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The Little Mermaid (1989)

The animazione renaissance starts here. Along with Who Framed Roger Rabbit the precedente year, this brought a breath of fresh air swept through the corridors of Disney, blew away the dust and cobwebs and allowed new talent to flourish. Jeffrey Katzenberg greenlit the film while Oliver & Company and Roger Rabbit were still in production (and receiving priority treatment), but somehow here the fates aligned and everything came together.

It so nearly wasn't the case. There was no reason to think, going in, that this would change anything. Katzenberg warned his troops...

After Leggere the real story of The Little Mermaid which was written da the Danish autore Hans Christian Andersen, who coincidentally is also one of my preferito authors, I was inspired to write about the differences between it and what Disney had shaped their movie into. Also, there is a Japanese adaptation of the real story which te can find link if you're interested. Now onto the comparing between the two! Also, spoilers ahead.

In Hans Christian Andersen's tale, the mermaid is nameless. At the age of fifteen, a mermaid is deemed ready to see the human world for themselves. The Little Mermaid's...