This was Maria's FAVOURITE Little Mermaid growing up! (Movie Reaction & Commentary)
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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Fun fact: out of all the Disney princesses (and queens) Ariel is the only princess to have a child!
Also I like how only Triton or one of his descendants could remove the Trident from its alter when not in tritons possession. Which leads to another reason why Morgona needed Melody to get the Trident for her... she couldn't get it herself..
Never really thought of that, ha... Cool! 😄
I do too. They did a good job writing this, for the most part - Maria
Also I think Stephen furst voiced dash (the walrus) according to the inter webs
@@samandmariachannelcan you do reaction to Aladdin animated series and Aladdin and the king of thieves
Doesn't Cinderalla have a kid in part 2?
@@brngthemetalthe second cinderella is a set of 3 stories after she becomes the princess. and the 3rd is when the stepmother takes fairy godmothers wand and turns anastasia into cinderella. so no she never has a daughter :)
Fun fact: Prince Eric was voiced by Prince Charming in Cinderella in this sequel, while Cinderella 2-3 was voiced by the original prince Eric
What???! Mind blown!
you mean rob Paulson?
he also plays the panicky octopus from the 3rd movie
I’m living for Sam’s frustration with Eric constantly dad blocking Ariel and Melody actually communicating 😂 you’re so invested I love it.
This sequel was really great! I just love how Melody is very similar to Ariel 💓
Glad you enjoy it! Hope you enjoy our vid for it 😊 - Sam
@@samandmariachannel Of course! I love the reaction to it as always💓
@@samandmariachannelI wish Eric should have told melody the truth about Ariel
Same thing I thought about the lion king 2 Kiara is much like Simba but still her own well” lion”
Me too
Ahhh my favorite direct to video sequel so many fond memories.
I know this movie gets some flak for "telling the same story as the first but reversed" but in the sequel's defense, there are quite a few story beats that have solid logic to them. For starters even when Ariel was turned into a human she clearly retained some of her mermaid traits that were passed down to Melody (ability to communicate and understand sea creatures, can dive to deeper depths than is possible for the time period, able to hold her breath longer than most). Now the beginning of the movie never states how much time has passed since the first but to make an educated guess I don't think it's been too long since the first.
So I'd say Ariel is 17 maybe 18 at the most so she's a new young mom and then she suddenly has her baby literally ripped from her arms and threatened to be fed to a shark. That's pretty traumatizing for a new parent. This also kind of reflects a theme I've noticed throughout the little mermaid sequels, the cycle of generational trauma. Let's review, Triton was a lot calmer and relaxed when his wife was alive, but she was brutally killed by careless human cruelty. And in his grief and fear for his children's safety he overcorrected and enforced strict rules to "keep them safe" but all it does is make his family miserable and drive them apart. Ariel's interest in the human world would never be accepted by Triton so of course she felt isolated and alone.
But now Ariel is the parent who had their child's life threatened, she didn't have her mother growing up. The only parent she had that was an example to draw on was her emotionally closed off hot tempered overprotective father. Of course Ariel would perpetuate similar patterns if she doesn't know any other way. Melody's interest in the sea is innate, it calls to her because it's in her blood and to be denied that part of her identity and heritage is pretty awful. Ariel knows this but she doesn't want to scare her daughter that oh hey there's a sea witch who wants you dead so don't go in the ocean. How do you tell a little girl that and not scar her for life?
Still Ariel unfortunately creates emotional distance between her and Melody because she overcorrected as a trauma response to her daughter's safety. Melody feels out of place and that she doesn't belong but Ariel isn't seeing this as a 16 year old longing for freedom but as a 30 something mom and queen. Plus Melody is 12 kids that young are sadly very easy to manipulate. That's why I especially love the ending it's Melody actively breaking the cycle. She's reuniting the two worlds bringing her family together and accepting both sides of herself human and mermaid. There's no more secrets or danger they can now finally be free to talk and express themselves. In essence, the little mermaid movies are about a family learning to heal and move on from trauma-based patterns of behavior and parents learning to let go of their fears and biases to let their kids be free and happy. Which I think is a good message.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
I loved and still love the lion king sequel
7:33 Triton has a thing for dropping really important trinkets after tragedy. He dropped (okay, technically threw) his wife's music box after she died.
