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I liked the scene where Ariel was naked after her transformation, that scene was my sexual awakening. I wished she stayed that way the whole movie only wearing her bra and the movie still getting a G or PG rating. She looks better naked. That look where she is nude only wearing her bra should be a signature outfit. Growing up I always wished I was with her and we be both naked together.
The chains aren’t chains they are harnesses like with horses - however the fact that fish and dolphins are pulling them is very odd. Though it’s not apparent in the movie that I recall maybe Ariel isn’t allowed to tell Eric who she is even by writing? Or maybe she can only sign her name…
Rest In Peace Pat Carroll She made Ursula the larger than life personality she was, and continued to voice her throughout her career. She will be missed o7
@@AngelWhisper_7 I was referring to “their list of things” when I said “don’t forget.” I should have worded it better but I randomly thought about her saying it after watching this video and I had a good laugh, Ursula was something else! lol 😂
In the DVD commentary, they talk about how the statue was made to be lighter than normal, so that they could see the statue one last time before it sinks down into the ocean during the storm scene.
If I remember correctly, the merpeople had their own written language in one of the TV episodes. So maybe for the movie it was just in “English” so we could follow along but maybe in reality she could only write in the merlanguage?
One thing I realized when I rewatched the movie one time is that Jodi Benson......... has such an attractive villain laugh/voice OMG😩😍🥵I love that scene sm, she did such a great job as Vanessa
Oh yeah! I absolutely forgot she did Vanessa! I’m shocked I never even realized it was her either yet was shocked when I first learned that it was her! Lol
I really really REALLY hope Ursula‘s backstory is explored in the live action movie 5:53 as for the flounder thing and Ariel calling him Gabby I just assumed it was a nickname
I agree with you about Ursula's backstory. I would love to see that in the live-action movie. As for Ariel calling flounder a guppy, that's just friendly banter. Friends often tease each other and do things to annoy each other for fun.
Did you know that there is a deleted scene between ariel & Ursula explaining on how she was made an outcast? She tried to kick ariel's father off the throne.
To add to #9: There was a magazine Disney had in the early 2000's where it had a comic explaining how Flounder asked for the help of a whale to lift and take the statue to the grotto.
In the book “Poor Unfortunate Souls; Villians Book 3”, Ursulas backstory gets some more details. **SPOILER: King Triton is also to blame as they are related and Ursula was banished by him**
I was 13 when this movie was released in 89, and I've seen it hundreds of times. This movie soundtrack is one of the best musical soundtracks handsdown! Little Mermaid changed Disney animated films for good. In my opinion Little Mermaid never ages and I hope that the upcoming live version is amazing. The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and Lion King are top notch films even at my current age (don't judge me lol)!
Ariel’s nudity in the film is still more modest when compared to the Andersen fairy tale in which the titular little mermaid was TOPLESS and used her *long hair to cover up her nude body when she reunited with the prince in her human form.*
other FYI's: 1. Chef Louis's VA is a descendant of Napoléon Bonaparte 2. Triton is mostly from Greek myth, and his entirety match some of the myth descriptions: a. son of Poseidon, hence his physical attributes b. god of the sea, hence his powers c. lives in a golden palace d. (sometimes) wields the trident (mostly used by his father Poseidon; his usual attribute was a conch shell) 3. the extended version of the first song (with the sailors) explain that Ursula was Triton's sister and prior to their fallout lived in the same palace 4. Ariel is also not a good mother, as her treatment of Melody negates part of "Part of Your World": Bet'cha on land they understand / *Bet they don't reprimand their daughters*
You mention Eric being under Ursula's spell when he's about to marry her but still hold him accountable for rushing the marriage. That's kind of the point -- he's completely under the spell of the most powerful sea witch. He's not at fault here!
Flounder isn’t a flounder, that’s just his name. According to Disney Wiki, Flounder is a @tropical yellow fish with teal stripes”. Eric is completely under a spell and is doing whatever Vanessa tells him to do.
4:16 he was being hypnotized by the sea witch, in the movie when he saw her singing below on the shore at night we see something change in his eyes and he began to sound way more monotone afterwards. Just something I thought I should point out
This was one interesting top of an interesting film , thank You Ms Mojo , this was definetly the Best way to spend My wednesday, and i wish You a happy wednesday as well, see You soon and take care, greetings from Colombia.
#8 Come on its a cartoon which goes against logic, cut Flounder a break. #7 It all cause of the spell and nothing else, as you'll do anything for the one who bewitch u. #5 We might get an answer about Ursula in the palace in the upcoming movie this spring. #2 Maybe Triton didn't know Ursula kept some of his people as seaweeds. It was said in her song they go to her but r unable to pay their depts. #1 Don't agree with that, she was just teasing him, as friends do that to each other, and they both forgot about the concert. As for another thing adults would notice, the first poster on vhs covers 📼 with Triton and Ursula besides the castle, has a penis as one of the towers.
I agree. I love MsMojo, but sometimes they take cartoons and Disney movies way too seriously. I feel like too many people nitpick at these ridiculous details. What people forget is, it's make believe. It's not real, and it doesn't have to be realistic. Also, I'm with you on number one. I never saw Ariel as a bad friend, even as an adult. I feel like the best of friends can tease and insult each other relentlessly just for the fun of it. That's how I am with my friends, and that's how they are with me. We're just trying to make each other laugh.
No 4 bugs me every time I watch Ariel. I then scream at the tv “for god’s sake get a piece of paper” Btw in the German version flounder is named Fabian
JUST watched this on Thanksgiving Day and wondered how some of it didn’t scare the crap out of me as a kid lol. And yes, I’ve always wondered why she didn’t write Eric a damn note.
I couldn't agree more. That's why I'm not going to see the remake. Plus, I'm burnt out by Disney's lackluster live action remakes from Lion King to Pinocchio.
@ryan jones What about Ariel having more girl power and female empowerment and won't be defined by needing a man/a man's love in response to Ariel being a helpless damsel in distress? The writers did confirm that (despite Ariel outswimming a shark, destroying Ursula's eels in the climax, and saving Prince Eric 2 times) Ariel will have more girl power and female empowerment and won't be defined by needing a man/a man's love in the upcoming live action remake. I'm not making it up.
@@jonnyboy4289 MAYBE when the writers said “Ariel won’t be defined by a man”, they meant that Ariel will be focused on exploring the human world, since that part got glossed over due to Ariel having to get a kiss from Eric within 3 days. Ariel never got to ask have her questions about the human world answered. Furthermore, in Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name, the little mermaid had to learn the hard way that she didn’t need a man to make her dreams come true, since she can’t force the prince to love her back and she was instead able to obtain an immortal soul by becoming an air spirit. Contrast the fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” with the story of “Undine” in which the titular water nymph successfully married a human knight in order to gain an immortal soul.
