The little mermaid - Story behind the story

This is a bonus from the platinum edition dvd. It's not really a "making of", it's more like how much Disney changed the story from the original version of Hans Christian Andersen.

Disclaimer: I do not own this material or "The little mermaid" .It belongs to Disney Corporation.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• ariel
• eric
• ursula
• vanessa
• fairytale
• animation
• begining
• sirenetta

[fahmad27]

The 1989 version is so much better!

[Wurstwasser14]

GOT THE DVD! ; )

[primiita]

im the little mermaid's fan and i do really love the Disney version but... the original art is soooo breath taking for the simply and unique! my gosh!

[LeoDeGrand]

I think it's fine Disney did their own version. I like coming away from a film happy which is why I tend to not watch films I know have sad endings. I end up being bummed out for the rest of the day :/ And by leaving the original story, it's left to someone else to do an adult adaptation like they've just done with Snow White.

[DefyGravity464]

"I really really like this mute girl that I met on the beach!"

DId anyone else crack up at that? xD

[RockMegaBarbie]

I think Disney made a huge mistake when making a happy ending to the little mermaid. It's just my opinion. I think it kind of ruined the original meaning of Hans C. A.'s moral of the true story. Regardless of if the ending to the Disney version is better suited for kids & ovbiously happier, Hans C.A. would have wanted children to know that when it comes down to it "love" is very un fair & painful & not everyone lives happily ever after. Not even a pretty & gentle Princess with Kindness & Beauty.

[wuhnderland]

As good as the movie is, it's still, in my opinion, a Disneyfication of a classic Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. The original is much more tragically poetic and emotionally powerful -- the story is truly about true love (consummate and sacrificial, if necessary)

[rochelimit55555]

@fahmad27 what is the 1989 version?

[ofrah1]

Maybe if feminists watched this documentary then they would realize that the fairy tale and its Disney adaptation were not meant ever to subordinate women as seductive and muteless but rather reflect what Hans Christian Andersen had to endure emotionally: his inability to conform to another world and the pain of unrequited love.

[RockMegaBarbie]

Instead of a sugar coated hollywood version. The Original story has so much more depth & meaning. It tells children that somethings are not always what their cracked up to be, This would let children understand the difference of what true love is or isnt when they mature & get older. The little mermaid is a story of sacrafice & being un-selfsh towards others you love. Making sure you are remembered as a good person who will want happiness for loved ones. Even if you cant ever be apart of it.

[Gernam12]

@Gernam12 To them, the story starts out as more than physical love, but as a longing for freedom, and that connects to them while they're young. And when they grow older, the original tale is there with the message of wholeness which captures the adults way of adapting into life.

They're both splendid forms of entertainment, and neither should be undermined by the other, or a disappointment.