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The Little Mermaid Movie Review

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Ariel is a mermaid who longs to go to the surface. His father doesn't like this obsession at all, but when Ariel rescues a drowning man, she falls in love with him. Seeking help from the evil sea witch, Ursula, Ariel trades her voice for legs. To stay a human forever, the man must kiss her. He is not only a human, but a prince and Ariel a lot of new clothes, and with Sebastian the crab keeping an eye on her, she sets off to kiss him. Ursula decides to get in the way, and becomes a human herself, and marry the Prince.
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on another world/distant past
Romance Yes
If a cartoon... - animated cartoon
Human/Magical couple? Yes
Type of couple - He's a human, she's a magical being

Main Character
Identity: - magical being, female
Profession/status: - musician
Age: - a teen
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can talk to animals
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - red
Hair type - (woman) long, wavy
Body type - skinny (woman)
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - animal
Hair color - bald
Hair style - bald (man)
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being, female
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - wild - eccentric - obsessed - deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Hair color - white/grey
Hair style - (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type - fat (female)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition - bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Water? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Misc settings - fort/castle - mansion - lab
Kind of city - Beautiful sparkling advanced city
Small town? Yes
Small Island? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Any profanity? - None
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - nasty human transformations - exotic big cities
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a - book
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