@ryan jones Also, race swapping Ariel is nothing new. Auli’i Cravalho, who is of Native Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, Portuguese, Chinese, and Irish descent, played Ariel in ABC’s “The Little Mermaid Live”. Not to mention that Diana Huey, who is of Japanese descent, played Ariel in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of “The Little Mermaid” in Downtown Seattle. Although Diana and Auli’i are not natural redheads, they were still able to play Ariel because red wigs exist.
Nobody's going to mention the fact that the dolphins wouldn't be able to stay deep underwater for that long, that Ursula eats live shrimp while Triton accuses humans of being fish eating barbarians, some fish talk while others (like the shark) don't, and Flotsam and Jetsam would have eaten Ursula's tentacles (moray eels eat octopus)? Great movie still!
I have to be honest with you, the fact that Ariel wore nothing over her lower torso when she was transformed into a human still shocked me as a child. Ian Robert Scott Laidlaw
9:08 not going to lie, I am actually looking forward to seeing that scene in the remake (if they include it) because of how sick it’s going to look to see Javier Bardem go rampage mode but hopefully his King Triton will also realize his mistake afterwards and feel bad like in the original.
Huh. With Ariel not being a good friend, you should’ve seen the episode in the TV series where she caused Flounder to be cursed and turned into a werewolf fish.
Slaves?? The sea creatures pulling the shell I'm sure is a metaphor for a horse drawn carriage. lol not him having the creatures in chains, it wasn't even chains
Well we’re on the little mermaid can you do the top 10 dumbest mistakes in Disney movies what do you mean by that is the dumbest decisions characters made for example Ariel trading your voice to Ursula or Ana getting engaged to Hans
The story is originally was written by Anderson who now it is known that it was a tragic gay story between him and another guy who was straigjt. Anderson couldnt write the story as a merman, so ariel was basicly suppose to be a man
Ironic because the fairy tale wasn’t sheer fun due to how the mermaid turned into sea foam because she couldn’t win the prince’s heart. But hey, if you play stupid games like giving up your voice, mutilating your body, and leaving your family for a guy you barely know, then you win stupid prizes like heartbreak and sea foam. At least the mermaid gets to redeem herself by reincarnating as an air spirit who can obtain an immortal soul through performing 300 years of good deeds, therefore, her destiny is in HER HANDS, instead of the hands of her prince, whom she’s better off without since he treated her like a pet, as evidenced by having her sleep on a velvet cushion outside of his door, because apparently he couldn’t give her a nice bed to sleep on.
@@jonnyboy4289 God forbid some people don’t like Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”. Do you get mad when people criticize “Aladdin” or “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” because you think that those criticisms will lead to their cancellation, even though no such thing ever happened to those films?
Ursula said herself that she was banished also in the stage production and remake she Triton sister true he didn’t really do anything about the poor subjects that got in his sister grasp but having sea creatures pull you isn’t really a whole lot different to us being pulled by a horse also I heard somewhere that if Ariel wrote Eric a note explaining her situation it would make her seem crazy and desperate
Ariel's friend didn't move the staute into Ariel's cave, it must of fell inside her cave through the hole above the cave when the ship sinked into the ocean. If you remember the ship was sealing in the area where her cave is at. He must of gone to the cave alone & went to go & tell her.
the statue landed in water and sank to the bottom landing in her grotto flounder didn't put it there they both forgot about the concert and faced consequences after the fact
Based on how you describe many of these scenarios, you either had a bad experience in life at some point, or were somehow insanely misguided when it comes to many things but there are quite a few flaws in your "descriptions" given throughout this particular episode. Try sticking more to facts rather than letting your emotions guiding your opinions.
I find it ironic that your #1 pick (SPOILER ALERT) that Ariel is not a good friend (aka a stupid jerk) is coicendenlty why people have a grudge with this movie because Ariel is a stupid jerk (from putting her friends and family in danger and being an ungrateful brat to her father and not caring about them and being selfish), dooming the world, relies on others to save her, and doesn't change or learn her lession in the end (something that John Musker admitted claiming that Ariel has no arc while Sabastian and Triton do) thus dismissing Ariel as a badly written, passive, and unlikable protagonist and the original film a bad movie as a whole (which really makes my blood boil as this movie started the Disney Renesance and it should deserve the same amount of love as Aladdin or The Lion King and Ariel is one of my favorite characters for how she's an active girl with guts and a backbone instead of a weak and helpless damsel in distress like Princess Peach or Sleeping Beauty).
Ursula is tritons sister and was banished for causing mischief between the human and merworld. It's revealed in the 2023 live action. "auntie Ursula" 😮
That chain one upsets me because I watched this as a child and could easy tell that it looks like what all the other royal Land Lover tales have with the horses. Its not chains..... Its like a horse pulling the buggies back before automobiles. As an adult it does like bad though since it implies they may be 2nd class citizens.... Though I doubt that is what they were going for.
What about Ariel not having a character arc (aka not growing or learning anything in the end)? John Musker admitted that Ariel has no character arc while Sabastian and Triton do. I know there's alternative ending where Ariel has a clear appolgy hugging her father after Ursula's death. But, to admit that you're protagonist has no arc (the main reason why people hate Ariel and the original film as a whole), am I missing something? Are we missing something to this?
A protagonist with no arc is actually more common than people think, it's not even a flaw. Indiana Jones and Marty McFly are examples of characters with no arc.
Maybe Ariel will get an arc in the remake. I know Ariel got one in the Broadway show where she defeats Ursula and then apologizes to her father by saying “I’ve caused you so much trouble. Can you ever forgive me?”. Triton forgives her and tells her that she’s all grown up, thus he supports her choice to marry Eric.
@@beethovensfidelio Ariel doesn't really need an arc. The point of the character is to follow her heart and take a chance. Triton is the one who has to realize how abusive he's been and he's the one who owes Ariel an apology. In fact, there are hardly any Disney princesses that go through an arc except Mulan, Anna and Moana. The reason is because most Disney princesses are designed to be likable and passionate, not complex.
@@beethovensfidelio personally, I think MsMojo was going a little too heavy on comparing Disney's Little Mermaid to The Tempest, just because they used the name Ariel. It's more a combo of HCA's original tale and maybe Romeo and Juliet, but only because Triton didn't want his daughter to have anything to do with humans. So I lean more towards them naming Sebastián after the music composer, since he played the role of the composer.
The person who narrated missed the point of #7. Eric did not choose to marry Vanessa....Ursula hypnotized him so he would marry her, Ariel becomes her slave, she likely would rule over the ocean, then she would kill Eric to inherit his kingdom and wealth. EDITED TO ADD: I see the narrator mentioned the trance state. I will say she has a point on Ariel since he was immediately smitten with her after she rescued him.
Maybe someone has already mentioned this but MsMojo didn't include the Male Organ on the cover of the OG VHS tape and the Priest popping a Boner. I still have a copy of the OG VHS tape!
