Disney Princess Article: Princess Analysis || Part 2: Belle

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posted by CRaZy_rawR

This is part two of my makala series, and we're moving onto Belle, who is ranked twelve in my vipendwa list.

Previous Parts:
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My Original Thoughts

The first time I watched "Beauty and the Beast" was a loooong time ago. My mother loved, and still loves, that movie, along with my sister. Naturally, they made me watch it over.. and over.. and over. No matter what though, I never got a real opinion of Belle. She was just kind of there. At all my costume parties, and such, my mom and older sister always tried me to dress up in Belle attire for Halloween, but I left that for all the other girls. ;) I was just never a Belle fanatic.

My Thoughts Now

Some habits die hard, because I'm still not in the Belle fandom. (or "BatB" for that matter) And let me just say, I hate how some people find her the most intelligent! Her vocabulary is somewhat lengthy, but just because reads vitabu (which she specifically alisema she reads fiction) does not make her smart!

Okay, okay, rant mode off. Either way though, I don't upendo Belle, I don't really like Belle, but I don't dislike her. I upendo her bravery; I consider her one of the most brave selfless princesses, but I don't really like much else. I used to like Beast, the angry jerk. Then, he got Belle. After that, Beast goes all lovey-dovey like Belle and is ruined lolol.

Beauty

No doubt about it, Belle can be beautiful. The reason I say can is because I find her very inconsistent. Her ever-changing lip color gets on my nerves. And tbh, Belle's hair is super stringy and not my inayopendelewa color. Her eyes are really pretty, even though I usually don't like hazel-ish eyes. I upendo her skin tone and dayum I adore them cat nails! Overall, she ends up toward the high middle of my orodha for this.

Wardrobe

I don't hate Belle's wardrobe; it's just not my favorite.. A lot of it is just meh for me. The blue dress not that impressive, along with the green dress, and the cape (of which I hate that hideous pink-ish color.) I do somewhat like the yellow ballgown. My inayopendelewa of hers would have to be the pink dress Belle wears UNDER the ugly cape. Now that pink color suits her and it simply looks lovely.

Voices
Speaking

I don't particularly have a problem with Belle's speaking voice. It's nice, but I have no reason to upendo au hate it.

Singing

This is the one place where my opinion has changed vastly. I used to absolutely HATE Belle's annoying imba voice. Something about it almost made me cringe. Then, I really started to focus on the voice zaidi each time I watched "BatB." Turns out, I adore it now! It's beautiful, and it's almost hard to explain. :)

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MalloMar I agree with this article. I have little to no strong feelings on Belle or Beauty and the Beast. I didn't grow up with the movie, but it got so much praise that I assumed it was a must-see. It's an okay movie. Belle is certainly pretty, but her personality doesn't interest me very much. I admire her kindness. I actually love her speaking voice, not sure why. Her singing voice is nice, too. Overall, I don't dislike her, but I don't really love her either. *blushes* I got called a cutie... Nice article, Annika!

Swanpride Reading makes intelligent, even if you read "just" fiction (which we don't know for sure Belle does, she favour fiction, but the movie suggests that she is interested in everything she can read about). Because fiction is full of information. A better vocabulary is also a sign of intelligence. Reading (and education) aside: Belle shows her smarts in other ways, too. For example when Gaston corners her in her home and she decides to lure him to the door in order to throw him out. That is some really quick thinking. Later she recognises that cockworths is easy to sway with compliments and uses this to her advantage. Now, I am not saying that she is the smartest (Rapunzel and Mulan are both smarter than her) or the best educated (since Merida got formal schooling and she didn't). But she is certainly smart and various levels. And when she was created, she certainly was the smartest, because, well, the alternatives were the classic princesses who don't really display that much smarts, and Ariel, who tends to be downright stupid. Belle was the start of a string of princesses for which "she is smart" was considered an important character trait. There is no reason to be annoyed about it.

CRaZy_rawR When you explain it like that, yes! But that was more directed to the people who's say she is smart simply based on the fact she reads. ^^

shanyuisboss I really like this article! I like that you kept it short and simple but still fun to read. Although I disagree on one thing. First of all, Belle never said that all she reads is fiction. She said that she prefers fiction. I know a lot of people that prefer fiction but still read non fiction. I see that you acknowledged in the comments that you think she is intelligent, but what do you mean by people that say that simple because she reads? I don't think the people that say that mean it for the reason to be that simple. They just don't go into detail explaining why reading the amount she does usually makes you more intelligent. I don't really agree with you on everything in this article, because it is your opinion after all. I personally never found Belle to be as inconsistent as people make her out to be. Anyway, good job.

MaidofOrleans Nice job! Don't agree on everything (Belle is my number one haha) but I liked the article!

Silverrose1991 Lovely article. Belle is one of my favorite princesses: I like her relatively simple, soft personality combined with bravery, selflessness and depth (as in th opposite of being shallow and vapid). She inspires me to get back in touch with my inner bookworm. So I can't agree much, but it was an enjoyable read because you are a natural writer. Btw, I love the clean way you're organizing this series.

audreybrooke I also feel mostly ambivalent about Belle. Well done! :)

8804 Great article, and good analysis! I'm liking this series, CraZy_rawR!!!! I always considered Belle there...as a plot device. I mean, she's supposed to have the beast fall in love with her in order to "break the spell." And there wasn't as much dimension and verve to her personality ( striking out with her own ideas) as happened with other princesses. So, though I like her, it's only ever been "like." It's never been "love."

