**The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning** is surprisingly not bad?? FIRST TIME WATCH

[@ulises9256]

Marina's tail matching her outfits and the jail uniform lmao, fashion queen

[@harlowgamer580]

Fashion disaster* you mean?😂

[@afoolishfopdoodle3284]

Fun fact: Ariel is actually 15 in this movie. I know this because I had this movie on DVD when I was younger, and on the bonus features you got to explore all of the sisters' vanities, which gave you a little character bio. Attina (red-orange one) is 21, Alana (light pink one) is 20, Aquata (blue one) is 19, Arista (your fave, dark red one) is 18, Adella (yellow one) is 17, Andrina (dark pink one) is 16, and Ariel is 15.

[@forthewin1432]

Damn the mom was popping one out every year 😳

[@oliviadurand2429]

SAME! I think there was a quiz on which sister were you too? I was obsessed with the bonus features on the DVD! It was so cool!

[@sophiawahdan]

Omg yes! I remember this. I loved exploring their vanities.

[@RGLozWriter]

You just unlocked a childhood memory of mine, thank you!

[@skleroosis]

That's what drove mother to her grave

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Fun Fact: This was the last of Disney's Direct to DVD sequels, and while I can't say they went out with a bang, I still had fun with this. I just wish the villain was Ursula again, like if this was her villain origin, instead of someone that looks like a mermaid version of her.

[@nightwish1453]

Think this movie could have had more weight if it was more connected to the show that aired before like lilo and stitch and the Aladdin 40 thieves which when going in those movies had an intial idea on what it is about. With this movie it struggles on what it wants to be and ends up using a very old trope. I originally thought Cinderella 3 was the last and if that was that would have been a good way to finish the sequels with a bang

[@QueenMariposa5]

I wouldn't be surprised if she was supposed to be Ursula, but scrapped the idea and kept the design

[@COSun25]

​@nightwish1453 Disney doesn't care about referencing the TV series with their movie counterparts. It hadn't done JACK for Tangled post-Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure/Tangled: The Series. If 'Big Hero 6' gets a sequel, nothing from the TV series & Baymax animated shorts won't even be acknowledged. DreamWorks is like that, too, especially with the HTTYD franchise. None of the film trilogy acknowledged anything from the respective TV series. It's a shame.

[@finland4ever55]

well we still got evil mary poppins so.. (marina is their nanny i had to)

[@nightwish1453]

@@COSun25 true though with this movie in particular it's put with the examples I mentioned above, I barely know anything of the baymax shorts

[@superfanmusicmaker]

"Why don't you just lock us in jail?" Ariel comparing herself to the prisoners while confined to her actual palace has the same energy as Gal Gadot singing Imagine at the start of the pandemic.

[@SophiaPhannn]

STOP why did I have the same thought 💀

[@Yourlocalgirl3mma]

Lol

[@Yourlocalgirl3mma]

Sophia i REALLY luv your videos! Can you do Mulan?or rapunzel?

[@voodoodiver3D]

@@Yourlocalgirl3mmarapunzel is literally the best movie

[@Yourlocalgirl3mma]

@@voodoodiver3D you should she k-12 but there’s bad words so

[@everydaybuddyfighter1711]

Now we wait for Sophia to review Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. For a true direct to video masterpiece. Or Lion King II.

[@SophiaPhannn]

Ugh I’d want to, but I’d have to do the first two Cinderella movies before I do. One day 🫡

[@nightwish1453]

@@SophiaPhannn weirdest thing with the cinderella sequels is the continuity for them just does not work and instead feels like they are from two different realities. Cinderella 3 does feel like they borrowed elements the best aspects of 2 in both development and in characters (which is an incredible touch of detail that they did not need to do but they did so props) and made it into an actual movie compared to the 2nd which is just 3 plots that have nothing to do with eachother as a scrapped TV series

[@Scarlett-Hofferson]

Yeah the second is just a mishmash of potential plot lines shown via scrapbook transitions. You can totally skip it

[@lilybethkuhn9650]

@@nightwish1453I think Cinderella three the time happens before Cinderella 2 cause she hasn’t met baker yet then we see the photo of them 2 in credits

[@reeseisbored]

Even better would be Lion King 1 1/2 Unless she’s already done it idk

[@NeroMai]

Ariel must've been a pain to raise. First she demands music and feels like a prisoner without it. Then when she gets music she *once again* feels like a prisoner to the ocean and wants to escape to land.😭Next she's gonna complain to Eric that she wants to explore space and feels like a prisoner on land.