Oh boy, why does everyone say that Ariel is a horrible living being ? Do they prefer the one from the original story where she lost her prince and died of sea foam ?
Ariel is a terrible role model because she’s a graverobbing anthropologist who fetishizes a culture she knows nothing about, and she never takes responsibility for the messes she made, since she only apologized to her father because she got CAUGHT signing a bad contract and she relies on her father AND Eric to risk their lives to confront Ursula on Ariel’s behalf. Despite all the trouble she caused, Ariel still got rewarded with a pair of legs and a marriage to Eric. Contrast all that with the fairy tale where the mermaid turned into sea foam after the prince married someone else. I know that sounds harsh, but fairy tales aren’t meant to be pleasant. 😂 If you play stupid games like giving up your voice and home for a boy you barely know, then you’ll win stupid prizes like turning into sea foam. (Then again, it helps that the mermaid reincarnated as an air spirit who could obtain an immortal soul by performing 300 years of good deeds)
I’ll admit I’m biased because my favorite movie mermaid is Madison from “Splash”, which was released under Disney’s adult facing label “Touchstone Pictures”. It’s weird how “Splash” PREDATES Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” by five years because “Splash” feels like a response to the criticisms of “The Little Mermaid”. 😂 Madison is more headstrong than Ariel, since she pursues her human boyfriend Allen ON HER OWN VOLITION, unlike Ariel who only went to Ursula due to being traumatized by her father King Triton destroying her collection of human artifacts since it’s clear that her love for Prince Eric and obsession with human culture would never be tolerated under the sea. Madison is more resourceful and self-reliant on land than Ariel, as evidenced by *the mute Madison teaching herself English by watching TV for six hours so she can communicate with Allen; Madison being able to skate in one try despite never being exposed to ice;* and *Madison convincing the male construction workers that in exchange for her necklace, the male construction workers will bring the mermaid fountain up to Allen’s apartment because Madison knows how much the fountain means to Allen* (either Madison has really good negotiation skills or that necklace is worth as much Rose’s “Heart Of the Ocean” necklace from “Titanic” 😂). Madison is physically stronger than Ariel in terms of *rescuing Allen from drowning no less than THREE times throughout the movie; swimming hundreds of miles from Cape Cod to Liberty Island, so she can be with Allen; and fending herself from military divers in the finale (e.g. Madison uses her fish tail to hit the divers in the face and crotch; Madison rips off the divers’ masks, presumably drowning them; and Madison rapidly swims in a circle in order to disorient the divers with her bubbles).* Madison not only seems to be more in charge of her own sexuality than Ariel, but also Madison can kiss Allen as if it’s the most natural thing in the world to her; contrast that with Ariel who doesn’t bother trying to seduce Eric, let alone get a kiss from him (at least not without Sebastian teaching her how to kiss and flap her eyelashes; and not without the musical intervention of Ariel’s animal friends). And that’s not getting into how Ursula slut-shamed Ariel by calling Ariel “the little tramp”. 😬 It also helps that unlike Ariel who spied on Eric from afar and was convinced that Eric was the one for her despite knowing nothing about him, Madison had already met Allen when they were LITTLE KIDS, and even though the two never shared a verbal conversation, obviously due to being underwater, the young Madison could still sense the young Allen’s KIND, LOVING NATURE towards her as evidenced by *Allen reaching out his hand for Madison to grab and Allen staring happily into Madison’s eyes.* Yes, the prologue in “Splash” is very much a “love at first sight” scenario, but it’s meant to show that Allen and Madison were destined to be together, as they both waited 20 years to reunite as adults and consummate their love. Lastly, unlike Ariel, Madison doesn’t give up her world to be with Allen on land, but rather ALLEN gives up his world to be with Madison 🎶under the sea🎶.
1. Eric was being mind controlled by Ursula, logic goes out the window. 2. Ariel is 16 in the movie. She’s naive. So knowing better isn’t her first thought My only issues with this list
As an adult I have noticed how Ariel is a terrible role model for kids. She puts Flounder, Sébastien and Eric in a lot of dangerous situations. She only focuses on getting what she wants instead of being concerned about their safety especially her own. I included Eric because of her reckless driving which scared him half to death even though she saved him from drowning. Her behavior patterns seems very selfish just like a villain. So the moral of the story is... making bad decisions will get you to live happily ever.🤔 Another thing that concerns me is that Eric eats crabs and fish which Ariel is okay with. She doesn't seem concerned when Sébastien almost got cooked by the chef even when she saved him. If I was Sébastien watching her eat a crab with Eric, I would have call it quits.
If it makes you feel better, the fairy tale had the mermaid turn into sea foam after she couldn’t win the prince. Yeah, that’s harsh, but if you play stupid games like giving up everything for a guy you barely know, then you win stupid prizes like turning into sea foam. 😂 Then again, the little mermaid gets to redeem herself by becoming an air spirit who can obtain an immortal soul through 300 years of good deeds.
@@beethovensfidelio moral of the original story... don't put yourself in a life threatening situation and expect your crush to like you back. Most importantly, don't be an idiot because luck is not always on your side.
@@rockstarknight4331 While I don’t despise Ariel, she’s not my favorite movie mermaid, since that honor goes to Madison from “Splash”, which was released under Disney’s adult facing label “Touchstone Pictures”. It’s weird how “Splash” PREDATES Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” by five years because “Splash” feels like a response to the criticisms of “The Little Mermaid”. 😂 Madison is more headstrong than Ariel, since she pursues her human boyfriend Allen ON HER OWN VOLITION, unlike Ariel who only went to Ursula due to being traumatized by her father King Triton destroying her collection of human artifacts since it’s clear that her love for Prince Eric and obsession with human culture would never be tolerated under the sea. Madison is more resourceful and self-reliant on land than Ariel, as evidenced by *the mute Madison teaching herself English by watching TV for six hours so she can communicate with Allen; Madison being able to skate in one try despite never being exposed to ice;* and *Madison convincing the male construction workers that in exchange for her necklace, the male construction workers will bring the mermaid fountain up to Allen’s apartment because Madison knows how much the fountain means to Allen* (either Madison has really good negotiation skills or that necklace is worth as much Rose’s “Heart Of the Ocean” necklace from “Titanic” 😂). Madison is physically stronger than Ariel in terms of *rescuing Allen from drowning no less than THREE times throughout the movie; swimming hundreds of miles from Cape Cod to Liberty Island, so she can be with Allen; and fending herself from military divers in the finale (e.g. Madison uses her fish tail to hit the divers in the face and crotch; Madison rips off the divers’ masks, presumably drowning them; and Madison rapidly swims in a circle in order to disorient the divers with her bubbles).* Madison not only seems to be more in charge of her own sexuality than Ariel, but also Madison can kiss Allen as if it’s the most natural thing in the world to her; contrast that with Ariel who doesn’t bother trying to seduce Eric, let alone get a kiss from him (at least not without Sebastian teaching her how to kiss and flap her eyelashes; and not without the musical intervention of Ariel’s animal friends). And that’s not getting into how Ursula slut-shamed Ariel by calling Ariel “the little tramp”. 😬 It also helps that unlike Ariel who spied on Eric from afar and was convinced that Eric was the one for her despite knowing nothing about him, Madison had already met Allen when they were LITTLE KIDS, and even though the two never shared a verbal conversation, obviously due to being underwater, the young Madison could still sense the young Allen’s KIND, LOVING NATURE towards her as evidenced by *Allen reaching out his hand for Madison to grab and Allen staring happily into Madison’s eyes.* Yes, the prologue in “Splash” is very much a “love at first sight” scenario, but it’s meant to show that Allen and Madison were destined to be together, as they both waited 20 years to reunite as adults and consummate their love. Lastly, unlike Ariel, Madison doesn’t give up her world to be with Allen on land, but rather ALLEN gives up his world to be with Madison 🎶under the sea🎶.
