i know this speaks for true love with a way unhappy ending but is it my idea or she was a bit sellfish?i speak her sisters lost their hairs her father was so sad and the witch begged her to go back to her home and find a merman!again i know its love tha drived her but still a bit of brat and stubborn!
1) I think that instead of killing the prince she could have used the knife to kill to other woman since she knew she was leaving anyway although that defeats the purpose of the moral of the story and 2) Did no one question the fact they are on a boat and Pearl is no where to be found? No one seriously thought she jumped since both people knew she loved the prince and 3) How does he truely love the blonde if he kissed Pearl like 3 times?!! Just saying
'I'm a mermaid who saw you on your ship the other day and I immediately went to the sea witch and got my tail transformed into legs and I traded my voice which is why I can't speak and the only way to get my voice back and permanently keep my voice is for you to kiss me.' Sounds a bit crazy, wouldn't you say?
I think I'd kill myself instead of the man I love too :(( So sad, but true... Women would be silly when they fall in love, but they'd do anything for their men... Poor girl
i have a preference for happy endings as well... But the original story of the little mermaid touches my heart. Disney turned the Little Mermaid into a selfish person...in the original version, she was selfless... she just wanted the person she loved to be happy, with or without her. I love both this version and the Disney version for the record. This will always be my all time favorite fairy tale... Though I'd kill that bitch too lol.
This is so sad. Yet beautiful. I like this version better then the Disney one. It has more truth & meaning. Telling children that not every one can live "happily ever after" so to speak. & Being a un-selfish, caring, & good natured person can set anyone free from suffering...Kids can learn from this. & Understand that you sometimes have too do what is best for others happiness, even if you can never be apart of it. Yes it is a painful tale. But a lot of people can relate to the mermaids story.
@spiritedwolfe Well technically, she doesn't die in a regular sense. Although the stories that she felt her body dissolve, it was of a transition than an actual death. And she becomes a daughter/spirit of the air rather than an angel.
both Disney and the original story of The Little Mermaid were good, but I like the Disney version better only because I like happy endings! just saying
wow.. that's a nice reward.. she got to stay as a louse spirit and for the rest of eternity guard the couple which made her miserable to begin with...
This version is based on the book that originally started the whole "Little Mermaid" franchise. C.A. Reitze wrote the first book then Hans Christian Anderson adapted it.
In the whole Original vs. Disney debate...well, I like both for different reasons. I think the original story of The Little Mermaid is beautiful because of the sacrifice especially in the end. But I also like the Disney spin on it to have a villain involved.
And to say that Disney makes everything fluffy and cute isn't really true. Sure they might change things or lighten things up, but they still kept some dark parts.
@wizardwarrior713 I remember when the Disney version came out...I don't think the faerie tale was as known until then. It's funny because whenever people have brought up the Disney verison they look to me and say "you know in the actual story The Little Mermaid dies" and I am like "No kidding?" But at any rate critics took more issue with the content vs. the fact this ushered in a fresh new generation of Disney films based off of stories. And I for one feel the Disney villians are pretty scary.
@Guesswho43110 Everything dies eventually. Besides, the point of these old stories was not simply to entertain but to pass on lessons. The soulless mythical creature did something selfless so the person she loved would be happy, and in doing so she gained a soul and became a guardian angel.
Disney's wrap-everything-in-cotton-wool movies have their place. Personally I love Fairy Tale Theatre because they kept everything to the original stories as much as possible.
The book version I read as a child was much better, because Pearl didn't have to spend her timne watching her prince and his bride. She simply became a daughter of the air. It would be an eternal punishment, I think, to watch over your beloved, making love to another woman!
Oh my, this version has a sad ending, however, I did love thier version also... It portrays unselfish love and true love... But it made me cry though... :)) Aw.... Poor Pearl...
I do not like this ending. I mean what the heck was that and her sisters cut their hair off so she could come back wow but that is a little far tho I couldn't do it either. But then I wouldn't have chosen to turn into sea foam neither. Like the witch said " no guy is worth it"
I watched this as a little girl and always loved it. Watching it again and relating to that feeling of giving everything you have to another person and losing everything for them. . .wow I had a pretty violent cry reaction. . .
