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@Timewarpiaman

2 жыл бұрын

You wanna hear something that REALLY sucks? Disney brought Belle back for a game where they just gave her magic powers "Yeah we know she's a bookworm but she can't throw books at the baddies!"

@dayb4monday

2 жыл бұрын

P]is

@racheljackson4428

2 жыл бұрын

Gaston is the Perfect example of how NOT to be a man. who agrees with me?

@Timewarpiaman

2 жыл бұрын

@@racheljackson4428 Not really a bold statement I mean he literally exists to be the bad guy.

@deborahepstein2253

2 жыл бұрын

@@Timewarpiaman xvii(((((8

I always think it‘s a little odd to see Belle- and Hermione-type bookworms mixed together, because while both like books, they like them for very different reasons. For Belle it is to escape from the daily grind for which she seems to have little regard, for Hermione it is to excel in the world around her and be the best at everything.

@mari.art1999

2 жыл бұрын

It's also interesting that both characters are outcasts in their own respective worlds - belle is a thoughtful and multilayered girl living in a provincial small town that favors the simplicity of life. Hermione is a witch born from muggles, so she is naturally more interested in the theory of magic and many books from that world because she didn't get to grow up with them. Both have that I want more quality ( just like rory from GG) that makes them seek knowledge where others are just satisfied with what they have in that very moment

@tiffanym1108

2 жыл бұрын

I am both. I grew up in a very volatile home and I both read to escape and learn. I read novels and encyclopedias

@mari.art1999

2 жыл бұрын

@@tiffanym1108 I can definitely relate to reading as escapism! What kind of encyclopedia do you read?

@tiffanym1108

2 жыл бұрын

@@mari.art1999 Britannica. My favorite subject was and still is human physiology

@tiffanym1108

2 жыл бұрын

@@mari.art1999 mine was the old school hard back books. I had a set in my room

“It’s not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas and thinking. It’s about time you got your head out of those books and paid attention to more important things…like me 😁” - Gaston 😆😂🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

@KSP30

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@trinaq

2 жыл бұрын

"I'm very sorry, Gaston, but I just don't deserve you."

@miriamdelgado421

2 жыл бұрын

The original Fresh & Fit

@alienboy1322

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, because God forbid a woman uses her brain for the benefit of herself and others. Screw you, Gaston.

@TeresaKinsley

2 жыл бұрын

Gaston is based now, according to the internet. & he has some… fans.

Belle is the kind of person who travels a 1000 miles through books. An underrated Disney Princess and Queen.

@SkippyLaughlin

2 жыл бұрын

She really is. She's also my favorite

@normadgarmez7026

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. In terms of a great role model (from Disney), she should be in the top 3. Instead we're focusing on a talking snowman, a clingy sister, an ice harvester we barely know, sven, and a snow queen that hardly has screen time to herself.

@spidey2430

Жыл бұрын

@@normadgarmez7026 amen!!

Jane Austen and the Brontë Sisters invented Main Character Energy who can be Bookworms AND fabulous.

@natarsha2203

2 жыл бұрын

I kept waiting for a Lizzie Bennet mention!

@ru1634

2 жыл бұрын

And Louisa M Alcott continued the trend

@sarikajoshi7156

Жыл бұрын

Probably thetake forgot about Jane Eyre I think that charector is 1st in literature to show a bookworm heroine

Morover, Hermione adds a critical approach to bookworm characters: she develops explicit criticism some books she uses. In Goblet of Fire she makes several remarks about the biased historical accounts of Hogwarts and in the following novels she offers similar views about other topics. She's not shown to be an engaged fiction reader (like Belle) but as someone who uses books as tools to develop a personal view on the world.

The fact that today we tend to value science nerds more than humanities nerds makes me feel that , it reflects a larger trend of valuing the masculine over the feminine. When art, writing, and classical learning were the desired forms of knowledge, women were systematically kept away or mocked for attempting to do this (Ann Bradstreet comes to my mind). As science and mathematics started to become the dominant form of understanding the world, for a considerable portion of time, men thought women were weaker than in subjects like STEM. The knowledge that is deemed the most valuable at any point is always a male dominated sector. Even things like gaming, was there not a time when women gamers had to go through unspoken quality checks to be deemed 'real' gamers. Men just want to feel superior to women, any which way.

@dianabeloved

2 жыл бұрын

That's a really great point about valuing masculine over feminine! It also reminds me of how Disney has changed the names of recent Disney Princess movies so more boys will want to watch them- for example, Tangled was originally going to be called Rapunzel.

@360shadowmoon

2 жыл бұрын

True, but I hope that moviemakers don't take away that we should depict STEM females less. We need female characters of ALL types. As a STEM girl, I do still feel like well-written female scientists are underrepresented in media, and sometimes feel alone in a world where everybody thinks math and science is "boring". I also feel alienated from guys in STEM because they don't usually respect women in their field. It makes me sad when some feminists protest depictions of women scientists in media as "trying too hard" or something.

