Little Mermaid's Dark History

Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid certainly has people talking and impatiently waiting for the premiere. So, as we wait and closely analyze that new trailer, we got to thinking about The Little Mermaid. We all know that plenty of Disney classics are retellings of old fairy tales. We also know that said old fairy tales tend to be a lot darker than the Disney versions. Well, as it turns out, the original version of The Little Mermaid just might have been the darkest of them all. The original version was written by Hans Christian Anderson all the way back in 1837. And, while plenty has changed in the past two centuries, we’re still surprised to discover just how much has changed about the story of The Little Mermaid. That original version would have been way more like a horror movie than a children’s classic, and we certainly have Disney to thank for that. In the original version, the little mermaid is completely depressed and actually has no name. There are also much scarier details about mermaid lore in this version. For example, there’s no afterlife for mermaids, and after their long lives, they simply turn to seafoam. When the little mermaid strikes up a deal with the sea witch, the deal is way worse than the one Ariel makes with Ursula. The sea witch cuts out the little mermaid’s tongue, and she’s in excruciating pain whenever she uses her new legs. And, if you can believe it, this story gets way worse from here. We’ve got all the darkest details from the original Little Mermaid.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Ariel’s Depression
00:56 The Little Nameless Mermaid
01:37 Mermaids’ Mortality
02:17 Soulless Mermaids
02:48 It Hurts to Have Legs
03:39 Tongue Tied
04:02 Prince Not-So-Charming
04:38 Fatal Love Triangle
04:59 Siren Sisters
05:19 Shocking Sacrifice
06:05 Unhappy Ending
06:27 The Little Mermaid’s Grandmother
06:59 Heartbreaking Inspiration
07:38 Outro
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[@TheThingsAnimated]

Admit it! You had nightmares of Ursula as a kid 😱

[@Kit-moeW-alt]

I DIDNT and I Watched it 50 times

[@TheThingsAnimated]

@@Kit-moeW-alt lucky you! 😂

[@miaalvandi]

Actually no I dreamed abt Eric eating Ariel bc she’s half fish😭

[@Kit-moeW-alt]

@@miaalvandi OH LOL-

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

Yes

[@miaalvandi]

This was so interesting! Thank you

[@tempestates13]

Wanna go real dark? In the original, the mermaid turned into foam when the prince married another.

[@Kit-moeW-alt]

Wha-

[@TheThingsAnimated]

@@Kit-moeW-alt yess 😭 sea foam

[@tempestates13]

A remake was done where she became a spirit and if she did good deeds for 100 years, she'd become a soul.

[@Kit-moeW-alt]

@@tempestates13 THATS EVEN WORST

[@melissacooper8724]

I remember that the mermaid was tempted to stab the prince in the heart with a magic dagger in order for her to become a mermaid again. She doesn't go through with it and tosses the knife into the sea. She then tosses herself into the sea and dissolved into sea foam.

[@melissacooper8724]

When I heard that the Seawitch cut out the mermaid's tongue in the original story, I cringed in horror!

[@lordvenjix3757]

Amazing video 👌

[@shaniyas.]

Of course. All cutesy disney movies have (very) dark backstories.

[@mayaharrison3138]

coool

[@thatomofolo452]

🧐

[@TheDragonEmpress26]

Ursula was Vanessa the whole time

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🙊🤯😃😍💗🥰

[@jadenflyntkosasih1459]

Imagine she's black now