, Ariel comes reasonably near the bottom of the pack. After all, this little mermaid literally gives up her entire identity – and voice – to pursue a man she saw one time at the beach. As such, the 16-year-old is rendered silent for almost the entirety of the movie.
There’s no denying, though, that Ariel has plenty of inspiring qualities, too. She’s curious, and yearns for change, and faces her fears in order to get what she wants. She actively pursues a guy she’s crushing on . She takes control of her destiny, stops Eric’s wedding to Vanessa, and restores her own voice. She marries the guy of her dreams. And, in the sequel, she returns to the ocean in a desperate bid to save her own curious daughter from yet another sea witch.
She added: “I think we have to take into consideration that we [made the film] in 1989. We have to take into consideration that the previous princess film,, [came out in] 1961. That’s a big leap. Now, we’re leaping to 2019. To expect an ’89 film to leap to 2019 as far as feminism goes, I think it’s asking a lot.”Which is why Disney is working withdirector Rob Marshall on an updated version – and they’ve already got a humdinger of a cast lined up for the watery flick.
I do not know the actors who are playing Prince Eric and Airel but I sure am excited about Melissa McCarthy playing Ursula!