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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Ursula only takes Ariel's voice after signing the contract.
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In addition to taking her voice, Ursula robs Ariel of her memory that she must get Eric to kiss her to stay human. A contract in blood is made when Ariel plucks a scale from her tail which Ursula puts in her caldron. |
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Sebastian and Founder help Ariel to the surface where she swims to shore. She interacts with Scuttle for a while until she covers herself in old canvas.
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Ariel is captured in a fisherman's net and brought aboard a boat where Scuttle talks to her.
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This does not happen.
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The fisherman brings Ariel to a fishing village after finding her some cloth to cover herself. Villagers bathe Ariel and give her nice clothes. Ariel tries to eat the soap. |
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Ariel is found by Eric but sees that Ariel could not have been his rescuer after he realizes that she cannot speak.
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The villagers get Eric so he can meet her as they believe she might be his rescuer. After realizing Ariel cannot speak, he directs the villagers to care for her.
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Ariel knows she needs to kiss the prince within three days.
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Sebastian tells Ariel she needs to kiss the prince, but Ariel does not understand. |