In a weird way, I like it better because it feels more realistic. I love how in the Disney one Ursula says that he has to show his true love within 3 days, or "in other words, he has to kiss you" but a kiss doesn't mean true love. This version proves that. It's depressing, but realistic.
What I like about this version is that's more emotionally complex. The princess didn't have nearly as big a part in the original story, but her role gives the story the sense that there is no such thing as true love, or at least it's not that simple. And I like how even the witch had a moral dilemma going on. It's not so black-and-white, just like real life.
The woman who plays the Little Mermaid is sooo beautiful!
Totally DID NOT like the prince I was hoping he loved Pearl more passionately...as is suggested by his fiery kiss with her... but he kisses Amelia longer. Eww! Amelia is such a bitch! And Pearl, you deserve better!
That bitch (Amelia) is actress Ellen Mirren....best actress Oscar winner for ''The Queen" nothing less....off course now she's on her early 60's but here she looks so young (maybe on her late 20's)
And agree.....the actress who played as the little mermaid is such a beauty.
Kind of silly that she just tossed the dagger on to the floor and just fading away on the spot. What they should have done after she kissed him was run straight out to the deck, threw the dagger into the sea, and dive off into the waters after.
@Jakegothicsnake she did throw it into the sea in the anime version of the Little Mermaid. When she did that, there was a flash of red lightning and the prince woke up in time to see her dive off the edge of the ship into the sea. He sees the hairpin and the scale from her tail she left behind THEN he realizes who she really was. T_T
@Jakegothicsnake i was thinking the same thing. i would have just dived into the ocean if i was her. whether she would drown or turn back into a mermaid, the water was originally her home.
The tale itself is considered by some feminists to contain a message about love and self-sacrifice, and the dangers of accepting abuse or inconsiderate treatment in the name of love
to the person who said there is no moral to the story you are very wrong. Andersen (the guy who wrote the ORIGINAL STORY) was known for using Christian values in his stories, one possible interpretation is that love of God is greater than romantic love, as the mermaid is betrayed by her prince, but is ultimately spared death, and becomes an angelic being. The Corpse Bride, another folktale, is another example of this
Logically, the prince is not actually Pearl's true love because he does not love her enough in return.
There are other fish in the sea & etc, but when you love someone so deeply, you know that every other person will not be *that* one, and that is who you want, and some people do love that deeply and just can;t be with anyone else. It's not a psychological defect or "getting over it" in modern parlance. Some of us are that deep. I cannot replace one love with another, it is not my way.
He loved her .. . . but not enough. This is also a story typical of Scandinavia. What I dislike is that there is no logic in love, that you can love one person so much and they not you. Logically, the prince is not the little mermaid;s true love if he does not love her enough as well. But she does love him truly. He is her first love as well, a powerful thing in itself.
Yes, but that is part of what makes it a great story. There really i sno moral. When love happens it happens. Love does not care for laws or rules it pierces every heart with its truth.
Pearl could not. If you do harm your true love, you inevitably wound yourself in far worse ways. Living with the scars of knowing you hurt the one you love most is worse than death, actually.
I feel Prince Andrew could have loved Pearl with a passion that shocked and frightened him. . .yet fulfilled him more than anything he had ever known. . .
Prince Andrew will never love Princess Amelia with the passion he could have loved Pearl because marriage to Princess Amelia fulfills his needs as a monarch, yet sacrifices his needs as a man. . .
Prince Andrew's role as monarch will never be as fulfilling as his passionate marriage to Pearl could have been. . .and that is a tragedy. . .
Pearl, you look so sad. What's the matter? Is the prince gonna marry somebody else? Oh no, Pearl! It can't be true. If he marries
another woman, then on the morning after his wedding night, you will lose your human form and turn into sea foam. Isn't that what the sea witch said? No! Oh, I can't bear the thought of you dying, Pearl! There must be some way out of this! No! I don't believe you have to die! You're too good, Pearl! I can't say goodbye forever! I can't! I can't!
