Disney’s Ariel the Little Mermaid – Enchanting With Lessons
October 3rd, 2009 Filed under: Uncategorized — Movie Critic
Who doesn’t know the story of Ariel The Little Mermaid and remember Sebastian the Crab with that song, “Under The Sea?”�It’s a great Disney animated film. But what’s the point in writing about it?�After all, you can both read the story and watch The Little Mermaid movie.�
The movie has several good moral lessons. It starts with Ariel letting her father and sisters down by not showing up for the concert.�Ariel got herself into a lot of trouble by continuing to swim to the surface, when her father told her explicitly it was dangerous.�Her father needed to remember the importance of better parental communication with a teenager. �Teenagers don’t know as much as they think they do!
Totally focused only on what she wanted, without regard to consequences, Ariel chose to pursue her dream at all costs . . . the love of her life, Prince Eric.�
But her father, Titan, didn’t handle it well.�In fact, he destroyed Ariel’s most prized possessions, including the statue of Eric that had sunk with the ship. Titan really should have thought it through before losing his temper with his daughter. Although he was right, we, as adults, have a responsibility to remain adult and stay above the level of the upset adolescent.
Devastated, Ariel then makes another bad choice.�She goes to see the Sea Witch, Ursula, who is now living in exile, banished from the world of Atlantica.�Ursula demands Ariel’s voice as the price she must pay for the magic potion to turn her into a human. Then as human, Ariel almost drowned until brought to the surface by her friends, Flounder and Sebastian.�
That is a major example to teenagers. Don’t act on your emotion. �You just don’t know how big the consequences of your actions will be!
Ursula’s intent was to completely undo Atlantica, and she very well could have succeeded.�Ariel turns back into a mermaid before Eric kisses her.�That makes her the irrevocable property of Ursula, the Sea Witch, bound by a contract that even Titan’s spear cannot destroy.�So Titan literally lays down his life for Ariel, and takes the punishment that would have been hers.�
Ariel in that moment forgets about herself completely.�She thinks solely of two things,�(1) restoring her father, and (2) restoring her kingdom.�She boldly faces Ursula head-on. (Note that all true heroes in history were selfless – such as Patrick Henry and William Wallace.)
Ariel would have been destroyed except that Ursula, in her careless ambition and lust for power, stirs up the sea with such force that a worn down, jagged ship is put in full swing toward her.�Prince Eric, who has been trying to help Ariel this entire time, pierces the ship right through Ursula and destroys her immediately.�
With Ursula destroyed, all her captives are freed. As they say, “When a witch dies, all her magic dies with her.”�Peace is restored to Atlantica and Titan is king again.
Once again, Ariel has to forgive herself.�This is something of which young and old need to be constantly reminded.�
And now we come to the final lesson.�Ariel is sitting longingly on a rock, watching Eric from a distance.�Titan realizes that since Ariel’s heart is not deceived, the best thing to do would be to let her be with her prince.�With the selfless love of a father, Titan gives her that wish. Then he makes peace between the humans and the mer-people.
Titan learned the most important lesson that a parent can ever learn:�”Listen!”
Ariel learned many lessons that every teenager will some day face:
* Obey your parents.�They know what they are talking about.
* Don’t act on your emotions.�The consequences are much bigger than they are.
* Don’t follow your heart. The heart has too much emotion. You have to lead it.
* Put others before yourself.
* Perhaps the most difficult lesson of all, Ariel learned to forgive others and to forgive herself.�
It’s for these lessons and associations that many parents truly cherish Disney’s Ariel The Little Mermaid movie and precious Little Mermaid child costumes, accessories and toys.
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