I have to stick up for Ariel, King Triton, and Eric here. For one thing Ariel didn’t just give the name Flounder to Flounder for it was never once revealed in the movie that she ever named him for it could be his own actual name just like Sebastian is Sebastian. Another thing too is Ariel never once peer pressured Flounder into missing out on the concert. It was revealed later in the movie when they were with Scuttle that she and Flounder forgot that the concert was on that day and that it was happening. As for bringing Flounder into danger with sharks, well, Ariel didn’t even know that a shark would even appear. She knows the ocean pretty well so she could have assumed that she knew when sharks would appear yet it turned out she was wrong. She is a naive teenager after all. She only calls Flounder a guppy because she wants to encourage Flounder to be braver and when Flounder sticks his tongue out at the shark and the shark scared him once more and Ariel calls him a guppy once more. Again she knows that the shark is caught in the anchor and is only telling Flounder that there’s absolutely nothing to be afraid of. As for King Triton he’s absolutely terrified that the human possessions that Ariel has is going to lead her down a dangerous path of being with humans so that’s why he destroys them. It isn’t until later that he realizes and deeply regrets his mistakes. As for the fish like the dolphins who work for him honestly I never once ever saw them as slaves. I just always saw them as dolphins or fish who just wanted a job to work at the palace and King Triton as well as Sebastian gave them those jobs. Now Eric’s turn. I didn’t get the number 7 entry at all. How is it that the narrator actually mentioned that it wasn’t entirely Eric’s fault to getting married to Vanessa aka Ariel for he was underneath Ariel’s spell yet questions his decisions on why he has a wedding set up all in one day and he marries her? He’s hypnotized! The third day when the sunset comes Ariel is going to be a mermaid and not a human anymore so obviously to get that to happen and to hopefully get the kiss from Eric and stall time. She wants Eric to marry her all in one day especially to keep Ariel away from her actually achieving her goal to stay a human forever. Obviously she is going to do that all in one day and is going to have the spell make him follow her every bidding. How in any way is that Eric’s fault? That makes no sense! Honestly, no offense to Ms Mojo, but in some entries it really felt like either the narrator or the channel didn’t watch or understand the movie at all. Also don’t underestimate kids, Ms Mojo.😏😉 lol I say that because ever since I was a little girl I always wondered how on earth Flounder carried that statue and brought into that cave! I would always try to come up with ideas and just say movie logic. XD Also ever since I was a little girl I always longed to know more about Ursula’s backstory. Backstories always excited me when I was a kid.😇😍 So yeah that’s pretty much it. It’s not just on the adults but kids notice things too.😉
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I liked the scene where Ariel was naked after her transformation, that scene was my sexual awakening. I wished she stayed that way the whole movie only wearing her bra and the movie still getting a G or PG rating. She looks better naked. That look where she is nude only wearing her bra should be a signature outfit. Growing up I always wished I was with her and we be both naked together.
Where are Eric’s parents?
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@@forrestdupre87 ikr.
The chains aren’t chains they are harnesses like with horses - however the fact that fish and dolphins are pulling them is very odd.
Though it’s not apparent in the movie that I recall maybe Ariel isn’t allowed to tell Eric who she is even by writing? Or maybe she can only sign her name…
Rest In Peace Pat Carroll
She made Ursula the larger than life personality she was, and continued to voice her throughout her career. She will be missed o7
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The Little Mermaid is an unforgettable Disney classic. This film will certainly impact more generations to come.
And don’t forget the importance of the body language!! ~ 😂🤣
It's actually "Don't ever underestimate the importance of body language!" 😉
@@AngelWhisper_7 I was referring to “their list of things” when I said “don’t forget.” I should have worded it better but I randomly thought about her saying it after watching this video and I had a good laugh, Ursula was something else! lol 😂
I didn’t notice until watching this video that Howard Ashmasn & Alan Menken interpolated “Les Poissons” in “Be Our Guest”.
The Little Mermaid is still a Disney classic.
It was always my fave as a kid!
Lion king and Mulan for me too
Now that I'm 25 I can totally see why I missed so much in this movie
In the DVD commentary, they talk about how the statue was made to be lighter than normal, so that they could see the statue one last time before it sinks down into the ocean during the storm scene.
I always thought that the statue sunk into the hole and landed in ariel's secret cave and flounder didn't have to move it.
Yeah, the ship WAS sailing right above Ariel's grotto.
If I remember correctly, the merpeople had their own written language in one of the TV episodes. So maybe for the movie it was just in “English” so we could follow along but maybe in reality she could only write in the merlanguage?
This is the most unnecessary top 10 the world didn’t know we needed 😂 I LOVE IT
One of my favorite Disney movies!!!!!
Mine, too.
Same here.
It's one of my 2 favorite Disney movies 🎬
@@arielle8010 What's the other one? Beauty and the Beast? The Lion King?
@@jonnyboy4289 my TOP 2 Disney movies are Aladdin and the Little Mermaid!
One thing I realized when I rewatched the movie one time is that Jodi Benson......... has such an attractive villain laugh/voice OMG😩😍🥵I love that scene sm, she did such a great job as Vanessa
Oh yeah!
I absolutely forgot she did Vanessa!
I’m shocked I never even realized it was her either yet was shocked when I first learned that it was her! Lol
@@andreasmeelie1889 yeah me too and then it made sense bc Ursula took Ariel’s voice 😄
Do you think it was intentional or a coincidence that the only other disney vanessa (the one from phineas and ferb) has a similar hair colour😂
@@chheinrich8486 Ngl, I noticed too a while ago and was wondering the same thing 😄
For a lot of teens, Ariel is such a relatable character.
That's awful actually.
I mean she is after all 16!