This is a quote from TOEI's "The Little Mermaid" (1975) as said by the mermaid's dolphin friend Fritz (Thor Bishopric), except that the mermaid from this particular flick is called Marina.
Pearl: The wedding ceremony is over. It will soon be dawn. The first ray of sunshine will bring my death. Coral & Anemone: Pearl! Pearl! Over here, Pearl! Pearl: Coral! Anemone! Your hair! What happened? Anemone: Pearl, listen to us. Coral: We went to see the sea witch. We needed her help to save your life. Anemone: She made us give her our hair. Coral: In return for this knife. It's the only way out, Pearl! Anemone: You may still come back. Coral: All you may do is kill the prince. (continued)
Anemone: Catch it, Pearl! The Sea Witch: Pierce him to the heart and when his heart's blood spills on your human legs, they will chang back into a tail. Coral: You'll become a mermaid again. Anemone: And then you may return to us in your undersea home. Coral: Once you've slained the prince, you'll be out of danger. But you must hurry: Anemone: Father is very worried about you. Coral: You can be with us again, Pearl. Be quick! The sun will rise soon! (continued)
Coral: Come back to us, Pearl! Anemone: Pearl, come back to us. Coral and Anemone: Please, Pearl, come back to us. We'll be waiting, Pearl! Pearl: I can't. I can't do it. The Prince's happiness is my happiness. Yes! It's the only way. I must return to the sea where I was born, where I belong. (continued)
Pearl: Only through my death, can I keep my love for the prince true and pure and perhaps when I have lost my human form and turn into sea foam, fall upon the surface of the ocean, I may yet find a way to be a service to my prince and to others. For whose heart was never meant to be mine, nevertheless, I've learned the meaning of true love. I want to be with him and around him always even if it's only in the form of a clear fine sea foam. (continued)
Pearl: Goodbye, father. Goodbye, Coral and Anemone, my dear sisters. I'm sorry I couldn't meet you tonight. Farewell, sweet prince. May happiness be yours.
Pearl: The wedding ceremony is over. It will soon be dawn. The first ray of sunshine will bring my death. Coral & Anemone: Pearl! Pearl! Over here, Pearl! Pearl: Coral! Anemone! Your hair! What happened? Anemone: Pearl, listen to us. Coral: We went to see the sea witch. We needed her help to save your life. Anemone: She made us give her our hair. Coral: In return for this knife. It's the only way out, Pearl! Anemone: You may still come back. Coral: All you may do is kill the prince. (continued)
Yeah, the different non-Disney versions are depressing. There is one where she has to kill the prince for the sea witch, there is one where she kills herself (either with the dagger or by throwing herself into the sea).
thank you so much for posting this! i have been looking forward to seeinf my loverly helen mary the prince! yay! she ooks ever so beautiful. and i love treat williams in here. he's so handsome! i never pictured them together before now. ;)
i know this speaks for true love with a way unhappy ending but is it my idea or she was a bit sellfish?i speak her sisters lost their hairs her father was so sad and the witch begged her to go back to her home and find a merman!again i know its love tha drived her but still a bit of brat and stubborn!
kokaliarhs 1 month ago
1) I think that instead of killing the prince she could have used the knife to kill to other woman since she knew she was leaving anyway although that defeats the purpose of the moral of the story and 2) Did no one question the fact they are on a boat and Pearl is no where to be found? No one seriously thought she jumped since both people knew she loved the prince and 3) How does he truely love the blonde if he kissed Pearl like 3 times?!! Just saying
Evamenzel 1 month ago
creepy...
lorielhassani 1 month ago
why couldnt she just write what she wanted to say
lizzy215isthebest 2 months ago
@lizzy215isthebest cuz she z a mermaid n cant no how to write i THINK
Kaththie 2 months ago
@lizzy215isthebest Well.. lets say she did know how to write..
What would she write?
