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@Demileto wrote:
Honestly, this iconic image of Ariel, if it even exists, is more accidental than anything. Each and every one of Disney’s princesses are teenagers: Snow White is 14, Belle is 17, Aurora is 16 and Mulan is 16. Cinderella, with her 19 years old, is the eldest in the Disney Princess lineup. It’s not, therefore, a defining trait of the character; a young adult in her early 20s can play the role of the rebel child of a strict father just as well.
Sorry, I probably wasn’t clear there. There is an iconic image of Ariel the Disney Princess, but not so much the original “Little Mermaid” story itself. Disney markets the heck out it’s version of a teenage girl with red hair, purple shell bra and green tail, or in the pink dress. So I meant classic look to Disney’s version of the character.
We can of course separate the essence of the Little Mermaid story from that image. I completely agree with you there, that on this show, we’ve already seen Snow as older and different than the Disney version. No reason they can’t do that with Ariel too. Not that they have to do that even. The sequel I mentioned for animated Ariel (the one with Morgana, the character Happy Endings brought up) keeps her looking much the same, she just puts her hair up, even though she has a 12 year old daughter. She doesn’t really look older or drawn differently (except to the extent it is a cheaper animation quality ….).
So I was saying I don’t think they’d draw from that sequel as it isn’t well known enough.That’s not the same as saying they can’t tinker with Ariel’s look or age from the animated version, because clearly in this show they have done just that with Snow, Belle and the others.
I absolutely agree that Ariel’s personality is not defined by her age. She was spunky and curious about another world. In fact, someone joked that Tiny’s story kind of was Ariel’s–even down to the siblings with the A names. Just don’t picture Jorge Garcia in Ariel’s mermaid outfit…..cause you know, I just totally did…. 😆
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