1989 · animation · family · musical
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Directed by John Musker, Ron Clements1h 23m1989
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
Our read: The Little Mermaid (1989) (1989) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive animation · family · musical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, measured animation / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- inventive
- redemptive
- tender
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