MadameLee there's a delete scene where she meets enchanted objects in the library,-a telescope, a globe, and a book stand. They all kind of talk her ear off in a sense (from what I saw of it).

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Vices of the Disney Princesses Part Two: The Later Renaissance Princesses

posted by 8804

There are lots of synonyms for selfishness. Try any dictionary online, au a hard copy (remember those?), and wewe can see that these words share exactly the same meaning, if only stated in slightly different ways:
egoistic (also egoistical), egomaniacal, egotistic (or egotistical), narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-centered,self-concerned, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, egocentric, self-loving, self-obsessed, self-oriented, self-preoccupied, self-regarding, self-seeking, self-serving, solipsistic ( credit provided to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary online link). The small unsavory...

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Character In Review: jimmy, hunitumia

posted by jacksfrost

credit to princesslullaby

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Moving on with the series it's time to shed some upendo on my third inayopendelewa princess, Jasmine. From what I've seen, jimmy, hunitumia doesn't get nearly the upendo she deserves on here, so I hope I can give her at least a little bit of what she deserves. I apologize if this makala isn't as long au well thought out as the first two, it doesn't mean I upendo jimmy, hunitumia any less, just that I'm not feeling as wordy as usual. Anyway, I hope wewe enjoy the makala and thanks for checking it out! =)

We're introduced to jimmy, hunitumia with a bit of a bang. I upendo how she stands her ground against her father and stands...

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@Rapunzelsgold_ prettiest Disney Princess orodha

posted by rapunzelsgold_

"Ariel" from Deviantart

1 = Ariel

Ariel's my prettiest. I know a lot of people would be totally against this opinion, because her hair doesn't look "natural," au her body's "too thin;" but I absolutely upendo the way she looks. Her hair is thick and flows nicely, which I upendo A LOT, her eyes are a beautiful blue, and her skin seems to be a nice light tan/pale color. To me, she's absolutely beautiful.

"Rapunzel" from Deviantart

2 = Rapunzel

Many people would call her "plain" and "just cute," but I find that she's really a beautiful person, and her looks add a lot on. I really do like her hair, long au not,...

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jacksfrost's inayopendelewa Disney Princesses

posted by jacksfrost

I'm not at all confident in this list, but either way I upendo talking about the princesses and thought this makala was long overdue (Well I've only been here..what? Two weeks? Eh, it still feels long overdue to me). ^^ Beforehand I'd like to say that I upendo all the princesses, even my least favorite. As a group the princesses mean so much to me and as individuals I upendo them all to pieces, so don't feel bad if your inayopendelewa is low! The orodha is also divided into three sections because within those sections I'm really not sure how the princesses rate, but I know they're somewhere around that...

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Krisfenfan10109's inayopendelewa Prince orodha

posted by kristenfan10109

Since I did an makala about my inayopendelewa Princesses I thought what the heck! why not do an makala about the Prince's after what is a Princess without her except Merida and Elsa of course :)

11- Prince
While this prince is sweet and kind like his princess having only one moyo and one both for her sadly we don't get to see much of him and therefore it's somewhat hard
to depict much of his personality.

10- Prince Charming
Like the Prince I'm afraid for me falls into the same mashua unless even with the sequels I find it hard to depict his personality except that he is very determined and daring...

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My bila mpangilio opinions, thoughts and theories about DP sinema

posted by fiina

Hello all, this makala is pretty much what the title says. I have had some boring time lately and I just started listing some of my thoughts on paper, and then I got the evil idea to write makala about it. So this is all about my opinions and thoughts and wewe all freely may au may not agree with them. I actually have very little theories here, and most of them are completely lunatic, but let's hope wewe get at least some amuse from them. I have listed my opinions very bluntly without any greater explanations because I wanted this to be short and clear(and I don't like to write a lot).
I have...

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My inayopendelewa Disney princess couples

posted by lililc

before i beggin, i have to make clear that i don't have the intention to ofend anybody, and my english is a little bad,so am sorry for it

For this is i am going to ignore sequels
note: i didn't add picha cause i still have to learn how

[b] 11.Cinderella and Charming [b]

i have to say it always bother me the fact than he didn't went to find her himself , it would had been easer for the duke as he knows how the girl looks.
i also sometimes doubt that he would pick her if he had seen her in her maid costume.
My biggest problem is that cinderella have a lot of positive attributes , she is kind,persistent,...

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jacksfrost's Prettiest Disney Princesses

posted by jacksfrost

I'd really upendo to make an makala on my inayopendelewa Disney Princesses, but my orodha still isn't final and I've still got some things here and there to sort out, so I opted out for a prettiest princess orodha instead. I find all of the princesses to be gorgeous beforehand, though some I just find a little prettier than others! ^^ Anyway, I hope wewe enjoy this article!

