Beauty and the Beast - Dancing scene

The opening scene portrays the beast to be very powerful and scary, whereas the beauty being small, innocent and harmless.

The scene starts with the beast trying to force the beauty out of the house. The music is intense which builds tension. The beast itself is giant which would make the viewer feel scared for the beauty, wanting her to escape unharmed. It is a chase scene which is fast paced, making it exciting.

The beauty escapes from the house, and runs past a talking candle and clock. This is magical and children may like this. She then runs into the forest on a horse, but to her surprise, she runs into a pack of wolves. This is a dilemma for the beauty, which would make the viewer feel worried. She then tries to run away, but is still being chased by the wolves.