@magicknight13

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my, such great insightful points... I never thought of that before!!

@mcgil8891

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@eileen_a_b

2 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right about society seeming to value men more. They seemed to get placed on pedestals easier. Even in traditionally female ventures and liberal arts, there are lots of men who seem to find fame and recognition. Many popular/well-known chefs are male (Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsey, Wolfgang Puck.), fashion designers and brands (Marc Jacobs, Christian Dior, Ralph Lauren, YSL), make up artists (Wayne Goss, Kevyn Aucoin, Patrick Ta), hair stylists (Vidal Sasson, Ted Gibson, Chris McMillan - created the Rachel lol), etc. There are definitely lots of women who are also well known in these fields, but men seem to be praised for being in female fields while women are derided for being in male fields.

As a teenager that was raised by her grandmother, up in the mountains, with the sole company of books, animals and a forest, Belle speaks to me in a Spiritual Animal level.

@angelagoodwin5758

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds very cool!

@jo_jo_jo

2 жыл бұрын

@@angelagoodwin5758 Thnaks! It was, indeed. When I was younger, I used to think that it was boring, as I often missed a lot of things. However, I also think that it has shapped me as a person in a lot of ways.

@madnessarcade7447

2 жыл бұрын

@@jo_jo_jo sounds whimsical

@deleted01

2 жыл бұрын

So you were in a cult? Is she even your real grandmother?

@jo_jo_jo

2 жыл бұрын

@@deleted01 hahaha. Noooo, my parents both worked, so they usually left me with my grandmother in her cottage. I used to spent with her looong periods of time, specially in summer. There wasn't much to do back then, so I used to look for a lot of activities to fill the time. Hence, I read a lot, painted , played videogames, planted vegetables, walked a lot with my grandma... She and her dogs were my solely company. I like to say that I was rised by loneliness, not as a complain, but as an explanation of my character. Normally, people are surprised by how independent, imaginative and focused I can be. Not bragging here, is that the experience forged my character. I also had a very strong bond with my grandma. Unfortunately, she passed away last weak. This video has made me remember my long periods with her, the two of us all alone in the mountains. By the way, years ago she told me that, whenever she died, I could keep the last surviving cup of a China tea set of hers that was of her grandma. Next week I'll go to her house to collect it. I'm also pressimg some of the roses that we put on her grave, because she taught me to press flowers as a kid, and I feel like it would be an amazing homage.

I've always related more to bookworm characters. As a black woman, I'll be happy to see a more diverse representation of bookworms, but glad you are giving them the attention they deserve.

@natarsha2203

2 жыл бұрын

Tasha Jefferson from Orange is the New Black? :)

@bemusedbandersnatch2069

2 жыл бұрын

Oh you should absolutely read *Ban this Book* by Alan Gratz. It's meant for kids in the like 8-12 range, but it's still a fun read as an adult. Amy Anne is just the most adorable little bookworm

@cutelazypanda158

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more

@witchplease9695

2 жыл бұрын

@@natarsha2203 A convicted criminal is not relatable to the average Black woman….

@natarsha2203

2 жыл бұрын

@@witchplease9695 I thought what we are "relating to" is the fact that the character loves to read/is a bookworm?

Note that Belle wasn't not-interested in Gaston because he was "strapping" and "stereotypically manly". She disliked his arrogance, dismissiveness, patronizing of her and mockery of her father, and rightly assumed they had no interests or values in common. . Those negative personality traits don't *have* to go hand in hand with the other aspects of 'traditional' masculinity, though. . Had Gaston been less self absorbed, respected her personhood and understood her reading was related in part to her curiousity about the world and desire for adventure beyond the stiffling confines of smalltown life, he -- an arguably kinesthetic, obviously active man of the Great Outdoors -- might've tried to woo her by say taking her traveling. Something they could both maybe enjoy for different reasons but share the experience of all the same. They could've been a case opposites-attract with appreciation for differences, but he wasn't interested in who she was, only what she looked like. . But then, no one in town was much interested in who she was, besides her father and her friend the bookshop owner. They barely even humoured her talk of the tales she read. She had little acceptance there, and felt lonely and misunderstood. . If she were a person, I'd wonder what came first; the reading to escape or the social isolation she experienced. Or if she'd always be a reader, just a happier smalltown girl reader, had she a few close friends.

@kellydepaz525

2 жыл бұрын

Your comments about Gaston are interesting since Gaston is supposed to be a foil for The Beast. The both want Belle as a means to an end, but the beast begins to see her personhood, and falls in love with her for that.

@iprobablyforgotsomething

2 жыл бұрын

@@katherinealvarez9216 Good and obvious point that I somehow never previously thought long on, lol. When he "steps into the light" as requested, she's obviously just as afraid of him as she ever was Gaston. But she quickly learns that unlike Gaston, the Beast will yell and destroy his own stuff but not her or hers. The person inside the scary-strong-body makes a difference to how she reacts to it.

