Fun at a sing-a-long

Yesterday, I went to a Beauty and the Beast sing-a-long and it was fun! There were surprisingly few people there, though, but I thought about it and today's kids weren't even BORN when the movie came out (1991) and maybe not even when it came out on DVD (end of middle school for me)!!! So maybe they aren't quite so attached? Plus, it wasn't advertised all that much. Anyways, before the movie there was an introduction with Jordin Sparks that talked about some interesting facts and showed parts of her music video (she recently released a version of the title song, "Beauty and the Beast"). I'll admit, I didn't really sing that much, but I only heard the family behind me singing anyways, so...yeah. It was cool to see the lyrics though because there were parts of songs that I'd never known the lyrics too. There are some really funny/witty lines! Like in the villain song, "Kill the Beast." Here are some of the lyrics:

"We don't like what we don't understand, in fact it scares us and this monster is mysterious at least"

"Here we come, we're fifty strong, and fifty Frenchmen can't be wrong"

(especially love the last one =D)

I also notices some interesting things, such as:

*I'd noticed it before, but I wonder why no once checked up on the very faulty math when making the film (unless they did notice it and kept it in as an inside joke or something?). The prince looks about 18ish when the curse is set, and he has to find love before he's 21, and they've been under the spell for 10 years when the last petal actually falls...so he was 11? Hmmm

*Belle is STRONG! She lifts the Beast not once, but TWICE! (Once after the fight with the wolves, and again when the Beast almost falls after the fight with Gaston)

*I also noticed that Belle & Phillippe (her horse) fall through the ice into the river and then keep going & fight off wolves. The water has to be freezing, so Belle is really truly resilient. Go Belle!

I finally finished the Art & Making of Beauty and the Beast, and it was nice to have finished it before re-watching the film because I appreciated it that much more and noticed things I hadn't noticed before. For example, the book talks about the progression of Gaston. In the beginning, he's conceited, but fairly normal, but by the end there's a "near insanity" about his character, and I really noticed it yesterday. By the end, his hair is somewhat unkempt and he's obsessed with winning Belle and there's a craziness in his eyes.

All this to say, Beauty & the Beast comes out on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, and you should go buy it. I know I will!