'I'm a mermaid who saw you on your ship the other day and I immediately went to the sea witch and got my tail transformed into legs and I traded my voice which is why I can't speak and the only way to get my voice back and permanently keep my voice is for you to kiss me.' Sounds a bit crazy, wouldn't you say?
phantomskeep 4 weeks ago
Goddammit, my keyboard is drenched in tears.
kermit9978 3 months ago
I think I'd kill myself instead of the man I love too :(( So sad, but true... Women would be silly when they fall in love, but they'd do anything for their men... Poor girl
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metrobball 3 months ago
i have a preference for happy endings as well... But the original story of the little mermaid touches my heart. Disney turned the Little Mermaid into a selfish person...in the original version, she was selfless... she just wanted the person she loved to be happy, with or without her. I love both this version and the Disney version for the record. This will always be my all time favorite fairy tale... Though I'd kill that bitch too lol.
xXShrinkWrapXx 4 months ago
I would have killed the blonded haired bitch then kill the prince with her :bb
borilove11 4 months ago
This is so sad. Yet beautiful. I like this version better then the Disney one. It has more truth & meaning. Telling children that not every one can live "happily ever after" so to speak. & Being a un-selfish, caring, & good natured person can set anyone free from suffering...Kids can learn from this. & Understand that you sometimes have too do what is best for others happiness, even if you can never be apart of it. Yes it is a painful tale. But a lot of people can relate to the mermaids story.
RockMegaBarbie 5 months ago
in the orinigal story - she dies and becomes an angel.
spiritedwolfe 5 months ago
@spiritedwolfe Well technically, she doesn't die in a regular sense. Although the stories that she felt her body dissolve, it was of a transition than an actual death. And she becomes a daughter/spirit of the air rather than an angel.
Jakegothicsnake 3 months ago 2
in the orinigal story - she dies and becomes an angel.
spiritedwolfe 5 months ago
Dammit! what kind of ending is That! NOT COOL! im glad i didnt see this episode when i was little! i would of been pissed as i am now!
1985catlover 5 months ago
both Disney and the original story of The Little Mermaid were good, but I like the Disney version better only because I like happy endings! just saying
ladysedonya 5 months ago 3
dam.. so sad.. id just take the disney version... i hate sad endings :(
cutiemoonie 6 months ago
OMG :( NOT COOL! This was sad as fuck! Damn Im almost in tears right now. Well Ill be depressed for the next day or two....Geeeezzz!
RockMegaBarbie 6 months ago
well that ending sucked. instead she should have usedthe knife to sacrifice the prince's wife...just sayin. it would have ended better
nursebabe1 6 months ago
ho my fucking god, that is freaking helen mirren! haha!
hilmir 6 months ago
wow.. that's a nice reward.. she got to stay as a louse spirit and for the rest of eternity guard the couple which made her miserable to begin with...
lillimori 6 months ago
What new movie?
Adelvice11 8 months ago
What new movie??
Adelvice11 8 months ago
I hope the new movie is not like this
Serena77Elvis 9 months ago
really,he said his wifes name in his sleep ?isnt it a honey moon?lookin kinda boreing...
ashleykhart 10 months ago
So sad. I seriously prefer the Disney version.
scorchedcandy 10 months ago
This version is based on the book that originally started the whole "Little Mermaid" franchise. C.A. Reitze wrote the first book then Hans Christian Anderson adapted it.
fieryredruby 11 months ago
@fieryredruby
C.A Reitze published it not wrote it
sarahe219 10 months ago
I like Pearl's dress here in this part, than the other.
livinglovingkindness 1 year ago
In the whole Original vs. Disney debate...well, I like both for different reasons. I think the original story of The Little Mermaid is beautiful because of the sacrifice especially in the end. But I also like the Disney spin on it to have a villain involved.
And to say that Disney makes everything fluffy and cute isn't really true. Sure they might change things or lighten things up, but they still kept some dark parts.
wizardwarrior713 1 year ago
@wizardwarrior713 I remember when the Disney version came out...I don't think the faerie tale was as known until then. It's funny because whenever people have brought up the Disney verison they look to me and say "you know in the actual story The Little Mermaid dies" and I am like "No kidding?" But at any rate critics took more issue with the content vs. the fact this ushered in a fresh new generation of Disney films based off of stories. And I for one feel the Disney villians are pretty scary.
