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That’s like, the moral of the whole movie is that she didn’t judge him for his appearance and wasn’t expecting a prince. I figured this was well known.
Right, Beauty, and the author's thinly veiled fetish.
I know you're kind of joking, but the story was written during a time where girls would often be married off to older men they didn't know and the story was meant as a comfort/encouragement to these young girls that he may be ugly and old and not really what you dreamed of, but maybe he turns out to be an actually kind person who can give you a good life and you can learn to love him despite his looks.