#bellexgaston

[thekumama]

"Please, Belle," Belle could not help but stop though Gaston had no firm hold on her, his calloused hands were hardly touching her at all. No, it was his voice and his eyes, both of them were quiet and soft and there was a silent pleading. "Some of us have changed." His voice was low as if he dare not raise his voice in the quiet corner of the village for fear she would pull away comepletely. Belle did not know what to say, words dying on her lips as she stared up at Gaston's worried expression. Was it possible for someone to change so much? Something I probably won't finish. I used another photo (not of Emma or Luke, though there were lots of references used) as a base to start this, judge me all you will. Oh GEEZE. Disney! C'mon. Don't do this to me, UGH! 2017 Beauty and the Beast: I didn't have high hopes for this film, and while I don't hate it or love it, I am just SADDENED by it for 2 reasons. 1. The costumes for Belle. 2. The script/director. The movie itself had so much potential, oh my word, this could have been REALLY good. Like, good, ya know? But this movie suffers from one big flaw- they sat in the middle. They could have done the movie as a complete frame by frame recreation of the 1991 movie and okay, that would have been alright. Or they could have made their own story, added new elements and turns, and that would have been memorable. The biggest problem? They took both ideas and mushed it together and it tears this movie to pieces. I look at this and I just feel SAD for all that could have been! There was a lot of effort put into this and it's always sad to see that someones vision was hindered. The main cast (I feel) was casted correctly, the reason some of their performances seem awkward of bland seems to be due to the checklist of things that this movie was trying to check off. Belle needs to stand out- make her look like a cosplay character. Which, okay, fine! Do that, BUT DO THAT WITH ALL THE CHARACTERS- Emma would have seemed even more spunky and brave if they had MADE HER LOOK like she actually BELONGED in the world, not the VILLAGE, THE WORLD, I get that she is an outcast but not even giving her some sort of head covering when EVERY OTHER WOMAN/CHILD has something is just...dumb! Like, if you hate it so much she could have lost it halfway through with that wolf scuffle or something, which by losing that it would have also removed another barrier between her and Beast like he can finally -see- her differently instead of a peasant girl, and that it is also showing her "shedding" her connection to the village and being more herself. BAM! And okay, fine, don't give her a hat at all but AT THE END OF THE MOVIE she is now ROYALTY and EVERYONE is wearing a WIG- Adam too! But her? OH, NOPE. GAAAAAAAH! The Beast was meh, like...there isn't to much you can do with him? I feel like they should have had more moments of connections with him and Belle- And I don't mean that whole 'Paris' 'Magic Book' stuff or whatnot, I mean like SHOW them having actual dialog that FITS with that era. His character checklist consisted of two things; 1. He's mean 2. He's well animated! ...Whoopdee do. I like Maurice. I like Belle's interactions with him. I don't get why the mom thing was a big deal, my sister and I were just like...but why? Why have this? What does this further? Belle and her dad already have a really good relationship, we see that probably better than any other in the movie. This isn't something the Beast and Belle even need to bond over, they like each other because they realize they underestimated the other and yadda yadda. And how do they show that Belle is SMART? She makes a washing machine? Like? What? Why? That's not...she could have made small things like her dad. She is NEVER seen MAKING anything other then that ONE TIME with that HUGE INVENTION because how else will kids know that she's SMART? Ugh. Make her make small things, and do it consistently, you don't have to spotlight one BIG thing to make your point. How do they show Belle is independant? She argues with the Beast! The arguing is fine but the fact that she has NO fear? Like...girl are you human? I don't feel like this was Emma's acting (maybe?) I feel like it was because, you know how all these re-do Disney movies are, girl power and yadda yadda. Being able to stand up to someone WHILE YOU ARE PETRIFIED is BRAVERY, being un-afraid in a situation that would scare everyone out of there wits is just stupid! It teaches people that if you are afraid when confronting people that you're weak. Gaston, GASTON! Nobody makes me SAD like Gaston~! WHY?! Why Disney, oh WHY?! Why would you develope this man into an ACTUAL PERSON that I feel deserves all the help he can get and then KILL him in the same way like I'm supposed to be HAPPY that he died? NO. N-O. This is HANS ALL OVER AGAIN, why does their HAVE to be a villian? You could have had him scramble away from Beast and just...live. Why does he have to die? I get that he's stubborn but that stupid gun could have very well fell into an abyss and he'd have no choice but to give up. URGH!!! This is due to that whole issue where this movie feels like two scripts torn up and thrown together. They wanted to do new things but because they're Disney they have to make Belle's choice in a guy easier by making one over the top evil! AND HE'S NOT EVEN EVIL! Gosh DANGIT. This man has PTSD! He was TRYING so HARD to keep that part of himself away but he was pushed (Maurice and Belle) and pushed (the sudden introduction of MAGIC into his world and a scary monster who could probably kill all of the villagers and probably enchanted Belle as well, heck, MAGIC EXISTS ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE NOW) so he snapped back into War Gaston mode and there was nothing there to snap him back- he saw inanimate objects come alive and beat the crap out of people! He probably thought he was back IN the war. So, obviously, who gets the short end of the stick through this whole movie? Gaston. Look. He was no angel, I'm not saying he was. All I'm saying is, if you want to have a character that has mental scars like this...let that effect your others characters as well. If you want me to treat him like a villian then why did you turn him into this? You spent more time building up Gaston's character that BEAST'S! Like, UGH! DISNEY! C'MON! What if Gaston's mom or sibling worked at the castle or something and they have NO ONE to greet when the villagers finally remember them? Everyone else has a happy ending, seriously. Everyone else may have suffered for a little bit but in the end? Gaston. Gaston gets nothing just because there was not proper care for him. ANYWAYS! TL;DR, I LIKED movie Gaston, I feel like given time Belle would have seen that he (JUST LIKE BEAST IN THE MOVIE) had another side to him and that they probably could have got along just fine. Heck, this Gaston would probably READ to her if asked, look at him in the movie, he's smitten with the woman! *sigh* This is just me, you have your own opinions. Maybe I have Boromir glasses on, or even just sweet Bard glasses, I can't help it. Sorry for the huge rant.