[@NeroMai]

Regardless I completely forgot I had this movie, so thank you for recovering that part of my brain. It had fun minigames on the DVD where we learn more about the sisters. I think the platinum blonde one liked Jazz.

[@darchelmacaroyo184]

LMAO

[@frog3630]

lmao right when i watched the 3rd movie i was like “all this just for triton and ariel to start arguing AGAIN in the first movie” 😭

[@honestlyconfused7355]

I mean I kinda understand with her having a tyrannical father😃

[@reannagordon]

For a prequel it is pretty good. I like that it explains why Triton hates humans. However, this movie still has a forgettable villain though. Also why do 99% of the Disney moms always die?😭

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

Something something Walt Disney's mom died, and he was so upset over it that he added it to all his movies plotlines.

[@yc0995]

Walt and Roy Disney got his parents a house but the central heating system had an issue and Walt sent a repair man who did the job incorrectly as a consequence his mom died from carbon monoxide inhalation and Walt blamed himself for the rest of his life and that started the animated moms death spree trope

[@aliyahpulido953]

The reason Disney parents (mostly moms) always/almost always die has roots in a tragic reality. Walt Dinsey had a new house built for his mom when his film business started really making income. Less than a month later, a faulty furnace caused a gas leak, and she died of asphyxiation because of that. Walt Disney was obviously distraught and felt guilty because the furnace was installed in a house he and his brother commissioned for her; Therefore it's a fan theory that it's due to his loss of his mother that Walt Disney's movies often feature parents, mainly mothers, who die tragically.

[@yc0995]

@@aliyahpulido953 not really a theory, his niece confirmed it

[@chilathecreativefox9098]

Well, if he hates humans, why did he ban music? It's something that other people didn't get.

[@bellablondon6172]

While Marina Del Ray isn’t as much of a threat as Ursula or Morgana, she’s such a fun character and way more memorable than Morgana ever was

[@ChristieAdamsKangoo]

Marina is a pretty realistic villain in some ways, which does make her creepy. We've all worked with a Marina who kissed up to the boss while finding ways to throw everyone else under the bus.

[@melyqjosie]

i thought the name “del ray” was an inside joke because of lana but i looked it up and that’s actually her name 😭

[@TheOneThatLurks]

Mor-who?

[@frog3630]

@@TheOneThatLurksmorgana, ursula’s sister from the second movie

[@TheOneThatLurks]

@@frog3630 Yeah I knew but she's kinda forgettable.

[@uraninezak]

Time for my trivia comment! Ariel was originally written to be more modern but Jodi Benson said no to the script and had them rewrite her to be more in character. This is the first time King Triton is voiced by Jim Cummings, better known as Winnie the Pooh. His original voice actor Kenneth Mars passed in 2005. The reason Sebastian and Ariel (only returning VA) might sound off is because this movie was released in 2008. The first film came out in 1989 so they were recorded 20 years apart. This is also the final time Sam Wright ever voiced Sebastian in an official Disney release prior to his passing. Queen Athena (Ariel's mom) was actually modeled off of adult Ariel in TLM2. In the select scenes that are on model but mostly promo art you can definitely tell. The animation for this film is probably tied with Cinderella 3 and Lion King 1 and a half for best direct to video Disney sequel. It's a shame and a relief that we never got any more direct to video sequels. I remember getting this for my birthday because it released like a week after I turned 15. This film has 2.5 new songs. I counted Athena's lullaby as a half because it's so short but Ariel's song in the first half is nice. The whole movie hits different for me now since my mom passed in 2013. The way Ariel laid into Triton with the "I may not remember much about my mother but I know she wouldn't have wanted this" GUUUUUUURL it's a good thing they're underwater for that burn. Anyway I hope you're looking forward to the live action film and maybe you'll do a review with a spoiler timestamp when you do?

[@drewluczynski9609]

Quick correction: Kenneth Mars was actually still alive when this film came out. He passed in 2011, this was released in 2008

[@uraninezak]

@@drewluczynski9609 oh thanks. I thought he passed in 2006

[@drewluczynski9609]

@@uraninezak NP

[@victorlolxd7347]

Wait so his first born AND his wife are both named Athena? Must be a “The second” thing

[@Meg63826]

Personally, I like the 3rd one better than the sequel. Idk why but I can't hate anything that has Ariel in it. This is my favorite prequel and it's actual entertaining to me.

[@sissysovereign1294]

Me too. I really REALLY wanted to enjoy the 2nd film, but it was literally just a rehash of Ariel's story but in reverse. Had the sequel been better executed, I'm sure it would've been a cult classic in its own right. I still love Melody's design though.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

​@@sissysovereign1294 What about Melody? She's genuinely well-written.

