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Little Mermaid
2016
NRDirector
Roxie Blum, Matt Martin
Runtime
87 minutes
Average Rating
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Based off of the original tale by Hans Christian Andersen, Little Mermaid tells the story of a young mermaid (Rosie Mac) leaving the sea for a human (Michael Murray) that she's watched from afar. When everything isn't as it seemed, she must find her own way. After getting a job dancing at a club and staying with a kind stranger, she strikes a new deal with the sea witch to stay in her new reality.
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Overall Score
5.2/10
Fair
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The story centers on a heterosexual romance between the mermaid protagonist and a human male. No queer identities or non-cisnormative subtext are present in the narrative.
Gender Representation
The film subverts traditional tropes by shifting from romantic pursuit to a story of survival. The protagonist gains agency through employment and navigating a complex new reality.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The fantasy setting provides no specific details regarding the racial or ethnic composition of the cast or societies. Information is insufficient to assign a score.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The narrative deconstructs the original Hans Christian Andersen framework. It replaces traditional morality with a pragmatic focus on situational survival and moral relativism.
Disability Representation
There is no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the provided story details.
Strengths
- Subverts the passive female trope by emphasizing the protagonist's individual agency and survival instincts.
- Replaces idealized fairytale morality with a more grounded, pragmatic character study.
Areas for Improvement
- Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisnormative characters.
- Provides no verifiable information regarding racial, ethnic, or disability diversity.
AI Analysis
Little Mermaid (2016) functions as a pragmatic deconstruction of a classic archetype. Rather than following a romanticized fairytale trajectory, the film focuses on the protagonist's transition from a passive observer to an active participant in a gritty, unconventional world. The film earns credit for granting the female lead agency through her decision to secure employment and strike new deals for survival. This moves the character away from the submissive tropes often found in the original folklore. However, the film lacks visible markers of intersectional identity. The narrative remains centered on a traditional romantic framework and provides no information regarding racial, ethnic, or disability representation.
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