One minor detail change in 2023’s The Little Mermaid remake fixes a logical issue that the original animated film isn’t quite able to explain.
Although Disney's The Little Mermaid remake parallels the original pretty closely, there are a few changes, some "so subtle you'll miss it," that actually make all the difference when it comes to the logic of the film. The Little Mermaid is a 1989 animated film created by Disney based on the much darker fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT One scene that stays fairly identical in both the 1989 The Little Mermaid and the remake is the moment in which Ariel comes to the surface after seeing the colorful explosions of fireworks. She quickly finds Prince Eric and his ship, and in order to get a better look, perches on the side of the ship to spy on the crew.
The Little Mermaid's Lifeboats Detail Makes Ariel's Boat Spying More Realistic In the original The Little Mermaid, Ariel spies on Eric from a platform that extends from the side of his ship, but in the remake, the mermaid instead settles into a lifeboat hanging off the side. Although this The Little Mermaid hidden detail seems not particularly important, it actually makes a lot more sense than the animated film.
The Little Mermaid's Lifeboats Change Better Explains How Eric's Crew Survives More importantly, the lifeboat change fixes a major problem when it comes to Eric and his crew. In both films, a lethal storm rolls in, causing the humans to scatter as the boat breaks apart under the pressure of waves and rain. The only difference between the movies, and it's an important one, is that in The Little Mermaid remake, the sailors have lifeboats to save their lives.
Overall, it is changes like these that make Disney's live-action remakes beneficial. Where their animated films could get away with incredibly subtle problems, the live-action remakes are forced to take these loopholes head-on and make them work. In many ways, this makes the movies better and more realistic. In the case of The Little Mermaid, this tiny detail change certainly improved the logic of the film, whether audiences noticed it or not.
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