[buttercup-bard]

BatB for the fandom ask? :)

Aaah hi Thank You so much Anon! :)

The first character I first fell in love with:

When I watched the animated version as a kid, I loved Lumiere and Cogsworth (and I love them in the Live Action Version too), but for the Live Action version it has to be LeFou. Just as soon as he came on screen I was like, yeah you. I like you!

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now:

Probably Gaston? But also LeFou. Before I watched the movie I would have never thought I’d even like them, especially with all the bad stuff about LeFou and representation etc etc I had read on here.

The character everyone else loves that I don’t:

I think probably Plumette? She’s great but I feel like we just don’t know enough about her.

The character I love that everyone else hates:

Idk? I mean there’s a large part of the fandom that hates Gaston, does that count?

The character I used to love but don’t any longer:

I really still love them all?

The character I would totally smooch:

Pfffft a bunch of them honestly? Gaston, Belle, Lumiere, LeFou (platonically) … :’)

The character I’d want to be like:

Probably Belle and/or LeFou (I already am a bit).

The character I’d slap:

Uuuuuuh Gaston. I love him, but still. He deserves it.

A pairing that I love:

Gafou, and low key Stanfou.

A pairing that I despise:

Hhhhhhm I can’t think of anything here. I’m fine with all the canon pairings, and I haven’t really seen any “weird”/unusual ships around? I mean I could say BellexGaston, obviously (even though I’m totally here for them becoming friends, if Gaston survived).

ask me

[oak23]

the original batb village: thinks Belle is actually really sweet, nice and beautiful, but thinks its a shame she reads too much and doesn’t fit in, and her dad is a joke but whatevs its cool bellexgaston is their otp cuz theyre both great

the remake village: is this fuckin close to burning Emma Watson alive

[queensconquered]

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[ao3feed-batb2017]

It's a small village, Gaston, I've met them all

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by AmyriustrixR0se

BatB 2017 :: AU :: BellexGaston ::

Belle escaped the castle before "Be Our Guest" and found herself pondering reluctantly Gaston's proposals. In other words, a collection of one-shots in which Belle agreed to marry Gaston through compromises - a lot of compromises.

:: Chapters are not in chronological order and are mainly about Belle's terms to marry Gaston, but I couldn't help myself in adding a little more of... fluff, you can say

:: This Gaston is ONLY based on the 2017 Gaston (before he goes downhill) and interviews with Luke Evans

:: total number of chapters is subject to change :)

Words: 822, Chapters: 1/14, Language: English

Fandoms: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Belle (Disney), Gaston (Disney), LeFou (Disney), Original Child Character(s), Maurice (Disney)

Relationships: Belle/Gaston (Disney)

Additional Tags: Romance, One Shot Collection, but same timeline, Good Gaston, Domestic Gaston, Family, Married Life, Nice Gaston, caring... Gaston, if ever a tag exists, Drama, stubborn everybody, considerate Gaston, If You Squint - Freeform, Alternate Universe, Fluff, Eventual Romance, In some chapters

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2rW05XP