@iprobablyforgotsomething

2 жыл бұрын

@@kellydepaz525 Thank you. : ) They do start out as more similar than people realize, which honestly I'd never noticed; as you say, they want Belle for their own purposes. They're both physically imposing beings focused on their end-goals. Of course, his developing genuine feelings for her isn't the only thing that swayed her. It's also that the Beast came to know and then respect her wishes as an equal. And this impacts how he expressed his love, first with the library and then by letting her go (unike how Gaston expressed his lust / infatuation with Belle) and thus he won her over in turn.

"Belle is essentially positioned as an indoor kid, and not one who uses her introverted powers strictly to cook and clean for others. And while there's nothing wrong with cooking or cleaning, of course, it's also healthy for kids to see different models of emotional and psychological healthiness that don't involve either gentle subservience or charging into the physical conflict of battle. Belle shows that there doesn't have to be a binary choice between adventure and staying home." . YES. It is very important to have to have characters that don't fit strictly into one 'type' aka the loud adventurer, the quiet reader, the zany planner, etc. Belle reads, makes plans, she's self-sacrificing, she loudly puts her foot down in defense of others and herself but quietly lets the little things go. She acts when its neccessary, she introspects when she needs to. She's polite to other townsfolk despite the clear lack of understanding between herself and them. She's perceptive and careful about manuevering her way out not just Gaston's initial proposal but out of his immediate range when he looms at her aiming to force a kiss on her. . The writers and animators packed so much characterization into every scene -- and kept it consistent throughout the entire movie, deepening it with each act and revelation rather than trying to 180-plot twist shock us -- it's just amazing. Can we please go back to that kind of quality storytelling??

The fact that Emma Watson got to play both Belle and Hermione makes me jealous and proud of her till date.

@notwwwansik

Жыл бұрын

What? Emma was terrible as Belle, what are you talking about?

@ingridsuperfreak

10 ай бұрын

Uuuuggh , Emma Watson is one of the reasons I HATE the 2017 version ....and many BATB fans too

Thank you for noting how the live action Beauty and the Beast remake got Belle wrong by undermining where her love of reading actually comes from. They turned a girl who looked to fiction to escape into a generic smart girl

I always related to Belle, since we were both bookish Daddy's Girls who were perceived as slightly odd by our peers. Matilda was also another bookworm I looked up to.

@madelinevlogs5898

2 жыл бұрын

I related so much to Matilda when I was little! I wished I had powers like her too

@grace_1139

2 жыл бұрын

And Sarah Crewe from A Little Princess, the 90’s version. Too bad they left that one out.

As a man who never cared for Disney, I always liked Belle the most. The fact that she read so much was my favorite thing about her considering I'm a reader. When helping me move my best friend told me one time "F this, we're getting rid of all of your books and I'm buying you a Kindle since 90% of what we're moving is books!" Bookworms are the best.

@joyyoung3108

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I had to get a Kindle because I ran out of space in my apartment.

@vixendreamer

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. My sisters and mom got me a Kindle because I kept a bunch of books in my oversize purse as well as books are 75 - 90% of my belongings.

@stancalung5186

2 жыл бұрын

I got a Kindle on my 50th birthday, because a) I refused to throw away money for a party and instead I asked for books and b) I must fly to visit my mother and it´s easier as to carry books on the plane instead of shoes :))) Needless to say, as I married (an era ago), all I had was a suitcase with clothes and "a wall of books" - as my father-in-law put it :D

@vixendreamer

2 жыл бұрын

@@stancalung5186 do you have a wall of books in your house? If so, that's the closest most of us can get to the library the Beast gives Belle. The library gift is my equivalent of my top 3 - 5 dream dates or engagement presents from my future husband ever since I first saw the Beauty and the Beast.

@stancalung5186

2 жыл бұрын

@@vixendreamer It´s a little more now, after 30 years of marriage :))) I grew up whit a bookworm mother and 2 non-reader siblings, so she gave me a half of her books as dowry. Plus the ones I bought myself. I never stopped buying books, even if I now have the Kindle - it´s my addiction :))) And I cannot throw away books. It will be a lèse majesty deed :D

“But Belle deals with her outsider status in a novel way.” I see what you did there 🌝

@Kw0806

8 ай бұрын

I read that as she said it lol

Haven’t we all related to ‘Matilda’ at some point? I was privileged to have books, social capital and a teacher like Miss Honey.

I was the bookworm growing up and I loved Belle because she was also a bookworm. I love how through fictional books it’s like I’m in a whole new world. It was way better than watching a movie. I also liked books about history as well. Unfortunately, unlike Belle, I didn’t read books because I was bored. I read books because I was being bullied by my classmates and abused at home. I used books to get away from my trauma. I guess I can say I related to Matilda the most.

