Ariel only became human because of a MAN!!!
Have. You. Watched. The. First. Fifteen. Minutes. Of. The. Movie?!? Our first exposure to Ariel is when we see her searching for human trinkets on a shipwreck. She has an entire CAVERN(/grotto?) full of human artifacts she’s collected over the years! Part of Your World is before she goes to the surface and first sees Eric. But sure, she only cares about being a human because of a man. Let’s just strip Ariel of all her independent hopes and desires to make our points in the name of feminism, that totally makes sense.
Yeah, but she only acted when Eric was on the line, so that doesn’t matter!
Right, she only became human after her encounter with Eric. Please tell me when exactly she had the opportunity to become human before then? That was the opportunity Ursula chose to exploit.
But it was still a really stupid decision!
This is true. I didn’t use the word “exploit” for no reason. She knew she was asking Ariel to do something risky and stupid. Ursula chose the moment to approach Ariel she did precisely because she knew Ariel would be vulnerable at that point. Triton had just destroyed the collection Ariel had presumably spent years amassing, her one outlet of her passion for humans and desire to become one herself. In that moment, she saw all her dreams disappear. Ursula used the emotionally charged moment to her advantage in order to get Ariel to sign. Remember that Ursula is an evil mastermind who uses all her power to trap people into unwinnable deals. And don’t try to tell me there haven’t been moments in your life where あなた would have done the same for your deepest unattainable desire!
Still, she LITERALLY gave up her voice! And that’s how she gets the man! Do あなた realize what message that sends?
1. Ursula was the one who 発言しました that would be a good idea I thought it was an accepted convention of children’s/family 映画 that あなた disregard what the villain says?
2. Notice Eric wasn’t impressed によって that He is disappointed when he meets Ariel specifically BECAUSE she can’t speak. It was the voice he was looking for. But…
3. It’s Ariel’s zany expressiveness which makes Eric fall for her anyway Eric decides to give up the ファンタジー of “the girl with the voice” because spending time with Ariel (yeah, yeah, it was one day, it’s a fairytale, deal with it) makes him realize how enthralling she is. Now, does Ariel spend her time with Eric mindlessly gazing at him? No! She experiences as much of the human world as she can, terrifying Eric out of his mind and making a fool out of herself multiple times along the way. It’s her liveliness Eric falls for, not because she’s some mute, adoring ninny.
Ariel totally forgets about all her other human preoccupations and only focuses on Eric in the human world.
Right, so I touched on this in the last point. Deal with it. Not only did Ariel continue to pursue her passion for learning as much about the human world as possible, she did so while even ignoring Eric at times. ディナー the first night? Eric must take a momentary backseat so Ariel can brush her hair with a fork and attempt to play a pipe. Though she could have been working on charming him while she sat 次 to Eric on the leisurely carriage ride, Ariel dipped over the back of the カート so as to discern its secrets of transportation. In the town square, Ariel simply HAD to discover the mechanics of puppetry. Her desire to be fully human is just as present after she meets Eric as before.
She never learns her lesson! She screws everything up and doesn’t think she has to do anything!
link But, on another note: The consequences of Ariel’s decision were supposed to be hers and hers alone, and she was going to accept them as hers. Notice how she didn’t fight back against being marched off to punishment until Triton decided to get 塔の上のラプンツェル up with the situation? Ariel didn’t expect anyone to get her out of her situation. Now, was she sorry for her initial decision to go to the surface and become a human? Probably not. But was she sorry for the fact that her father was hurt through that decision? Yes, I think she was. Ariel DID have to face the consequences of her impulsive decisions, and in the end, she had to remedy them.
Team 1989?
7th Place
7) Bejewelled Princess Dress
This dress is over-the-top! She is not the type of princess who would appreciate being decorated like a クリスマス 木, ツリー and then find that she cannot walk without feeling the heaviness of weight pulling her down. It doesn't suit her at all.
6) Makeover glittery and patterned dress
This is better than the last one but still over-the top. This time it's the ゴールド patterns on the skirt. There's too many patterns. The ボディス, 胴着 part is more. subtle with a singular pattern on the side. I like that. But the shiny blue sleeves are distracting. Too shiny. Her headband is...
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This dress is over-the-top! She is not the type of princess who would appreciate being decorated like a クリスマス 木, ツリー and then find that she cannot walk without feeling the heaviness of weight pulling her down. It doesn't suit her at all.
6) Makeover glittery and patterned dress
This is better than the last one but still over-the top. This time it's the ゴールド patterns on the skirt. There's too many patterns. The ボディス, 胴着 part is more. subtle with a singular pattern on the side. I like that. But the shiny blue sleeves are distracting. Too shiny. Her headband is...
I'm not strictly doing these in chronological order, it's just a coincidence that I chose Ariel next. あなた might think Ariel isn't a Mary Sue because of her obvious flaws that a lot people hate her for, but I think she still could be. Mary Sues can have flaws (hence why that trait doesn't just say "No flaws" and nothing else). So let's see.
Unique traits without contacts または hair dye- Sort of. Red hair is common enough, but her shade of red definitely isn't. .5
An odd name- Sort of. 'Ariel' is common enough によって mermaid standards, but she's the only one of her siblings with a name not ending...
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Unique traits without contacts または hair dye- Sort of. Red hair is common enough, but her shade of red definitely isn't. .5
An odd name- Sort of. 'Ariel' is common enough によって mermaid standards, but she's the only one of her siblings with a name not ending...
Wow, I'm on a role with these tests. I look up clips from the 映画 for these (though I don't have enough patience to watch the full movies, just the parts relating to the traits). I found the whole of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves on Youtube...presumably. It was just a cut and edited version of the movie played multiple times to make it look like the full movie. Still, it gave me enough information.
Unique traits without contacts または hair dye- No. Her "hair as black as ebony" and brown eyes are common.
An odd name- Yes. 'Snow White' isn't a name you'd find in anyone in real life, or...
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Unique traits without contacts または hair dye- No. Her "hair as black as ebony" and brown eyes are common.
An odd name- Yes. 'Snow White' isn't a name you'd find in anyone in real life, or...
After doing the もっと見る modern princesses, I switched to the classics, who are accused of being Mary Sues a lot. (I might not do ones for Merida and Tiana, since they pretty obviously aren't Mary Sues). Starting with Cinderella.
Unique traits without contacts または hair dye- No. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, common traits.
An odd name- Yes. It'd make sense if it was explained シンデレラ was a nickname and her real name is Ella, like in some versions, but it isn't in the film. 1.
Looks constantly コメントしました on- Yes. シンデレラ is described as beautiful, and the prince considers her the most...
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Unique traits without contacts または hair dye- No. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, common traits.
An odd name- Yes. It'd make sense if it was explained シンデレラ was a nickname and her real name is Ella, like in some versions, but it isn't in the film. 1.
Looks constantly コメントしました on- Yes. シンデレラ is described as beautiful, and the prince considers her the most...
Her eyes are violet in this pic, but what about the scene she woke up from sleeping? She had blue eyes. And what about the scene she was dancing? She had black eyes.