[@sissysovereign1294]

@@vetarlittorf1807 I like her design, and I like her character, but I'm just a little disappointed they gave her Ariel's story.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@sissysovereign1294 I mean. On the surface it appears that way, but the movie technically gives individual stories to both Melody and Ariel. Melody's story is about learning to accept herself and that she should face her problems rather than fleeing them and Ariel’s story is about her learning that she can't fully protect Melody, all she can do is her best.

[@ChristieAdamsKangoo]

@@vetarlittorf1807 is she really, though? I found Melody to be terribly clichéd. "Awkward 13-year-old who doesn't fit in" was already a very tired trope by the time TLM2 was released. Then again, I was already in university at that time; maybe if I'd seen TLM2 as a kid, I'd have liked Melody better.

[@ladynebulawolf4180]

If King Triton has depression in this movie, then it can be that music reminds him of his wife and her death hurt him so deeply that he banned music. Just a thought.

[@SophiaPhannn]

I mean yeah I’m pretty sure that’s why he banned it lol but it doesn’t make it a good decision

[@TheAngelofFate17]

@@SophiaPhannn it makes sense when you think about it, people grieve in their own way. Losing his wife and banning music altogether was his way of mourning. Was it extreme? Yeah still understandable. Music reminded Triton of Athena, how much he loved her and he couldn’t bare the agony of hearing it so he banned it only so he could escape the hurt.

[@BeeKee404]

Even though it was a missed opportunity to have Ursula as the main villain so we could see how she got banished, I actually enjoyed Marina mostly because she was voiced by Sally Field and this was such a different character than what I'm used to Sally playing 😂 I'm so used to her playing the loving mom type characters like in Steel Magnolias, Not Without My Daughter and Mrs Doubtfire so this was a fun change! Overall, this was a fun movie. I really enjoyed Flounder and Sebastian's roles in it and it had pretty nice animation. I will say though, not just with Flounder but I feel like Sebastian's role also seemed kind of inconsistent to how he was in the first movie. In this, he was more rebellious against the King's rules while in the first movie, he's kind of a kiss ass 😂

[@SophiaPhannn]

OH YEAH I totally forgot to point that out with Sebastian! Idk what happened to make him such a hard ass 😂 maybe he didn’t wanna be placed in the dungeons again

[@BeeKee404]

@@SophiaPhannn lol Yeah he probably developed a hard ass persona to avoid anymore prison time 😂 As for Flounder maybe this experience also caused him to become more cowardly. I feel like I used to be more confident in certain situations where after personal experience, I kinda lost that confidence.

[@MySushiBear]

Yessss! This one is exponentially greater than tLM2. The animation is so much better and Marina Del Ray is a really fun villain.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

The animation may be better but TLM2 had a better story.

[@MySushiBear]

@@vetarlittorf1807 hard disagree. It’s the same plot as the first film except not as good.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@MySushiBear Actually, I don't find it the same. It just has very similar story beats. Overall, I find the premise more similar to Sleeping Beauty than The Little Mermaid. It also has many things that separate the story from the original, namely the characters. For example, Melody has her own characterization that makes her different from Ariel. She's tomboyish, she struggles with social anxiety, she's sassy and her story revolves around accepting who she is rather than finding a place to belong to, as was with Ariel. We also see how the other characters have grown. Ariel is now a sophisticated queen with a graceful demeanor, Eric is no longer a shy dreamer but acts a lot like Tsar Nicholas II, Triton has worked out his anger issues and is a lot more peaceful and even Flounder is no longer a coward but a lively middle-aged father. Don't get me wrong. The movie itself sucked. It's rushed, the songs are amateurish at best, Tip and Dash were downright annoying, Morgana should have just been Ursula returned through some horcrux-like magic and the animation quality is very inconsistent. However, the drama, Melody, Ariel, the family dynamic and the character development were done pretty well. And unlike Ariel's Beginning, TLM2 actually matches the continuity of the original film. I think we can all agree that Melody is a great character who deserved a better a movie. At least I would rather watch TLM2 than, say, Return of Jafar, Hunchback 2, Mulan 2 or Belle's Magical World.

