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The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (Video 2008)

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The plot explores the story of Athena, Ariel's mother, through the narration of Ariel.

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Ariel (voice)
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King Triton / Shelbow (voice)
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Marina Del Ray (voice)
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Adella / Andrina (voice)
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Cheeks / Ray Ray (voice)
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The plot explores the story of Athena, Ariel's mother, through the narration of Ariel.

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Every Story Has a Beginning, But Only One Begins Under the Sea


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The Little Mermaid III  »

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Trivia

When Marina is on the surface, she makes two references to the original 1989 film. First, she does the same move that Ariel does while singing "Part of Your World Reprise". The second is that a seagull (most likely Scuttle) flies by. She says "don't touch me" as Scuttle had attacked Ursula and Morgana in the previous films. See more »

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In 1992 Disney started TV series based on "The Little Mermaid" movie. In season 1 episode 11 called The Little Mermaid: The Evil Manta Ariel remembers how she first met Flounder, and the scene is quite different than the scene shown in this movie. In the series she met him when she was still a child, wearing pony tail. Flounder is left all alone and he gets scared from Ariel, but she quickly calms him down and become his friend. See more »

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Queen Athena: Oh the waves roll low,/and the waves roll high;/and so/it goes/under a bright blue, endless sky;/Waves try to measure/the days that we treasure;/wave hello, and wave goodbye
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References Oliver! (1968) See more »

Soundtracks

"Just One Mistake"
(reprise)
Music and Lyrics by Jeanine Tesori
Arranged by Martin Erskine
Additional arranging by Jim Dooley (as James Dooley)
Performed by Sally Field
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Jodi Benson is at it again
1 October 2008 | by (Texas, United States) – See all my reviews

Jodi Benson, we hardly want to know you anymore. Can you do any movie role EXCEPT Little Mermaid? One is just very curious if you just can't let go. Or maybe Disney Studios can't let go. Whatever the case, this needs to stop.

Ariel is back with a prequel. OK, first I don't really care where Ariel comes from anymore. This should have been covered in the original classic Little Mermaid. But no, we have to wait 15 years later just to give Jodi Benson another job. A job we don't know if she wanted.

The whole film is about the death of Ariel's mother and the subsequent return to music to the underwater kingdom. You can fill in the rest. No conflict, no character development. And nobody really cares anymore.

I want 80 minutes of my life back. "F"


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