Also, Ariel signing over her voice to Ursula's "unbreakable" magic contract is meta AF. Jodi Bensen, the speaking AND singing voice of Ariel, STILL WORKS FOR DISNEY TODAY. She is Ariel in EVERYTHING. The sequels, the tv show, the commercials, the merchandise recordings, and even the Kingdom Hearts games. Disney contracts do👏not👏play.👏
Considering that Ariel's father is overprotective and aggressive and destroyed all her prized possessions, it doesn't shock me that she risked her self-destruction. And her sisters didn't know much about her interests and Scuttle was feeding her misinformation, so that didn't help. She was angry, hurt, and curious about the human world, which Ursula used to her advantage.
I think it's kinda funny that on land, eventhough she has intent to charm the prince, SHE WAS LOVING BEING ON LAND generally. Also, can we just talk about how Eric was willing TO WAIT for the perfect girl for him. Ideally, Ariel had a time limit, Eric ideally did not.
They discuss the mother's story in the third one. The second one is about Ariel and her daughter recommend you watch both they are actually pretty good
@@mousearson9053 In the movie "Footloose" music and dancing was illegal, and the protagonist fights to bring it back. In the "Little Mermaid 3" all music is illegal and the protagonist fights to bring it back. So... yeah.
Tritons seven daughters are supposed to be the seven seas. Attina is the Bering Sea, Alana - Black Sea, Adella - Mediterranean Sea, Aquata - Coral Sea, Arista - White Sea, Andrina is the Caribbean Sea, and Ariel is the Red Sea
You mentioning how interesting a history between Triton and Ursula would be is actually very appropriate- in the first draft of the movie they were actually brother and sister! This plot point stayed in the film even through the recording of dialogue before being cut for time. The sibling rivalry was reinstated for the Broadway musical in 2007.
It makes a lot of sense! I just watched this movie for the first time and I didn't understand when Ursula said something about "the time when she lived in the castle"
@@MoviesinDepth although the musical was short lived, you can still follow the story in the Soundtrack to the musical especially Ursula’s opening villain song “I Want The Good Times Back”
As a musical theatre Stan, you'll appreciate this: Ashman and Menken wrote Little Mermaid riiiiight after finishing up Little Shop of Horrors, and there is a LOT of similarities in the scores between the two. Listen to "Somewhere That's Green" next to "Part of Your World" for example. They are like 90% the exact same song. It's wild. Also, it should be noted that The Little Mermaid was the first film of the Disney golden age/Renaissance. And the first film to use a legit Musical Theatre format in it's story to song progression. From this point onward, the 90's Disney films followed this more "Broadway" book musical formula because TLM was so successful at it. Menken and Ashman really set the bar with this and changed the face of the entire company.
Totally! And it’s really cool. Little note, it’s just the Renaissance. The golden age is Snow White- the start of WW2. Then the rest of the classics are Cinderella(first project after the war)- the jungle book, walts final movie
@@Anna-B got ya. I always considered the Snow White era as just "the beginning". I guess it totally makes sense that "golden age" would mean "the oldest" and not "the most profitable." My bad! 😄
@@Anna-B it's absolutely cool! Especially seeing the progression from then to now, and how these films effected the entertainment industry as a whole. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken defined a generation and reshaped an entire artform with these films. Their influence on pop culture, music, and theatre is insurmountable. Steven Schwartz too.
"Little Mermaid" was the first Disney and first USA-made animated movie I saw and it was amazing! I still remember that feeling. This movie and Aladdin are my two favorite Disney movies!
Yes, this. [nod] Disney started out as *the* feature length animation house, but then they wandered off into the weeds with meh-level movies like The Fox and the Hound and The Aristocats. Disney animation had faded to almost nothing when suddenly Little Mermaid came out, and it was fantastic -- great story, great characters, great animation, and an awesome soundtrack. It's like someone pulled out the paddles and zapped Disney back to life with this movie.
@@angiepen i don't see the aristocats as particularly meh - its actually a childhood favourite of mine, aha - it's just not their most popular or talked about movie.
@@leilanyx Of course there are people who like it, and seeing it first as a child will impact that. I have incredibly fond memories of The Incredible Mr. Limpet, a mixed live/animated movie (not Disney, though) with Don Knotts, which I saw first as a child. Nobody remembers it now, and looking back on it with adult eyes, it wasn't anything to write home about. It was pretty meh, but I still love it. [shrug] But those middle era movies by Disney, including The Aristocats, were meh when compared with the early era movies like Cinderella and Snow White, and the recent era movies like Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, the Lion King, etc. There's a clear difference in quality, as well as popularity. The middle era movies weren't as good, weren't as magically wonderful, as either the early or late era movies. The (hugely) declining box office numbers pulled in by middle era Disney movies compared with the earlier movies attests to the declining quality. A lot of people thought Disney animation was washed up, and Disney corporate was strongly considering getting out of feature length animation entirely. Luckily for everyone, they decided to make another push, and ended up with Little Mermaid. There's a reason the recent era films are referred to as the Disney Renaissance; compared with the middle era movies, they're an order of magnitude better. This has nothing to do with which individuals love which individual movies. I think Disney's animated Robin Hood is a wonderful movie, but compared with either Cinderella or Little Mermaid, it's definitely in the meh category. Doesn't make me love it any less, and doesn't change the fact that it's not up there with the major leaguers.