He's a passionate man 🤷🏻♀️ - Maria
@@samandmariachannel He can passionately teach his family history with the trinkets 😂
3:30 I'm glad Eric and Triton caught on to what Ariel was trying to do
For sure - Maria
I remember loving this and Cinderella 2 as a kid! I really loved Disney sequels lmao
Nice! I don't think I've seen Cinderella 2, but it's possible I forgot 😁
They sure have some good ones - Maria
Me too
i loved them all too! but allegedly the disney shareholders hated them and they voted for the Disney ceo to be changed. they felt the sequels were just cash grabs and cancelled a bunch of them. i still mourn the meet the robinsons sequel that was supposed to happen 😔
(At 16:50) Yeah… this is the *same* mistake Trident made with _his_ youngest daughter, and now Ariel is doing the same thing with _her_ daughter.
That’s what you call the generational trauma.
(At 43:23) I found it a little cute Melody was crying for her mother, when Ariel was forced to bow.
43:32 until melody is getting a final showdown with Morgana.
(At 38:04) I can't find it on RUclips, but there was a deleted scene where Melody got trapped like this, but along of her mother who was trapped in a block of ice.
(At 35:48) considering they're Merfolks, I'm _prettier_ sure they can survive in cold climate temperatures, even deeper in the abyss.
Me too
It's funny how often I still get the opening song stuck in my head. Such a good soundtrack for a Disney sequel
This is definitely one of the better Disney renaissance sequels made for direct to video. I remember I had Return of Jaffa on vhs and it was terrible but I loved it 😂
It strikes me how many sequels to animated movies are about the protagonist of the first movie repeating their parents mistakes. The recent sequel to Chicken Run, Dawn of the Nugget has the same premise ‘young girl wants to leave over protective mother and see the world the mother fears, because of what went down in the original.’
Little Mermaid 2 is the one I grew up watching the most because I had it on tape at the time along with a few other movies and would put it on whenever I felt like it. Even though I loved the movie as a kid I didn’t realise it’s pretty much the same as the first movie. The only difference is the songs which I still like 👍 enjoyed the reaction guys and glad this was your favourite Maria 😊and can’t wait to see what you do next 😄😉❤️❤️
Same for me. I remember watching this and Senseless so many times as a kid 😄
Yeah, I get you. Well, I'd say there are a few of small differences, but the core is a reverse, for sure.
Thanks so much! 😊✨ The next one will be The Craft. We have 17 Again and The Marvels in the copyright limbo, so they, hopefully, will be posted some time soon as well - Maria
21:49 me too, but I saw the sequel on 📀.
I wouldn't be to worried about the shark losing his teeth. Sharks have like six or seven sets of teeth, so provided he didn't die, a new set would grow back in a few weeks.
fun fact: the voice of Morgana is the same voice as Ursula even though she is her sister lol
Haha yeah, I was like oh cool when I read it 😄 - Maria
Really??? Cool!!!
Pat Carroll
“ it’s still a small world down here!”
Inside me head” it’s a small world” plays on in my head
“Wait… ur lucky I am going to Disney soon!”
😂😅❤
Thanks for the love!
Presenting Tip and Dash, the Timon and Pumbaa to Melody’s Simba/Kiara.
(At 30:15) Marvel: We're gonna to sue someone.
