The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

Cute, about the loss of the mother, the depression and coldness of the father, the serelepe sisters, a lot of adventure, it must please the little ones, I thought it was boring... The Little Mermaid 2 is still the best...

I am a huge little mermaid fan since i can remember and i was definitely not disappointed it in this movie. It tells us how Ariel came to be and answered a lot of the questions we had in the first one like what happened to Ariel's mother and why King Triton hates humans. It also tells us how flounder and Ariel met but the one thing i did not like about flounder is that he beat boxed and was kind of out of character because he was a lot braver in this one which in the other ones flounder was always scared. I also liked that is showed us the different sides of the sisters because in the first and second ones we didn't really hear much about them only for brief moments but in this one we get to see their personalities. I also liked the music in the movie it was really great. Some of my favorites was Athena's song, Jump in the line, i remember, and i will sing. The only song i did not like was the one mistake because it didn't seem like a song to me just kind of a poem that Sally Fields talked through with background music. It was so cool to see Jodi Benson and Sameuel E. Wright returning as Ariel and Sebastion. I don't think you can have a Little Mermaid movie without them as the characters. All around good movie and i will watch it over and over again like i did the first 2.

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008) is the third movie in the Little Mermaid series, a prequel to The Little Mermaid (1989) and it was okay.

Positives for The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008): It was nice to see Ariel back when she was starting to become the rebel she was in the original. The animation looks nice enough. The voice cast does a good job with their performances. The music is good enough for the movie. And finally, the movie has a good pace to the story.

Negatives for The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008): The prequel sose of the story was really annoying. I always have the same problem with prequels as they tend to answer questions I wasn't asking and giving me answers I don't like. The reason for why music is banned in Atlantica is not enough to care an entire story. The new side characters are not memorable or interesting. And finally, the villain of the movie was remarkably forgettable.

Overall, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008) is a fine enough prequel that I won't hate rewatching, but it didn't blow me away.

Everyone's favorite redhead, whom we all know and love, is back in a new adventure. You know who I am talking about-it's Ariel, starring in the first Disney prequel, 'cause I wouldn't call it a sequel. Set before she walked on land and married her Prince.

Under the narration of Sebastian, the story starts with King Triton and his wife, Queen Athena, having seven young daughters (the youngest of whom is Ariel). The entirety of the underwater kingdom of Atlantica is filled with joy, music, and laughter. The merfolk are shown relaxing in a lagoon above water, and Triton gives Athena a small music box. A pirate ship approaches, and they attack, stealing the merpeople's possessions. Everyone escapes except Queen Athena, who is crushed by the pirate ship. Devastated by Athena's death, Triton throws the music box away and bans music from the kingdom. Ten years later, Triton's daughters live under a strict schedule maintained by their governess, Marina Del Rey, an original villainess voiced by Sally Field, with no relations to the two witches what so ever. Marina hates her job and longs for Sebastian's, who is the king's attaché. Ariel is frustrated by their current lifestyle, which brings her into conflict with her strict father. During their morning "walk", Ariel tickles her sister Adella with kelp, and she is given the punishment of cleaning barnacles. While carrying out her punishment, Ariel encounters Flounder, a fish who is making music. That night, Ariel sees Flounder outside the window and follows him to an underground music club. She is overjoyed by the presence of music and is shocked when she learns that Sebastian performs at the club. When her presence is revealed, at first all the club patrons flee, but Ariel sings a song explaining her love of music, and she joins the club with an oath. That's all I'm telling you. You will have to see it for yourself.

It's great to finally see Ariel's mother, Queen Athena, who looks like Ariel. But I can see some differences between mother and daughter: Athena's hair is a different shade of red compared to Ariel's and done up almost like a ponytail. And her eyes, I think, are green. Overall, Ariel's Beginning is another excellent Disney OAV (original animated video) and perfect to go with the original film and "Return to the Sea." I love Ariel's sisters, Alana (pink fin), Arista (red fin), and Attina (orange fin).

This prequel to the Disney film did well to show at the beginning what had happened to Ariel's mother, Queen Athena and even hinted at why Triton was always worried about Ariel, since she is quite similar to Athena. The good thing is also that it shows how Ariel met Flounder and how Sebastian became the musician in charge of the kingdom. Music is a theme that plays an important role here, as it serves to understand Ariel's passion for music and how it has influenced her to be the angelic-voiced princess we all know. Marina is not a villain at the level of Ursula, but a villain was necessary so that the whole conflict could be resolved. In the end this movie is pretty decent and I rate it 8/10.