The Little Mermaid is a very well made movie that is perfect for any family.

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2016)

The Little Mermaid Review The author, or director, of The Little Mermaid is Ron Clements and John Musker. These two directors are known for their collaborative films. Both are American screenplay writers and directors. One of their specialties is animated films, especially for Disney. For example: Aladdin, Princess and the Frog, Hercules, and Disney's new princess movie Mona.
In their film The Little Mermaid, the main character is Ariel (Jodi Benson), who is a curious and adventurous young girl just waiting to embark on a life changing journey. Ariel is always forgetting big events and doing things she knows she isn't supposed to do, but in this she discovers a prince, Eric, (Christopher Barnes) at sea. One night while she is swimming along she hears a ruckus at sea level and swims up to find the princes' boat on fire. In the end of this dramatic, nail biting scene She winds up saving his life and taking him to shore. This is where their unique love story begins. Ariel ends up selling her soul to a wicked sea witch, Ursula, (Pat Carroll) in order to become human. Ariel faces many trials after this and almost doesn't recover, but her father and all her friends come together and everything works out for the better in the end.
This movie takes place under the sea off the coast of Denmark. The underwater sea village is called Atlantica. Which is a beautiful city of mer-people who live in peace with the ocean.
This film is a digital master piece, it was created well with great effects and animation for its time. In this movie there are a plethora of wonderfully composed songs, formed by Alan Menken. So many iconic songs that are referenced to children and people every day are derived from this movie. Part of Your World, Under the Sea, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Les Possions, and Kiss the Girl are all well-known songs that are from The Little Mermaid. The music and lyrics of this film help evoke emotion is the audience and really add to the plot of the story. For example, when Ariel and Eric are in the river on a romantic date the song, Kiss the Girl, builds up the feeling of true love.
This movie has a specific genre and honestly it is Disney. Disney falls under the children and family category. Most all Disney films are made based on magic, fun, and happiness which are all family friendly characteristics. This movie has a rating of G, and that stands for "all ages admitted." The only part of this movie that is even remotely questionable are the scenes with Ursula, the end scene where she morphs into a giant creature.
Overall, I believe that this is a wonderful, well developed, kid friendly movie. It has such a wonderful moral and message to share with kids and families and I would recommend it to all young children.