[@MySushiBear]

@@vetarlittorf1807 i guarantee you put more effort into this than the people who actually wrote tLM2 lol

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@MySushiBear Not at all. I'm not even the only one with this view. There's a reason why Melody has a huge cult following, you know.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

Do mermaids give birth to live young or do they lay eggs? 🤔 If Mermaids lay eggs, then it would explain why Ariel just has so many sisters all seemingly the same age. 5:50 "Is it so much to ask you to just *walk* with your family?" My god, I figured it out! The reason Ariel is so obsessed with humans in the first movie is because she wants to actually walk! Mermaids don't have legs!, they can't walk!

[@sissysovereign1294]

I have two theories. 1. They give live birth like dolphins and whales considering how their mer tails are built and positioned the same way as them. 2.(I got this one from the shojo anime mermaid melody) Mermaids are magically born from pearls. I like to imagine the latter of the two theories since it just sounds like a more prettier birth xD

[@afoolishfopdoodle3284]

Actually, they're all about a year apart. It says so in the bonus DVD features for this movie.

[@sissysovereign1294]

@@afoolishfopdoodle3284 damn! So imagine being knocked up back to back for essentially seven years x.x

[@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite]

​@@sissysovereign1294 Definitely the first. In the 90's series, Ariel once saw a mammal-like critter giving birth and she wasn't surprised at all.

[@Jenny_andy]

All of her sisters are older than her actually!

[@audra.l.p3658]

I have such a soft spot in my heart for all of the Little Mermaid movies, but especially this prequel. I love how we get to explore the personalities of her sisters. I also adore the villain! There's something about Marina Del Rey, but I love her. But Benjamin... *he's my favorite* for sure. I will always defend this movie.

[@imselyna]

I remember when I first watched this and I ended up watching it for a week straight 🤣. It may not be the best to some people, but I liked how we get to see Ariel’s mom and more of her sister’s personalities since we didn’t in the first movie

[@QueenMariposa5]

The one thing I liked about the movie was Ariel's sisters. I remember liking the blonde one with the red tail as a kid

[@imselyna]

@@QueenMariposa5 she was my favorite too!

[@sockygaldamez9492]

I like this one because it explains everything that happened in the first movie like how Ariel’s Mother died and that’s why her Dad hates humans and why Ariel is so rebellious and thats why her Dad is always concerned about her. I also like you get to see more of Ariel’s sisters personalities and how they interact with each other because in first one you barely get to see it. I thought it was very good prequel and animation was better here than in the second one and I hope you liked it Sophia and can’t wait what you react to next 😉😊😄😃😃

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

For me, the second film was superior to the third. However, for the _Cinderella_ films, the third is superior to the second.

[@dreamingstrawberries]

Yes exactly

[@barryb.benson3083]

And first tbh

[@nayagreen9643]

Agreed 1000%

[@cerisejaxel9636]

Not the best movie ever, but when my sister and I discovered it, we were obsessed! I still love Ariel’s sisters. The blue one, Aquata was my favorite.

[@mariaclarasoares5496]

She was also the oldest before this movie came out 😮‍💨

[@barryb.benson3083]

Same

[@sleepytimesounds2689]

​@@mariaclarasoares5496attina has always been the oldest

[@viviannmagalhaes3834]

Baby Ariel is so cute, I want to adopt her 🥺

[@jimenuse]

Ariel: But why?! King Triton: Because music killed my wife!

[@sugar_crash6788]

How did...music kill mom? What song was she singing?

[@chicanalex4529]

@@sugar_crash6788 no music didn’t kill her. If you are able to watch the movie, it explains that king Triton and his wife had a song that they both shared, and so he gave her a music box that played that same song. But when they were ambushed by pirates and the queen died, she left her music box behind, and king triton couldn’t bare to hear it’s melody because music reminded him of her. This why he banned music. Hopefully that made sense 😂

[@sugar_crash6788]

@@chicanalex4529 I appreciate the answer but I was only joking. That was supposed to be reference to the trolls movie

[@Royally_Wonderful]

I surprisedly liked this movie it added to the original story it doesn't compare but its pretty decent 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@QueenMariposa5]

I remember hating this when I 1st saw it. I didn't like that the mom looked too much like Ariel and the banning music thing was dumb. I'm honestly surprised Disney hasn't tried to make another 12 Dancing Princesses adaptation or marketed Ariel's sisters. They could've sold a ton of dolls

[@MaryLoveJane]

I think Mattel’s version became too iconic for Disney to want to touch. People would just end up comparing the 2 and ripping on Disney for stealing ideas even if the original tale is under public domain. Even now, people try to rip on the Little Mermaid being a rip off of the Anime that came out before it, even though they do explore the story somewhat differently. The Little Mermaid anime wasn’t as iconic as 12 Dancing Princesses, and Disney’s Little Mermaid was such a game changer to the industry that it’s harder for people to make complaints. So taking on 12 Dancing Princesses would require Disney to really pull it off, which they haven’t been doing nearly as well lately.

