In 1989‚ Disney Feature Animation released its twenty-eighth animated film‚ The Little Mermaid. The movie grossed over $111 million in the United States alone and was the recipient of two Oscars (Office Box). The merchandise for the film varied from bed sheets and Barbie dolls‚ to pajamas and Halloween costumes. In 1992‚ an animated series based on the movie premiered on Disney television and ran for three seasons (IMDb.com). A Broadway production began in 2008‚ with “50 previews and 685 performances”
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The Little Mermaid : Old vs. New Story The Little Mermaid is a well known story about the mermaid who was yearning for the life out of the sea. She wanted to be part of the human world and explore all of the wonderful things of living below the stars. The original Little Mermaid story was written in 1836 by a man named Hans Christian Andersen. The Little Mermaid was created into a Disney movie in 1989‚ many of the aspects of the stories followed the path of one of Vladimir Propp’s spheres he
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In the story “the Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Anderson and Disney’s The Little Mermaid a young sea princess who had just turned 15 years old was out sitting on a rock watching the moonlight. When a ship was sailing in the middle of a storm in which the ship had flipped on one of the sides causing the prince to sink into the waves ‚ but if it were not for the mermaid saving his‚ life he would have died. Watch as the story unfolds and changes during the course of video production. Disney had
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by Disney is “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen. “The original story revolves around a young Mermaid who falls in love with a human prince after seeing him on his ship above water during her fifteenth birthday. The little mermaid saves the man after his ship gets destroyed in a storm. The mermaid brings the man to shore and waits for him to be found by a group of human girls. She goes back to her home under the sea and watches the human prince from afar. The mermaid becomes very interested
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Disney’s The Little Mermaid‚ and Finn Mortensen‚ author of The Little Mermaid: Icon and Disneyfication‚ both agree that Disney’s simplification of morals is giving viewers the wrong depiction of life. Disney’s portrayal of women and simplification of morals are giving viewers the wrong impression of life and women. Many critics call the process of simplification in Disney movies‚ “Disneyfication.” Disneyfication is especially shown in The Little Mermaid. In Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid‚ Disney
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Disney movies portray the Little Mermaid to be a glorious‚ and exciting fairytale romance that was completely altered to shelter children while still trying to teach them valuable lessons that they could use in their everyday lives. Ariel in the Disney version learned not to trust weird strangers‚ follow her heart‚ value your family‚ get creative‚ etc. However‚ the original story tells of more gruesome punishments to Sirenetta’s curse that taught her a lesson forever; Sirenetta’s grandmother gave
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The main theme during the first era‚ was basically that a man will change your life for the good. In the Little Mermaid‚ Ariel had to sacrifice her voice and depend on Prince Eric to get her it back while living on land. It shows that the only way women can be happy is by having a man in their life. Ariel had an amazing voice‚ which‚ she used to sing all the time‚ until she fell in love with a man and wanted to live on land because of him. According to the Artifice‚ “by sacrificing her voice‚ Ariel
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children liked The Little Mermaid‚ 43 children liked 101 Dalmatians‚ 56 children liked Mickey Mouse‚ 7 children liked The Little Mermaid and 101 Dalmatians‚ 10 children liked The Little Mermaid and Mickey Mouse‚ 16 children liked 101 Dalmatians and Mickey Mouse‚ 4 children liked The Little Mermaid‚ 101 Dalmatians‚ and Mickey Mouse‚ 6 children did not like any of the shows. Answer the following questions: How many students were surveyed? How many liked The Little Mermaid only? How many liked
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“Mulan”‚ the movie was made in June‚ 19‚ 1998. “The Little Mermaid”‚ the movie was made in November‚ 17‚ 1989. This movie is older than the movie‚ “Mulan”. The movie‚ “Mulan”‚ is a real story of an ancient Chinese poem.“Mulan” the character‚ sacrifices herself to the army for her father. Mulan disguises herself as a man to join the army to go to war for her father. “Ariel” from The Little Mermaid‚ also sacrifices her identity as a mermaid to be a human. Ariel wanted to marry a human‚ but her
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and different directors or producers will have their own unique perspective on it. Hutcheon explains that‚“They use the same tools that storytellers have always used; they actualize or concretize ideas; they make simplifying selections‚ but also amplify and extrapolate‚ they make analogies; they critique or show their respect‚ and so on” (Hutcheon 3). Hutcheon then goes on to use The Little Mermaid as an example. The Little Mermaid was adapted into a musical‚ however the musical not only told the
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