Eh? For most of my childhood, I thought this was the most depressing movie ever and I always cried. Because she left her Daddy! :( How is that a happy ending? Clearly, there were early signs that I am not a romantic.
*chortles*
I was sad about her leaving her Daddy, too. love that scene where she's on the boat in her wedding dress, and her Dad jumps up to hug her. sadness! foreshadowing on the bittersweetness of life and growing up! hanky time! ... because, you know, all the old ladies cry at weddings. *g* (or they do in books, anyways. shall report back later this summer.)
all that aside, Disney's Little Mermaid is one of my favorite animated movies ever. I really identified with Ariel when it came out, not least because my middle name is Ariel and I've always wanted to be a mermaid. then I decided being a selkie was better because you can shift back and forth at will. *g* when I was little, I (fortunately) didn't know that the preponderance of tales involving selkies and mermaids are unhappy. I need to sit down and right happy selkie stories. Right Now.
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Date: 2007-06-03 04:20 pm (UTC)Clearly, there were early signs that I am not a romantic.
*chortles*
I was sad about her leaving her Daddy, too. love that scene where she's on the boat in her wedding dress, and her Dad jumps up to hug her. sadness! foreshadowing on the bittersweetness of life and growing up! hanky time!
... because, you know, all the old ladies cry at weddings. *g*
(or they do in books, anyways. shall report back later this summer.)
all that aside, Disney's Little Mermaid is one of my favorite animated movies ever. I really identified with Ariel when it came out, not least because my middle name is Ariel and I've always wanted to be a mermaid. then I decided being a selkie was better because you can shift back and forth at will. *g* when I was little, I (fortunately) didn't know that the preponderance of tales involving selkies and mermaids are unhappy. I need to sit down and right happy selkie stories. Right Now.