[@paccinocappaccino]

As a child I thought the Shake Senora song was a Little Mermaid Original. I'm embarrassed

[@SophiaPhannn]

LOOOOOL I know the song from Beetlejuice 😂

[@itsabbycadabby]

honestly, at first, it was 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ariannarivera8254]

Same lmao 😂

[@Robwall-zy8ej]

icl i kinda wish this movie had ursula and gave some of her backstory in it cos i’m pretty sure they said she used to live in the palace?? like the bald woman is fine but ursula being the villain would have made more sense to me

[@crescentblueee]

Honestly, I loved seeing the relationships between Ariel and her sisters. It’s such a cute and realistic dynamic and I love it lol

[@ChristieAdamsKangoo]

My sister and I occasionally shout "MR. FUZZYFINKLES!" at each other in an accusatory tone. I love that we get to see Ariel's relationship with her sisters.

[@grecia3146]

This is probably one of my favorite disney lower budget sequels. I really liked how it looked and it gave the sisters a more noticeable personality. It's not perfect but is good enough.

[@mariaclarasoares5496]

They already had personalities before, in the comics and tv series. All this movie did was get them wrong.

[@grecia3146]

@@mariaclarasoares5496 Oh I remember the Tv show! But honestly I don’t remember the sisters personalities, I was young.

[@Depth217]

Kenneth Mars, the regular voice of Triton, was sadly in declining health by the time this movie was in production. Definitely missed him because he brought such a dignity and a warmth to Triton (as well as his other big animated role Grandpa Longneck in the Land Before Time franchise). Fun to hear Jim Cummings as Triton but it’s still not quite the same.

[@nayagreen9643]

Omg I KNEW he sounded familiar. Omg GRANDPA LONGNECK

[@JosiahRobert14]

Marina del Rey sounds like a cross between Marina Diamandis and Lana del Rey and I'm here for that

[@Centeris2]

Well now I want Sophia to do a bunch of sequel movie watches, like all the Swan Princess sequels (maybe not ALL of them, I'm sure the ones that are about her daughter are not worth it at all. The one where they get their daughter is an absolute trip though.). I remember the Cinderella ones also being varying degrees of fabulously wild.

[@finland4ever55]

Really just watch the first two and stop at the CGI ones, they look and are shit. The Christmas one isn't even your average Christmas family romp, it's a Christian bible thumping movie straight out of Veggietales or some weird public access propaganda show. DEFINITELY NOT WORTH IT.

[@ElvishReactions]

Cinderella 3 is one of the BEST Disney sequels

[@sissysovereign1294]

One thing I was confused about in this film was the whole morning walk thing. How on earth would Mer people know about the concept of walking if they don't have legs and get by swimming? Overall, it was a pretty solid sequel , and I'm glad Ariel's sisters had gotten more screen time. The animation was surprisingly good too for a direct to video film.

[@flowersinapril4952]

Hell yeahhh!! Surprisingly a sequel! I grew up watching this movie a tooon more than the original.

[@flowersinapril4952]

*good sequel lol

[@klondle]

Same!!! As a kid I didn’t line the original but looooved this one

[@amnaalhammadi9924]

the sisters are my favorite part of the movie and Arista is THE BEST. i love how unique each one of them was. while the plot of the movie is nice and definitely better than the 2nd movie, i wish they focused more on them and their dynamic with Ariel.

[@turkoala9193]

If you wanted more with Ariel's sisters, I'd suggest looking into the Little Mermaid Broadway musical. They have a much larger part and get their whole own song with Flounder called "She's in Love" which is an absolute bop!

[@TimotheeReacts]

YOOOO that thumbnail picture to the right is WILD lmao 😂

[@SophiaPhannn]

I saw it and was like oh yeah THAT is going in the thumbnail 😂

[@lucadev985]

I'm not someone that likes prequels. But there's a few that end up okay to me and this is one of them. I do wish that Marina turned out to be Ursula. The excuse they could have gone with for why Ariel doesn't recognize her by first movie events is because Marina changes her name to Ursula and all the magic she gets into changes her appearance. I feel they could have done that. Also I'm just going to say it, the way Ariel's mother died is... laughably awkward with the editing. They either needed to edit that scene differently or make her death happen by something else. Like a harpoon being shot but the scene cuts away so you don't actually see the impale. Or she got caught in a net cast down to catch other fish. Something.

