Seeing that a live-action remake is now out I thought it was best to watch the animated original. I haven't seen it since I was in primary school so my memories were vague, so it was pretty much a new experience for me.
The Little Mermaid was the film that kick-started the Disney Renaissance and it was certainly a good film, although I prepare Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. The Little Mermaid had the cartoony look of Beauty and the Beast and at times it felt like a Saturday Morning Cartoon with a budget because of the art style, the humour, and some of the characters, i.e. Flounder being a wimp. The films also felt like a classic Disney film, like from the Golden Era. This was due to the opening and the choir music used sometimes. It was based on a fairy tale like other Disney classics.
The music was where the film truly shined with some recognisable classics like "Part of Your World," "Kiss the Girl," and of course "Under the Sea." Sometimes the film did play like a horror film due to Ursula harvesting souls, and the chef scene being terrifying for an animal.
The Little Mermaid was the film that kick-started the Disney Renaissance and it was certainly a good film, although I prepare Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. The Little Mermaid had the cartoony look of Beauty and the Beast and at times it felt like a Saturday Morning Cartoon with a budget because of the art style, the humour, and some of the characters, i.e. Flounder being a wimp. The films also felt like a classic Disney film, like from the Golden Era. This was due to the opening and the choir music used sometimes. It was based on a fairy tale like other Disney classics.
The music was where the film truly shined with some recognisable classics like "Part of Your World," "Kiss the Girl," and of course "Under the Sea." Sometimes the film did play like a horror film due to Ursula harvesting souls, and the chef scene being terrifying for an animal.