True Love Is, Unavoidably, Cheesy

Some critics argue that "Beauty and the Beast" is an extreme case of Stockholm Syndrome. Well. They might be right—sex is about power.

“Everything in life is about sex except sex; sex is about power.”—Oscar Wilde

Power dynamics lie in contrast; sexual tension comes from uncertainty.

This love story scratches every itch of power dynamics—

• a beauty and a beast,

• the delicate and the primal,

• the strength of mind and the strength of body,

• the power of spirituality (Belle is the Beast’s hope to br…