The scene contradicts the legend because mermaids are supposed to be rather wise in a mythical creature kind of way, unlike the splash mermaid the she creature mermaid is very wise as in she is silent but knows a lot more than she is letting on, they slowly find out that she is just playing all of them and leading them in a trap without having to say or do a single thing. While in splash the mermaid is helpless and can barely make up her mind. Also in most greek myths sea nymphs are very wise they either help travelers or they trick them and send them to their deaths using cunning and creativity, in no way in the traditional myth of mermaids are they ever depicted as naive helpless
The scene contradicts the legend because mermaids are supposed to be rather wise in a mythical creature kind of way, unlike the splash mermaid the she creature mermaid is very wise as in she is silent but knows a lot more than she is letting on, they slowly find out that she is just playing all of them and leading them in a trap without having to say or do a single thing. While in splash the mermaid is helpless and can barely make up her mind. Also in most greek myths sea nymphs are very wise they either help travelers or they trick them and send them to their deaths using cunning and creativity, in no way in the traditional myth of mermaids are they ever depicted as naive helpless