Beauty and the Beast story
A merchant's beautiful youngest daughter simply named Beauty, sacrifices her freedom to save her father when he is taken captive by a "monster"...who also turns out to be a cursed prince. Starring Susan Sarandon as Beauty, Klaus Kinski as the Beast, Stephen Elliott as Beauty's Father, and Nancy Lenehan and Anjelica Huston as Beauty's sisters. Written by Robert C. Jones. Directed by Roger Vadim.
20 total · 2 choice · 9 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| appearances can be deceiving | choice | Beauty gradually came to see the gentle heart that lay inside her hideous beast-man suitor. |
| beauty and beast romance | choice | A beautiful young woman fell in love with a beast-man. |
| compassion | major | Beauty took pity on Beast and stayed with him in his castle even when she had the chance to leave him for good. |
| coping with being an outcast | major | Beast lived alone in an old castle, evidently on account that there was no place for him in society owing to his beastly physical appearance. |
| father and daughter | major | Beauty sacrificed her freedom to save her father's life. She later returned to visit him when he was gravely ill. |
| human vs. captivity | major | Beast held Beauty captive in his enchanted castle. |
| loneliness | major | Beast lived alone in an old castle and longed for a female companion. |
| romantic love | major | The story culminated with Beauty falling in love with Beast. |
| sacrifice for a loved one | major | Beauty went to live with Beast in the castle in exchange for her father's life being spared. Her father told her not to and intended rather to die himself. |
| the need for companionship | major | Beast, ever so lonely, longed for Beauty to be his wife. |