Enchanted vs. The Little Mermaid (comparisons) [5/9/09 - NOW WITH ANNOTATIONS! :D]

(May 9, 2009) - NOW WITH ANNOTATIONS [FINALLY]! :D

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I've been wanting to do this for a long time, and these past two weeks I've had some spare time, and decided to spend it on this simple video.

Before anyone starts getting into me saying that these aren't references, then I'll clarify: Kevin Lima (director) has said himself that every detail in "Enchanted" is a reference to past Disney animation. These are most of the ones that I found (the ones not listed in articles but featured in this video were all found by me!)

Some additional explanation:
3) At first, I thought that Edward swings Giselle around three times in reference to the three times it's been used in a Disney movie (TLM, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin)- but then I did the entire scene, and almost everything fit in simultaneously. I'm pretty convinced.

4) Pretty obvious. Most articles say that Giselle sings to her statue like Ariel does, but Ariel never sings to the statue, she just flirts.

7) I'm not too sure about this one.

8) Didn't catch this, but I wish I had!

10) I'm so proud to be the only one (as far as I know) to have found this. In all the scenes in Robert's apartment, a stuffed animal of a sheepdog sits on one of his couches. Who else could it be referring to?

11) It's not probably not specifically for Ursula, but just a reference to all the villains. If I remember correctly, The Queen (from Snow White), Lady Tremaine (from Cinderella), Maleficent (from Sleeping Beauty), and even Jafar (from Aladdin) do it, as well.

12) Jodi Benson (the voice of Ariel), who has a small role (rather than a cameo like Paige O'Hara [Belle] and Judy Kuhn [Pocahontas]) as Robert's secretary. In case anyone was wondering, I got the behind-the-scenes footage of Jodi from the second disc of TLM's Platinum Edition.

14) I didn't catch onto this the first time I saw it, but as far as I know, I'm the only one who did. I actually really like this one.

ADDITIONAL FINDINGS:
There were three scenes in the film that I feel are extremely similar to scenes in TLM, but did not include them:

- At the King & Queen's Ball (more specifically, at the end of "So Close"), a brokenhearted Giselle stands atop the stairs, watching Robert and Nancy together; the scene and concept are exactly like in TLM (the redhead watches as her "prince" is taken from her by a brunette), but it's not quite shot-for-shot.

- Giselle falls asleep on Robert's couch; I thought this was very similar to the scene were Ariel falls asleep while Sebastian explains how to get Eric to kiss her.

- When Edward and Giselle leave on their date, the dialog between Robert and Morgan is EXTREMELY similar to the scene before the last in TLM, with Triton and Sebastian; both talk about how much they're going to miss "her".

- (contributed by TimeKaiser) Nathaniel chases Pip in the diner, like how Sebastian is chased by Chef Louis in the kitchen.

And of course there's the wedding dresses, which I'm sure everyone picked up on from Enchanted's early trailers. I didn't put it in here for both that reason, and because I couldn't think of a way to actually compare the two (without using stills; I feel that using stills makes a video a slideshow, and slideshows are boring IMO).

So, all I have left to say is that I hope you all enjoyed watching this as much as I enjoyed making it. This is just one of the many reasons why I love Enchanted so much, but of course- The Little Mermaid will always hold that special place in my heart. I hope to do more "Enchanted vs. ___" in the future! :D

Resources:
"Created By: theCombuster" Font: http://lathronaniron.deviantart.com/art/True-Love-s-Kiss-Font-76403453
Part of Your World Instrumental: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL37hKxUBcA

As always, Enchanted and The Little Mermaid belong to Disney- I'm just a big fan.

Not found by me:
Sitting on rock: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=42900
Seashells: http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-11-22-enchanted-homage-side_N.htm

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[theCombuster]

Blabbing out your opinions without reading basic information that's right in front of you makes you (as well as all fans of Disney/The Little Mermaid in general) look ignorant, lazy, and just plain dumb.

Try doing a little more research before running your mouth.

[theCombuster]

Um, what is wrong with you people? I get comments every single day on this video screaming "THE LITTLE MERMAID IS WAY BETTER" or "I CAN'T BELIEVE ENCHANTED COPIED THEM UGH". I've made annotations, comments, even the first couple of sentences in the description STATE that Enchanted's references were done INTENTIONALLY as a TRIBUTE to ALL past Disney movies (that was basically the whole point of the movie), and that I am, and was always aware of that.

[MorinaLucine]

Nice to see how they incorporated those scenes into the movies and you didnt notice, but disney has recycled scenes in the same way but with their animated movies.

[12FanShadow]

@theCombuster actually they were kinda made by the same people or something like that ^ ^'' i dont really know i'm not a hardcore fan or a know it all

[Mixxiloccs]

The Little Mermaid100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Solofia98]

Actually the evil queen turning into a dragon is from Sleeping Beauty 1959

[Rosebud0326]

I noticed some of this stuff but not all of it like I had no idea about the sheepdog stuffed animal! (actually I kinda forgot about Max until then because I haven't seen The Little Mermaid in a few years even though it was my favorite movie when I was a little girl because I am also a red-head...although my hair color is more like Giselle's) (actually some people say that I look kinda like Amy Adams :P )

[evelynhuang11]

I can't believe I didn't even really notice or even think about any of these things when I watched these movies!! I mean, I knew that Enchanted was a mix of different princess stories, but........

[RinnieWhoo]

haha its suposed to be like that! haha thats what made Enchanted so funny, shes a princess with lots of bits and bobs like the disney Princess' haha

[RoxyTocin62210]

I love how people will say "x copied y" when x and y are from the same people

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[LunaBell08]

Oh my god! This is so cool! -feels incredibly stupid for not noticeing- >.<!!!!

[Gurizin]

This is a good job! I absolutely love both movies, and I love that Enchanted daringly and shamelessly admits that its inspiration was all the previous disney films. Enchanted even willingly pokes fun at the disney ideal of true love in less than a day "Giselle we shall be married in the morning". Well researched effort. A filmaker of Enchanted said that you could find 1000 references to previous films in this one. I think a Beauty and the Beast & Snow White & Cinderella would be feasible too.

[BoisLittle]

@theCombuster can you please make more videos of disney movies being recycled in enchanted? THANKS!!