The little Mermaid was released on November 17 1989 and is largely accredited with being the film that heralded the beginning of the 迪士尼 Renaissance. With the average production time of an animated 迪士尼 film being 6 years this film was developed in the height of the 80’s.


The assignment of designing the heroine Ariel was left to animator Glen Keane who would go on to animate other 迪士尼 characters such as the Beast, 阿拉丁 and Tarzan. He wanted the heroine to be reminiscent of the traditional 迪士尼 Princesses while at the same time being relatable to the ‘modern...

Ariel and Max first meet when Ariel, attracted 由 fireworks, goes up to the side of Prince Eric's ship to spy on the festivities aboard. Max is having a fun time jumping around until he sniffs the air, smelling a strange and unfamiliar scent (you can't blame him - Ariel just came out from the salt water-filled ocean and has a 鱼 tail for a lower half, she must smell pretty strongly!)

Clearly curious, he follows the smell toward the porthole Ariel is looking through, and our fave redheaded mermaid gasps and hides when she realizes that he's coming her way. The look of fright on her face as...