There’s a similar statue in Vancouver to the mermaid in Denmark but it’s called Girl In A Wetsuit and it’s located just off the shore of Stanley Park
I really really REALLY hope Ursula‘s backstory is explored in the live action movie 5:53 as for the flounder thing and Ariel calling him Gabby I just assumed it was a nickname
I agree with you about Ursula's backstory. I would love to see that in the live-action movie. As for Ariel calling flounder a guppy, that's just friendly banter. Friends often tease each other and do things to annoy each other for fun.
I love ❤️ The little mermaid 🧜♀️
I Absolutely loved The Little Mermaid and the animated series as well
Flounder got fish friends help him
Yeah, like the Atlantic Halibut; those things weigh up to 390+ lbs.
Me: chains horses to chariot and drives around
MsMojo: slavery 😱
Divine was a good inspiration to made Ursula!!! And lets not forget the "knees" of the minister hehe
Did you know that there is a deleted scene between ariel & Ursula explaining on how she was made an outcast? She tried to kick ariel's father off the throne.
To add to #9:
There was a magazine Disney had in the early 2000's where it had a comic explaining how Flounder asked for the help of a whale to lift and take the statue to the grotto.
Loui always kind of scared me even as a child
In the book “Poor Unfortunate Souls; Villians Book 3”, Ursulas backstory gets some more details. **SPOILER: King Triton is also to blame as they are related and Ursula was banished by him**
I was 13 when this movie was released in 89, and I've seen it hundreds of times. This movie soundtrack is one of the best musical soundtracks handsdown! Little Mermaid changed Disney animated films for good. In my opinion Little Mermaid never ages and I hope that the upcoming live version is amazing. The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and Lion King are top notch films even at my current age (don't judge me lol)!
Ariel’s nudity in the film is still more modest when compared to the Andersen fairy tale in which the titular little mermaid was TOPLESS and used her *long hair to cover up her nude body when she reunited with the prince in her human form.*
She looks better nude and wished she stayed that way the whole movie.
other FYI's:
1. Chef Louis's VA is a descendant of Napoléon Bonaparte
2. Triton is mostly from Greek myth, and his entirety match some of the myth descriptions:
a. son of Poseidon, hence his physical attributes
b. god of the sea, hence his powers
c. lives in a golden palace
d. (sometimes) wields the trident (mostly used by his father Poseidon; his usual attribute was a conch shell)
3. the extended version of the first song (with the sailors) explain that Ursula was Triton's sister and prior to their fallout lived in the same palace
4. Ariel is also not a good mother, as her treatment of Melody negates part of "Part of Your World": Bet'cha on land they understand / *Bet they don't reprimand their daughters*
You mention Eric being under Ursula's spell when he's about to marry her but still hold him accountable for rushing the marriage. That's kind of the point -- he's completely under the spell of the most powerful sea witch. He's not at fault here!
Flounder isn’t a flounder, that’s just his name. According to Disney Wiki, Flounder is a @tropical yellow fish with teal stripes”.
Eric is completely under a spell and is doing whatever Vanessa tells him to do.
I LOVE The Little Mermaid animated classic and the animated series! I love Ariel struggling to stand with her legs wobbling, truth be told.
What I found interesting was that Vanessa's regular voice is actually Jodi Benson.
Well it makes sense since she has Ariel's voice in the seashell necklace she's wearing.
Some of these questions can be answered by simply watching the movie
Pat Carroll... WHAT A LEGEND 💜🖤
Little Mermaid one of my favourite Disney movies.
When the priest Is marrying Ursula and Vanessa his Thang drops in his pants 😂😂😂
4:16 he was being hypnotized by the sea witch, in the movie when he saw her singing below on the shore at night we see something change in his eyes and he began to sound way more monotone afterwards. Just something I thought I should point out
Sebastian was also in "The Tempest."
Chef Louis is Insane... yes... I got news for you, MsMojo: water is wet
My favorite Disney movie! So glad my kid is into it as well. 🧜🏻♀️💜
It's not often you see a naked princess in a Disney movie.
This was one interesting top of an interesting film , thank You Ms Mojo , this was definetly the Best way to spend My wednesday, and i wish You a happy wednesday as well, see You soon and take care, greetings from Colombia.
Thank you for having Divine in your picture!! I am a Divine superfan ❤️
#8 Come on its a cartoon which goes against logic, cut Flounder a break. #7 It all cause of the spell and nothing else, as you'll do anything for the one who bewitch u. #5 We might get an answer about Ursula in the palace in the upcoming movie this spring. #2 Maybe Triton didn't know Ursula kept some of his people as seaweeds. It was said in her song they go to her but r unable to pay their depts. #1 Don't agree with that, she was just teasing him, as friends do that to each other, and they both forgot about the concert. As for another thing adults would notice, the first poster on vhs covers 📼 with Triton and Ursula besides the castle, has a penis as one of the towers.
I agree. I love MsMojo, but sometimes they take cartoons and Disney movies way too seriously. I feel like too many people nitpick at these ridiculous details. What people forget is, it's make believe. It's not real, and it doesn't have to be realistic. Also, I'm with you on number one. I never saw Ariel as a bad friend, even as an adult. I feel like the best of friends can tease and insult each other relentlessly just for the fun of it. That's how I am with my friends, and that's how they are with me. We're just trying to make each other laugh.
As an "Ariel",and The Little Mermaid being one of my favorite movies,this list was greatly appreciated @MsMojo.🤗
Talking about paintings. It’s quite well-preserved to be lying under seawater for so long
A wizard did it! 😂
No 4 bugs me every time I watch Ariel. I then scream at the tv “for god’s sake get a piece of paper”
Btw in the German version flounder is named Fabian
JUST watched this on Thanksgiving Day and wondered how some of it didn’t scare the crap out of me as a kid lol. And yes, I’ve always wondered why she didn’t write Eric a damn note.
As a kid, I actually wondered how flounder got that statue in the Ariel Underground hideout.
I grow up with the little mermaid I was 1 year old and still was a baby girl but now I’m all grown up and now I’m 34 and still remember it
#9 I always assumed the statue just fell through the top, Flounder found it, and decided to tell Ariel.
Same,
I love this movie. This doesn't need a remake AT ALL
I couldn't agree more. That's why I'm not going to see the remake. Plus, I'm burnt out by Disney's lackluster live action remakes from Lion King to Pinocchio.
@ryan jones What about Ariel having more girl power and female empowerment and won't be defined by needing a man/a man's love in response to Ariel being a helpless damsel in distress? The writers did confirm that (despite Ariel outswimming a shark, destroying Ursula's eels in the climax, and saving Prince Eric 2 times) Ariel will have more girl power and female empowerment and won't be defined by needing a man/a man's love in the upcoming live action remake. I'm not making it up.
@ryan jones Ariel will still have red hair and a purple top.