WilyKat76 4 months ago
this is horrible!!!! wtf she was suppose to end up with the prince
Guesswho43110 1 year ago
@Guesswho43110 Actually, this is true to the original tale. Disney is famous for screwing with fairytales to make them all cutesy.
DoggTheFrickFrack 1 year ago
@DoggTheFrickFrack that may be true but who want to watch a movie where the main character dies! that's horrible for children
Guesswho43110 1 year ago
@Guesswho43110 Everything dies eventually. Besides, the point of these old stories was not simply to entertain but to pass on lessons. The soulless mythical creature did something selfless so the person she loved would be happy, and in doing so she gained a soul and became a guardian angel.
Disney's wrap-everything-in-cotton-wool movies have their place. Personally I love Fairy Tale Theatre because they kept everything to the original stories as much as possible.
DoggTheFrickFrack 1 year ago
That is the saddest ending ever. I prefer the Disney version. I cannot stand it that he thought that... that... faker had rescued him!
Twilightfey 1 year ago
That was just too sad.
cupcake101 1 year ago
it would suck to watch the one you love living happily for the rest of their lives with another woman.
solshine26 1 year ago
SO THE ORIGANAL FAIRYTALES WERE TRAGETYS THATS WHAT MY FRIEND TYLER TOLD ME
AlylovesDP 1 year ago
that was sadddddddddddd
tooooooooooooooooo sad
peecho86 1 year ago
sadddddd oneeeeeeee
crischad1928 1 year ago
i think i prefer the disney version it has a happy ending, this one is really sad :(
frickinradical 1 year ago
The book version I read as a child was much better, because Pearl didn't have to spend her timne watching her prince and his bride. She simply became a daughter of the air. It would be an eternal punishment, I think, to watch over your beloved, making love to another woman!
Flutegirl70 1 year ago
Oh.
shiradaniel 1 year ago
Oh my, this version has a sad ending, however, I did love thier version also... It portrays unselfish love and true love... But it made me cry though... :)) Aw.... Poor Pearl...
gEn3790 1 year ago 2
I do not like this ending. I mean what the heck was that and her sisters cut their hair off so she could come back wow but that is a little far tho I couldn't do it either. But then I wouldn't have chosen to turn into sea foam neither. Like the witch said " no guy is worth it"
darkloverawakened 1 year ago
the disney version is better i think
KoraggRules 1 year ago 4
sad... T_T
efanintelycklig 1 year ago
Does Pearl ever get her voice back?
shiradaniel 1 year ago
@shiradaniel I'm sure she did when she became the spirit of the air.
andrewcolinwilson 1 year ago
i would have stabbed hm.
kirstenrox234 2 years ago 17
This is so sad... But I actually like it better than the classic Disney version ending. But how could the prince not love her more???
TJOR101723 2 years ago
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sad sad story hans christen andersen was eccentric for writing such depressing childrens stories
chaseap01 2 years ago
actually some legends say that for a mermaid to get a soul she has to marry a human man
maybe her sacrifice earned her a soul
cybertail 2 years ago
THAT WAS REALLY NICE.:)
meetnimana 2 years ago
i think the ending it sad but somehow in this movie it was made to look happy and i didnt feel sad
YvesBeauty 2 years ago
such a sad story :D but a good ending :D
waterspirit2 2 years ago
If I was the mermaid, I'd haunt the spirit of the bitch who stole my man! God, what a painful story.
traod8 2 years ago 24
I'd feel flattered if I lost my man to someone as awesome as Helen Mirren, but I'd still make the bitch pay. PAY!!!!
emlodik 2 years ago 4
I'd be flattered to lose my man to an awesome gal like Helen Mirren, but still, in the end, I'd make the bitch pay. PAY!!!
emlodik 2 years ago
@emlodik She should have just stabbed her instead.
andrewcolinwilson 1 year ago
I would've stabbed him! Just kidding! Great story!
