5 Little But Mind-Blowing Details You Missed In “Beauty And The Beast”

1. The scene in which Belle sings on the hilltop above her village is a direct nod to the opening scene of The Sound of Music.

2. Animators also reused 30-year-old animation from Sleeping Beauty, and we’ve got the receipts to prove it:

3. If you look closely, the winding crank on the back of Cogsworth’s head is a near-perfect Mickey.

4. But that’s not the only Oz connection: In the makeover scene, the Beast bears an uncanny resemblance to the Cowardly Lion.

5. Speaking of Belle’s blue outfit, animators drew her to look like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. #Twinning