She stands out, doesn't she?
The first couple of scenes of the movie, we could see her talking enthusiastically to the baker about a story she just read. Then, she proceeded to go to the bookstore and got a book that she read all the way to her home. Now, this gave positive remark to all young girls/boys out there that they should read and be imaginative like Belle.
She is brave
She was willing to be the Beast's prisoner for her father's freedom. Has anyone ever noticed that when she ran away from the castle and had herself surrounded by wolves, she fell off Philippe and the wolves attack him instead? Well at time, she had the opportunity to run away and leave her horse. Despite this fact, she went ahead and grab a stick, bravely protecting herself and her horse though there's a slim chance of survival. Stupid, you say? No, that was an admirable act of courage and sacrifice, proving she cares about a life, even an animal's life.
Fact that she loves her family unlike *cough* Ariel *cough* I'm kidding I love Ariel too :3
So anyway Belle and Beast are dancing in the ballroom, and beast asks Belle if she is happy with him. Instead of saying the generic "yeah, I'm happy with you." Belle thought of her father. With a loving man (well, kinda) and a castle and a friendly crew of enchanted object and beautiful dresses, she still thought about Maurice. She didn't forget about her family when she's in love and rushed down to her dad when she knew he was sick.
There's also the thing where she sacrificed her own freedom for her father's but that's been discussed in the previous point.
She Doesn't Just Like People for Their Looks
This is self-explanatory isn't it? I mean, rejecting Gaston and loving a beast and being friends with households reflects "Don't Judge a Book by Its' Cover" perfectly, no?
In Belle's Song from her first appearance, the whole town was talking about her and using adjectives and words like "rather odd", "heads in the clouds", "funny girl", "very different from the rest of us" etcetera. It proves, you can still be "odd" but still be an awesome Disney princess :D
To conclude, Belle is amazing! She is so beautiful yet doesn't care about how she looks. She is intelligent and loves reading and sees the personality of people not just their looks. She had a chance to go to handsome Gaston but didn't (also keep in mind that Gaston is like the town hero most of the girls swoon over him and most of the guys want to be him) Instead she falls in love with a beast because he was sweet and kind (sort of) not just handsome but best of all is that she wished for adventure and for someone to understand her ( doesn't necessarily mean lover but could mean friend) she didn't wish for some prince to save her. Don't forget she gave up the freedom of her life just so her father could be free. She also has no friends I think this is a great message to other people saying that even disney princesses don't have the easiest life. To end it I would like to say that Belle is the best because she is herself and embraces it.
Now I sort of feel bad I didn't make Mulan's this long. I just love Belle.
Yes he will because Belle loves him despite his looks :3
She does not care about looks...sort of
Ruined da movie *flips table*
