Middle of Disney's Golden Age

Rating: 8/10 (25 July 2013)

Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead and discovers her captor to be an enchanted prince.
This film was right in the middle of Disney's golden age, sandwiched between "Aladdin" and "Little Mermaid", pushing the boundaries of digital animation (just a few years before Pixar blew Disney out of the water). And the songs... definitely quite memorable.
For me, Belle is the best princess Disney has had to date. While not an outright feminist role model like "Brave" was intended to be, she is a woman whose strengths are not in physical beauty, but in her intelligence. I think that was a great decision. Sure, she is not ugly, but the focus was on her being more than just "a prize to be won".