The most underrated character in Beauty and the Beast is easily the dude that owns the bookstore and encourages Belle's reading habit

The inspiration behind Belle's character was Katherine Hepburn's Jo March. That should have been included in the video.

@magicknight13

2 жыл бұрын

June Allyson's Jo March was always my favorite ! Now I'm gonna have to look up Katherine Hepburns version :)

Belle was always my favorite Disney heroine. I was the girl who always had her nose stuck in a book. Beauty and the Beast was the first movie I ever saw. Belle showed me that reading can be my escape, medicine, and secret power.

I remember Belle kind of being a big deal back when BatB came out, and how many saw her as Disney's first "intellectual" Princess. To this day she remains a lot of people's favorite because of that. I recall that being a time where educational programming and children's literacy was advocated more, and Beauty and the Beast's emphasis on reading fits with that. Looking back, it's amusing because all it is, is a girl having a hobby outside of just doing things that drive the plot. Yet it blew people's minds

The bookworm heroine is older than this: Sara Crewe in "A Little Princess" in 1905, where Sara is placed in a repressive boarding school, defends several berated students, and undergoes an extensive test of character; Jane Eyre, from 1847, who introduces herself to us as a reader, stuck in several repressive situations, and who stands up for herself and others throughout the novel; Catherine Morland in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey", an addict of romance books, who is brought into an alien environment, learns and grows and becomes, through sly, typically Austenian satire, a heroine.

I love Belle! The first princess to save the prince, and she didn't even have to be the "strong female character" by today's unrealistic standards...just herself!!!

@ML-di8lt

2 жыл бұрын

YES! I prefer strong female characters that are still traditionally feminine. Make their strengths things like compassion, perseverance, and empathy! Strength isn't just ass-kicking.

@auroradlg154

2 жыл бұрын

@@ML-di8lt I love variety, I like the old and new Disney princesses, but it is the strong yet traditionally feminine I personally relate the most with. Strength isn't only physical and it's important to show it.

@ML-di8lt

2 жыл бұрын

@@auroradlg154 Yes! I couldn't ever explain why I loved (animated) Mulan but disliked Arya Stark. People often saw them as the same character type. But in my eyes, they are so different. What makes Mulan successful is that she uses traditionally feminine traits and skills which in turn places value on those skills to the men around her.

@darkshadowstorm7056

2 жыл бұрын

Well yes and no. It all depends on how one interprets the story. Under analysis most classic stories have very unfavorable characteristics. For example, the case for Beauty and the Beast mirroring Stockholm Syndrome. As for "strong" female characters it depends on one's definition. Take Luisa from Encanto for example. Largely known and admired for her superhuman strength. Yet real people who have similar characteristics are mocked for being "unfeminine" or the like. While on the other hand we have the classic princesses. Not much character variety at all. Most lack the depth that is necessary for a good character and are far too passive in their own stories.

@ML-di8lt

2 жыл бұрын

@@darkshadowstorm7056 So funnily enough, I find Luisa to be very feminine! She's just also STRONK AF. She still has 'traditional feminine' qualities such as valuing/worrying about family. This, of course, may also be a cultural difference between Hispanic/Latin and European American views of family.

Belle has always been my favorite princess and I have always been frustrated by the modern notion that being strong means acting more like a boy. Can’t we have both? Can’t we get more princesses that are kind, sweet smart and show their strength in those qualities and these modern kick but girls why does it swing from one to the other all the time!

@morena07

2 жыл бұрын

THIS! and also Belle is amazing

My favorite scene(aside from the final battle) in Beauty and the Beast was when Belle got her library. Like, it would be every book lover's dream come true.

after a very painful breakup, I thought I had lost my connection to this character. To one of the stories that shaped me, and after seeing this I really think I'm finding her inside of me again and recovering that part of me, even healing. Belle was much more than what the Beast made of her, and so am I. Thank you

Anne of green gables and Matilda are probably my favorites since their connection to books is an extension of wanting to connect to other people and finding conflict from a young age

Cinderella didn't exactly cooked and cleaned for others by her own free will, and Snow White grew up educated on belief she wasn't worth anything but to serve others, so when she goes into the dwarves cottage she does clean the whole house and cooks a meal just because she wanted to give something back in order to feel like she was worth of their kindness. Those were the skills she developed to survive, so again, they both do have positive posture navigating the world around them, but I wouldn't call their kindness passive at all, taking in mind the trauma they went through, fact they consciously kept choosing being kind to others to me shows an enormous strength

Being a bookworm myself I've always felt that Bell's voracious reader traits have always been underestimated. Rory Gilmore,Lisa Simpson and Amy Farrah Fowler are my most favourite characters from webseries. Gosh I was waiting for this video for so long. I can't thank you enough. You made my day! Bibliophile princesses need more appreciation!❤️🦄

@magicknight13

2 жыл бұрын

Yesssss speak on it!! Book loving girls !

