her in my fantasies and her impression as a character. Unlike the novel where Gaston was absent, that of course was really her name. Belle is Beauty in French. Now for what she was... I thought she is my ideal girl inside out. She's pretty, sexy, smart and kind which makes her a hard catch but at the same time is she just a fantasy? So for me, she is Disney's most gorgeous drawn fictional woman to which she is easily attention catching. What makes her stand out is that as a heroine, she's no damsel in distress and she's pretty witty especially in dealing with her really bad suitor Gaston who lusts after her beauty. Instead of being portrayed as a defenseless woman, she can stand out to Gaston with her wits. For Gaston, she is nothing more than a lust object and to be the mother of his sons, which is going to result to an abusive marriage. So far, she really knows how to outsmart an otherwise not-so-smart...