You brought up a lot of good points during this movie it’s one of my favorites. In an earlier draft of the story Ursula and triton were actually siblings which brought up a lot of their confrontation. Also I suggest you watch the two sequels the second one she becomes a mother and the third one is actually like a prequel and you actually get to meet triton‘s wife I think I worth a good look
“What if there was a past between Ursula and King Triton? I would love to read that sort of stuff.” Well, Ursula is Triton’s little sister and Triton banished Ursula from the palace, so I assume there’s a pretty tumultuous past. Mention of the relation was dropped from the movie script but apparently still exists in reference material and other stories.
Every time Ursula is on screen Movies in depth:” this is a childrens film, THIS IS A CHILDRENS FILM” Also a side note I would like to point out that scuttle in danish is called “skralde” which basically translates to trash
He’s got Moto Moto’s taste in women, eh…. He like them big He like them CHUNKY He like them big He like them PLUMPY He likes them round With SOMETHING SOMETHING He likes their sound He likes it FUNKY He likes them THICC But also DUMMY….. Wait what?
So glad you enjoyed it! In the original fairy tale, the little mermaid made the trade for her voice (and constant, stabbing pain every time she took a step!) because her voice was the most precious thing she owned, so she had to give it up for her desire. Also, the reason its a kiss (at least in this movie) is because the little mermaid wanted to become human and have a human soul (merpeople had long lives, then turned into foam when they died). If the prince truly loved her, part of his soul would flow into her through the kiss to create a new soul. Unfortunately, the fairy tale didn't end NEARLY as happy as this. Ursula did want her to fail; but when you think about it, it actually worked in Ariel's favor. Eric fell in love with who she was (yes, three days is incredibly fast but they couldn't do the MONTHS that was the original story) as opposed to simply marrying her because of her voice. Not only that, Ursula tells Ariel upfront what would happen if she failed, and even showed her what happened to those that couldn't pay the price. In the original screenplay, Ursula is Triton's sister and her design was a lionfish. Sorry for the long geeking out; this was one of my favorites growing up!
This was Actually the START of the Disney Renaissance. The movies before this were pretty much junk between Walt Disney's death (The Jungle Book was the Last film Walt himself was involved with) and The Little Mermaid. 17:15 Yes, he impaled her. It's a FAMILY picture!
This was so much fun to see! I knew all of these songs when I was a kid, and prince Eric is the best simply because he cared so much about his dog. Also, I miss Billy in the background, but that shirt is lovely!
i hate when people say ariel left her home for a man. Like, you say she was dumb because she was a literal mermaid and she gave up on that, but in her point of view she was trapped, she couldn't explore the real world, know the humans, etc, and she sang a literal classic just talking about how she wanted to know the human world and get out of this buble her that keeps her. And about her leaving her home for a man, she fell in love with him, and when ursula offered human legs to her, the first thing she thought about wasn't the prince at all, but the surface. She could finally realize her dream to see the human world, and she wasn't even searching for eric when she came out of the water, she just ended up finding him there and he invited her to stay at his castle for some time, and they fell in love after that. Eric was her oportunity to see the world, not to give up on her life like that. Btw, at first, she wanted to kiss him because of her deal with ursula, but they fell in love along the way.
I thought you might be interested in the different eras of Disney animation, so here you go! 1923-1928: The silent era 1937-1942 The Golden Age, 1943-1949 The Wartime Era, 1950-1959 The Silver Age, 1970-1988 The Bronze Age, The Disney Renaissance 1989-1999, Post Renaissance Era 2000-2009, The Revival Era 2010-Present
I was 4 years old when I watched The Little Mermaid for the first time. It’s my favorite Disney movie and Ariel really has a special place in my heart ❤️
This film literally saved Disney Animation Studios. The entire company was about to be sold off. They were breaking it all up and auctioning it. The animation studios themselves were already being sold. They animated this from trailers in the parking lot. This movie saved the company and sparked Disney's "Golden Age" of animation.
Producer Jeffery Katzenberg ordered "Part of your World" to be cut after a test screening where he observed children dropping popcorn and becoming restless. He felt the song was too long and didn't connect with the audience. Lyricist Howard Ashman said "over my dead body," and went through a long battle to keep the song in the film.
Ariel can still WRITE. We SAW her sign her name to the contract. She could just draw in the sand "I SAVED YOU & I LOVE YOU"- screw three days; she could've solved everything in like TEN MINUTES.
Correction at about 6:30 : The Little Mermaid was actually the first movie in the period of Disney movies often referred to as the Disney Renaissance (circa 1990s).
Such a good movie and one of my favorites I would recommend watching the prequel movie Ariel’s beginning as well as the sequel return to the sea both are also really good
In the Broadway musical version of this, Ursula and Triton do have a history together! According to that show they’re siblings, and their father gave each of them control of half the ocean plus one of his magical items. Triton got the trident while Ursula got the magic shell. And they each ruled over half the ocean until Triton figured out how evil Ursula was (pretty sure she was actively eating some of her subjects) and banished her. This was supposed to be in the movie as well but ended up being cut. (But you should actually check out the musical because there’s some really good additional songs, plus name one other show where you can see half the cast in Heelys.) Also third movie explains what happened to Ariel’s mother and why Triton hates humans. Basically she was crushed to death between a ship and some rocks, and Triton has resented humans ever since for causing her death.
4:10 Okay, now I’m picturing the game like another stupid ad: Shiver Me Timbers - can you (a pirate) collect all the treasure and escape? (Shows Pac Man setup with plank flooring that turns into water when the shark chomps it, sinking the treasure on the tile and creating a hazard.)
