Ok… if you read the title you either 100% agree or you think I’m way out of left field and think it’s just a movie about Stockholm syndrome. If you’re in the latter group, well be my guest and explore with me how all Beast needed was a strong stern woman with high her own mind and high standards.
As we all know, Beast starts out as a prince, who is turned into a Beast by an enchantress, because at first glance she did not meet the standards for beauty. He was so spoiled that he was unable to appreciate simple rose as gift. But
1. Beast is a 21 year old virgin: It’s only mentioned in passing but the rules of the spell are that Beast needs to love someone and earn their love in return by his 21st birthday. In the song “Be Our Guest” Lumiere says they’ve been under the spell for nearly 10 years. So this guy has basically been going through the most horrific version of puberty possible for ten years straight. And given the different animals he’s made of… his dick might actually be spiky… The point is, he’s gotta rely on his personality.
He is surrounded by servants: Beast has nobody telling him, No. Nobody challenging him to present himself appropriately. He does not know how to be of service to anyone, and that has only lead to rage and antisocial behavior.
Saving Belle from the wolves was his first act of service: Beast putting his life at risk to save Belle, not only showed Belle that he can think of others over himself, it was also the moment Beast received genuine comfort of the human touch in a decade at least. From this moment on he puts Belles needs before his constantly, he grooms and dresses better, he provides her with books to nurture her mind, he has an intimate dance that he never pursues any further. And finally, he dooms himself to a sexless existence just so Belle could help her father.
Belle is Different because she is independent: the town judges Belle as being odd. But what’s odd about her is that she thinks for herself, and is unbothered by the expectations of others. She supported her father and made her own decision to be prisoner in his place. (Belles mom was probably a domme too)
The Antagonist is a Dom who wants Belle to be his Sub: The entire arc of Gaston is him trying to get Belle to submit. But she won’t submit, because she isn’t submissive at heart.
The Rose is a vagina: the symbol of beast’s curse is a blooming rose, encased in glass, kept eternally away from him. Until he finds his own blooming rose and earns her affection, his existence is just eternal orgasm denial.
I’m sure there is more but. I think this lays it out clearly that Beast is Belle’s sub dedicated in showing his love with acts of service while her way of showing love is just blessing him with the honor of her presence.
One last thing… given the context of the D/s relationship I laid out… Is anybody else curious about what the grey stuff is that’s so delicious???