[@nanamifan0220]

This, along with A Twist in Time were my absolute favorite Disney direct to DVD sequels/prequels. I especially loved Ariel’s beginning. Gave her much more depth. Even now, it’s a pretty enjoyable watch for me. I loved how they portrayed the sisters too. I’m pretty biased, as Ariel is my favorite princess and TLM is probably my all-time favorite disney movie, but this was a classic for me when I was little. The animation is so pretty too.

[@Aurorak-i6l]

I too have a soft spot for the prequel. I personally prefer the little mermaid series as it has better told origins. Ariel’s beginning is underwater footloose. I am also impressed with the animation as you could tell there was a lot of effort put into it when making it.

[@dotdotdot...176]

I had this DVD (with the special features) as a kid and I lived on that shit! Especially the special features with exploring the sisters' vanities and the personality quizzes. But this is the first time I've watched it as an adult, and it's been _years._ It's kinda trippy to rewatch it now

[@daynaa.2520]

The fact that I own Cinderella 3 and Little Mermaid 3 in DVD makes me happy 😂

[@sarasmedberg8203]

if they wanted to bring ursula into this they could easily have made it so that shes a royal advisor and manipulating triton into making the kingdom into such a gloomy sight, with triton being too scarred and in mourning to fully understand or acknowledge whats going on behind his back past his wife's death. then you have ariel and co expose her, thus leading to her being kicked out of the palace and letting ursula fester her anger towards the royal family. could still keep a lot of the story beats but the villain part would probably have been a bit more enjoyable.

[@hamishmacfleetwood5229]

wouldn’t that have made Ariel stupid for falling for Ursula's trick when she’s 16?

[@chokingonmoss]

this is my LOVE marina isn't as great a villian as ursula but she is such a mood regardless

[@leannasides]

I believe this is Sally Field’s first voice over role. She did a fabulous job as Marina Del Rey, and I was obsessed with her as a kid.

[@Petrico94]

As far as direct to video cheap movies, this was a good TV special. The animation starts to get better compared to like Hunchback 2 with much fewer people and can barely be compared to it's source. I almost wish they kept going with them but I guess live action reworks are more profitable and can be shown in theaters.

[@broadwaybrook2319]

Alternate title: "Footloose: Underwater" (which is funny because the girl in "Footloose" is named Ariel, and the red-haired mermaid is also named Ariel). "Ursula hired the wrong electric eels then!"

[@Drewski217]

You can tell that TLM2 was a good concept but so-so execution while this one they learned from those mistake and adjusted nicely.

[@arc7375]

It was confirmed in the original by the creators that Ariel is actually a spitting image of *Triton* - they both have red hair and are the most similar in personality, which is why they clash. This movie completely upended that, and lazily made the Queen identical to Ariel which was lazy. As said before, Ariel shares her red hair and obstinate, rebellious personality with Triton.

[@kat543]

Actually i always assumed if Athena (ariel mother) hadnt gone back for the music box, she likely would have survived so triton cant stand music because it also played a factor why his wife is dead.

[@alexandragarcia9626]

16:50 I was just chilling drinking my juice and Sebastian's silly little girl scream almost made me spit it all out 💀😭.

[@a3842-j3o]

i love the part where he opened the music box and colours come back to atlantica. shows how the power of music turns a grey and dull everything to a joyful light and happy city❤i actually don’t think i could survive without music

[@lilybethkuhn9650]

20:50 reminds me of when buddy throws a ton of snowballs super fast in Elf

[@COSun25]

I'm glad that this was the final straight-to-DVD sequel from Disney. Thank goodness John Lasseter put an end to them. If ONLY current Disney had someone to end the live-action remakes no matter how much money they continue to make worldwide. I REAAALLLY wish that Disney got someone other than Jim Cummings as King Triton for this film. Every time I heard him, I only heard his singing voice for Chief Powhattan and Scar. I even thought of Pete from 'Goof Troop' & 'A Goofy Movie' which had been his main character for going on 4 decades.

[@christopherb501]

His 'Pooh' voice was also present.

[@Sophie_Pea]

I just have to say that I love your hair omg, it literally looks so good. The cut, the colour, the shine, the way it's sweeping off to the side. Chef's kiss

[@alisondiskin3889]

In the Prequel Ariel is 15 a year before she met Eric.

[@MsLilly200]

If you want to see more with Ariels sisters, they're in few episodes of the tv show. I dunno how often, but I definitely remember at least 2 episodes that had a sister as like, a main character.

