Hello, friends! Today's prompt, courtesy of Kelsey, is the song "Kiss The Girl" from "The Little Mermaid."
Princess Ariel is one of two redheaded princesses that I've gotten to write about in the past week. And just like Merida's song, "Kiss The Girl" requires an understanding of the context of the movie for us to fully appreciate it.
In the scene when this song is played, Ariel is under a spell from the evil sea witch Ursula. Here it is in its entirety:
"Now, here's the deal. I will make you a potion that will turn you into a human for three days. Got that? Three days. Now listen, this is important. Before the sun sets on the third day, you've got to get dear ol' princey to fall in love with you. That is, he's got to kiss you. Not just any kiss, the kiss of true love. If he does kiss you before the sun sets on the third day, you'll remain human, permanently, but if he doesn't, you turn back into a mermaid, and you belong to me!"
Ariel made it to land and met her prince, but she's in dire straits. She needs him to fall in love with her and kiss her. If that doesn't happen, she'll lose her freedom, in more ways than one. Admittedly - she did this to herself. She made this choice. So you could look at her and say, well, too bad, hope you figure it out! Your decision, your responsibility!
The good news is that Ariel is not alone in this situation. She has friends! Sebastian the crab, Flounder the fish, and Scuttle the seagull all band together with her. They do everything they can to get Prince Eric to fall in love with Ariel and give her true love's kiss. This whole song is orchestrated (ha) by Sebastian as he desperately tries to help his friend.
The song may say it's about a kiss, but to me, this song is about what we do for our friends, even when they've made questionable decisions. And isn't that a beautiful thing?
(Also, icky. Kissing.)
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