Because of belle, i accepted who i was, the introverted weird girl who likes books more than the people she interacts with or 'pop culture', fashion, gossip or anything else 'normal' for a teenage girl. This developed into a love of learning in general and that has been a life-raft to me since 2014 when i stopped working thanks to MECFS those days when ive been stuck in bed, barely able to drag myself to the bathroom, reading and learning have kept me sane when my mind was working. Nowadays, they provide me escapism so i dont feel so isolated. Im grateful everyday for these two loves of mine (and for the internet)

@oooh19

2 жыл бұрын

there are books on fashion, pop culture etc so there's a book for everyone's interest really. idk how someone could not like reading if it's a topic they enjoy

@kimwarburton8490

2 жыл бұрын

@@oooh19 very true, but books also cover uncommon topics too. In truth i read for pure escapeism from the alienation i experienced. Some people find it is too much mental effort reading, or they lack imaginative skill. Then of course are people who have dyslexia n no doubt other conditions affect reading ability, esp fatigue dominant conditions

@oooh19

2 жыл бұрын

@@kimwarburton8490 everyone is different and likes different things. it's annoying and immature when others judge you for what you like! i can enjoy different types of music , movies, fashion styles, etc

I love it when you do deep dives into these subjects. I hope one day you guys do one on Aurora. She’s my favorite Disney princess and I feel a deeper more insightful look on her will help people see why I admire her so much.

Belle and the many bookworms that followed inspired me to love reading and learning. They motivated me and others to use our imaginations and believe that anything is possible. So thankful for these characters and my fellow bookworms📚❤

Loved this episode! I always have identified as Lisa Simpson and Belle because of my love for books. Both characters are always classified as “outsiders” due to their intellect but they view the world through a much different lens and people don’t understand that once you stimulate your imagination by reading you can never see the world the same way and you lose your naïveté. I am surprised we don’t see more intellectual bookworm characters like Daria and Lisa anymore to emphasize the strength in growing one’s intellect.

The day we went to see BatB, my friend told me "Belle is very much like you" but didn't want to say how. Seeing Belle with her nose stuck in a book made her my princess. She's still my favorite.

I’ve related to videos on ‘The Take’ and memorised them to use as future citations but this video about the bookworm takes the cake, the bakery and the baker’s child.

I love the bookworm princess hero, Belle is the reason why I wanted to learn how to read so badly as a child. I am a writer and aspiring author, due to Belle and books, and living with a mom who loved reading. I am so thankful for this unrated trope.

Love, love, LOVE this one!!!!! We seriously need more bookwork princess characters!!

Belle was always my favorite, I’m still jealous of her library 😩😂

It was my mother that instilled in me a love of reading.

@bnadira212

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@semperfi818

2 жыл бұрын

Both of my parents were prodigious readers, and read to me from the cradle; no wonder I was reading myself since age 3, and considered my first library card (at age 5) my passport to the entire universe.

My first role model and favourite female character. I love and relate to Belle so much. Thank you for this insightful video. Did you know that the musical delves into Belle’s love of reading even further? The library scene continues with Belle reading to Beast as they bond over one of her favourite books “King Arthur”. I hope we will see future renditions of the bookworm princess.

I've watched beauty and the beast more times than I can count growing up. And, didn't recognize the Disney princess bookworm in myself! Lastly, how much I was influenced by other characters like matilda, too.

Belle is one of my favorite Princesses for these reasons mentioned. I relate to her through her love of reading, even though I don't really come from a suppressed or hard background. Although I wasn't really into the things a lot of other people my age were into (books included), I found other books and authors to love. Along with the fact that I'm a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, so I never really go out on weekends or anything like that. in a way, I was a little "odd" to other people, just like Belle. My family even calls me a "modern-day Belle" because of how much I love to read compared to other people. I'm definitely a Bookworm Princess!

_Belle is one of the most adorkable Disney Princesses ever, and I will DIE on that anthill of an opinion, DAMNIT!!_ :3!!!

I love this, but I'm surprised there isn't a prominent black princess bookworm and I'd love one Disney. DO YOU HEAR ME MOUSE MAN!?

I have an uncle who is a jerk in so many ways, but one glaring way is that he is anti-intellectual and pokes fun of those in the family that are (he pokes fun at people in general about everything, actually). On mother's day our families were together to celebrate and I was speaking with my cousin, his daughter, about how consuming fiction in youth is one of the best ways to build a foundation of empathy for all types of people in adulthood, in reference to her son reading a book in the living room. My uncle interjects with some snide joke about my cousin and I not being empathetic because we never learned how to read... Which is not funny, but is cruel, and not even accurate as we have always been avid readers since childhood. As we always do, we don't take offense and joke back that any empathy we do have is most definitely from books because we didn't inherit any from him. but, while we did say this in jest, there is definitely truth to it. We are lucky we were such bookworms because fiction did inspire empathy in us, as well as life long curiosity and an unquenchable thirst for adventure. Books are why we grew up with a love of writing. Books are how we escaped his cruelty because when we were young we weren't able to let these snide remarks roll of our backs, they hurt and alienated us... Books are the reason that in adulthood we can see his actions for what they are, an expression of his insecurity and desperation for control over a family he so desires but no longer has and most likely felt he never had. Because of books, we can empathize with him in our adulthood and love him despite the cruelty he weaves into his bleak sense of humor.

as a child, belle was my favourite and i was always so envious of her. i wanted to meet a hot beast and be gifted a gigantic library too!