[@dancinghulahoop]

11:38 reminds me of when Ursula said “And don’t underestimate the importance of BAWDEE LANGUAGE! HA!” and shook her butt. Ariel always makes enemies with big booty women!

[@0deadx21]

Each of Triton's daughters is associated with one of the seven seas based on their personalities and hair colors.

[@jasminesmith8328]

I think this one is my favorite of the three bc we got to learn more about the sisters and the animation looks a lot smoother 😊

[@DamnItMantis]

I absolutely love the yellow manatee dude! I need there to be a plush of him

[@chloesantos8637]

I loved this movie as a kid

[@Asher1347]

I just watched Ponyo, which happens to be my favorite little mermaid movie.

[@tristanpetty7173]

I don't know if you've seen this but there was a video called Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree which had Sebastian interacting with his voice actor and singing Caribbean inspired songs. One of them being the Banana Boat Song (Day-O). That's right. Sebastian has now officially sang two Harry Belafonte songs that were made popular in Beetlejuice. 😂

[@ulises9256]

OMG YESSS GIRL PLEASE DO THE LIVE ACTION ONCE IT COMES OUT

[@arcticlavender]

The blonde sister is Arista! She's always been my fave sister, glad you like her too! Also, in the tv series, the way Ariel and Flounder met was so much cuter and more true to their personalities.

[@joaovitorfarinabraga690]

I wonder why they made king triton so young in the begging and just a few years later he has full white hair, I know that he’s stressed, but like damn son, they should have given him the Reed richards grey side hair

[@christopherb501]

*Reed

[@joaovitorfarinabraga690]

@@christopherb501 oh thanks

[@thesinisterfairy]

The hate on this movie feels so forced, like yes we know it’s not as good as the original but some of us only had the sequels to watch growing up so there’s just so much nostalgia for me personally when I watch this movie.

[@Kokolabyrinth]

I had to rewind the part where he said "a princess doesn't tickle another princess with seaweed" and where it cut off it sounded like ariel said "I thought we effed."

[@tygerchickchibi]

Aaahhh, glad you decided to give it a chance! I never thought about comparing it to the original, honestly, and won't, since the TV series came out along with the sequel much later. It's not supposed to be a replacement, just something to keep the franchise alive I think the best way of thinking about this like a "very special episode." I thought it was gonna be as bad as the second film, but I was pleasantly surprised. Marina Del Ray had a realistic goal compared to Ursula or Morgana, imo Maybe they also didn't wanna do Ursula again cause Morgana

[@A113-p9e]

This does add an interesting context to Triton finding out about Ariel’s fascination (and love) for humans.

[@anhtheton]

this explains why triton loves ariel so much, she is the spitting image of athena

[@Avileable2]

If you ever get the chance to find a way to look at the special features on the DVD of this, it gives a good detailed background of all of her sisters, as well as Ariel, which is how I found out canonically. She is 12 years old in the movie which takes place Four years before the original movie with her being 16.

[@SophiaPhannn]

12??????

[@darchelmacaroyo184]

​@@SophiaPhannn she doesnt look 12 for me

[@whiteladywolf]

18:55 idk if anyone covered this but the reason they look different if they are a different type of eel. These are electric eels while Flotsam and Jetsam are moray eels. No idea why Ursula chose moray over electric though. Maybe an intelligents thing.

[@airbooks9163]

I LOVED this movie as kid, I was so so invested in any little mermaid content as a kid lol. I'm glad you liked it!

[@gelibeanz_]

Yo this movie showed how strong asf ariel is especially when she’s being protective and also how amazing the voice actors were!! They were so committed yet it was a prequel!! Loved it so much, especially flounder!! That kid went so hard for his role!

[@Dasora]

I'm so happy u reacted to this movie!! I was hoping that u were since I saw your reaction on the second one :) Loved this movie as a kid but I rarely meet people who have seen it. Also I love your hair!!❤

[@Snooopid]

The movie gives us 12 dancing princesses vibes honestly. This is actually a fun movie though! I think you might enjoy the Barbie version of 12 dancing princesses too.

