Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.

 

                      Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.

I loved this movie cause it coincides with the first Beauty and the Beast, 

the story is a great addition to the other and it fits. The animation is the 

same as the first and fits the story, it is some of the greatest animation 

that Disney has ever done and to me that is a big selling point cause if 

the animation doesn't fit with the story it wont work. If you haven't seen 

this movie I really hope you find it and sit down with the whole family 

cause everyone will enjoy it. So, with that, lets get to the story shall we:

A Christmas party is held at the Beast's castle sometime after the spell is 

broken, attended by almost the entire village. While reminiscing about 

the previous year's Christmas, Lumiere and Cogsworth get into an 

argument over who "saved" Christmas, prompting Mrs Potts to tell the 

story.

Going back a year, not long after the Beast saved Belle from the wolves, 

Belle anticipates the coming Christmas season, as do the other servants, 

though they reveal that the Beast is against the season since he was 

transformed into a Beast on Christmas Eve. To lighten his spirit, Belle 

teaches the Beast how to ice skate. They are observed from the West 

Wing by Forte, a pipe organ who was formerly the Prince's court 

composer and does not want the spell to break meaning he never 

wanted to be human again as he is of more use in his enchanted form. 

He sends his piccolo minion, Fife, to sabotage their newfound friendship, 

causing Belle and the Beast to crash into the snow. Then, when Belle 

makes a snow angel, the Beast sees his snow figure as a shadow of a 

monster. He roars, thrashes the snow and storms off in a fit of rage. As 

Fife claims that Forte will be proud of him, the Beast stomps back into 

his castle in fury and depression.

Despite the Beast's misgivings, Belle decides to celebrate Christmas 

without his consent, though the Beast gradually opens up to the idea 

with advice from Lumiere. Belle meets Forte in the West Wing and he 

suggests that she venture into the forest to find a Christmas tree, but he 

secretly tells the Beast that Belle is abandoning him. In fury, the Beast 

destroys the Christmas decorations in the dining room and storms off 

outside to look for Belle. Belle and a few more servants find and chop the 

tree down, but Belle falls through thin ice and almost drowns. The Beast 

intervenes and saves her in time, though he locks her in the dungeon for 

supposedly breaking her promise not to leave.

As Belle is comforted inside the dungeon by the servants, the Beast has a 

change of heart when he finds a storybook present Belle left for him. He 

reads it and frees Belle, giving his consent to celebrate Christmas. Forte 

attempts to use his powers to bring the castle down and kill everyone. 

Fife betrays him and aids the Beast and Belle. The Beast reaches the 

West Wing and after a brief fight, damages Forte's keyboard. Forte 

smashes to the floor, destroyed. With Forte gone, the castle is repaired 

and Christmas is celebrated. The castle and servants are decked out in 

holiday decorations, right before Belle and the Beast do their famous 

ballroom dance from the first film.

Back in the present, Mrs. Potts concludes that it was Belle who saved 

Christmas. Belle and the Prince enter the court to greet their guests, 

presenting Chip with a storybook as a present. As Fife, now the new 

court composer, leads the orchestra, the Prince and Belle share a 

moment on the balcony, where he gives her a rose as a gift.