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When I saw that title, I assumed it was a reference to the other sort of children, but maybe it's too early for that?

I loved the movie as a kid, because of the bookishness. And the fact that Belle wanted adventure and not just to marry a prince. The troubling aspects of the story didn't register. As an adult, I think the part I find the most problematic is that she's introduced as someone who is intelligent and resourceful, then

When Gaston shows up in the opening sequence, he tells Belle that women shouldn't read because it leads to them "getting ideas and thinking" and that she should pay attention to more important things like him. And then later he throws a wedding outside her door, taking her consent totally for granted. When she kicks