I have this random old screenshot, I can’t remember where I took it from, some YouTube “animash” type fan video, but I remember thinking it seemed familiar and I’m sure it’s from a cgi movie or show but I have no idea from what
I just had to edit that first picture
Thank you to Rufus Wainwright/John Cale for covering Leonard Cohens Hallelujah in Shrek, which eventually led to me searching for it and finding Jeff’s version about 6 years ago, which led to him becoming one of the most touching musicians I’ve ever heard
and the body shape being a little more ferretish, it doesn’t really match the other LPS but that makes sense since it’s a small rodent 🥺
(Including Anna and Elsa)
Cinderella
Aurora
Tiana
Moana
Anna
Elsa
Merida
Raya
Only 7 of their names end in something else…
Ariel and Belle (and Mirabel) are also similar
(Then there’s Pocahontas, Mulan, Snow White, Jasmine, Rapunzel)
I just learned that the painting Ariel touches is of Mary Magdalene, who is associated with women being shamed for love/lust. If this wasn’t intentional it’s an interesting comparison especially with the flame representing passion as well as a transience or fleeting life (such as Ariel’s chance/time with her legs and before turning to sea foam in Hans Christian Andersens tale).
There was a response to someone pointing out this painting (I don’t know if I’m allowed to post a screenshot especially since it happened to be from a religious account on twt) but someone said this:
“Mary Magdalene is often depicted in the liminal space between damnation and salvation, and the saved Christian is historically symbolized with a fish (being baptized in water). So, Mary was half-fish in a way, like the Mermaid, wishing to be
transformed”
…🤯
From Safeway… how nice it is to like something where there is actually silly merch of it at random stores