迪士尼公主 Article: Princess Analysis || Part 4: Ariel

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posted by CRaZy_rawR

Here is part 4 of my 文章 series! AND HEYYY ITS WINTER BREAK & I MIGHT FINISH THIS SERIES BEFORE FEBRUARY IDK ???

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My Original Thoughts

I absolutely loved Ariel. I can't really go in depth about it, because when I first saw it, I was really little. (Prolly about 5 或者 6) But my feelings were pretty straightforward: she was a MERMAID & was pretty & a unique princess. I mean, I kinda wanted to be her. Who wouldn't want to live under the sea? I never really understood why she wanted be a human, though, because a mermaid was freaking amazing in my mind! Something I do remember is, my mom and my little and older sisters had a 迪士尼 songs CD. We would replay "Part of Your World" just because it was "our" song. :)

My Thoughts Now

I still 爱情 Ariel! We have had our ups and downs; at one point, I hated, 或者更多 so, disliked her. I've come to my senses and realized how adorable she is. Her rebellious spirit that she has I admire. Mostly because I can't take risks for diddly squat.. She is such a bubbly character & can think on her feet. 总体, 整体 though, I can't avoid her quite unintelligent decision to visit Ursula, who she knew was the sea witch. /: And then, her head-over-heels nature with Eric is over excessive for me. Obviously, that's an important component to the story, but it's just a trait I'm not particularly fond of.

Beauty

It's actually quite difficult for me to even distinguish my feelings about her looks. No doubt, Ariel can have some stunning shots, but then again I never really saw her as exceptionally beautiful. I think she's pretty, but borderline cute. First of all, she does have a beautiful eye color, but then they decided to put three eyelashes on each eye. A lot of people complain about her body looking "anorexic" (& I absolutely despise that term, but I don't have time to explain why. Maybe some other time) In all honesty, I think Ariel's body looks just fine. I do have a problem with her hair. Though it has a lot of volume and I 爱情 the way it looks underwater, the color is terrible. I know they couldn't have done blonde because it would make the underwater scenes give off some odd coloring, but what was the point in giving Ariel a brash, quite off-putting color?

Wardrobe

What to say.. What to say.. I do like the sparkly dress at the end, and the blue outfit she wears to town is cute, but besides that, nothing particularly sticks out in a positive 或者 even a neutral light. Negatively though, I don't like her humongous sleeves on Ariel's wedding free nor do I like the dullish 粉, 粉色 color of the dress she wears to dinner.

Voices
Speaking

Honestly, there isn't much to go off. Yes, we have some time in the beginning when she speaks but it doesn't give me an impression of any kind.

Speaking

Eh.. I think Jodi can sing, but idk. I'm just not feeling Ariel's 唱歌 voice. At times, it's nasally. Other times, I really 爱情 the way it sounds. Overall, I'm very indecisive about Ariel.

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Swanpride I always found it odd to complain about the body build of what basically is an imaginary figure. She is a mermaid. Plus, it's animation, which is always stylized. Ariel's eyes are certainly her most beautiful feature. They are so expressive (which they have to be, because of the mute scenes, but still).

MalloMar Nice job, as usual. I agree with most of this (That's all I ever say now...:|) I like Ariel, but I can understand why others don't. I think I can understand why you dislike the term "looking anorexic", because anorexic isn't a look, it's a disorder. At least, that's why I can't stand that term. She's lovely, but not the most beautiful. I actually like her hair color. My favorite Ariel outfit is the sparkly lavender dress. Beside that, I also don't think anything else really stands out. Her voice is nice. Sorry for talking about myself instead of the article. I guess I'm just comparing my opinions to yours. I can't wait for the next part!

rapunzelsgold_ I'm glad I found someone else who isn't crazy about her voice :/ I've always found it weird that Ariel never had a "belty" song, and yet she's one of the most popular Princesses. Her voice seems like it's fit for that type of song and yet they just flunked it. Nice article though! I'm also glad you're against people calling her "anorexic" too.

