The Little Mermaid (1989)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review
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4.5 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
"The Little Mermaid" sparked the Disney Renaissance of the '90s, burning unforgettable songs like "Under The Sea" and "Part of Your World" into the memories of Gen X and Millennials alike.
Since then, Pixar and other studios have pushed animated features to levels we never thought possible. Digital framerates, lighting, sound and design are near perfection, making Disney's 1989 release feel a little dated.
But old isn't necessarily bad. So listener Jackson M. posed this question to Shat The Movies: Does a 35-year-old "The Little Mermaid" still hold up? And it was a tough one to answer.
Plot Summary:
In this episode, the Shat Crew explores whether Ariel was a nightmare child, why King Triton entrusted her safety to a singing crab and how Disney handled a teen mermaid's transition into a human girl.
In the 1989 animated musical classic The Little Mermaid, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, Jodi Benson voices Ariel, a curious and spirited young mermaid princess with an insatiable desire to explore the human world above the sea. As the youngest daughter of King Triton (Kenneth Mars), ruler of the undersea kingdom of Atlantica, Ariel is drawn to the forbidden world of humans, much to her father's disapproval. She collects human artifacts and dreams of living on land, where she feels she truly belongs.
One night, during a daring exploration, Ariel saves Prince Eric (Christopher Daniel Barnes) from a shipwreck and instantly falls in love with him. Determined to be with Eric, Ariel makes a dangerous pact with Ursula (Pat Carroll), the sea witch. Ursula offers Ariel a chance to become human for three days in exchange for her voice. If Ariel can win Eric's love and receive a "true love's kiss" within that time, she will remain human forever; if she fails, she will belong to Ursula.
As Ariel navigates the complexities of the human world with the help of her friends, the lovable Flounder (Jason Marin) and Sebastian (Samuel E. Wright), the Caribbean crab who serves as King Triton's advisor, she finds herself closer to her dreams. However, Ursula's treacherous plans threaten not only Ariel's chance at love but also the entire underwater kingdom.
The Little Mermaid is a timeless tale of courage, love, and self-discovery, featuring unforgettable songs like "Part of Your World," "Under the Sea," and "Kiss the Girl," which won Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Join our podcast review as we dive deep into Ariel's undersea adventure to see if this Disney classic still enchants audiences today with its magic, music, and message.
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| 0:00.0 | That's exactly also why he doesn't go after the shark. |
| 0:04.0 | The shark can go terrorize every shit. |
| 0:07.0 | He could eat flounder, everybody. |
| 0:09.0 | But the second that he goes after anyone that the King Tritan cares about. So that's like the barren |
| 0:13.8 | wasteland. That's how he instills fear in all of the living creatures of the same. |
| 0:18.7 | This is a nice grotto you got here. Be shame if anything were to happen to it. |
| 0:23.2 | Exactly. |
| 0:25.2 | Remember when we first met John McLean. |
| 0:28.2 | Our god picked him up from the plane and took him down the knockatomi Tower at the Christmas party and the terrorists |
| 0:37.0 | were over zealous but it was sweet when they killed Ellis and with a little out from Allen drama, kick dies. |
| 0:46.0 | Welcome back to Chat The Movies, the Podcast, |
| 0:48.0 | or we answered the question, with the movies we love when we were growing up really that good. |
| 0:52.0 | Have you ever caught yourself thinking, why do they make movies like they used to? |
| 0:55.0 | Can you still remember spending your Friday night searching for the perfect movie rental blockbuster video? |
| 0:59.0 | Do you know what blockbuster video is? |
| 1:01.0 | If you answered yes, and this is the podcast for you. I am one of your |
| 1:04.4 | hosts Gene Lyons and alongside me is my co-host Big D Dickiebert. |
| 1:08.4 | Good evening. And each week we take a look back in time to decide if our favorite film still hold up. The movies we cover are |
| 1:14.0 | chosen by you the listeners who generously commissioned the films who love. If you like to see all the movies |
| 1:18.1 | we have covered, we'll cover, want to choose one for yourself, please visit chat pod.com and have a look. |
| 1:23.4 | At the end of each podcast, we'll provide you the audience with a number of wipes each movie |
| 1:26.8 | tape to get off your respective. But, so thank you so much for listening. |
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