Disney actually does put Easter eggs in most of their original films. At the beginning of the Little Mermaid during the concert scene, you can visibly see Mickey and Goofy.
Actually, Part of your World was Disney’s Let it Go back in the day. Originally there was going to be a history between Triton and Ursula; they were going to be siblings but Disney scraped the idea. However, the idea did end up in the Broadway version. And OMG! You really need to watch Beauty and the Beast!
i basically say this to every movie reactor that watches the little mermaid whether it's their first time or not, just to please react to the second movie, it's so good ;-; please movies in depth, please make my disney wish come true ;-;
I'm actually kinda surprised you've never seen this movie before! It's absolutely amazing and the effects are super stunning!😊 I personally love Ariel's singing voice, don't you?💖 Her father, King Tritan, is really overprotective of her, cause he just doesn't wanna lose her.🥺 When she cries, it's like musical breeze drifting though the sea. I think that sounds really weird, but anyway! How about next, you do Aladdin, if you're doing older Disney Princess movies?🌸 Hope you're having an awesome day and Plus Ultra!❤️
I love your first reactions on the movies. Can't wait to see you reacting to Beauty and the Beast. It is my favorite from the Disney Renaissance since I played Belle in a small production in our town.
Actually the only Disney Princess movie I watched as a kid. Eric always stayes my fave prince because of that 😄 #arielle Ps: in germany the movie is called 'arielle, the mermaid' instead of "the little mermaid"
I've always loved this film. I also love how Ursula as Vanessa is a homage to Feathertop(the scarecrow that wishes to be human and he has a spell where he does become human but its an illusion).
Your commentaries just make this so much better! The amount of times that I've laughed out loud watching this is insane!😂😂 TLM will forever be my favourite disney movie to date!
Not enough people appreciate the fact that prince Eric freaking KILLED A VILLAIN ONSCREEN in this movie!! And, like, not a nice, clean way either, like pushing her off a cliff or something - no, he stabbed her through gut! This movie really doesn't get enough credit.
I love that you are enjoying the Disney Princess movies. I recently found you in my recommended feed cause I’ve been watching a bunch of movie reacts this year, especially from BillyBinger. I don’t know if you’ve watched it yet, but considering I know you already like magical and fantasy, I highly suggest Stardust. You’d be surprised of the star celebrities in it. 😊 And there’s a lot of contextual clues to keep your ears/eyes on.
Oh, yeah. That moment, when Disney still wasn't able to show original tale's ending (thanks God!), but had just enough balls to make literal crossover with "The Call of Chtulhu" instead.
I think people overestimate what Ariel should be like in knowing who she should trust but she's 16 and I remember being that age. Especially having traditional parents I'd listen to just about anyone because of the need to be accepted or listened to.
In the original movie script, apparently, we got the backstory of Ursula and King Triton. It was dropped from the movie but made its way into the broadway musical (check out Ursula’s song “I Want The Good Times Back” from the play). Basically, they were brother and sister, each ruling half of the Oceanic Realm, but then Triton banished Ursula for her wicked misrule and consolidated the kingdoms under his own imperial rule as benevolent dictator or god king or whatever his title is.
This movie came out a week before I was born and my beach loving Cali Girl mother just installed in me a love of mermaids. To this day it’s still my favorite. Or as I call it “My Princess Movie”
I have a top 5 animated Disney movie list, and this is definitely one of them. I remember going to the theater to see this with my family at 16. I was a bit skeptical of whether I'd like it because I already knew the tragic real Hans Christian Anderson's fable behind The Little Mermaid. It was very dark and tragic. For those who don't know....she did give up her voice. The prince thought one of the missionary nuns on the beach that day, had rescued him. He did marry her instead of Ariel. Her sisters wanted her to come home, so they went to the witch and made a deal. They had to give up their arms to get a dagger that Ariel must use to kill the Prince on his wedding night in order to come home as a mermaid again. If she didn't do it before that evening was up, she would turn into sea foam and die. Well....she was about to do it while they were sleeping on their wedding night, but she saw his sleeping face in the moonlight and couldn't bring herself to do it, because she still loved him. She dropped the dagger. Jumped into the ocean and turned into sea foam. I'm sure you've already deducted why they never showed a mother for the girls, and why their dad was so overprotective of his girls going to the surface. After all, this is a Disney movie. Divorce isn't an option, so that leaves.... There are two more, straight to video, movies on Ariel's story. I never saw the last one, but I got the gist of what it's supposed to be about. Prince Eric is definitely my favorite prince. He proved that he could love her in spite of them coming from 2 different worlds. He was out of his league dealing with Ursula, but went to fight for his love, anyways. He was attracted to her heroism of rescuing him, and her voice...willing to marry her without ever seeing her. He completely respected her by not trying to kiss her, when he didn't even know her first name. Respect!
It's funny that you bring up "Under the Sea" being the "Let It Go" of this era. Technically, this era DID have a "Let It Go" parallel. It was "Part of Your World." I strongly recommend looking into the history of this film. This movie literally saved Disney's animation department. No Mermaid, no Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, FROZEN.
