“Beauty and the beast” the childhood classic which changes its meaning as we mature.
The protagonist, Beast is locked inside a forgotten castle and only love can save him from becoming a beast forever. Luckily Belle(beauty) falls in love and saves him from becoming a beast forever.
What is the relevance of this Disney movie in 21st century?
If we look closely
The beast had locked himself in a castle made up of bricks of insecurity, cemented by self doubt and polished with despair.
He locked himself in this big castle with his talents personified into objects which were fading away like his faith.
Beast despised each and every ounce and inch of his body and used to curse everyone around him for his appearance. He had given up on himself but his alter ego still had hope.
In the story, Beauty comes from the outside world and in a matter of weeks both of them fall in love.
Have you ever noticed that when one gives flowers to someone, then the fragrance of it lasts in the hands of the giver. Similarly when we love someone it has a positive impact on us as well.
When the feeling of love revives in this poor soul his beastly appearance melts and a beautiful man appears.
Throughout his life he was this beautiful man, then what caused him to think of himself to be a beast?
What causes us to think that we are ugly?
Nowadays
Beauty has become a combination of the slot machine;of trends.
In the early 2000s
The combination appeared to be
Petite Figure+white skin+thin lips
In the early 2020s the combination appears to be
Busty Figure+ tanned skin + fuller lips.
If you’ve watched mean girls then Rachel mc Adams was ridiculed when she gained weight in her hips and now,
thanks to the kardashians, all the girls want to have a busty figure.
Earlier, the Africans were made fun of for having a fat lip and now girls all over the world are poking their lips with needles in pursuit of the perfect pout!
Why do we keep on manipulating our own beauty to hit jackpot on the slot machine whose nature is transient?
The mirror on your wall can show you the beauty aligned with trends, but can this thin layer of glass polished to make you see what you reflect, make you feel beautiful?
When you stand in front of your mirror, do you see your beauty or feel it?
If beauty is intangible then what are we trying to find in our mirrors?
If we don’t feel beautiful and start drowning in self hate then should we seek the hand of a surgeon or a therapist?
We look the most beautiful when we accept our beauty and embrace it.
So let go off the castle of your mind and let your inner beauty guide you out of a reality which doesn’t exist.
With love
Prakriti.
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