It may not be a purple seashell bra, but it’s not a shirt either.
@@jonnyboy4289 MAYBE when the writers said “Ariel won’t be defined by a man”, they meant that Ariel will be focused on exploring the human world, since that part got glossed over due to Ariel having to get a kiss from Eric within 3 days.
Ariel never got to ask have her questions about the human world answered.
Furthermore, in Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name, the little mermaid had to learn the hard way that she didn’t need a man to make her dreams come true, since she can’t force the prince to love her back and she was instead able to obtain an immortal soul by becoming an air spirit.
Contrast the fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” with the story of “Undine” in which the titular water nymph successfully married a human knight in order to gain an immortal soul.
@ryan jones Also, race swapping Ariel is nothing new.
Auli’i Cravalho, who is of Native Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, Portuguese, Chinese, and Irish descent, played Ariel in ABC’s “The Little Mermaid Live”.
Not to mention that Diana Huey, who is of Japanese descent, played Ariel in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of “The Little Mermaid” in Downtown Seattle.
Although Diana and Auli’i are not natural redheads, they were still able to play Ariel because red wigs exist.
Technically, Ariel forgot the date of the concert.
Nobody's going to mention the fact that the dolphins wouldn't be able to stay deep underwater for that long, that Ursula eats live shrimp while Triton accuses humans of being fish eating barbarians, some fish talk while others (like the shark) don't, and Flotsam and Jetsam would have eaten Ursula's tentacles (moray eels eat octopus)? Great movie still!
Ursula is named after Ursula Andress.
I have to be honest with you, the fact that Ariel wore nothing over her lower torso when she was transformed into a human still shocked me as a child.
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9:08 not going to lie, I am actually looking forward to seeing that scene in the remake (if they include it) because of how sick it’s going to look to see Javier Bardem go rampage mode but hopefully his King Triton will also realize his mistake afterwards and feel bad like in the original.
Huh. With Ariel not being a good friend, you should’ve seen the episode in the TV series where she caused Flounder to be cursed and turned into a werewolf fish.
Louie is iconic! They kept him out of the live action because ppl are babies!
Flounder isn’t actually a Flounder he’s an angelfish. That was confirmed by Disney in the 90s when the artist discussed their inspiration.
Slaves?? The sea creatures pulling the shell I'm sure is a metaphor for a horse drawn carriage. lol not him having the creatures in chains, it wasn't even chains
Well we’re on the little mermaid can you do the top 10 dumbest mistakes in Disney movies what do you mean by that is the dumbest decisions characters made for example Ariel trading your voice to Ursula or Ana getting engaged to Hans
The story is originally was written by Anderson who now it is known that it was a tragic gay story between him and another guy who was straigjt. Anderson couldnt write the story as a merman, so ariel was basicly suppose to be a man
For Pete's sake. It is what it is. No underlying messages, just sheer fun. Let it be.
Try telling that to The Little Mermaid 1989 haters.
Ironic because the fairy tale wasn’t sheer fun due to how the mermaid turned into sea foam because she couldn’t win the prince’s heart.
But hey, if you play stupid games like giving up your voice, mutilating your body, and leaving your family for a guy you barely know, then you win stupid prizes like heartbreak and sea foam.
At least the mermaid gets to redeem herself by reincarnating as an air spirit who can obtain an immortal soul through performing 300 years of good deeds, therefore, her destiny is in HER HANDS, instead of the hands of her prince, whom she’s better off without since he treated her like a pet, as evidenced by having her sleep on a velvet cushion outside of his door, because apparently he couldn’t give her a nice bed to sleep on.
@@jonnyboy4289 God forbid some people don’t like Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”.
Do you get mad when people criticize “Aladdin” or “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” because you think that those criticisms will lead to their cancellation, even though no such thing ever happened to those films?
Wow!!,thanks hugs😃❤
Amazing,I love the little mermaid 🧜♀️ one of my favourite Disney movies besides Pocahontas too.
How did "body language" not make this list?! Not even the honorable mentions?!
#10 I thought when I saw the movie at age 10, in fact he’s my favorite character 🤣🤦🏼♀️
You are cool 😎
Hardcore Disney fans know about divine
We need an Ursula origin movie
Honorable mention this is what she really looks like
Ursula said herself that she was banished also in the stage production and remake she Triton sister true he didn’t really do anything about the poor subjects that got in his sister grasp but having sea creatures pull you isn’t really a whole lot different to us being pulled by a horse also I heard somewhere that if Ariel wrote Eric a note explaining her situation it would make her seem crazy and desperate
Def a stretch saying the animals are in chains….
Ariel's friend didn't move the staute into Ariel's cave, it must of fell inside her cave through the hole above the cave when the ship sinked into the ocean. If you remember the ship was sealing in the area where her cave is at. He must of gone to the cave alone & went to go & tell her.
She thanks him like he did it though
the statue landed in water and sank to the bottom landing in her grotto flounder didn't put it there they both forgot about the concert and faced consequences after the fact
Flounder actually didn't face any consequences. It was only Ariel that was getting chewed out by her father.
Is Flounder…a sorcerer?
The writers decided which biodiversity were wildlife and which were citizens.
Ms. Mojo is really reaching too hard things to make this one work.
9:00 say what now? 😳
What any adult should realize is that it is NOT A MOVIE TEACHING OUTDATED VIEWS😤
Based on how you describe many of these scenarios, you either had a bad experience in life at some point, or were somehow insanely misguided when it comes to many things but there are quite a few flaws in your "descriptions" given throughout this particular episode. Try sticking more to facts rather than letting your emotions guiding your opinions.
I find it ironic that your #1 pick (SPOILER ALERT) that Ariel is not a good friend (aka a stupid jerk) is coicendenlty why people have a grudge with this movie because Ariel is a stupid jerk (from putting her friends and family in danger and being an ungrateful brat to her father and not caring about them and being selfish), dooming the world, relies on others to save her, and doesn't change or learn her lession in the end (something that John Musker admitted claiming that Ariel has no arc while Sabastian and Triton do) thus dismissing Ariel as a badly written, passive, and unlikable protagonist and the original film a bad movie as a whole (which really makes my blood boil as this movie started the Disney Renesance and it should deserve the same amount of love as Aladdin or The Lion King and Ariel is one of my favorite characters for how she's an active girl with guts and a backbone instead of a weak and helpless damsel in distress like Princess Peach or Sleeping Beauty).
Ursula is tritons sister and was banished for causing mischief between the human and merworld. It's revealed in the 2023 live action. "auntie Ursula" 😮
That chain one upsets me because I watched this as a child and could easy tell that it looks like what all the other royal Land Lover tales have with the horses. Its not chains..... Its like a horse pulling the buggies back before automobiles. As an adult it does like bad though since it implies they may be 2nd class citizens.... Though I doubt that is what they were going for.