Ariel wore MY wedding dress! That was the exact same stylie I wore 4 years after the movie came out, and I didn't realize that until years after my wedding
There actually is a book detailing the past of Ursula and Triton. It was supposed to be part of the movie. But the scrapped it to save time. Also Ursula is way more powerful than what they just showed from the movie
02:43 - 02:49 7. Like the 7 seas.🌊🌈 10:29 - 10:34 Because True Love's Kiss can break any curse."Once Upon a Time"dixit.(And also because if it was just a regular kiss it would be far too easy to obtain!;-P) 15:18 - 15:24 Well...no,because that's a totally different way of swimming.1st of all she needs to catch her breath and she never had to do that as a mermaid,2nd of all..have you ever tried to swim with fins?It's *not at all the same* as swimming without them!You need to get used to them!Same when you go from swimming with a fin your entire life and you're then suddenly stuck with human feet.Also..think about walking in heels.You're still on the ground and you're still walking,but this doesn't mean that it will immediately be as easy as walking with normal shoes.
This movie came out 4 years after I was born, and I was born in 85 so it's not that old. lol I'd say Disney started improving when Sleeping Beauty came out. That is amazing animation.
Favourite Disney movie although I still wonder how it would have been if they’d gotten their original want to voice Ursula .. they wanted Bea Arthur ( Dorothy Golden Girls ) to voice her 😁
I say this all the time but I can never blame Ariel for rebelling and going to Ursula after what Triton did to her collection. I mean, he has his reasons for hating humans and I get he cares about his family's safety but he really went too far. I actually often see him as a secondary antagonist. I mean he has the usual description of my idea of a well written villain. Tragic backstory, he let that tragedy develop a huge hatred for a certain population, serious rage issues that can develop into violence and then remorse for his ways.
Movies in depth when ursula appears: this is a childrens film, this is a childrens film, this is a childrens filn Also movies in depth: King triton is dummy thick
Was anyone else sitting here listen to movies in depth keep saying “it’s a kids movie, it’s a kids movie” which looking at ursulas “curvature” and also thinking that didn’t stop Dylan is in trouble lol
This movie came out in 1989 when I was born and disney movies were suffering with black cauldron this was a hit or miss with Disney and if it was a miss then there probably wouldn’t be Beauty and the Beast and the beginning of Disney renaissance but it was a HUGE hit!
Ursala is Airel's aunt and Her father's sister. And honestly, I read that in some Disney books. But however, the girls all shard one mother. You find more about that in Airel's beginning. try checking out the other little mermaid movies.
watching MoviesinDepth watch disney princess movies is my new favorite thing to do 🙃
🥺 alright there goes my heart into the lawnmower for the rest of the day from too much kindness
I'm hoping for Aladdin, now (the animated one, not the remake ) , if he hasn't yet - my absolute favourite
Also, Ariel signing over her voice to Ursula's "unbreakable" magic contract is meta AF.
Jodi Bensen, the speaking AND singing voice of Ariel, STILL WORKS FOR DISNEY TODAY. She is Ariel in EVERYTHING. The sequels, the tv show, the commercials, the merchandise recordings, and even the Kingdom Hearts games. Disney contracts do👏not👏play.👏
she's also the first actress to voice a princess and a villain since she also voiced "Vanessa" aka Ursula's human form
She also appeared in Enchanted as Patrick Dempsey’s secretary
And the robot in Flubber
We couldn’t have asked for a better person to voice Ariel, she’s the best Ariel!!!😍😍😍😍(she also voiced Barbie from The Toy Story movies)
Considering that Ariel's father is overprotective and aggressive and destroyed all her prized possessions, it doesn't shock me that she risked her self-destruction. And her sisters didn't know much about her interests and Scuttle was feeding her misinformation, so that didn't help. She was angry, hurt, and curious about the human world, which Ursula used to her advantage.
And she was naive along with held back from discovering safety
@@ashleydavis2124 true and I dare why wanted to be on earth
I think it's kinda funny that on land, eventhough she has intent to charm the prince, SHE WAS LOVING BEING ON LAND generally. Also, can we just talk about how Eric was willing TO WAIT for the perfect girl for him. Ideally, Ariel had a time limit, Eric ideally did not.
But why like girl you’re like 16 being on land is boring I want to be a mermaid even though they are evil
@@alllittlethingzz To be fair you're saying that from the perspective of a human.
They discuss the mother's story in the third one. The second one is about Ariel and her daughter recommend you watch both they are actually pretty good
The second one is my favorite out of the 3 😊
As far as I’m concerned, there’s only two little mermaid movies since the third one is literally Footloose
@@disneyprincess6138 explain please
the third one has always been my favorite
@@mousearson9053 In the movie "Footloose" music and dancing was illegal, and the protagonist fights to bring it back. In the "Little Mermaid 3" all music is illegal and the protagonist fights to bring it back. So... yeah.
Tritons seven daughters are supposed to be the seven seas.
Attina is the Bering Sea, Alana - Black Sea, Adella - Mediterranean Sea, Aquata - Coral Sea, Arista - White Sea, Andrina is the Caribbean Sea, and Ariel is the Red Sea
Iconic
Didn't know that, that's interesting!
I never paid attention to this ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻
You mentioning how interesting a history between Triton and Ursula would be is actually very appropriate- in the first draft of the movie they were actually brother and sister! This plot point stayed in the film even through the recording of dialogue before being cut for time. The sibling rivalry was reinstated for the Broadway musical in 2007.
I would love that to be explored more
It makes a lot of sense! I just watched this movie for the first time and I didn't understand when Ursula said something about "the time when she lived in the castle"
@@MoviesinDepth although the musical was short lived, you can still follow the story in the Soundtrack to the musical especially Ursula’s opening villain song “I Want The Good Times Back”
@@MoviesinDepth I think there's a book that explains Ursula's origins more, as well as the rest of the Disney villains!
