{"id":15488,"date":"2009-08-02T21:41:14","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T03:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=15488"},"modified":"2014-11-10T06:41:04","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T13:41:04","slug":"tale-as-old-as-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/08\/02\/tale-as-old-as-time.html","title":{"rendered":"“Tale as old as time …”"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a special fondness for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

First off, it was one of the first Disney flicks I actually went and saw as an adult.<\/p>\n

Second, it features a protagonist who walks around with a book in her hand. I have a small figurine in my office of Belle doing this. Since I do it at lunch all the time, that means a lot to me.<\/p>\n

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Thirdly, I very much relate to the Beast. A fearful, awkward, not-quite-human creature, laboring under a curse, redeemed through love by a wonderful, intelligent, caring woman. My marriage to Margie feels very much like that, thank you.<\/p>\n

So, yeah, as we were watching the movie tonight with Katherine, I got rather weepy at various points … Belle reft from her father … the painful argument through the door … the rescue from the wolves … the Beast releasing Belle from her captivity … the Beast’s death and resurrection … the final ballroom dance …<\/p>\n

So, okay, I’m a sentimental romantic. And Beauty and the Beast <\/em>is one of my favorite Disney flicks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a special fondness for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. First off, it was one of the first Disney flicks I actually went and saw as an adult. Second, it features a protagonist who walks around with a book in her hand. 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