I enjoyed watching this movie in the early 2000s when I was a kid and I still have it on video tape 📼
I wish I still had my tape, I think I gave it to my little cousin ages ago. I wanted her to enjoy the movie too😄 - Maria
I loved this one as a kid too! Excited to watch this later :)
That's great to hear! We enjoyed doing this vid for it 😁 - Sam
Shake opens his mouth and I immediately thought it “ jaws”
Me too
I remember watching this and also the little mermaid cartoon! It was so fun I had the VHS compilation episodes. I miss physical media. 🥺
I'm with you. I miss physical media too😔 - Maria
44:33 you can definitely see the worry in Maria's eyes for that scene 🦶🏻
ahh this is my first time seeing someone else who's fav little mermaid movie was this one too! i watched it on loop as a kid 😂
Awww 🥰 yes, my cassette is all worn down too - Maria
Okay but the sequel has NOTHING on Cinderella 3! Highly recommend.
22:16-22:26 it’s good to seeing Ariel turning back into a 🧜🏻♀️ to find melody.
(At 47:39) I'm pretty sure Triton's not THAT prejudice… anymore.
This wasn't the first little mermaid movie for me٫ but it WAS my favorite for years like Maria 🥰💖
Yaaaaaay 😄✨ - Maria
@@samandmariachannel I still love it now even though I'm 30 😂
(At 45:54) I STILL find this cute.
(At 47:16) isn't that the same dress Ariel wore when she got her voice back?
(At 22:28) That and you have to lose the jewelry.
This is my favorite Disney sequel ❤️❤️
That's great to hear, Jana 😁 Hope you enjoy our vid for it too! - Sam
You guys should watch Ariel’s beginning it’s about how Ariel lost her mom it’s really good
Awesome reaction of my favorite Disney movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks so much! - Sam
I know I watched at least part of this as a kid (maybe in a waiting room somewhere?) But I remembered pretty much nond of it. Glad for the refresher. I wont have thought to return to it without this. Thank you.
Thanks for checking this out with us! :) - Maria
Sebastian was so chaotic this movie, he’s my favorite character in the sequel 😂
Melody is kinda like Percy Jackson (whose is her half great uncle). They both are half bloods, related to gods and each other, and can hold their breath for a long time.
I thought of aquaman!
I rented this movie so many times as a kid! To this day I still love it so much!!!
I can understand that. I watched my tape to death as a kid as well 😁 I do still like the story, this was a lovely rewatch - Maria
Walrus is Stephen Furst( I recognize his voice too but don’t recognize any of his shows or movies)
Penguin is Max Cacella (is in 1992 “newsies” as racetrack and in live action lion king as Timon)
28:18
Similar for me. I checked them out, and I know Max Casella from his TV roles, but I couldn't find anything I saw with Stephen Furst. I'm guessing I know someone with a similar voice - Maria
I'm fairly sure I saw this one before the original also, because it was on VHS in the late 90s early 2000s when I was just starting school.
I really preferred the whole "mother and daughter who don't communicate or understand each other" plot line, it just seemed more relatable than a daughter defying a father who ruled with an iron fist. I think I also liked more that Melody's love of the sea doesn't become entwined with interest in a boy like Ariel's story did. I think them setting her as only 12 helps with that a bit (not that twelvies can't be boy-crazy) but it made more sense for 15 year old Ariel to be like, "I want to see the human world, but also hey, look at this human guy!"
Heeey, me too! Got this VHS a little before starting school.
Haha, I'm with you on the rest. I think I like both versions, but I do cherish the second one more - Maria
This was one of my favorite disney sequels
That's cool! Hope you enjoyed our vid :) - Maria
Maybe the potion could give Melody the tail with one drop because she’s already descended from mermaids. No contracts etc necessary.
The Little Mermaid was the first VHS I had, and this one only came out I was some 10 years old. But I always loved Little Mermaid 2 way more than the first
I can relate. I like the first little mermaid, for sure, but this story resonated more with me at the time
Edit: I don’t remember which VHS was the first one I had, but I definitely cherished this one a lot - Maria
You guys should watch the prequel. It’s pretty good imo
The bit about the wrinkly skin: apparently that is actually an adaptation in humans that is supposed to help with grip in wet environments so it's possible Mermaids just have it all the time.