As a musical theatre Stan, you'll appreciate this:
Ashman and Menken wrote Little Mermaid riiiiight after finishing up Little Shop of Horrors, and there is a LOT of similarities in the scores between the two. Listen to "Somewhere That's Green" next to "Part of Your World" for example. They are like 90% the exact same song. It's wild.
Also, it should be noted that The Little Mermaid was the first film of the Disney golden age/Renaissance. And the first film to use a legit Musical Theatre format in it's story to song progression. From this point onward, the 90's Disney films followed this more "Broadway" book musical formula because TLM was so successful at it. Menken and Ashman really set the bar with this and changed the face of the entire company.
Totally! And it’s really cool. Little note, it’s just the Renaissance. The golden age is Snow White- the start of WW2. Then the rest of the classics are Cinderella(first project after the war)- the jungle book, walts final movie
@@Anna-B got ya. I always considered the Snow White era as just "the beginning". I guess it totally makes sense that "golden age" would mean "the oldest" and not "the most profitable." My bad! 😄
@@rjenyawd it’s fine 😂. I had to research it for a speech, and I found the different eras super cool
This is everything
@@Anna-B it's absolutely cool! Especially seeing the progression from then to now, and how these films effected the entertainment industry as a whole. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken defined a generation and reshaped an entire artform with these films. Their influence on pop culture, music, and theatre is insurmountable. Steven Schwartz too.
Like everyone else is saying, please PLEASE watch the two other movies! The sequel and prequel are just as good as the first!
Mmm...I don't know about just as good but they are enjoyable and not as bad as people like to say they are.
Yess
I have to agree about the prequel. The sequel is better in my opinion. I’m a sucker for sequels that follow through with a growing family.
"Little Mermaid" was the first Disney and first USA-made animated movie I saw and it was amazing! I still remember that feeling.
This movie and Aladdin are my two favorite Disney movies!
13:18 Flounder knew because he asked Sebastián, whos riding in the carriage with them, and he also said no. Flounder just passed it along.
This movie is a timeless classic that started the Disney renaissance. I was even in a high school production my senior year.
Yes, this. [nod] Disney started out as *the* feature length animation house, but then they wandered off into the weeds with meh-level movies like The Fox and the Hound and The Aristocats. Disney animation had faded to almost nothing when suddenly Little Mermaid came out, and it was fantastic -- great story, great characters, great animation, and an awesome soundtrack. It's like someone pulled out the paddles and zapped Disney back to life with this movie.
@@angiepen i don't see the aristocats as particularly meh - its actually a childhood favourite of mine, aha - it's just not their most popular or talked about movie.
@@leilanyx Of course there are people who like it, and seeing it first as a child will impact that. I have incredibly fond memories of The Incredible Mr. Limpet, a mixed live/animated movie (not Disney, though) with Don Knotts, which I saw first as a child. Nobody remembers it now, and looking back on it with adult eyes, it wasn't anything to write home about. It was pretty meh, but I still love it. [shrug]
But those middle era movies by Disney, including The Aristocats, were meh when compared with the early era movies like Cinderella and Snow White, and the recent era movies like Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, the Lion King, etc. There's a clear difference in quality, as well as popularity. The middle era movies weren't as good, weren't as magically wonderful, as either the early or late era movies. The (hugely) declining box office numbers pulled in by middle era Disney movies compared with the earlier movies attests to the declining quality. A lot of people thought Disney animation was washed up, and Disney corporate was strongly considering getting out of feature length animation entirely. Luckily for everyone, they decided to make another push, and ended up with Little Mermaid. There's a reason the recent era films are referred to as the Disney Renaissance; compared with the middle era movies, they're an order of magnitude better.
This has nothing to do with which individuals love which individual movies. I think Disney's animated Robin Hood is a wonderful movie, but compared with either Cinderella or Little Mermaid, it's definitely in the meh category. Doesn't make me love it any less, and doesn't change the fact that it's not up there with the major leaguers.
Ursula and Maleficent are iconic villains!
Yesss
You brought up a lot of good points during this movie it’s one of my favorites. In an earlier draft of the story Ursula and triton were actually siblings which brought up a lot of their confrontation. Also I suggest you watch the two sequels the second one she becomes a mother and the third one is actually like a prequel and you actually get to meet triton‘s wife I think I worth a good look
“What if there was a past between Ursula and King Triton? I would love to read that sort of stuff.” Well, Ursula is Triton’s little sister and Triton banished Ursula from the palace, so I assume there’s a pretty tumultuous past. Mention of the relation was dropped from the movie script but apparently still exists in reference material and other stories.
So, it was Auntie Ursula???
Every time Ursula is on screen
Movies in depth:” this is a childrens film, THIS IS A CHILDRENS FILM”
Also a side note
I would like to point out that scuttle in danish is called “skralde” which basically translates to trash
….. I have attempted to advert my eyes
He’s got Moto Moto’s taste in women, eh….
He like them big
He like them CHUNKY
He like them big
He like them PLUMPY
He likes them round
With SOMETHING SOMETHING
He likes their sound
He likes it FUNKY
He likes them THICC
But also DUMMY…..
Wait what?
When Chef Louie sings, that's also Odo from Star Trek DS9!
So glad you enjoyed it! In the original fairy tale, the little mermaid made the trade for her voice (and constant, stabbing pain every time she took a step!) because her voice was the most precious thing she owned, so she had to give it up for her desire. Also, the reason its a kiss (at least in this movie) is because the little mermaid wanted to become human and have a human soul (merpeople had long lives, then turned into foam when they died). If the prince truly loved her, part of his soul would flow into her through the kiss to create a new soul. Unfortunately, the fairy tale didn't end NEARLY as happy as this.
