Romantic Moment #3
The Little Mermaid (1989)
So The Little Mermaid is based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Anderson (Love him). While the Disney version deviates from the original tale, it still is extremely cute and adorable! I mean how can it not be with songs like “Under the Sea“ and “Kiss the Girl“.
So Ariel is a mermaid, but she really loves human things. She is always collecting things from shipwrecks and going to the surface to talk to birds and see land. One night she is watching a ship that is bringing Prince Eric home. A huge storm occurs and causes the ship to be destroyed. Ariel saves Eric and brings him to land singing “Part of Your World“. When she gets home her father discovers her treasure trove of human items and destroys them. In typical, teenage fashion, she throws a temper tantrum and goes to see the evil witch. Ursula takes her voice in exchange for giving her legs. Ariel has three days to get Eric to kiss her, if he does she will be a human forever, if he doesn’t then she will turn back into a mermaid and belong to Ursula. Ariel goes topside but has difficulties getting Eric to kiss her, as he doesn’t want to take advantage of a mute girl and is in love with the girl who saved him (couldn’t see her only heard her); along with Ursula’s lackeys getting in the way. Ursula transforms herself into a beautiful woman, takes Ariel’s voice, puts a spell on Eric, and gets him to agree to marry her. Ariel and friends are able to stop the wedding and release Ursula’s true form; but it is too late. Ursula takes her, and Eric goes after her to get Ariel back. After Eric battles the sea witch, King Triton relents and turns Ariel into a human, and she and Eric get married.
Most Romantic Moment:
So a great movie and story. It had quite a few moments that could be chosen, but my favorite romantic moment is when Eric goes after Ariel after Ursula takes her.
“Prince Eric: I lost her once. I’m not gonna lose her again.”
That is so romantic. I mean Eric’s barely talked to Ariel, he barely knows her; but when he finds out that she is the girl he has been searching for he doesn’t care that she has just been taken by a sea witch or is a mermaid, but has to go after her and save her.
A lot of other guys would have been forget this I’ll find another, but Eric loves her so much and can’t stand the thought of losing her again.
So romantic
Prince Eric is so romantic and sweet. I want one. Can I have him to go with some fries? 🙂
I hope you enjoyed this more “normal” romantic moment. More to come!
For another more Fairy Tale posts, go to Frozen Solid
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