Disney Princess characters fight over. She is an object, really, and that is not feminist at all,". Disney, on their Disney princesses website, claims Aurora to inspire young girls to "always wonder." Ariel is the fourth Disney Princess, as well as the title character in Disney's 28th animated feature film "The Little Mermaid", released in 1989. She is the youngest of King Triton's seven daughters. Ariel is a mermaid princess in the undersea kingdom Atlantica (according to later media in the franchise). Fascinated by the human world and tired of life under the sea, Ariel makes a deal with Ursula, an evil
The Little Mermaid (1989 film) the juvenile humor and the human characters' eyes. While still giving a positive review, they stated that the film "can't compare to the real Disney classics (which appealed equally to both kids and adults)." The staff of "Variety" praised the film for its cast of characters, Ursula in particular, as well as its animation, stating that the animation "proves lush and fluid, augmented by the use of shadow and light as elements like fire, sun and water illuminate the characters." They also praised the musical collaboration between Howard Ashman and Alan Menken "whose songs frequently begin slowly but build in