become very familiar with a prominent set of “princess” movies that ended up shaping Disney into what it is today. First released in 1989‚ The Little Mermaid has become a long standing proclamation that through the power of an unbreakable will and the act of necessary sacrifice‚ an endearing end will be met where one will be undoubtedly fulfilled with utmost gratification and supreme happiness. Ariel from The Little Mermaid stands for the American public as a character bubbling to the rim with courage
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Gnostic Semblances in Disney’s The Little Mermaid At first glance‚ the suggestion that Disney’s The Little Mermaid portrays Gnostic themes and characters could seem comical. It is a movie from the early 90’s about a rebellious‚ love-struck mermaid that gets a happy ending. However‚ my first step towards seeing otherwise was recognizing the similarities between Ariel‚ the mermaid‚ and Sophia from the Apocryphon of John. Then I recognized a similar world structure: one above and one below but perhaps
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the Sea Mermaids‚ witches‚ and parallel universes are a part of human creativity that’s told all over the world for various reasons. Most people today are familiar with the modern version of most fairy tales‚ and don’t know the dark origins behind these kid-friendly stories. The original versions have deeper‚ malevolent meanings behind them; while modern tales are more positive‚ and inspirational. This happens especially in Disney’s adaption of Hans Christian Andersen’s the Little Mermaid. Disney’s
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Thao Xiong English 130-02 Dr. Lynn Houston 11/14/10 Aladdin/The Little Mermaid. In all of the movies that we had watched in class‚ Aladdin and The Little Mermaid has the best relationship between comparing and contrasting. In both of the movies‚ there is one daughter in each movie who rebelled to find their true love. In The Little Mermaid‚ Ariel rebelled and went to the surface to search for her prince‚ but in Aladdin‚ Jasmine rebelled the law by not accepting the prince who came to see if
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At the beginning of the movie‚ “The Little Mermaid”‚ a group of sailors on a ship are telling stories about the legendary merfolk. A young prince named Prince Eric is also on the ship with his dog‚ Max‚ and advisor‚ Grimsby. Grimsby tells the sailors that merfolk are not real‚ but one of the sailors tells him that he is wrong. One of the sailors is holding a fish‚ but loses it and the fish falls back into the sea. After the opening credits‚ the merfolk are heading to the underwater castle for a concert
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The Little Mermaid – Feminist Analysis When interpreting The Little Mermaid from a feminist theory perspective‚ it becomes clear that a beauty of a female lies in her appearance and matters above all else. In the fairy-tale‚ the little mermaid falls in love with a prince‚ but she cannot be with him because he is human and she is not. The little mermaid cannot be with him until she makes the modifications needed to achieve her desired look‚ which is done by sacrificing what she had previously valued
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Comparing Grimms ’ The Brave Little Tailor and Aschenputtel In Germany‚ fairy tales were a part of day-to-day life and "the Germans have repeatedly used fairy tales to explain the world to themselves" (Zipes 75). In fact‚ Kinder-und Hausmärchen was indeed in nearly every household in Germany. These fairy tales written by the Grimm Brothers are known for being "German fairy tales." So what makes these tales so Germanic and others tales not? How do Grimms ’ "German tales" compare to others? Through
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for self growth. As one engages on an inner journey‚ it becomes apparent that there is always opportunity for something better‚ yet this cannot be achieved without sacrifice. Roberto Benigni’s Life is Beautiful‚ Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid and The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost are all extremely diverse mediums; however they all find a commonality on the basis that sacrifice is inevitable when striving for something better. The 1997 Italian film La Vita è Bella reflects on the
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In the Little Mermaid‚ it is a norm; “expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members” (Macionis‚ pg. 68)‚ for mermaids and other sea creatures to look down on humans. Triton assumes that all humans are dangerous and Sebastian assumes that all humans eat fish‚ they do not take into consideration the idea that not all humans are created equal. Ursula‚ the sea witch is evil because she makes a deal with Ariel but she sends Flotsam and Jetsam to prevent Ariel from kissing prince Eric
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Aaron Sobieszczyk 9/23/11 World Comp The goat vs. the Bambino Chicago‚ also known as the Windy City‚ has a population of about 2 million people and is located in Illinois. There they are home to the beloved Chicago Cubs. Boston‚ also known as Beantown‚ consists of a population of nearly 600‚000 people and is located in Massachusetts. They are home to the beloved Boston Red Sox. Both these cities have interesting nicknames but other interesting similarities as well. Not only are these
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