Beauty and the Beast, and the God who breaks our curse

How is Beauty and the Beast also a profound metaphor for human salvation? How can this fairytale transform our relationship with the 'beast' within us?

Excerpt from episode: "...Consider that once upon a time in Eden, we too were royal princes and princesses in a Kingdom, just like the prince in the tale. And like that prince, our pride exacted a terrible price upon our humanity - the curse of sin. It would ravage the human heart like a devouring beast, turning brother against brother, tribe against tribe, and most tragically, humanity against God. When fully bred, the once glorious human person made in the image of God would become barely recognizable in the gross disfigurement sin brought...."