On a cheerier note...

I had better talk about something that doesn't piss me off.

So... I will talk about what I call, "Disney getting it right."

Beauty and the Beast.

( Some background. )

Now, I assumed that Disney would hold true to this story, since it has all the elements that Disney likes: The cinderella story of the good, but trod upon girl who triumphs in the end, and becomes a princess. A happy ending. Plenty of opportunities for songs. A charming love story. A morality play.

However, I didn't realize that this story IS missing a standard Disney Element. A Villain. Even the Beast is not really a villain, and the sisters aren't over the top enough for the writers at Disney. It has to be a tangible evil which is vanquished in the end.

So they quietly removed the loss of riches and the ill-tempered sisters.


And Added Gaston.

Now, I should have hated this. I was pretty pissed off about the "happy ending" tacked on to The Little Mermaid, and the vilification of the "sea witch". I was pissed off about the "Happy Ending" they tacked onto the Tin Soldier in Fantasia 2000.
( Look Ma, no hang-ups! )