Annubus25 2 years ago 3
Love the beautiful ending...so so sweet that she kisses them both and watches over them with love.
thecouponingdiva 2 years ago
I watched this as a little girl and always loved it. Watching it again and relating to that feeling of giving everything you have to another person and losing everything for them. . .wow I had a pretty violent cry reaction. . .
citygrl1981 2 years ago
In a weird way, I like it better because it feels more realistic. I love how in the Disney one Ursula says that he has to show his true love within 3 days, or "in other words, he has to kiss you" but a kiss doesn't mean true love. This version proves that. It's depressing, but realistic.
wasjohnny 2 years ago 4
this is the true story!
pyxiekit 2 years ago
i like disneys version better
but this is pretty good
tinkerbell19961 2 years ago
argggg beautiful story indeed..thank u :)
smukke143 2 years ago
nice story i never seen little mermaid story like this
xaqru 2 years ago
Poor girl. What a horrible siruation to have to fall into!
girl112791 2 years ago
What I like about this version is that's more emotionally complex. The princess didn't have nearly as big a part in the original story, but her role gives the story the sense that there is no such thing as true love, or at least it's not that simple. And I like how even the witch had a moral dilemma going on. It's not so black-and-white, just like real life.
wasjohnny 2 years ago 3
The woman who plays the Little Mermaid is sooo beautiful!
Totally DID NOT like the prince I was hoping he loved Pearl more passionately...as is suggested by his fiery kiss with her... but he kisses Amelia longer. Eww! Amelia is such a bitch! And Pearl, you deserve better!
centripetalxfrog 2 years ago 6
That bitch (Amelia) is actress Ellen Mirren....best actress Oscar winner for ''The Queen" nothing less....off course now she's on her early 60's but here she looks so young (maybe on her late 20's)
And agree.....the actress who played as the little mermaid is such a beauty.
josealonso80 2 years ago
that's helen mirren?????? wow had no idea
themaxster100 2 years ago
i know the prince was a deuce pearl deserved better
but amelia is helen mirren (elizabeth the golden age, the queen)
themaxster100 2 years ago
Elizabeth the golden age was Cate Blanchett
Helen Mirren was in the queen and a mini series in 2005 called Elizabeth I
OnnaOoji 2 years ago
oopsie
well their both awsomeley cool anyways :)
themaxster100 2 years ago
UMMM.... Helen Mirren was not Elizabeth in "The Golden Age."
emlodik 2 years ago 2
i don't care i get the two confused
common mistake
themaxster100 2 years ago
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mermaideyy 2 years ago
Anyone who has truly really loved someone knows that they wouldn't have had the heart to stab that person.
So sad and so true.
LadyFlameSniper 2 years ago
Kind of silly that she just tossed the dagger on to the floor and just fading away on the spot. What they should have done after she kissed him was run straight out to the deck, threw the dagger into the sea, and dive off into the waters after.
Jakegothicsnake 2 years ago 15
@Jakegothicsnake she did throw it into the sea in the anime version of the Little Mermaid. When she did that, there was a flash of red lightning and the prince woke up in time to see her dive off the edge of the ship into the sea. He sees the hairpin and the scale from her tail she left behind THEN he realizes who she really was. T_T
cybertail 1 year ago
@cybertail I know that's what she did, I've also saw that adaption. The part I'm refering to is the book version.
Jakegothicsnake 1 year ago
@Jakegothicsnake They did that in the 1975 cartoon version. Very nice and very touching.
JUSTbeltiful 1 year ago
@Jakegothicsnake i was thinking the same thing. i would have just dived into the ocean if i was her. whether she would drown or turn back into a mermaid, the water was originally her home.
BeatlesFetish09 1 year ago
@Jakegothicsnake That's how the anime ended. D:
pandacake 7 months ago
@pandacake Yeah, but that's how it also ends in the book as well.