Ursula did want her to fail; but when you think about it, it actually worked in Ariel's favor. Eric fell in love with who she was (yes, three days is incredibly fast but they couldn't do the MONTHS that was the original story) as opposed to simply marrying her because of her voice. Not only that, Ursula tells Ariel upfront what would happen if she failed, and even showed her what happened to those that couldn't pay the price. In the original screenplay, Ursula is Triton's sister and her design was a lionfish.
Sorry for the long geeking out; this was one of my favorites growing up!
I feel like people forget the "my ocean, my rules" part like ofc she wanted up and put, Eric was just a bonus
*out
This was Actually the START of the Disney Renaissance. The movies before this were pretty much junk between Walt Disney's death (The Jungle Book was the Last film Walt himself was involved with) and The Little Mermaid.
17:15 Yes, he impaled her. It's a FAMILY picture!
This was so much fun to see! I knew all of these songs when I was a kid, and prince Eric is the best simply because he cared so much about his dog.
Also, I miss Billy in the background, but that shirt is lovely!
Billy’s still around!! Just waiting to return for a special video next year 🤫
i hate when people say ariel left her home for a man. Like, you say she was dumb because she was a literal mermaid and she gave up on that, but in her point of view she was trapped, she couldn't explore the real world, know the humans, etc, and she sang a literal classic just talking about how she wanted to know the human world and get out of this buble her that keeps her. And about her leaving her home for a man, she fell in love with him, and when ursula offered human legs to her, the first thing she thought about wasn't the prince at all, but the surface. She could finally realize her dream to see the human world, and she wasn't even searching for eric when she came out of the water, she just ended up finding him there and he invited her to stay at his castle for some time, and they fell in love after that. Eric was her oportunity to see the world, not to give up on her life like that. Btw, at first, she wanted to kiss him because of her deal with ursula, but they fell in love along the way.
I thought you might be interested in the different eras of Disney animation, so here you go! 1923-1928: The silent era 1937-1942 The Golden Age, 1943-1949 The Wartime Era, 1950-1959 The Silver Age, 1970-1988 The Bronze Age, The Disney Renaissance 1989-1999, Post Renaissance Era 2000-2009, The Revival Era 2010-Present
I was 4 years old when I watched The Little Mermaid for the first time. It’s my favorite Disney movie and Ariel really has a special place in my heart ❤️
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Poor unfortunate souls is one of my all time favourite Disney songs! I’m excited for the remake
This film literally saved Disney Animation Studios. The entire company was about to be sold off. They were breaking it all up and auctioning it. The animation studios themselves were already being sold. They animated this from trailers in the parking lot. This movie saved the company and sparked Disney's "Golden Age" of animation.
“Poor Unfortunate Souls” may be Disney’s best villain song. “Mad Madam Mim” is a close 2nd for me.
Producer Jeffery Katzenberg ordered "Part of your World" to be cut after a test screening where he observed children dropping popcorn and becoming restless. He felt the song was too long and didn't connect with the audience. Lyricist Howard Ashman said "over my dead body," and went through a long battle to keep the song in the film.
It didn’t connect with children but every adult felt something
Ariel can still WRITE. We SAW her sign her name to the contract. She could just draw in the sand "I SAVED YOU & I LOVE YOU"- screw three days; she could've solved everything in like TEN MINUTES.
Correction at about 6:30 : The Little Mermaid was actually the first movie in the period of Disney movies often referred to as the Disney Renaissance (circa 1990s).
Such a good movie and one of my favorites I would recommend watching the prequel movie Ariel’s beginning as well as the sequel return to the sea both are also really good
I loved Athena 😭
8:00 - in deleted scenes it's implied that Ursula may have been Triton's sister.
RIP Will Ryan, aka the Seahorse.
A real voice acting legend. 💔
In the Broadway musical version of this, Ursula and Triton do have a history together! According to that show they’re siblings, and their father gave each of them control of half the ocean plus one of his magical items. Triton got the trident while Ursula got the magic shell. And they each ruled over half the ocean until Triton figured out how evil Ursula was (pretty sure she was actively eating some of her subjects) and banished her. This was supposed to be in the movie as well but ended up being cut. (But you should actually check out the musical because there’s some really good additional songs, plus name one other show where you can see half the cast in Heelys.)
Also third movie explains what happened to Ariel’s mother and why Triton hates humans. Basically she was crushed to death between a ship and some rocks, and Triton has resented humans ever since for causing her death.
4:10 Okay, now I’m picturing the game like another stupid ad: Shiver Me Timbers - can you (a pirate) collect all the treasure and escape? (Shows Pac Man setup with plank flooring that turns into water when the shark chomps it, sinking the treasure on the tile and creating a hazard.)
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This was the one moment in a Disney movie that scared me so much, I couldn’t watch it as a kid!
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So excited to watch this!
Will you be watching the third one on your channel? If not you should check it out on your own time
@@marzh5278 I am watching it on the channel!
@@nickflix8657 can't wait!!
Love your channel
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Anger management problem?
Are you telling a crab to not be.....
crabby? 😄 *Muttley laughing*
Lmao
You should react to "Strange Magic" from Lucasflim, it's a musical meets a magical romantic comedy about Fairies.