8804 First of all, excellent article, CraZy_rawR!!! True, Ariel's song is not a "belty" song all the way through...like, say, Let It Go or Almost There. I seem to remember Howard Ashman wanting the song to have a quieter vibe, as if being under the sea in an enclosed area was part of the "feel" of the song, to contrast with the lyrics which talked about "wide open spaces" ( up where they walk/ up where they run/ up where they stay all day in the sun vs. the seas depths where not much light penetrates). Back in the day, Belle's voice was quite belty during the normal verses prior to the louder choruses. and contrasted with Ariel's. I seem to remember that Belle's voice had a brass tone to it ( even though I was only eight at the time, I thought this was the case). This made Ariel's softer, sweeter voice a treat for me. But I was never one of those people who loved "brass, belty Broadway songs." I remember liking Esmeralda's singing voice for much the same reason. You can still get your point across, without verging on scream-shouting your song. But this just proved that I was the reverse of most people, who loved the loud singers. Wonderful job as usual!!! I'm sorry for wandering off into my rambling again. But you just caused me to reassess "why" I've loved Ariel's voice for an extremely long time. And probably, Mulan's, too, for the same reason. Looking forward to reading the next article in this series!!!

avatar_tla_fan I don't agree with everything, (I'm neutral about Ariel.) but great article! I do agree with some of the things you said though: "Eh.. I think Jodi can sing, but idk. I'm just not feeling Ariel's singing voice. At times, it's nasally. Other times, I really love the way it sounds." I don't think her voice is all that great either. "A lot of people complain about her body looking "anorexic" (& I absolutely despise that term, but I don't have time to explain why. Maybe some other time." This isn't that related to Ariel, but I hate that term as well. (And when I made a poll about this a while ago I seemed to be the only one who really cared when people said that.) Anyways, wonderful article! ^_^

MaidofOrleans Great article! I'm not a huge fan of her singing voice as well. It just doesn't do much for me.

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My Opinion on 灰姑娘

posted by CRaZy_rawR

I feel like I don't write enough 文章 on here. *cough* Lemme rephrase that, I don't write enough serious 文章 on here. XD I just 爱情 writing, and just felt like 写作 about each princess. So, I'm going to do a little series 文章 about my opinion on each DP, in order from my least 最喜爱的 to favorite. So, aye, here we go. c:

My Original Thoughts
The first time watching the movie was when I was a child, and I only remembered bits and pieces, so let's start from when I first remember watching Cinderella, about five years ago.

I admired Cindy for being wishful, hopeful, etc. When I...

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Silverrose1991's 最喜爱的 Song from each 迪士尼 Princess Movie

posted by Silverrose1991

In this 文章 I'll talk about my 最喜爱的 song in each 迪士尼 Princess movie, because I've seen 文章 like that before and I think it's a very cool idea. Enjoy :)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: With a Smile and a Song

I think this song showcases Snow White's optimism and philosophy of life (that you're "the one who can fill the wolrd with sunshine") very well, and it has a lovely tune and poetic lyrics.

There's no use in grumbling/When raindrops come tumbling/Remember you're the one/Who can fill the wolrd with sunshine

Cinderella: A Dream is a Wish Your 心 Makes

This song has a wonderful...

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Team Tiana's Terrifically Tasty Peice (...of Cake!)

posted by hajirah4

The strangely creative 图标 that MacytheStrange made for Team Tiana.

The strangely creative icon that MacytheStrange made for Team Tiana.

At first, there was Disney. At their time, the classics; Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora have been immesnely 流行的 in their times. Then the renaissance princesses came; Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, and Pocahontas. In later years, the unique and intelligent 花木兰 has also joined. But before Tangled, Brave, and the most popular: Frozen... there was one film which after 20 years, brought back magic, family, and the true vision of the later Walt 迪士尼 Animated Studios company. The Princess and the Frog graced the silver screen, and Tiana won 金牌 in our hearts. The bumblebees of Team Tiana present...

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Why I 爱情 Belle

posted by BelleRose829

She stands out, doesn't she?

Belle is my 最喜爱的 princess! Well, her and 灰姑娘 are battling to the death for my #1 spot; Anyway I hope to do this with all of the princesses, Belle is the 秒 princess I've wrote an 文章 on, I just recently did one about 花木兰 :D *dwarf voice* Yes, recently. With out further introduction here are the reasons I 爱情 Belle.

The first couple of scenes of the movie, we could see her talking enthusiastically to the baker about a story she just read. Then, she proceeded to go to the bookstore and got a book that she read all the way to her home. Now, this gave positive remark to all...