[@ChasoGod]

Ariels sisters are each a year apart in age. From oldest to youngest are... Attina orange tail Alana purple tail Adella yellow tail Aquata blue tail Arista red tail Adriana pink tail Ariel green tail

[@Ken-dm3vp]

I feel they could’ve gone deeper with Ursula bc before she was banish king trident made her look as a mermaid and she couldn’t be in her actually octopus form and they could’ve went into Ursula being abandoned by her family(king trident)

[@debbystragier2154]

I remember watching this movie on vhs. What a throwback 😂

[@aveyonastewart1586]

Growing up I absolutely loved this movie. It was such a big change from the first little Mermaid. It was sad everytime people asked my fav Disney princess I would say Ariel and people would be like why cause she literally ran away from home for some random guy. But honesty I understand that but Ariel was her own person in this movie. I hated how her sisters followed such a rule so stupid and were so scared to fight for what's right. Ariel did just that and everyone was hating on her for it but if she didn't fight for it people wouldn't have music right? I like how Ariel wasn't a push over and even tho the CGI was not that good I believe this movie was a great representation of who Ariel is and a good message to stand up for what you believe in. Yes sadly it also teaches children to disobey but it also teaches us to think for ourselves and not follow behind someone else. Like you know be a leader not a follower. Plus the soundtrack was great and fun. I relate with Ariel a lot having being the youngest all my older siblings bowed to my parents commands and being to scared to stick up for themselves than I come and push back and I'm hated yet when things finally change and dumb commands aren't abided no more than I'm the best person in the world. I'm sorry if people don't like this than maybe you were raised differently and you can't relate and understand why Ariel did everything she did. They say the oldest are supposed to protect and stand up for the youngers so why did Ariel who is the youngest have to do that job?

[@ameliapotter7980]

Just as how Cinderella got a mini-stories movie (Cinderella 2) The little mermaid also got mini-stories that i vaguely remember being okay. I think they were straight to DVD and thus very few even know they exist.😂😂😂😂😂 Cinderella 3: A twist in time is still one of the best sequels ever.

[@-i_own_you_-]

You have to do the cinderella sequels now!! They're soo good. Especially cinderella III

[@moistwrmonastring1017]

Ugh the expressions in this movie, the stretch and squish animation style, SOOOOO GOOD!

[@emmitaxdarling]

Marina Del Ray walked so Lana Del Rey could run

[@gabesuniverse5566]

Wow that was fast i didnt actually expect a reaction to this movie yet! I will definitly say its infinitly better than "Return to the Sea", unfourtunatly i don't have time to watch the vid rn so hopefully you had fun reacting.

[@A113-p9e]

Little Mermaid 3: Finloose

[@SophiaPhannn]

AHAHA

[@sociallyexhausted]

Triton sounding like pete is what gets meeeee

[@alexaguijosa9090]

I just love whatever the green thing that the villain pet he is so cute 😢😢😢😢😊

[@chidivids2005]

I don't care what anyone says, Marina was one of my favourite Disney villains as a kid, she was so much fun to watch 😂

[@geemendez4084]

The little mermaid Ariel’s beginning it’s my favorite movie from all 3

[@levicohen3387]

Hi, Sophia! Love the hair color. Very summery and as deep blue as the sea! 😊 ☀ 🌊 🐟

[@oliviadurand2429]

I would watch this movie on Blue-Ray and the extra features had a quiz on which sister you are, and I played it so often I knew exactly which option lead to each sister. I love all of The Little Mermaid sequels! They slayed!

[@SophieSelberg-bk2xy]

This movie is literally “singing killed my grandma” before the movie trolls

[@danyramos8139]

I love how after you commmented on the transitions of the movie and then you changed YOUR transitions

[@Strawberrysatori]

YESS the first time I saw it AS A CHILD just so surprised by how good the story was.

[@JT_Saenz]

Man, I remember hearing a lot of rumors surrounding the film's plot when it hadn't even had an official teaser yet. Queen Athena was supposed to have either been captured by the pirates or left Atlantica altogether for 'reasons' (per the sources from years ago). Ursula was going to be given a backstory that resulted in her banishment and I imagine the film would've revolved around her rivalry with Triton. All in all, I feel the final product is....fine as a cookie-cutter prequel. None of the Disney sequels ever lived up to the original, anyway (EXCEPT for Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time).

[@WINGED_POTATOE]

don't think Benjamin was arrested. I think he just went in there cause he's a good friend

[@lilybethkuhn9650]

If you haven’t, I recommend the Cinderella 2 and 3. Third one is my fave

[@domsquad1237]

Yea this movie wasn’t bad it had a really amazing ending and the storyline was much different but it was still a really good movie love your nails btw u always know how to match every move reaction you make

[@SophiaPhannn]

Thank you hehe I try 💅🏼

[@domsquad1237]

@@SophiaPhannn well u do it a little better than me so 👏

[@MMBlue0914]

I absolutely loved this movie as a kid thanks for reacting to it and I love your videos and your hair is gorgeous ❤

[@SophiaPhannn]

Glad you enjoyed it 🫶🏼