Jakegothicsnake 7 months ago
@Jakegothicsnake True dat. D: It's rare that anyone goes by the book, anymore.
pandacake 7 months ago
now on another note i would have stabbed the bastard and gone home to my family....
xcutelilbuttonx 2 years ago
me too!
Tigerlilym2 2 years ago
The tale itself is considered by some feminists to contain a message about love and self-sacrifice, and the dangers of accepting abuse or inconsiderate treatment in the name of love
xcutelilbuttonx 2 years ago 6
to the person who said there is no moral to the story you are very wrong. Andersen (the guy who wrote the ORIGINAL STORY) was known for using Christian values in his stories, one possible interpretation is that love of God is greater than romantic love, as the mermaid is betrayed by her prince, but is ultimately spared death, and becomes an angelic being. The Corpse Bride, another folktale, is another example of this
xcutelilbuttonx 2 years ago 3
I read that on Wikipedia!
yippedoodah 2 years ago 2
LOL I would have stabbed him. She was majorly, majorly jipped in that story. :)
masterofmetacognitio 2 years ago
I never liked this episode when I was a kid because the sad ending always made me mad. I know now how well done this really was
Raven9940 2 years ago 2
liked it better when i was little
vampiressluvsblood 2 years ago
Two heartless...FREAKS!
If it was me, I'd kill him and it his heart and give the rest to the sisters. I still don't know why she liked that Man-Whore!!
But when it comes to the show, I LOOOOVED this episode.
ShiningAllure 2 years ago 6
Logically, the prince is not actually Pearl's true love because he does not love her enough in return.
There are other fish in the sea & etc, but when you love someone so deeply, you know that every other person will not be *that* one, and that is who you want, and some people do love that deeply and just can;t be with anyone else. It's not a psychological defect or "getting over it" in modern parlance. Some of us are that deep. I cannot replace one love with another, it is not my way.
PleiadesSeven 3 years ago
your over thinkin it. It wasnt true love because it wasnt recieved on both ends but to Pearl is was HER...just HER true love
reginapearl 2 years ago
He loved her .. . . but not enough. This is also a story typical of Scandinavia. What I dislike is that there is no logic in love, that you can love one person so much and they not you. Logically, the prince is not the little mermaid;s true love if he does not love her enough as well. But she does love him truly. He is her first love as well, a powerful thing in itself.
PleiadesSeven 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
that was a lame movie
LDSshorty13 3 years ago
that just sucks! I cant believe that the little mermaid got jipped like that. I feel so bad for her.
girliechef20 3 years ago
Yes, but that is part of what makes it a great story. There really i sno moral. When love happens it happens. Love does not care for laws or rules it pierces every heart with its truth.
PleiadesSeven 3 years ago
o.m.g.!!!! this is so sad!
spdyellowKAYE 3 years ago 6
The Little Mermaid's no ordinary fairy tale.
jackiehallam62 3 years ago
that actress Pam gamber is a beatiful woman. she does look like a mermaid.
i still cry at the original Mermaid story.
himfanatic5 3 years ago 3
This made me cry when I was a kid. I just love how they didn't realize Pearl was gone and they're just happy-go-lucky. I woulda stabbed him. lol
Lexipops84 3 years ago 22
Pearl could not. If you do harm your true love, you inevitably wound yourself in far worse ways. Living with the scars of knowing you hurt the one you love most is worse than death, actually.
PleiadesSeven 3 years ago
The first time in my young life that I was profoundly mournful.
jarvisel 3 years ago 2
I feel Prince Andrew could have loved Pearl with a passion that shocked and frightened him. . .yet fulfilled him more than anything he had ever known. . .
Prince Andrew will never love Princess Amelia with the passion he could have loved Pearl because marriage to Princess Amelia fulfills his needs as a monarch, yet sacrifices his needs as a man. . .
Prince Andrew's role as monarch will never be as fulfilling as his passionate marriage to Pearl could have been. . .and that is a tragedy. . .
mlv30645 3 years ago 8
I don't know. He said Amelia's name in his sleep. Not Pearl's.
PleiadesSeven 3 years ago
Oh my gosh that was so flippin sad.