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I LOVE that movie 🙌🏼
I loved that movie! I was so upset it took me so long to find it
Disney actually does put Easter eggs in most of their original films. At the beginning of the Little Mermaid during the concert scene, you can visibly see Mickey and Goofy.
Actually, Part of your World was Disney’s Let it Go back in the day.
Originally there was going to be a history between Triton and Ursula; they were going to be siblings but Disney scraped the idea. However, the idea did end up in the Broadway version.
And OMG! You really need to watch Beauty and the Beast!
"Homeward Bound" - you would have so much fun with this movie!
I absolutely loved listening to Under the Sea every single second. Except back then we couldn't just repeat. We had to rewind the cassette tape first.
This movie has a special place in my nostalgia heart
i basically say this to every movie reactor that watches the little mermaid whether it's their first time or not, just to please react to the second movie, it's so good ;-; please movies in depth, please make my disney wish come true ;-;
The second movie is so underrated. People dislike it for the plot being the opposite of the original but it's so nice.
@@fidelianerina i knoooow! it's so saad
I'm actually kinda surprised you've never seen this movie before!
It's absolutely amazing and the effects are super stunning!😊
I personally love Ariel's singing voice, don't you?💖
Her father, King Tritan, is really overprotective of her, cause he just doesn't wanna lose her.🥺
When she cries, it's like musical breeze drifting though the sea. I think that sounds really weird, but anyway! How about next, you do Aladdin, if you're doing older Disney Princess movies?🌸
Hope you're having an awesome day and Plus Ultra!❤️
I love your first reactions on the movies. Can't wait to see you reacting to Beauty and the Beast. It is my favorite from the Disney Renaissance since I played Belle in a small production in our town.
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This and aladdin are my two favorite animated disney movies. Great reaction.
Not him and Dylan struggling to not make comments about Ursula 🤣
This was based on a Hans Christian Andersen story.
They changed the ending pretty drastically.
-And yes, you HAVE to see Beauty and the Beast
r.i.p to the voice actor of the seahorse. he passed away yesterday. he also played petrie in land before time.
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Haven't noticed anyone else mention this - Chef Louis was voiced by Rene Auberjonois, who played Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space 9.
Such a classic!!
This movie began the Disney Renaissance era. The best movies made in my opinion.
Love your reaction!! 🤗❤️
You should react to Anastasia. It's sooooooo beautiful, I cant't say it more often. The animation, the story, the music! Just perfect!
Actually the only Disney Princess movie I watched as a kid. Eric always stayes my fave prince because of that 😄
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Ps: in germany the movie is called 'arielle, the mermaid' instead of "the little mermaid"
Harpoon for life
11:05 it needs to be a contractual thing, she needs something to hold over Triton because he's a lot more powerful than her.
Yep. Prince Eric is a badass.
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I've always loved this film. I also love how Ursula as Vanessa is a homage to Feathertop(the scarecrow that wishes to be human and he has a spell where he does become human but its an illusion).
The actress who voices Ariel was in enchanted
Your commentaries just make this so much better! The amount of times that I've laughed out loud watching this is insane!😂😂 TLM will forever be my favourite disney movie to date!
"He's gonna impale her? I did not see that coming!"
Me: "Neither did she!"
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For a movie that came out in 1989, the animation is actually pretty impressive
Not enough people appreciate the fact that prince Eric freaking KILLED A VILLAIN ONSCREEN in this movie!! And, like, not a nice, clean way either, like pushing her off a cliff or something - no, he stabbed her through gut! This movie really doesn't get enough credit.
I love that you are enjoying the Disney Princess movies. I recently found you in my recommended feed cause I’ve been watching a bunch of movie reacts this year, especially from BillyBinger.
I don’t know if you’ve watched it yet, but considering I know you already like magical and fantasy, I highly suggest Stardust. You’d be surprised of the star celebrities in it. 😊 And there’s a lot of contextual clues to keep your ears/eyes on.
15:31 Also, this is funny considering your first reaction to Wolfie in your Until Dawn playthrough lol
……… oh dear god
You should see the second one. Ursula had a sister played by the same voice actor Pat Carroll
Oh, yeah. That moment, when Disney still wasn't able to show original tale's ending (thanks God!), but had just enough balls to make literal crossover with "The Call of Chtulhu" instead.
I am so excited that you’re finally getting to see this. I really love this movie.
I think people overestimate what Ariel should be like in knowing who she should trust but she's 16 and I remember being that age. Especially having traditional parents I'd listen to just about anyone because of the need to be accepted or listened to.
Traditional in the sense of religious and non accepting
There's a live-action version of this movie coming soon with Hailee Bailey as Ariel
In the original movie script, apparently, we got the backstory of Ursula and King Triton. It was dropped from the movie but made its way into the broadway musical (check out Ursula’s song “I Want The Good Times Back” from the play). Basically, they were brother and sister, each ruling half of the Oceanic Realm, but then Triton banished Ursula for her wicked misrule and consolidated the kingdoms under his own imperial rule as benevolent dictator or god king or whatever his title is.
I love this one!! Prince Eric is my favourite because he saved Max .... :) ... also Ariel .... one of the biggest [human] fangirls of all time lol
I suspect most of Ursula's magic that involves other people only works with their consent, which is why she goes so hard with the tricky contracts.
This movie came out a week before I was born and my beach loving Cali Girl mother just installed in me a love of mermaids. To this day it’s still my favorite. Or as I call it “My Princess Movie”
I have a top 5 animated Disney movie list, and this is definitely one of them.
