Talk:Belle/@comment-25097798-20141215130053/@comment-25578253-20150113140710

First of all, Belle could'nt have had the strength or even the time to do all that to save her father. Besides, they would still find her and Maurice, even in Prince Adam's castle. So, the same events would still occur. But the story had to go one besides and for the creators of the movie, the Beast loved Belle but had to earn her love in return. So, Belle had to go to the Beast's castle for the story to go on. She was smart but she was also being practical. She didn't have the strength or the time to knock Gaston out and run away with her dad. News flash; girls couldn't fight men back in those days. They had no independence. Thank heaven we live in the 21st century and now, women do have independence and to make matters best, the feminist idea came to be.