What's the Difference between The Little Mermaid (1989) the Movie Original and The Little Mermaid (2023) the Movie ReMake ?
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Ariel
Portrayed by: Jodi Benson
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Ariel
Portrayed by: Hallie Bailey
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Prince Eric
Portrayed by: Christopher Daniel Barnes
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Prince Eric
Portrayed by: Jonah Hauer-King
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Grimsby
Portrayed by: Ben Wright
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Grimsby
Portrayed by: Art Malik
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This Character does not appear.
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Queen Selina
Portrayed by: Noma Dumezweni
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Chef Louis
Portrayed by: René Auberjonois
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This Character does not appear.
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The Little Mermaid (2023) Movie vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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The 1989 cartoon is animated. |
The 2023 film is live action and computer animation. |
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Ariel is 16 years old, pale skin with long red hair, a green tail and bright red hair. She wears seashells over her breasts.
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Ariel has dark skin and long reddish brown braided hair. Her breasts are covered with material that resembles her tail.
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Ariel's sisters have white skin and variously colored tails like Triton and Ariel.
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Ariel and her sisters all have different skin tones as their mothers are of different races. |
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The film starts with the ship's crew telling stories about mermaids. Grimsby says the stories are foolish.
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The film starts with the ship's crew actively trying to harpoon what they think is a mermaid. Eric stops them from harpooning a dolphin.
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Erik does not work as part of the ship's crew. Nothing about why they are out to sea. Grimsby is a part of Eric's staff and minder.
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Eric takes risks while working the ship's rigging. The ship has been out so sea for seven weeks and is heading home with a full load of cargo. Eric sees a Spanish ship and wants to follow it into port to see what they have brought back, Grimsby (the Prime Minister) insists they head home. |