I remember going to the theater to see this with my family at 16. I was a bit skeptical of whether I'd like it because I already knew the tragic real Hans Christian Anderson's fable behind The Little Mermaid. It was very dark and tragic.
For those who don't know....she did give up her voice. The prince thought one of the missionary nuns on the beach that day, had rescued him. He did marry her instead of Ariel. Her sisters wanted her to come home, so they went to the witch and made a deal. They had to give up their arms to get a dagger that Ariel must use to kill the Prince on his wedding night in order to come home as a mermaid again. If she didn't do it before that evening was up, she would turn into sea foam and die.
Well....she was about to do it while they were sleeping on their wedding night, but she saw his sleeping face in the moonlight and couldn't bring herself to do it, because she still loved him. She dropped the dagger. Jumped into the ocean and turned into sea foam.
I'm sure you've already deducted why they never showed a mother for the girls, and why their dad was so overprotective of his girls going to the surface.
After all, this is a Disney movie. Divorce isn't an option, so that leaves....
There are two more, straight to video, movies on Ariel's story. I never saw the last one, but I got the gist of what it's supposed to be about.
Prince Eric is definitely my favorite prince. He proved that he could love her in spite of them coming from 2 different worlds.
He was out of his league dealing with Ursula, but went to fight for his love, anyways. He was attracted to her heroism of rescuing him, and her voice...willing to marry her without ever seeing her. He completely respected her by not trying to kiss her, when he didn't even know her first name. Respect!
It's funny that you bring up "Under the Sea" being the "Let It Go" of this era. Technically, this era DID have a "Let It Go" parallel. It was "Part of Your World." I strongly recommend looking into the history of this film. This movie literally saved Disney's animation department. No Mermaid, no Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, FROZEN.
"Why is it always true love's kiss?" Dude, it's literally Disney. What else were you expecting?
Ariel wore MY wedding dress! That was the exact same stylie I wore 4 years after the movie came out, and I didn't realize that until years after my wedding
This is my ultimate favorite Disney movie :) king triton 🧜♂️ what a daddy! 😂
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There actually is a book detailing the past of Ursula and Triton. It was supposed to be part of the movie. But the scrapped it to save time. Also Ursula is way more powerful than what they just showed from the movie
tangled gotta be one of the faves! but so hard to pick ~
That's how I was until Moana came out and now I can't pick between Moana and Raya lol
Tangled is it’s own whole moment
You need to see Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective!
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Criminally underrated!!!
02:43 - 02:49 7. Like the 7 seas.🌊🌈
10:29 - 10:34 Because True Love's Kiss can break any curse."Once Upon a Time"dixit.(And also because if it was just a regular kiss it would be far too easy to obtain!;-P)
15:18 - 15:24 Well...no,because that's a totally different way of swimming.1st of all she needs to catch her breath and she never had to do that as a mermaid,2nd of all..have you ever tried to swim with fins?It's *not at all the same* as swimming without them!You need to get used to them!Same when you go from swimming with a fin your entire life and you're then suddenly stuck with human feet.Also..think about walking in heels.You're still on the ground and you're still walking,but this doesn't mean that it will immediately be as easy as walking with normal shoes.
In the musical Ursula is actually Triton's sister which makes sense. Also liked and subscribed :)
This movie came out 4 years after I was born, and I was born in 85 so it's not that old. lol I'd say Disney started improving when Sleeping Beauty came out. That is amazing animation.
Me too!! I saw this with my grandma when I was 4
Most villians add the part of true loves kiss because they dont believe its real.
Favourite Disney movie although I still wonder how it would have been if they’d gotten their original want to voice Ursula .. they wanted Bea Arthur ( Dorothy Golden Girls ) to voice her 😁
I say this all the time but I can never blame Ariel for rebelling and going to Ursula after what Triton did to her collection. I mean, he has his reasons for hating humans and I get he cares about his family's safety but he really went too far. I actually often see him as a secondary antagonist. I mean he has the usual description of my idea of a well written villain. Tragic backstory, he let that tragedy develop a huge hatred for a certain population, serious rage issues that can develop into violence and then remorse for his ways.
Great video! My favorite animated Disney movies are Fox and the Hound, Snow White, Brother Bear And Alice in Wonderland
*MiD at **16:40**:* And to think I liked you Ursula - secretly!
*Audience:* boy you ain't slick
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Ariel: god damn it dad this is why I keep you out of my room because you’re always breaking my shit in rage
WATCH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!! The animation is gorgeous and the music is exquisite! Its my favorite
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Movies in depth when ursula appears: this is a childrens film, this is a childrens film, this is a childrens filn
Also movies in depth: King triton is dummy thick
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fun fact the seven daughters represent the 7 seas and ariel as the only redhead is the red sea
Can't wait for you to watch the original animated Beauty and the Beast! You haven't actually said you will, but I hope you do :)
You should also watch the sequel and the prequel. The prequel explains what happened to the mom
Was anyone else sitting here listen to movies in depth keep saying “it’s a kids movie, it’s a kids movie” which looking at ursulas “curvature” and also thinking that didn’t stop Dylan is in trouble lol
This movie came out in 1989 when I was born and disney movies were suffering with black cauldron this was a hit or miss with Disney and if it was a miss then there probably wouldn’t be Beauty and the Beast and the beginning of Disney renaissance but it was a HUGE hit!
Ursala is Airel's aunt and Her father's sister. And honestly, I read that in some Disney books. But however, the girls all shard one mother. You find more about that in Airel's beginning. try checking out the other little mermaid movies.
Just sitting here binging these commentary’s 😂