Reworking of the “Little Mermaid” Modern day fairytales are known to have been reworked and romanticized‚ losing the original’s mature message and theme‚ however still retaining certain aspects from the original tale. One of the many iconic fairytales following this example would be the “Little Mermaid”. The Walt Disney version of the “Little Mermaid” has borrowed several aspects from the original tale‚ written by Hans Christian Andersen in the year of 1837‚ such as the themes of self sacrifice
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the Sea Mermaids‚ witches‚ and parallel universes are a part of human creativity that’s told all over the world for various reasons. Most people today are familiar with the modern version of most fairy tales‚ and don’t know the dark origins behind these kid-friendly stories. The original versions have deeper‚ malevolent meanings behind them; while modern tales are more positive‚ and inspirational. This happens especially in Disney’s adaption of Hans Christian Andersen’s the Little Mermaid. Disney’s
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The Mermaid and Her Cluttering Disorder When people think about their favorite childhood movie‚ there are many movies that a person can choose from. For me‚ The Little Mermaid comes to my mind. When asked‚ “What do you want to be when you grow up?”‚ I often remember myself answering the question with the response “A mermaid.” Her beautiful long‚ red‚ hair‚ her outgoing personality‚ and most importantly‚ her extravagant life under the sea made me want to be just like her. Because of my obsession I
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every cartoon‚ film‚ or television show and wanting to be princess of girly character. The particular film that stands our most in my mind is the Disney film‚ The Little Mermaid. The film is about a young mermaid that has always been daddy’s little girl‚ but wants to run away to have a life that she has never been able to. The you mermaid‚ Ariel‚ ends up running away to the human world‚ marries a prince‚ becomes a princess‚ and ends up saying goodbye to her dad. I think that Ariel portrayed the typical
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the most for the one you love the most. Romantic? Yes! Stupid? Yes! Hans Christian Anderson’s‚ The Little Mermaid‚ is most commonly seen as a child’s story‚ but if you look closer there are many ties to God and spiritual life. I never saw this as a kid‚ but back then I loved The Little Mermaid‚ because of its magical setting‚ handsome prince‚ and somewhat happy ending. The Little Mermaid unfolds in the deep ocean bottom. The sea king’s castle towers high from the sea’s floor. The sea king has
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Thao Xiong English 130-02 Dr. Lynn Houston 11/14/10 Aladdin/The Little Mermaid. In all of the movies that we had watched in class‚ Aladdin and The Little Mermaid has the best relationship between comparing and contrasting. In both of the movies‚ there is one daughter in each movie who rebelled to find their true love. In The Little Mermaid‚ Ariel rebelled and went to the surface to search for her prince‚ but in Aladdin‚ Jasmine rebelled the law by not accepting the prince who came to see if
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co-director‚ Ron Clements for Disney‚ was disheartened by the ending of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid.” These two stories differ thematically. “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen’s is a literary fiction showing the audience to love themselves before you can love others and to always be careful what you wish for; on the other hand‚ Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” being completely
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Muted Group Theory This topic is to basically analyze the theory of Muted Group and to see how it correlates with Walt Disney’s The Litter Mermaid. What is Muted Group Theory? Muted Group Theory was first proposed by Edwin Ardner and the theory is an attempt to explain why certain groups in society are muted which means they are either silent or just not heard. Edwin Ardener was an anthropologist who discovered that a group becomes mute due to the lack of power that is experienced
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The Little Mermaid I’ve never realized that Disney’s The Little Mermaid was not an original Disney character/story‚ though this shouldn’t have been a surprise since Disney’s princesses all come from stories developed by people outside of Disney. Like Disney they take someone’s original story and add so much more to them to make them appropriate and more appealing to children of all ages. Andersen and Disney both share the similar story lines when it comes to the main idea of the story. In both
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The Affection of Vanity; behind the scenes of “The Little Mermaid” and “The Wild Swans” I believe that the stories ”The Little Mermaid” and ”The Wild Swans” are fundamentally about vanity and the craving for self-satisfaction by main characters in each story. Hans Christian Andersen was born on the 2nd of April‚ 1805‚ in the city of Odense outside of Copenhagen in Denmark. He was a Danish author who wrote lyrical poems‚ fairy tales and novels. He was known as H.C. Andersen throughout the
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