His chase scenes with the cook are simply hilarious. Oh did I mention, he's also the royal court composer and a crab? Besides that, he's probably also the character who will provide the most comic relief and be the children's favorite. Initially loyal to Triton and instructed to look after Ariel, he's quickly captivated by her charm more and more as the film progresses and the very moment he realizes how Ariel will be unhappy for the rest of her life if she stays under the sea is just so much filled with excellence. One character I haven't mentioned so far, is Sebastian, who in my opinion is a definite contender for best supporting character in a Disney movie. But of course, there's a happy ending as in pretty much every Disney film. When she seems to be winning the deal, Ursula appears and tricks the prince into thinking she's the real Ariel. Desperate and disappointed Ariel goes to see the sea witch Ursula and makes a deal with her. Her father, however, doesn't want her to have any contact with humans, so he destroys her cavern which includes a giant collection of human things. Story-wise Ariel happens to rescue a Prince from drowning.
Sadly, these descriptions are never accurate, which Ariel doesn't know of course, so she uses a fork for combing her hair at some point for example. Another friend is a bird who teaches Ariel about the human world and always knows what it is used for when Ariel shows him another item from the human world. The latter is sung by Ursula, the main antagonist here and, long before she becomes a giant monster, already an epic villain here that may have changed the way we perceive octopuses forever to the negative.Īriel's best friend is a yellow-blue fish with the voice of a child, who rarely speaks, but is always loyal to her, even if he's scared quickly and it certainly doesn't help that there's always sharks around under the sea. "Kiss the Girl" is an amazing love song about taking the initiative and is very much worth listening to, just like "Poor Unfortunate Souls", one of Disney's best villain songs ever. I see it more as a "Hakuna Matata", a great fun song with little depth, so it's a bit surprising it was chosen as the best song at the Golden Globes and Academy Awards.
"Under the Sea", maybe my least favorite, won the Oscar. While it was IMHO the best song of the movie and I'm pretty surprised it did not get the Oscar nomination, all the other songs are really good as well. Such a beautifully mesmerizing song and scene. My favorite moment was Ariel singing in the film early "Part of Your World" and swimming up to the moonlight. It's a bit sad that some of the voice actors here (Flotsam & Jetsam, Triton, Scuttle) are dead now, but as it's almost 25 years since this film was made just shows what a timeless classic it has become. It's sensory overload for Ariel and for the viewer from start to finish, but in the most positive way. "The Little Mermaid" takes us on an animated journey into the life of ginger mermaid Ariel and her dream of becoming human. Reviewed by Horst_In_Translation 8 / 10 So simple, yet so good However, Ariel has only three days to succeed. Hopelessly head over heels for the charming mortal prince, Eric, desperate Ariel summons up her courage to come to an ill-advised arrangement with the ocean's cunning and terrible sea-witch, Ursula, in high hopes of winning his heart.
Suffocating in her father King Triton's vast undersea realm, the young and rebellious mermaid princess, Ariel, yearns for a new life above water, on the unexplored dry land.
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