Matilda, Rory Gilmore, and Belle are my favorite bookworm characters! Belle is the one Disney princess who inspires and encourages me that reading is a great thing and nothing to be ashamed of ! She even grows my love of books and reading!! 📚📖

I don't usually cry with youtube videos but this one got to me 🥲 Belle has been my role model since forever (so were Matilda and Lisa Simpson) and nowadays (just as Disney did) I gave up my attention towards books, I lost it to phones and apps and those stuff...which makes me sad. I think people are losing touch with books for the sake of bigger and flashier experiences or else just reduced to getting lost on their smartphones. It's something I hope I can grow out of to get back in touch with the book magic, nothing can ever replace that or these wonderful characters that get so much knowledge and empathy because of them (books)❤

I always loved Belle, because I could relate to her a lot. But, I do wish they showed more of the torments she experienced in her town for having more academic and creative ambitions in life. Lisa from the Simpsons' story feels a lot more realistic, especially from the satirical point of view the show takes. Lisa also, I can relate to more now, because while I do read fiction, I'm also a lot more academically and historically interested, which people, unless heavily stereotypical, are rarely shown on tv to have interests in academics.

Shoutout to Danny DeVito who gave us an introduction to the best film for the Bookworm Movie for Millennials and Gen Z.

I love that y'all said they have "indoor kid qualities". As a bullied kid with strict parents, I used books to metaphorically leave my house and understand the world around me. Now that I'm older, I'm more willing to leave my house literally, but I still get most of my "outside time" from reading.

As a undergraduate student in literature (and a bookworm) who is just writing a work on the story of Beauty and the Beast, you have come up with a very important point in the story: the reading itself. Although in the story from 1756 (of Leprince de Beaumont) reading is part of the education of beauty and her character (like her diligence and love of knowledge), it was not very understandable at this time to encourage young girls to read. And interestingly, in a Disney movie they took Bell's reading as part of the escapism and show of empathy in her character.

Belle was my first Barbie doll. Belle was and still is my favorite princess (Next to Raps and Mulan). I had a love for reading before her but she solidified it. I graduated with a degree in English because of my love of reading. She changed my life. I kin her because I too was an outcast because I preferred books over boys. I was judged for bing smart and different. Belle made me feel seen

I identify SO strongly as a Bookworm Princess, so thank you for that!

I never wanted a prince, I just wanted Belle's library! That is my dream...

@I_Am_NiiTA

24 күн бұрын

A dream and $1billion 😂

@jaimicottrill2831

22 күн бұрын

@@I_Am_NiiTA Sadly true!

I forgot how much I adore these films. That scene from Matilda made me instantly cry.

I was certain that Belle influenced my fondness of books (that, along with my parents more or less buying me books instead of toys I actually like lmao)

I loved this video so much. I was always book obsessed when I was a kid and when I discovered Hermione it felt like my world was coming into focus. I seriously love the bookworm princess type. I hope we see more versions of her

I'm a little disappointed Little Women wasn't brought up. 1991 Belle was inspired by Jo March, particularly the one portrayed by Katherine Hepburn. Just nice knowing the trope has existed before Beauty and the Beast and Belle just offered a new expansion on it.

I remember going to see Beauty the Beast in the movie theatre - I was so overwhelmed, a princess for me, she's odd and doesnt fit in and reads. Was and will always be my favorite princess.

This video is everything!🥰 Reading is beautiful. 📚🤩 It just shows that knowledge is power and inspiring, takes you to a higher level of yourself. Personally, the old me didn’t acknowledge the languages and cultures of the world a few years ago. Now I love to learn them like crazy!📖 🌎

trope done right: Belle , Matilda trope done awful: Bella , Tessa Young

I credit these older Disney movies in both my preoccupation with wanting to be "sexy" and not liking the Chad type guys and being attracted to underdogs. It's so weird.

Belle was literally my favorite Princess because she could read I found reading very difficult growing up

I didn't know this was a thing but now I'm absolutely living for it! Also I couldn't be surprised if bookworm princesses aren't given all the movies because watching someone read for 2 hours is... Well... Boring

@junjunjamore7735

2 жыл бұрын

If they want to combine it with magical powers, it could be like Inkheart.

