![]() ![]() ![]() The movie is whimsical and imaginative, just like the original, but the live action adaptation gave the classic story I knew and loved for years new life - and it has given a new generation of Black girls a princess of their own - one who isn’t turned into an animal for most of the film - to look up to. In short, I loved Ariel and wanted to be just like her, even though she didn’t look like me. I would wake up during the week just in time to catch “The Little Mermaid” series on Disney Channel before school and had maybe a dozen Ariel dolls and Barbie mermaids. Growing up “The Little Mermaid” frequented my VHS player - yes, seriously. ![]()
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