FAN ART: How Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' should have ended.....

[brendala]

I love this film as much as any other girl who was raised on a steady diet of Disney princess movies. However, upon watching it as a grown up, it becomes clear that Ariel is a totally stupid, selfish, awful person (er, fish or whatever species she technically is). And I have my doubts that her relationship with Eric would survive the resolution of her "Daddy Issues".

Sorry for ruining your childhood, everybody!

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[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. I was in love with the movie as a kid, I remember seeing it at the movie theater when it first came out. All the songs, Ariel's singing voice, it made me wanna believe that mermaids were real.

Buuuuuuuut as a I got older, I realized it followed the typical 'love-at-first-sight' Disney formula. She fell for a guy whom she didn't even know. =\

As bad as it was, the movie still hold a lot of good memories in my heart. I even watched the sequel with Ariel's daughter (didn't see the third) and the TV series from back in the day.

[brendala.livejournal.com]

I really dug the TV series when I was a kid. It wasn't perfect. But at least it showcased Ariel's adventurous side instead of having her obsess over a boy like she did for 95% of the movie.

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

(Off-topic, but are you interested in Monster High at all? It's my new big fandom and I am curious about your thoughts as far the media goes!)

[brendala.livejournal.com]

(Off-topic, but are you interested in Monster High at all? It's my new big fandom and I am curious about your thoughts as far the media goes!)

Honestly, the dolls and general Bratz-esque designs of the characters creep me out. And I didn't even know there was a TV show attached until you made a post about it last week.

I'll give it a fair shot before I label it as "bad". But it'll be VERY hard for me to get past the awful character design.

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

I can assure you that it's way better than it looks. Aside from the heavy focus on fashion, the webisode series also promotes strong female friendships.

[rezo-eris.livejournal.com]

Again, I recommend you watch the movie again. And see Doug Walker's "Disneycember" video and "Disney Princess editorial". It wasn't JUST the boy she was obsessed with.

[brendala.livejournal.com]

I've seen both. And Walker brought up all the same points I did. Mainly, that the movie has flaws, but the positive aspects balance them out.

[rezo-eris.livejournal.com]

Right. Lindsay Ellis also brought up the valid point of how Triton actually had to change and sacrafice more than Ariel did, oddly enough, making him the more dynamic protagonist. Heck, Sebastian changed more, having to start listening to his own heart rather than be the king's sycophant all the time.