Fair enough 😊 - Sam
I use to watch it also on VHS 😂❤
That makes me smile. I'm glad there are some people, like you, who share Maria's experience with this movie 😁 - Sam
This is sweet but lion king 2 is my personal Disney sequel favourite
The sequel was a little flat for me, just generally more of a kids movie. The first one had more adult themes, darker and Ursula was brutal. Characters rarely get killed on screen in Disney movies but Ursula was stabbed, for example. The supporting characters could’ve been better
So I watched TLM properties totally out of order (an unintentional habit of mine). The series, TLM II, and then the first movie. So when I was 11 after seeing Ariel be so much fun in the series it really upset me to see Ariel act like Triton and want nothing to do with the sea. Rewatching it after college, it made more sense because most people don’t think they’re capable of repeating toxic family cycles and then of course they do. Because Triton and later Ariel choose to be controlling (because they’re genuinely afraid) instead of being honest and listening Ariel and later Melody end up trusting the people who pose the biggest threat to them.
I do that too sometimes - watching out of order😁
I can understand being upset about that, especially at the time. For sure, it's a different watch later on - Maria
My favourite sequel was the lion king one with Simba's daughter. The musics were very good and i know plenty of girls who had a thing for Kovu xD
Did Melody even bring food and water on that row boat when she went out to sea for answers?
I have always been confused about Morgana. Ursula was originally a mermaid before half octopus and triton is Ursula’s brother so… how are Morgana and Ursula related?
@ Sam it is a little darker then the original
And “ lifetime as worms??” So sea worms
According to sponge bob sea worms are bigger then earth worms. If I am correct well from sponge bobs perspective.😂
Ok, that’s fair 😂 - Sam
The songs are definitely not as catchy but this was fun.
I don’t blame melody for everything tbh I feel like Switzerland… u k I see Ariel’s and her side of things. Yes Ariel lied but she did it out of love and to protect melody and I feel lie Ariel should’ve handled the situation better. As for melody I don’t blame her for feeling betrayed.
Maybe a shame but... I always love this movie more than the original Little Mermaid 😂 More in the "little girl follow her dream" than the "teenage girl choose a boy - and not even a interesting one, like most of the Disney Prince at this time xD - and left all her family for him" I guess 😅(Okay, maybe I just don't like Eric. I probably left everyone for Shang as a kid 🤣)
Also, first time I see it in English (Always watched the French version) and... 🤔The French voice of Melody is so much more impactful. The Melody&Ariel's song seems not so intense in English 🥲
We get you 😊 it’s a fun movie! - Sam
Is just me…. Sam Maria…. Does flounder sound like he has a cold? Or am I nuts? Btw I could be wrong.
He does sound like that, but it’s just the vocal effect of cutting off air to the nasal passage. Same thing happens when you have a cold from mucus blocking all the pathways - Sam
Maria, how does this movie differ for you hearing it in Ukrainian and then in English? Do the voice actors play it differently?
You should post video Bee movie 1:05
Lol why was Sam so mad at this movie? 😂
Not mad, just invested 👌
This isn’t how I look or act when I’m mad, but I can be intense so I kinda get it - Sam
thanks
Thank you 😊 - Sam
'Promo sm' 🤔
Melody is so annoying, the animation was horrible, this movie is a literal copy and paste of the first one, the music is horrible, wish this was about Ariel and not her daughter, ugh I just hate this film with my whole heart 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️😭😭😭
I never saw this , I am excited! I❤ the Original Cartoon & Live Version Was Good!😢😮😂🥰🧞♀️🖥💘
Glad to be able to share this with you :) I like the original, but haven't seen the live action yet. Looking forward to it - Maria
So of course I see the first one before the second one lol but the 2nd one was my favorite just bcuz of the fact that Ariel had a daughter. I watched it so much and I have both of these on VHS. 🩵
Awww lovely! I think I ended up getting the 1 one on VHS as well, but I def cherish and remember this one more - Maria