JSG
justsumgrrl 3 years ago 4
so she protects happy couples but never gets to be in a relationship herself?
strawbarie 3 years ago 6
Pearl, you look so sad. What's the matter? Is the prince gonna marry somebody else? Oh no, Pearl! It can't be true. If he marries
another woman, then on the morning after his wedding night, you will lose your human form and turn into sea foam. Isn't that what the sea witch said? No! Oh, I can't bear the thought of you dying, Pearl! There must be some way out of this! No! I don't believe you have to die! You're too good, Pearl! I can't say goodbye forever! I can't! I can't!
andrewcolinwilson 3 years ago
This is a quote from TOEI's "The Little Mermaid" (1975) as said by the mermaid's dolphin friend Fritz (Thor Bishopric), except that the mermaid from this particular flick is called Marina.
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Pearl: The wedding ceremony is over. It will soon be dawn. The first ray of sunshine will bring my death. Coral & Anemone: Pearl! Pearl! Over here, Pearl! Pearl: Coral! Anemone! Your hair! What happened? Anemone: Pearl, listen to us. Coral: We went to see the sea witch. We needed her help to save your life. Anemone: She made us give her our hair. Coral: In return for this knife. It's the only way out, Pearl! Anemone: You may still come back. Coral: All you may do is kill the prince. (continued)
andrewcolinwilson 2 years ago
Anemone: Catch it, Pearl! The Sea Witch: Pierce him to the heart and when his heart's blood spills on your human legs, they will chang back into a tail. Coral: You'll become a mermaid again. Anemone: And then you may return to us in your undersea home. Coral: Once you've slained the prince, you'll be out of danger. But you must hurry: Anemone: Father is very worried about you. Coral: You can be with us again, Pearl. Be quick! The sun will rise soon! (continued)
andrewcolinwilson 2 years ago
Coral: Come back to us, Pearl! Anemone: Pearl, come back to us. Coral and Anemone: Please, Pearl, come back to us. We'll be waiting, Pearl! Pearl: I can't. I can't do it. The Prince's happiness is my happiness. Yes! It's the only way. I must return to the sea where I was born, where I belong. (continued)
andrewcolinwilson 2 years ago
Pearl: Only through my death, can I keep my love for the prince true and pure and perhaps when I have lost my human form and turn into sea foam, fall upon the surface of the ocean, I may yet find a way to be a service to my prince and to others. For whose heart was never meant to be mine, nevertheless, I've learned the meaning of true love. I want to be with him and around him always even if it's only in the form of a clear fine sea foam. (continued)
andrewcolinwilson 2 years ago
Pearl: Goodbye, father. Goodbye, Coral and Anemone, my dear sisters. I'm sorry I couldn't meet you tonight. Farewell, sweet prince. May happiness be yours.
andrewcolinwilson 2 years ago
Pearl: The wedding ceremony is over. It will soon be dawn. The first ray of sunshine will bring my death. Coral & Anemone: Pearl! Pearl! Over here, Pearl! Pearl: Coral! Anemone! Your hair! What happened? Anemone: Pearl, listen to us. Coral: We went to see the sea witch. We needed her help to save your life. Anemone: She made us give her our hair. Coral: In return for this knife. It's the only way out, Pearl! Anemone: You may still come back. Coral: All you may do is kill the prince. (continued)
andrewcolinwilson1 2 months ago
It has been one of my all time favourite, thanks for posting this!
Dilshad420 3 years ago
Thats so sad...:'(
Masked020 3 years ago 2
Yeah, the different non-Disney versions are depressing. There is one where she has to kill the prince for the sea witch, there is one where she kills herself (either with the dagger or by throwing herself into the sea).
ILoveTeaDogs 3 years ago
thank you so much for posting this! i have been looking forward to seeinf my loverly helen mary the prince! yay! she ooks ever so beautiful. and i love treat williams in here. he's so handsome! i never pictured them together before now. ;)
buttersgreer 3 years ago
depressing :-(
bbhaw84 3 years ago 2