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Title: Not truly Christian
Review: Overall I thought this movie was a very good production with an exciting plot and good acting, but I was disappointed with the Christian aspect. The messages (both subtle and not-so-subtle) conveyed in "Belle and the Beast" seemed no different from those conveyed by secular romance films: The woman is perfect as she is and does not need to change; she has unrealistically high standards for a partner; she alone holds the power to change a man; in a healthy relationship, the man does all the work and pursues the woman and placates her until she is satisfied. I am not advocating the traditional model of a relationship in which the the man is the head and the woman a mere submissive puppet; I appreciated Belle's confidence and independence. However, after watching this film which explicitly advertises itself as Christian, I felt as if I had sat through just another secular romance that portrays false ideas about true love.
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