The Image of Grace Itself

What if?  Why Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017) is one of the most Burkean movies ever made.

As the movie was ending, I thought, I might very well be reading too much into this, wanting to find Christianity in the story simply because I fell in love with the story. Then, my patience and thought was more than rewarded. As the spell was lifted from the castle of the Beast, the last thing to transform was the very top of the castle, a rather eerie gargoyle overlooking the cursed realm. When it changes, it doesn’t just become less creepy, it becomes truly holy. The gargoyle transforms into St. Michael slaying the devil. Truly, literally. Right there on a Hollywood movie screen—seen by millions of movie goers—is the symbol of the entire movie, a statue of St. Michael in victory against the devil. How amazing is that?

To read the full review, please go here: http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2017/07/moral-imagination-disney-beauty-beast-bradley-birzer.html