Belle got Box Office numbers so Matilda and Mirabel can shine. Can you do the BBW (and her misogynistic mistreatment), how the 90s and 00s had heroin chic and sexy cartoon characters with big butts and wide hips, the Plain Jane as seen in ACS Impeachment and Why Women Kill and the Femcels, and how the media got people who are still kind of thin to be fat shamed.

@trinaq

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, please, I'd love for them to shine a light on the Beautiful Big Woman, and how she refuses to conform to the fat shaming of society.

@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254

2 жыл бұрын

@@trinaq Of course I want them to touch on how her desirability is seen as conditional: for poor Monica Lewinsky, it took little to have her labeled "bimbo", a crude femme fatale, and as one MadTv sketch said part of "a Bay of Pigs".

@lf6392

2 жыл бұрын

you should read fearing the black body: the racial origins of fatphobia, it’s a good book i think you’d like if you’re interested in this topic

@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254

2 жыл бұрын

@@trinaq Why do they deny her beauty?

@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254

2 жыл бұрын

@@lf6392 Wait, did you get my reply? Keeps disappearing.

Please cover the blood knight trope. Characters that are good at fighting and killing but aren’t necessarily evil. Examples include Wolverine, Frank Castle, Battle Star Galactica’s Starbuck Star Wars Bo Katan Kkyze and Arya Stark from GOT.

@madnessarcade7447

2 жыл бұрын

I just called them dark heroes didn’t know they had a name

@nightwingman666

2 жыл бұрын

@@madnessarcade7447 anti hero is the general term usually used for heroes that aren’t the conventional archetypes. Blood Knights are a different they are not necessarily bad people but their actions are not for heroism or to ensure the end goal of peace. They fight because they’re good at it they enjoy battle maybe more than they should but peace is not their end desire that anti-heroes do.

Lara Jean Supremacy. She’s awesome and cool. ♥️ Make being staying at home cool again.

From an early age my mum always encouraged me and my brother to read. My mum would always have a book on the go. it was always on the coffee table. My brother and I had advanced reading ages because we were encouraged to read from early on. I still love reading even now. my brother not so much but I feel the encouragement to read early on fuelled my curiosity and thirst for knowledge and learning. I always wanna learn and find out about different things. I read lots of different books. not just novels but all sorts of genres. Reading is beautiful.

As a fellow bookworm (and also librarian) one of my favourite lines from a book is from Matilda's father Mr Wormwood "What do you want a flamin' book for?"

This is why I loved the Twilight Saga so much. It came out around the time my mother died and I quit being involved with a group of people who saw my interest in puppetry as something I needed to outgrow

As a bookworm myself, i love Belle so much! Great video.

We need characters that also read non-fiction! It's frustrating when book reading is only about fiction.

@jessieeidson5916

2 жыл бұрын

Hermoine almost exclusively reads nonfiction to excel in school and understand the world she’s fallen into

The problem with the *Bookworm Princess Hero* is that she's now been bastardised into the *Not Like Other Girls Who Reads*. Basically, an average, girl who lacks a personalities save from Reading. Example: Tessa from After. Anastasia from Fifty Shades of Grey.

My favorite Disney Princess. I love me some Belle!

I thoroughly loved the video. Thank you for this!

Thank you for this! Belle was always my favorite princess growing up precisely because she was a bookworm! She was the only princess I really related to.

My favorite video from The Take

I used to be such a bookworm when I was a kid, Belle and Hermione helped me so much. I was a boring kid, I liked literature and theater and writing, my colleagues and friends used to treat me like some alien know-it-all. I say representation is important because I remember how it feels like being an outsider and feeling validated only because such mainstream characters were just like me. It really makes all the difference in the world.

I feel like you glossed over Hermione's character too easily. There's so much cultural impact that Harry Potter brought over and riding along in that massive wave, was this fresh retelling of a young bookworm, who had flaws but was the reason the main characters succeeded in the first place. Hermione was one of the few instances where the so called side kick shined more than the protagonist and everyone of us readers acknowledge that. Usually bookworm princesses are shown to be these near perfect characters who are flawlessly nice all the time. Which is totally fine ofcourse, it fit the story (like Belle, Matilda) but Hermione's character was much loved and lauded despite her flaws and "annoying" tendencies, making us the audience more often side with her rather than Ron despite his likeability. There's so much about the cultural impact of this single character I think she needs an essay on her own under this topic. Definitely not just a small mention :)

This made me cry in rejoice. Thank you to The Take Team!

Insightful video. Clearly one of my favs from The Take

I think that description of Ariel is unfair and incorrect. Ariel's first and main passion was exploration of the land. And her desire to learn about it was no less that Belle's passion for books. Did Eric become part of her story? Yes but he wasn't the central focus of it. And just like Belle, Ariel refused to just follow along with her society's expectations. Which was harder for Ariel since her father openly disapproved of who she was as opposed to Belle who's father accepted her difference. Idk, I feel like Ariel gets judged from a very narrow-minded viewpoint.

