Sha-la-la-la-la-la
My, oh my, looks like the boy's too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl...
Ashley Tisdale's 'Kiss the girl' shuffled in my spotify player and just... I imagined Drakken trying to propose to Shego in a calm secluded part in the park and then all of a sudden, he gets nervous. Slight panic causes a trigger signal to his plant mutations to act out and try instilling some subtle courage into him.
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Yet another Zerith Little Mermaid AU scene that needed to be drawn. In every universe Zack always gifts Aerith a pink bow. 🥹
Finally drug myself away from FFXVI to draw this as well as write a quick one shot for Clive x Jill. Read it here if you want -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/48275941
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Hi! I read your take on the "Snow White being dead" theory and I agree 100%, so I immediately got curious about your opinion on another popular assumption about another popular Disney fairytale movie: The Little Mermaid. A lot of people have been saying that Eric never truly fell in love with Ariel and was solely and literally enchanted by the beauty of her voice as Ariel is, well, a mermaid and mermaids/sirens have always been known (at least in Western culture) for their singing voices that lured sailors to them (and their deaths, usually), so I do see why this seems very plausible for a lot of people. Personally, I don't really buy that theory, but it's a possibility given the history of mermaids/sirens and sailors in fiction. What do you think? It's really been on my mind for quite some time lol
No! Because 1) a siren’s voice is always used to bring a man to the siren. And Ariel’s all about going to Eric.
2) Eric does fall under a love spell in the movie, but it’s Ursula’s, so we know what that looks like, and his affections for Ariel are not that.
3) Eric almost kisses Ariel and is clearly attracted to her and falling in love with her childlike wonder when she does not have her voice.
4) Ursula’s contract stipulated that Eric and Ariel had to share a kiss if what ladies and gentlemen? True love. Which means it has to be genuine. And she clearly thought they had that without Ariel’s voice, or she wouldn’t have had her eels flip the boat over in a panic when they almost kissed.
5) Ariel’s voice is like Snow White’s beauty. Let me explain. Nobody talks about how pretty Ariel is in the movie (except for the scene where she walks in with the pink dress on.) But several scenes with different characters put an emphasis on how beautiful her voice is, even when compared with all her sisters. Just like how an emphasis is placed on Snow White’s physical beauty. But both kinds of beauty (physical, vocal) are using that age-old fairy tale technique of using “beauty” to symbolize something deeper: “virtue.”
Eric is committed to finding the source of Ariel’s voice because it is associated with the “mystery girl” he already believed existed, and now experienced saving his life. Remember, Ariel is not the only character with a dream in the movie. Eric dreams of “the right girl.” And there’s already hints that he believes in some kind of magical, supernatural fate associated with her that will draw them together. She’s almost a mythical creature in his mind already; someone who is out there against all odds, like unicorn waiting to be caught up to, and will be there for him when the time is right. She’s worth the wait, she’s worth the search, she’s worth everybody rolling their eyes at his romantic nonsense. That’s the sense you get from Eric before he ever encounters Ariel.
So of course the filmmakers are going to introduce her to him with a voice. Something he can’t see, something only he heard—so he can’t be like Prince Charming and use a physical trait, like whether or not she fits a shoe to identify her to others. He can’t identify her to others! It’s something only Eric could hear. That’s importantly thematically, because everybody thinks his dream is just all in his head anyway.
So then when he has a near-death experience, and there’s no explanation for how he could’ve survived, and he sees and hears basically a vision of a girl with a beautiful voice singing to him, of course he’s going to go, “I knew it, she’s real, she rescued me.” And then the filmmakers give you hint after hint that the people around him are denying it, that they’re giving him plenty of reasons to doubt what he thinks was the fulfillment of his dreams, but he doesn’t.
Why? Because he believes it’s more than just “a good girl came and rescued me.” He believes it’s supernatural—it’s fate that the one girl who’s right for him made an appearance when he almost died. I mean, if you were Eric, wouldn’t you be thinking, “of course I couldn’t die; I haven’t met Her yet.”
What I’m saying is, Eric represents Ariel’s dream: that not all humans are bad, and the surface world is worth loving. But Ariel also represents Eric’s dream: that there is a girl out there who is specifically right for him, and if he just waits and believes it, nothing can keep him away from her—and her voice is just a symbol of that.
With both Eric and Ariel, the characters learn to find out what their “dream” is really like, instead of just relying on their ideal. And of course, it turns out the thing they were dreaming of was there and real and even better than they imagined all along. Then other characters like Grimsby, Sebastian, and King Triton get to see that Eric and Ariel were right.
So, no. The filmmakers did not create a story where Eric was only in love with Ariel because of a siren spell in her voice. They took very obvious, intentional steps and scenes to avoid saying that. But I enjoyed answering this question because I get to explore their relationship more! So thanks!
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Weeby’s Random Thoughts #1
I have a lot of random fandom HC’s that pop into my head, so I figured I’d start posting them so you guys can possibly enjoy them, lol. As always, @artzychic27 @imsparky2002
You cannot convince me that this was not how Kim and Ondine’s first kiss played out. The boy squad (Nino, Adrien, Max, Ivan, Nath, Marc) deciding to help their buddy out, and since Ondine’s favorite movie is The Little Mermaid….they decided to sing (well, Ivan didn’t sing but he held the boombox, so that counts as participation) a certain song by a certain crab to help set the mood. (from their safe hiding place, of course. If Kim and Ondine could see them that would be awkward!) It worked as intended, but Kim threw various sports equipment at them for a half an hour when they went to see him afterward so there was also that. Dammit Nino, how do you convince us to do these things?! (Your Jamaican accent also needs work)
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There's a post that compares the two Kiss the Girl scenes and says the LA action version doesn't have tension the way the animated version does. I agree, but not for their stated reasons. Rather, imo: with the LA!Eric it really feels like he is so absolutely gone on Ariel already in this moment, that it's just a matter of time until he makes a move, even if it doesn't happen here and now; animated!Eric OTOH seemed unsure in general to trust his feelings for Ariel are real enough to make move (which is logically smart; he's known her for a day lol). LA!Ariel has no motivation to kiss Eric other than her sincere attraction for him, so her nervousness is a strong enough barrier to keeping her from being as overtly receptive as animated!Ariel was; I could sense that she was as relieved as she was disappointed that he didn't kiss her because what happens after she reciprocates whole heartedly and he knows she's vulnerable to him, too? (Also, it's only been a day, and she has no one else but him in this new world!)
I've felt that way; many of us with a crush have been in their shoes. That's what makes the LA!Kiss the Girl less tense than the original but so, so relatable...which in a roundabout way makes it just as tense.
To wit: I feel antimated!KTG is tense for more plot reasons while LA!KTG is tense for more character reasons. And both are good!
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