8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Overview
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Overview
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film leans left by championing individual autonomy and challenging rigid, prejudiced authority, ultimately leading to the bridging of divides between different groups and the acceptance of a new, inclusive world order.
The animated film features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps for its primary human roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities, with no central critique or explicit DEI themes driving the plot.
Secondary
The film 'The Little Mermaid' does not contain any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual romance and family dynamics, with no explicit or implicit representation of queer identities or experiences.
The Little Mermaid (1989) does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a mermaid's desire to become human, a transformation unrelated to gender identity. Therefore, the film offers no portrayal, positive or negative, of transsexual individuals or experiences.
The film does not depict any female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against one or more male opponents. The primary antagonist, Ursula, uses magic, and her defeat is at the hands of a male character, Prince Eric.
The 1989 animated film adapts Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. All major characters, including the Little Mermaid, the Sea Witch, the Prince, and the Sea King, maintain their established genders from the original source material. New characters introduced for the film do not count as gender swaps.
The 1989 film adapted Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, which did not explicitly establish character races. The film's portrayal of characters like Ariel and Prince Eric as white established their visual canon rather than changing a previously defined race, thus no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.2
8.8
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