I have always loved Belle. She is the Disney Princess who is most like me. And I have felt that she made it cool to love books. People today don't realize that it was NOT always seen that way. Also, you have captured one of the reasons why the live action remake was disappointing to me. I like Emma Watson, but she did not truly understand Belle's character, imo.

YES! Thank you for mentioning Phoebe from Ghostbusters Afterlife. We need a video with more on her!

Wow, guess Emma Watson was close to getting typecast as Bookworms.

Please do an analysis for Matilda next and how she drives reading too!

Love this take. Thank you for this

Also people forget this but Tarzan himself was a bit of a bookworm in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ writings. Growing up, he first learns human language and writing through reading the books in his deceased parents’ cabin and thus can write in perfect English, but is still limited to speaking the ape language he grew up with. Books essentially prepare Tarzan for the outside world and his encounter with fellow humans and help him form his own identity (human vs animal) and further interact with those around him. It doesn’t get much screen time but you can see Tarzan learning about the outside world and humanities through some of Jane’s books in the Disney film and the Disney tv series. Same thing goes for the creature/Frankenstein’s monster in Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein. Unlike the movies, the creature becomes perfectly articulate through reading books and observing human lives. Books allow him to escape from the cruel world that alienated him and form ideals and understand when he’s being mistreated and formulate thoughts and actions based on treatment towards him, however right or wrong they may be.

Books are life! I could always identify with all these characters.

I absolutely enjoyed this one! I agree, knowledge is a superpower in my opinion. I am a woman and I absolutely love to read to not only escape, but to bring my imagination anywhere the book takes me! I grew up with Belle, Hermione and the other women mentioned. These two in particular are my heroes because of their wit and passion for literature! 🥳 I'm honestly sort of sick and tired of women trying to prove themselves through a warrior type because we don't need to be like men! Sure, being a physical warrior can be good, but at the same time, we lose a lot of other qualities like knowledge and the power of reading! Reading can change lives! 👏 Thank you so much for making this video! 🥳😊

Do one of Jasmine, pleeease!

We shouldn't forget the queen of books, Rose Lalonde

This sooo resonated with me. Yet again feeling seen 🥰 ♥️

Sometimes I feel like this heroine in books is based on the author. Like I remember reading Jacqueline Wilson books and almost all of the characters hated maths/weren’t good at it, loved books/wanted to be like her. Reading about her childhood and she was the same.

You said "Hit the Belle" at the beginning of this video. I would never advocate for that kind of violence towards Disney Princesses.

you know with the Disney Princess franchise, I could easily see how it's long awaited a new line of princesses that are sci-fi themed,

I read a lot as a kid as my father has always been a reader. We had all kind of books from his childhood and those were much better than the children books of my time. I started reading at a very young ages (compared to my younger sibling as he grew up in town and had access to Netflix and everything) I left my village at the age of 10-11 and so my reading habits. Then in the lockdown I started to read again and realised how much I love it. I'm loving my attention span and seriously I feel really good about myself after finishing a book even if it's fiction hehe. I've been reading alot of Taylor jenkins lately, tried my hands on Colleen hoover and didn't really like much. I'm excited for my birthday as I'll take the whole Harry Potter or game of throws series in hard copy since I loved the telly version. I'm sorry for the rant but I'm just loving every minute of it, if I only didn't have college I wouldn't do anything else lol. Can someone please suggest me a good feminist book but fiction please cause non fiction scares me a little as I'm new to this. I really loved the little women and I want something similar to that. Thank you.

@iprobablyforgotsomething

2 жыл бұрын

If you liked Little Women, have you also read A Little Princess (also a good film)? Offhand, thinking of old favourites somewhere in my storage (moved into a smaller apt, and so many books are packed away!), there are Book of a Thousand Days and Ella Enchanted (ignore the travesty of a film by the same name), which are good stories with likable female leads. Also liked Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede (although not nearly so fond of the sequels), and The Furthest Away Mountain (Lynn Reid). . The Black Swan (Mercedes Lackey) is also a good re-readable book, imo. It's more 'adult' than my other suggestions, which are old-school YA (meaning pre-Twilight YA-era; they also didn't stray into explicit sex scenes or swearing, but they do avoid 'high school melodrama' like love triangles, overfocus on social status, and entirely avoidable conflicts created solely by poor communication skills). . And it's not a book with female lead, and it's nonfiction, but I also liked Marley and Me, because the dog (Marley) is pretty funny and unforgettable. Bit sad at the end, though, but there is a sense of closure to it at least.

@rashianand7534

2 жыл бұрын

@@iprobablyforgotsomething wow thankyou so much I'll definitely read them starting with the black swan and oh I've watched the movie version of marley and me starring Jennifer Aniston. Absolutely love dogs❤ thanks again, didn't think anyone will read my long rant😁

@iprobablyforgotsomething

2 жыл бұрын

@@rashianand7534 No prob! Happy reading! : )

Great video!