The whole Stockholm thing not applying has been kind of done to death for this movie, but the first key scene I think a lot of people forget:
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Belle escaped.
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Yes, she almost died when she was attacked by wolves (and he ended up saving her), but she then had the option of leaving him in the snow and continuing her escape. She also could have just dumped him on the castle steps. But instead she took him inside and made sure he was okay.
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She had absolutely ZERO affection for Beast at this point. She didn't like him, and she certainly didn't love him. And she continued to show defiance throughout the scene
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It's not until after this scene when Beast starts expressing kindness, and they find a mutual respect for each other
Quasimodo was a better example of Stockholm syndrome, where he was kidnapped and completely believed himself to be dependent on Frollo, who has kept him completely isolated
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Even after and during the abuse, Quasimodo largely believes that what happens to him is his fault, that he should have listened to Frollo because Frollo loves him and only does what he does to protect him
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Rapunzel as well, with mother Gothel
That's was the whole point of Belle though, she had a good heart, and felt a need to repay her saviour.
hOwEvEeeerr, You left out the part where she became his prisoner in place of her father.
Hence the Stockholm syndrome link still stands, and is valid.
Belle at no point loves Beast until he stops treating her as a prisoner. Nor does she defend his actions of keeping her prisoner.
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They entered into an agreement that resulted in her imprisonment, but she did not believe it to be benevolence of any kind, nor did she mistake Beast for being kind or trustworthy until after. She was so repulsed by his behavior that, with her good heart and all, she was willing to jeopardize her father's freedom and her own word to escape from abuse
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Beast also largely stops thinking of her as a prisoner. He doesn't work to manipulate her into loving him or anything like that. He actively comes to see that what she's saying and doing has value, and, when it comes down to it, he is willing to let her go, even to his own detriment
"Symptoms of Stockholm syndrome
1. The victim develops positive feelings toward the person holding them captive or abusing them."
-She doesn't develop positive feelings towards him until the abuse stops
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"2. The victim develops negative feelings toward police, authority figures, or anyone who might be trying to help them get away from their captor. They may even refuse to cooperate against their captor."
-definitely doesn't qualify. Belle actively attempts to escape and defy her captor, and even
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"3. The victim begins to perceive their captor’s humanity and believe they have the same goals and values."
-Belle and Beast do begin to relate to one another, but Belle hardly had the same goals as him, or believed him to have the same goals as her
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Belle escaped.
.
Yes, she almost died when she was attacked by wolves (and he ended up saving her), but she then had the option of leaving him in the snow and continuing her escape. She also could have just dumped him on the castle steps. But instead she took him inside and made sure he was okay.
.
She had absolutely ZERO affection for Beast at this point. She didn't like him, and she certainly didn't love him. And she continued to show defiance throughout the scene
.
It's not until after this scene when Beast starts expressing kindness, and they find a mutual respect for each other
.
Even after and during the abuse, Quasimodo largely believes that what happens to him is his fault, that he should have listened to Frollo because Frollo loves him and only does what he does to protect him
.
Rapunzel as well, with mother Gothel
hOwEvEeeerr, You left out the part where she became his prisoner in place of her father.
Hence the Stockholm syndrome link still stands, and is valid.
.
They entered into an agreement that resulted in her imprisonment, but she did not believe it to be benevolence of any kind, nor did she mistake Beast for being kind or trustworthy until after. She was so repulsed by his behavior that, with her good heart and all, she was willing to jeopardize her father's freedom and her own word to escape from abuse
.
Beast also largely stops thinking of her as a prisoner. He doesn't work to manipulate her into loving him or anything like that. He actively comes to see that what she's saying and doing has value, and, when it comes down to it, he is willing to let her go, even to his own detriment
1. The victim develops positive feelings toward the person holding them captive or abusing them."
-She doesn't develop positive feelings towards him until the abuse stops
.
"2. The victim develops negative feelings toward police, authority figures, or anyone who might be trying to help them get away from their captor. They may even refuse to cooperate against their captor."
-definitely doesn't qualify. Belle actively attempts to escape and defy her captor, and even
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"3. The victim begins to perceive their captor’s humanity and believe they have the same goals and values."
-Belle and Beast do begin to relate to one another, but Belle hardly had the same goals as him, or believed him to have the same goals as her
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