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Little Elsa

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Rapunzel's hair glowing

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Why Team Snow White Loves Snow White

posted by dclairmont

by Silverrose1991

Erm..not sure if we're supposed to be posting these yet, 或者 what, but this is why our team loves our princess, Snow White. I hope 你 enjoy :)

Members of Team Snow White Include:
-Me (dclairmont)
-Silverrose1991
-sweetie-94
-iHyrule

Silverrose1991

I 爱情 Snow White because she doesn't let the hardships get to her and keep a positive outlook. She believes that 你 are the one who can "fill the word with sunshine", you're the one with the power to make yourself happy. She is sweet and gentle, but can be energetic and firm when needed to be. She feels the need to be loved. That shows the abuse took...

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My Favourite 迪士尼 Princesses (Updated)

posted by RapunzelAnna

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Snow White (Previously 13):
Snows still the same on my 列表 even though she's a classic princess I still admire her for being the 1st 迪士尼 princess and I 爱情 her style!

11.
Pocahontas (Previously 10th)
Its not that I don't 爱情 her as I loved her before
I watched other 迪士尼 princess 电影院 and realised I 爱情 the other 迪士尼 princesses slightly better!

10.Tiana (Previously 12th)
YAY Tianas Moved Up one space! I loved her movie and I really 爱情 her dresses they're so unique and represent Tianas personality

9.Aurora (Previously 9th)
I Don't really like her that much she's gorgeous and I don't...

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迪士尼 Princess Films: Worst to Best

posted by Diazdiaz95

This 文章 is a ranking of the 11 迪士尼 princess films not the princesses from worst to best. I must clarify that I don't think that any 迪士尼 princess film is bad but some are definitely better than others. It is completely my opinion. Share yours in the comments.

11. The Princess and the Frog
I was excited for this film because it seemed like a return to form for 迪士尼 after a fairly lackluster and forgettable post-renaissance period but sadly I was disappointed 由 it. The 动画片 was great and the story was interesting but it could have been so much better. I admit it was better than...

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Getting to know me (MissAngelPaws)

posted by MissAngelPaws

My current icon

嘿 guys :) I've been active on this spot for a while so I thought I should write an article. I decided to start with this since everyone wrote these kind of articles.

Basic Info:
My name is Dania Murad and I was born on November 23, 1999. I am 14 years old. Currently, I live in Canada with my parents and my 8 year-old sister.

My 最喜爱的迪士尼 things:
If 你 didn't know, I really 爱情 Frozen. It's my 最喜爱的 movie and it has my 最喜爱的迪士尼 Princess (Elsa) and it's high on most of my lists, but it's not always first. I also really 爱情 Tangled, 《勇敢传说》 and PatF. So basically all the modern...

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'Mary-Sue' is unnecessarily thrown around

posted by RoseOfRapunzel

To start Mary-Sue is thrown around not only on the 迪士尼 Princess club, but almost everywhere whenever it comes down to the 迪士尼 Princesses. The correct definition to Mary-Sue is a perfect female character who doesn't try to be perfect, but naturally is. Like a Renaissance Man, yet doesn't fail at least while trying.
Some have been saying Classics, 或者 Walt Disney's princesses, Belle and Rapunzel are Mary-Sues, plus more. I very much disagree.

The most common areas to be considered Mary-Sues are:
Snow White
Cinderella
Aurora
Ariel (on the occasion)
Belle
Rapunzel

There are so many reasons they...

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324anna's Favourite Scene From Each 迪士尼 Princess Movie

posted by 324anna

It looks like everybody has done a 列表 with the favourites scenes so I decided to make one too. I haven't included 《冰雪奇缘》 because there are still many people that haven't seen it. Anyway, enjoy!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Ending Scene

I'm not sure about my choice because the last time I saw the movie I was 6 years old, so... Anyway, the 动画片 is stunning when they walk away and 你 see the castle. I find that scene very romantic and sweet and I believe that Snow White totally deserves her happy ending.

Cinderella
So this is love

Soo romantic! I 爱情 the 动画片 and the atmosphere...

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Why Merida Needs 更多爱情

posted by Annabethandco

As I was creating my 图标 for Team Merida, I realised exactly why I loved this girl. As a result, I decided to write an 文章 with 5 reasons why everybody should 爱情 Merida/Brave

1. 《勇敢传说》 was the first 皮克斯 film that had a female protagonist.

Pixar is a hugely successful company, but it took about 8 years since they first started making films for them to make a movie where the main character was a girl. Before 《勇敢传说》 was made, I was slightly annoyed at 皮克斯 - most of it's films didn't even pass the Bechdel test. I 爱情《勇敢传说》 because it finally featured an awesome female character.