Pause 🛑 #1 should have been that the prince is a whole grown up.. definitely more than 16.
Well, if it makes you feel better, in the fairy tale, the prince is 16 years old and the mermaid is 15 years old.
Ironic how Eric looks and sounds like he’s 30 years old, yet he’s voiced by a 16 year old boy (Christopher Daniel Barnes).
What about Ariel not having a character arc (aka not growing or learning anything in the end)? John Musker admitted that Ariel has no character arc while Sabastian and Triton do.
I know there's alternative ending where Ariel has a clear appolgy hugging her father after Ursula's death. But, to admit that you're protagonist has no arc (the main reason why people hate Ariel and the original film as a whole), am I missing something? Are we missing something to this?
A protagonist with no arc is actually more common than people think, it's not even a flaw. Indiana Jones and Marty McFly are examples of characters with no arc.
Maybe Ariel will get an arc in the remake.
I know Ariel got one in the Broadway show where she defeats Ursula and then apologizes to her father by saying “I’ve caused you so much trouble. Can you ever forgive me?”. Triton forgives her and tells her that she’s all grown up, thus he supports her choice to marry Eric.
@@beethovensfidelio Ariel doesn't really need an arc. The point of the character is to follow her heart and take a chance. Triton is the one who has to realize how abusive he's been and he's the one who owes Ariel an apology.
In fact, there are hardly any Disney princesses that go through an arc except Mulan, Anna and Moana. The reason is because most Disney princesses are designed to be likable and passionate, not complex.
I like to known Sebastian is name after
Well, he's the court's music composer, so I'm guessing Johann Sebastián Bach?
@@kariebossa4851 True, although I thought he was named after Sebastian from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”.
@@beethovensfidelio personally, I think MsMojo was going a little too heavy on comparing Disney's Little Mermaid to The Tempest, just because they used the name Ariel. It's more a combo of HCA's original tale and maybe Romeo and Juliet, but only because Triton didn't want his daughter to have anything to do with humans. So I lean more towards them naming Sebastián after the music composer, since he played the role of the composer.
The person who narrated missed the point of #7. Eric did not choose to marry Vanessa....Ursula hypnotized him so he would marry her, Ariel becomes her slave, she likely would rule over the ocean, then she would kill Eric to inherit his kingdom and wealth.
EDITED TO ADD: I see the narrator mentioned the trance state. I will say she has a point on Ariel since he was immediately smitten with her after she rescued him.
Maybe someone has already mentioned this but MsMojo didn't include the Male Organ on the cover of the OG VHS tape and the Priest popping a Boner. I still have a copy of the OG VHS tape!
Lighten up Mojo. It’s a children’s story, written for their magical world only.
Ironic since the fairytale that it’s based on is a lot darker and depressing.
Oh boy, why does everyone say that Ariel is a horrible living being ? Do they prefer the one from the original story where she lost her prince and died of sea foam ?
Ariel is a terrible role model because she’s a graverobbing anthropologist who fetishizes a culture she knows nothing about, and she never takes responsibility for the messes she made, since she only apologized to her father because she got CAUGHT signing a bad contract and she relies on her father AND Eric to risk their lives to confront Ursula on Ariel’s behalf.
Despite all the trouble she caused, Ariel still got rewarded with a pair of legs and a marriage to Eric.
Contrast all that with the fairy tale where the mermaid turned into sea foam after the prince married someone else.
I know that sounds harsh, but fairy tales aren’t meant to be pleasant. 😂
If you play stupid games like giving up your voice and home for a boy you barely know, then you’ll win stupid prizes like turning into sea foam.
(Then again, it helps that the mermaid reincarnated as an air spirit who could obtain an immortal soul by performing 300 years of good deeds)
I’ll admit I’m biased because my favorite movie mermaid is Madison from “Splash”, which was released under Disney’s adult facing label “Touchstone Pictures”.
It’s weird how “Splash” PREDATES Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” by five years because “Splash” feels like a response to the criticisms of “The Little Mermaid”. 😂
Madison is more headstrong than Ariel, since she pursues her human boyfriend Allen ON HER OWN VOLITION, unlike Ariel who only went to Ursula due to being traumatized by her father King Triton destroying her collection of human artifacts since it’s clear that her love for Prince Eric and obsession with human culture would never be tolerated under the sea.
Madison is more resourceful and self-reliant on land than Ariel, as evidenced by *the mute Madison teaching herself English by watching TV for six hours so she can communicate with Allen; Madison being able to skate in one try despite never being exposed to ice;* and *Madison convincing the male construction workers that in exchange for her necklace, the male construction workers will bring the mermaid fountain up to Allen’s apartment because Madison knows how much the fountain means to Allen* (either Madison has really good negotiation skills or that necklace is worth as much Rose’s “Heart Of the Ocean” necklace from “Titanic” 😂).
Madison is physically stronger than Ariel in terms of *rescuing Allen from drowning no less than THREE times throughout the movie; swimming hundreds of miles from Cape Cod to Liberty Island, so she can be with Allen; and fending herself from military divers in the finale (e.g. Madison uses her fish tail to hit the divers in the face and crotch; Madison rips off the divers’ masks, presumably drowning them; and Madison rapidly swims in a circle in order to disorient the divers with her bubbles).*
Madison not only seems to be more in charge of her own sexuality than Ariel, but also Madison can kiss Allen as if it’s the most natural thing in the world to her; contrast that with Ariel who doesn’t bother trying to seduce Eric, let alone get a kiss from him (at least not without Sebastian teaching her how to kiss and flap her eyelashes; and not without the musical intervention of Ariel’s animal friends).
And that’s not getting into how Ursula slut-shamed Ariel by calling Ariel “the little tramp”. 😬
It also helps that unlike Ariel who spied on Eric from afar and was convinced that Eric was the one for her despite knowing nothing about him, Madison had already met Allen when they were LITTLE KIDS, and even though the two never shared a verbal conversation, obviously due to being underwater, the young Madison could still sense the young Allen’s KIND, LOVING NATURE towards her as evidenced by *Allen reaching out his hand for Madison to grab and Allen staring happily into Madison’s eyes.*
Yes, the prologue in “Splash” is very much a “love at first sight” scenario, but it’s meant to show that Allen and Madison were destined to be together, as they both waited 20 years to reunite as adults and consummate their love.
Lastly, unlike Ariel, Madison doesn’t give up her world to be with Allen on land, but rather ALLEN gives up his world to be with Madison 🎶under the sea🎶.
D
Chill with trying to be first! It’s a nonsensical game that I don’t understand why some people love playing, especially you.
