Following in the wake of Disney's Bronze Age (Dark Age) with a series of mixed results. The studio eventually returned to the traditional format of musical adaptations. Ushering in an era of critical and commercial successes starting with The Little Mermaid. Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The Little Mermaid follows the story of a young Mermaid princess named Ariel who is fascinated with the surface& spends her days exploring the depths gathering trinkets. One day she travels up the surface during a shipwreck saves a human named Eric from drowning, and immediately falls in love with him. To be with him she strikes I deal with a Sea Witch Ursula who plots to steal the power of Ariel's Father Triton the King of Atlantica. Little Mermaid is often considered one of the best-animated films of all time too many. It returns to that formula it thrived on in the 50s and 60s. With colorful and details sets Memorable Songs and well-written characters. The story while your classic love-at-first-sight premise works into a charming narrative Ariel while she is disobedient never makes you feel like you can hate her. She is tired of her old life and the overprotectiveness of her Father and wants more. Which from Disney itself is a cliché all on its own, but you argue that Ariel was the first, and overall, it works She's Naive and is driven by dreams, but never does come off as Selfish. I found the scenes of her with Eric and without her voice very charming just going off the expressions she gives. I also really the setup between her and Father Triton. He comes off as a great father figure he's loving with a soft tone of voice calm and reasonable. The chemistry between him and Sebastian is funny in and now its own. Then all of a sudden, he starts yelling when he puts his foot down voice echoes with such a presence. He has regrets about how harsh he is towards Ariel, but at the same time, you see why he has such worries for his daughter and the human world. As for the Villain Ursula, she is good well much of the film is bright. All of Ursula's scenes just ooze ominous and atmosphere just how wicked her design is. How her legs form into a dress the use of shadows and the expressions on her face. She gives this creepy present. The rest of the side characters are all right. Flounder's, OK. Sebastian is probably the best character of the three. He starts a trend for the rest of the Renaissance film of the leads always having an animal companion. The soundtrack is good with classics Part of the World and Under the Sea. It offers a variety of styles from Caribbean to Sea shanties.
Review of The Little Mermaid