13. Belle

Possibly a bit of an unpopular opinion, but Belle is without a doubt my least prettiest princess. Even not considering her inconsistent uhuishaji she still doesn't seem to be much of anything special to me. She's got a unique...

My Princess Aurora Cosplay

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Origins of names - Disney Princes

posted by Annabethandco

There was a very maarufu makala made a long time zamani about the origins of Disney princesses names and I wanted to do something with the names of Disney princes. These names will be done in a bila mpangilio order and some princes will be left out for various reasons (such as SOMEBODY not even having a name).

1. Adam
Adam is the Hebrew term for man. I think this is pretty obvious because according to the Bible, Adam was the first man created. In a way it is fitting that the Beast is called Adam once he is transformed back as he is human again and now a man not a beast.

Another name meaning is red. This...

Ariel laying on kitanda

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ukuta and mountain

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My inayopendelewa Disney Princesses. (Updated!)

posted by avatar_tla_fan

This is the sekunde time I've done this. Well, it's been changed yet again, and.. A lot. So, I might as well re-do it, there's been some pretty big changes since I last made this article. Some placements have changed a lot, and some have stayed around the same, so you'll find out soon which placements have changed and which havent. Anyways, please keep in mind that this is my opinion, and we may disagreement so respect my opinion and I will respect yours. I hope wewe enjoy the article! :)

And I really want to know what wewe think about my list, so if wewe could comment, it would mean a lot!

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Getting To Know BraBrief

posted by BraBrief

Bra Brief from Dragon Ball GT.

I've been on fanpop and Disney Princess Club since April 2011, but I've never introduced myself properly. My name is Vera, in my mother tongue my name means "faith", while in italian it means "real/true". I was born on December 15th 1988, so I'm 25, my zodiac sign is Sagittarius and my Chinese sign is Dragon (love it! so majestic). I studied languages and economy in high school (Disney sinema helped me a lot to improve my english). I speak serbian, italian, english and a little bit of french. Currently I'm working as employee.

On the left Belgrade, my hometown; on the right Trieste, where...

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What My Opinions Are On Elsa.

posted by avatar_tla_fan

I recently moved Elsa up a lot on my list, so I decided I would make an makala talking about my opinions on her.
I'll be going over multiple categories here:
Thoughts when I first saw the movie.
Opinion now.
Where she ranks on my lists (prettiest, favorites, imba voice etc.)

So let's start! Keep in mind that this is just my opinion ones a, so respect my opinion and I'll respect yours.

Enjoy the article! :)

My opinions on her overall:
When I first saw the movie. I liked her.. But it was just that. She wasn't one of my favorites, and she wasn't exactly a special character. I didn't hate her,...

My Defense Of Rapunzel.

posted by avatar_tla_fan

I have seen that some people think that Rapunzel is a bad role model, so I thought I would give my opinion on this. Anyways, keep in mind that this is what I think she's a good role model, wewe may find different traits better in a role model. Anyways, enjoy the article!

I'll be discussing that I think Rapunzel is a good role model, and is not a stupid character.

This Will Contain Spoilers of the Movie Tangled.
Let's start with the beginning of the movie.

I've seen Rapunzel has been criticized for NOT walking out on her mother. Well, I have two reasons why I don't understand why people would...

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Analysis of Tangled. (Opinions from fanpop, public, critics. Etc.)

posted by avatar_tla_fan

Well, today I'm going to analyze the movie Tangled. This will include taking my opinion, the public's opinion, the critic's opinion.. Etc. To analyze the movie, and find out how people feel about it.

My Opinion
I think this movie is absolutely amazing. I adore Rapunzel, she's my inayopendelewa Disney Princess, and I upendo Flynn too, he's my sekunde inayopendelewa Disney Prince. Mother Gothel is one of my inayopendelewa villains, so of course I would upendo a movie if I loved the characters. I also upendo the plot of the story, I don't think it's that simplistic, although I know people say that. Despite what people...

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Reviewing Songs; Mulan: Part 1!

posted by avatar_tla_fan

Sorry this took me a little longer than the other ones. I originally planned to remake my inayopendelewa Disney Princess imba Voices. About halfway though it, I decided to go to this and return to the other one later. It will be up within a siku au two, hopefully. Anyways, Mulan is my personal inayopendelewa Disney Princess movie (currently) and I know that it's maarufu with most on fanpop, so I decided that this would be the movie soundtrack I would do next. Anyways, please keep in mind that this is my opinion, and we may disagree, so respect my opinion and I'll respect yours. Enjoy the Article! :)

These...

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A Rapunzel and Merida fanfic.

posted by avatar_tla_fan

This fanfic will not have ANYTHING to do with the movie, it's just the characters that remain the same. Rapunzel will have her brown hair though, if anyone cares.

Rapunzel had not seen Merida in two years.

Merida was Rapunzel's best friend.

And last, they were going to see each other again, for the first time in two years.

Let the story begin..

Rapunzel was anxious.
What if Merida isn't the same? Rapunzel thought, What if she's different? What if....

Stop questioning yourself.

Merida will be the same person she was when wewe saw her two years ago.

Rapunzel saw Merida approaching, but when she was...

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Esa figurine

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