Some of these are quite a stretch dontcha think? Lol
1. Eric was being mind controlled by Ursula, logic goes out the window.
2. Ariel is 16 in the movie. She’s naive. So knowing better isn’t her first thought
My only issues with this list
As an adult I have noticed how Ariel is a terrible role model for kids. She puts Flounder, Sébastien and Eric in a lot of dangerous situations. She only focuses on getting what she wants instead of being concerned about their safety especially her own. I included Eric because of her reckless driving which scared him half to death even though she saved him from drowning. Her behavior patterns seems very selfish just like a villain. So the moral of the story is... making bad decisions will get you to live happily ever.🤔
Another thing that concerns me is that Eric eats crabs and fish which Ariel is okay with. She doesn't seem concerned when Sébastien almost got cooked by the chef even when she saved him. If I was Sébastien watching her eat a crab with Eric, I would have call it quits.
If it makes you feel better, the fairy tale had the mermaid turn into sea foam after she couldn’t win the prince.
Yeah, that’s harsh, but if you play stupid games like giving up everything for a guy you barely know, then you win stupid prizes like turning into sea foam. 😂
Then again, the little mermaid gets to redeem herself by becoming an air spirit who can obtain an immortal soul through 300 years of good deeds.
@@beethovensfidelio moral of the original story... don't put yourself in a life threatening situation and expect your crush to like you back. Most importantly, don't be an idiot because luck is not always on your side.
@@rockstarknight4331 While I don’t despise Ariel, she’s not my favorite movie mermaid, since that honor goes to Madison from “Splash”, which was released under Disney’s adult facing label “Touchstone Pictures”.
It’s weird how “Splash” PREDATES Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” by five years because “Splash” feels like a response to the criticisms of “The Little Mermaid”. 😂
Madison is more headstrong than Ariel, since she pursues her human boyfriend Allen ON HER OWN VOLITION, unlike Ariel who only went to Ursula due to being traumatized by her father King Triton destroying her collection of human artifacts since it’s clear that her love for Prince Eric and obsession with human culture would never be tolerated under the sea.
Madison is more resourceful and self-reliant on land than Ariel, as evidenced by *the mute Madison teaching herself English by watching TV for six hours so she can communicate with Allen; Madison being able to skate in one try despite never being exposed to ice;* and *Madison convincing the male construction workers that in exchange for her necklace, the male construction workers will bring the mermaid fountain up to Allen’s apartment because Madison knows how much the fountain means to Allen* (either Madison has really good negotiation skills or that necklace is worth as much Rose’s “Heart Of the Ocean” necklace from “Titanic” 😂).
Madison is physically stronger than Ariel in terms of *rescuing Allen from drowning no less than THREE times throughout the movie; swimming hundreds of miles from Cape Cod to Liberty Island, so she can be with Allen; and fending herself from military divers in the finale (e.g. Madison uses her fish tail to hit the divers in the face and crotch; Madison rips off the divers’ masks, presumably drowning them; and Madison rapidly swims in a circle in order to disorient the divers with her bubbles).*
Madison not only seems to be more in charge of her own sexuality than Ariel, but also Madison can kiss Allen as if it’s the most natural thing in the world to her; contrast that with Ariel who doesn’t bother trying to seduce Eric, let alone get a kiss from him (at least not without Sebastian teaching her how to kiss and flap her eyelashes; and not without the musical intervention of Ariel’s animal friends).
And that’s not getting into how Ursula slut-shamed Ariel by calling Ariel “the little tramp”. 😬
It also helps that unlike Ariel who spied on Eric from afar and was convinced that Eric was the one for her despite knowing nothing about him, Madison had already met Allen when they were LITTLE KIDS, and even though the two never shared a verbal conversation, obviously due to being underwater, the young Madison could still sense the young Allen’s KIND, LOVING NATURE towards her as evidenced by *Allen reaching out his hand for Madison to grab and Allen staring happily into Madison’s eyes.*
Yes, the prologue in “Splash” is very much a “love at first sight” scenario, but it’s meant to show that Allen and Madison were destined to be together, as they both waited 20 years to reunite as adults and consummate their love.
Lastly, unlike Ariel, Madison doesn’t give up her world to be with Allen on land, but rather ALLEN gives up his world to be with Madison 🎶under the sea🎶.
I have to stick up for Ariel, King Triton, and Eric here.
For one thing Ariel didn’t just give the name Flounder to Flounder for it was never once revealed in the movie that she ever named him for it could be his own actual name just like Sebastian is Sebastian.
Another thing too is Ariel never once peer pressured Flounder into missing out on the concert.
It was revealed later in the movie when they were with Scuttle that she and Flounder forgot that the concert was on that day and that it was happening.
As for bringing Flounder into danger with sharks, well, Ariel didn’t even know that a shark would even appear.
She knows the ocean pretty well so she could have assumed that she knew when sharks would appear yet it turned out she was wrong.
She is a naive teenager after all.
She only calls Flounder a guppy because she wants to encourage Flounder to be braver and when Flounder sticks his tongue out at the shark and the shark scared him once more and Ariel calls him a guppy once more.
Again she knows that the shark is caught in the anchor and is only telling Flounder that there’s absolutely nothing to be afraid of.
As for King Triton he’s absolutely terrified that the human possessions that Ariel has is going to lead her down a dangerous path of being with humans so that’s why he destroys them.
It isn’t until later that he realizes and deeply regrets his mistakes.
As for the fish like the dolphins who work for him honestly I never once ever saw them as slaves.
I just always saw them as dolphins or fish who just wanted a job to work at the palace and King Triton as well as Sebastian gave them those jobs.
Now Eric’s turn.
I didn’t get the number 7 entry at all.
How is it that the narrator actually mentioned that it wasn’t entirely Eric’s fault to getting married to Vanessa aka Ariel for he was underneath Ariel’s spell yet questions his decisions on why he has a wedding set up all in one day and he marries her?
He’s hypnotized!
The third day when the sunset comes Ariel is going to be a mermaid and not a human anymore so obviously to get that to happen and to hopefully get the kiss from Eric and stall time.
She wants Eric to marry her all in one day especially to keep Ariel away from her actually achieving her goal to stay a human forever.
Obviously she is going to do that all in one day and is going to have the spell make him follow her every bidding.
How in any way is that Eric’s fault?
That makes no sense!
Honestly, no offense to Ms Mojo, but in some entries it really felt like either the narrator or the channel didn’t watch or understand the movie at all.
Also don’t underestimate kids, Ms Mojo.😏😉 lol
I say that because ever since I was a little girl I always wondered how on earth Flounder carried that statue and brought into that cave!
I would always try to come up with ideas and just say movie logic. XD
Also ever since I was a little girl I always longed to know more about Ursula’s backstory.
Backstories always excited me when I was a kid.😇😍
So yeah that’s pretty much it.
It’s not just on the adults but kids notice things too.😉
Not chains, they’re using reins
Besides if the dolphins were supposedly slaves that makes Santa Claus a slave owner too because of the reindee
It’s ridiculous how you’re making things seem worse than they are. That’s over embellishing.