An obsessive Beauty and the Beast fan since I was a year old, I had always accepted the fact that the Beast didn't have a name. After all, they don't specify one in the movie. I always thought, if the filmmakers had wanted to, they would have included it. Years later, I find out that online fans have taken to calling him Adam. I never knew where people got this idea, and I personally don't think the name fits (it's not French). But I found a great video that attempts to explain the origin:
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I've seen a lot of people arguing about this online- those who are told that this is a false name get really defensive, and say that Disney's inclusion of the name on select merchandise, and the placement of this name on a wall in certain princess-themed hotel rooms makes it canon. A comment on the above video even states that as an employee at BOG restaurant, they are told that Adam is indeed Beast's name.
So what do you guys think? In my opinion, I don't care how often they make this mistake- if Glen Keane, Don Hahn, Linda Woolverton, and everyone else involved in the movie didn't name him Adam, then he is NOT Adam. But I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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I've seen a lot of people arguing about this online- those who are told that this is a false name get really defensive, and say that Disney's inclusion of the name on select merchandise, and the placement of this name on a wall in certain princess-themed hotel rooms makes it canon. A comment on the above video even states that as an employee at BOG restaurant, they are told that Adam is indeed Beast's name.
So what do you guys think? In my opinion, I don't care how often they make this mistake- if Glen Keane, Don Hahn, Linda Woolverton, and everyone else involved in the movie didn't name him Adam, then he is NOT Adam. But I'd love to hear your thoughts!