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Actors: Jodi Bensen, Pat Carroll
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Little Mermaid |
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Ariel is a mermaid who longs to go to the surface. His father doesn't like this obsession at all, but when Ariel rescues a drowning man, she falls in love with him. Seeking help from the evil sea witch, Ursula, Ariel trades her voice for legs. To stay a human forever, the man must kiss her. He is not only a human, but a prince and Ariel a lot of new clothes, and with Sebastian the crab keeping an eye on her, she sets off to kiss him. Ursula decides to get in the way, and becomes a human herself, and marry the Prince.
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Little Mermaid |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Romance
Yes
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Human/Magical couple?
Yes
Type of couple
- He's a human, she's a magical being
Main Character
Identity:
- magical being, female
Profession/status:
- musician
Age:
- a teen
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can talk to animals
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) long, wavy
Body type
- skinny (woman)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- animal
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- bald (man)
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- magical being, female
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- can talk to animals
- fire/thunder/weather cntrl
- can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- eccentric
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- fat (female)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- general past
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Misc settings
- fort/castle
- mansion
- lab
Kind of city
- Beautiful sparkling advanced city
Small town?
Yes
Small Island?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- nasty human transformations
- exotic big cities
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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