Ariel has got to be the worst Disney princess
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Little Mermaid
LetThemEatCake01 — 9 years ago(December 01, 2016 11:45 PM)
Ignorant, impatient, dumb, self-loathing, wanting what she can't have, her scene of but daddy I love him is laughable, she didn't even got to speak to Eric, at least Pocahonatas had several scenes were she got to know John Smith, and Eric is an absolute meathead.
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Stratego — 9 years ago(December 03, 2016 07:29 PM)
Only a delusional imbecile like you would think I'm the imbecile and that 101 Dalmatians is a masterpiece. It's a horrible script and they had it so easy with the book already been written. Disney screwed it up royally!
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TutuAnimationPrincess — 9 years ago(December 02, 2016 10:43 AM)
I would love to give a deep and thoughtful paragraph about why Ariel is a wonderful princess but I doubt you would care what I have to say. You've been at this for a while now I see so at this point you get nothing but a theme song to sing. You've been on the fence for a while, but I feel you've finally earned it!
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otness_e — 9 years ago(December 03, 2016 03:35 AM)
I don't even know where to begin with this Ariel's not ignorant at all. She at least pursues knowledge and corrects any mistakes she made. And for the record, she's not dumb either. In fact, in her debut scene of raiding that ship, she told Flounder (who was obviously faking illness to get out of helping her) she suggested he stay out and be on the lookout for sharks, which if anything suggested that she was at least smart enough to know likely life-threatening risks and weigh the reward. And impatient? She waited for who knows how long to even interact with humans, and it's implied that she had a long enough lasting interest in humans to have built up at least one collection. That sounds like patience alright. And as far as her not speaking to Eric, to be fair, she never had the chance to do so (and besides, personally, I think the fact that she observed his actions anonymously got her to know him far better than if she talked with him, and if anything, simply talking to a person isn't enough to gauge whether they are what you think they are. Just ask Anna and Hans. She talked with him, yet it turned out he was simply putting on a show).
And Eric is no meathead at all. Actually, being the captain of a ship requires quite a bit of knowledge in Mathematics and Astrography since you need to know the nautical miles to a destination, so he actually would have been pretty intelligent, certainly smart enough to captain a ship.
Ariel is definitely not the worst DP by far. Heck, I wouldn't even call Belle the worst DP ever. That slot is taken by Merida, who is practically a sociopath. -
Andthatismytwocents — 9 years ago(December 05, 2016 09:41 AM)
OK Now I saw this and just waited to think and ponder this
And to see WHAT if any response this would get
SOOOOOOOOOO As handle implies
The film was marketed and NOT given much support by someone with the initials J K Since he signs the pay checks at Disney not many are gonna argue
And Disney wanted to try something different SO The animators decided to "tweak" the princess mold for a Disney film and we got in short a rebellious teen hence Ariel's Ignorance Being a teenager and slight cliche' this brings us to her impatience
If Ariel has flaws (AND YES SHE DOES) it is the forementioned due to lack of wisdom due to a young age and the fact that she is the youngest of six (Anyone remember the other six princesses?)
As to intelligence Ariel is NOT a product of the human world (Would she know what being dry is? Cooked food? Clothing?) so she would not know what human things are SO she looks for someone who does (Sadly her humanologist does not know what he is doing)
Self Loathing? Well that is a tough one since she does not like being a mermaid BUT DID SHE CHOSE THIS LIFE?
How many at a young age wished we were something or someone else?
Basically lets simplify this Ariel is a young girl who though well meaning is not perfect WHICH is why she is a popular character she is more human then most people realize As time goes by she may improve or maybe not
This is shown at end when she realizes her father does care about her feelings opinions etc hence her response at end Also because Disney films are SO influential people want the characters to be perfect and even then people have problems with that The Little Mermaid in 1989 was a bold daring attempt to try something new BUT not to intense If you did not like the film only th e overzealous fan would give you a hard time
NOW ANYBODY GOES CRAZY when their prized franchise is chastised. This trend started to go REALLY bad in the nineties and is a price of democracy
Bottom line Ariel is a free spirit who though well meaning is always not responsible or thinks things through but that does NOT make her the worst princess. She complains if things do not work out How many of us have done this?
The Dumb label is just as hard to stick as who is the beat one The original three would fill this bill as best or worse if they were not damsel's in distress
Also Disney takes the Fairy Tales they adapt and change them accordingly and convince people they are right with in your face marketing (Can you say Beauty and The Beast Frozen Hannah Montana.(yes not a princess in the royal sense BUT Marketed in your face)
And Again Ariel is NOT DUMB or SPOILED Irresponsible Stubborn not to focused and has lousy taste in men(Blame Snow White's Price for that) yes
Lastly 101 Dalmations 1960's side from questionable animation not Disney's worst The 1996 one despite Glenn Close NOW THAT WAS BAD AND IN YOUR FACE MARKETED
I generally do not go to sites on imdb to bash films like this UNLESS provoked and this statement borders on that hence the response and I tried to restrain myself here
As to Blueray it may look bad due to Disney's love/HATE relationship with the film
It was supposed to be in 3 D and was it?
AND THAT'S MY TWO CENTS