Talk:Ariel/@comment-35186180-20150627065254/@comment-1672596-20150627165738

Yeah, I agree. And I also liked how the movie actually changed the ending since quite frankly I hated the original ending for the book largely because it came across as an extremely selfish brat getting exactly what she wanted at the end in spite of pretty clear suffering she caused in her pursuit (let's see, her grandmother ended up dying from a broken heart from the little mermaid selfishly going to the surface for an immortal soul, her own sisters effectively underwent chemo just for the little chance they had at saving their sister whom she basically ended up committing suicide anyways, and even the prince was left broken hearted at her suicide, since while he didn't love her like a wife, he did love her as a sister). Honestly, Ariel may have messed up in the film, but at least she actually tried to set things right in the end.

And you might also want to make sure to tell people like Linda Woolverton this, since she basically claimed that Ariel and the other of Belle's predecessors only sought love and marriage, waited for their prince, and were insipid and weak, and apparently credited Belle with being the first Disney Princess to be empowered yet still a princess. Really? Ariel was the first to save her love interest, she already had a fascination with humanity and a desire to live among them long before even knowing Eric's existence, never mind meeting him, and arguably her film characterization had more emphasis on this love for humanity than even the original tale version of her (really, when Ariel's saving of Eric was moved to before acquiring the statue rather than after it, it's pretty obvious that her love of humanity is made a bit more explicit in the film), and she did a lot of things that were pure badass. If anything, Ariel rightfully has claim to that title, not Belle (especially when Belle herself doesn't really act all princess-like).

And yeah, that's also my reason for being immensely respectful of Ariel as well, since as an autistic person, I had to work hard to get where I am in society today (though I still have to work harder to improve that area, I'll admit).