The Little Mermaid
Somewhere under the sea and beyond your imagination is an adventure in fantasy.
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
Wokeness: 0%
Overall Score: 100%
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COWBOY
Created: 01-02-2023
Samantha
Ariel is basically a trans-woman
The subtext is subtle, and pretty benign.
Ursula is modeled (rather obviously) after drag performer Divine. The implication of the deal with (Divine) is that she is transformed but she cannot speak. In other words, this is identical to the experience of a male to female crossdresser or trans-girl, who cannot speak (because it will expose her). The term "fish" is also slang for a passable crossdresser. This in turn makes Eric a trans chaser. To ice the cake, Ariel's father basically performs a surgery with a sharp implement, and then the problem of her being the wrong body is solved.
So yes, there are LGBT elements to the film. The full song of Part of your World is a bit edgy too.
But who cares! It's a great film.
Created: 06-23-2023
Midnight
No woke at all
Virtually no woke at all. This movie being rated "mild woke" exemplifies the problems of this website. If one person sees some where none exists, the movie will forever be mild woke even if a thousand users say there is no woke. TLM1989 is a masterpiece plain and simple.
Created: 11-05-2023
