If you loved It's a Gift, try The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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It's a Gift

1934 · dir. Norman Z. McLeod

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The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

2008 · dir. Peggy Holmes

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to It's a Gift, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning is

A prequel that sings before it swims, testing if Ariel can harmonize without a live-action Prince. Before she traded scales for soulmates, her mother’s death silenced the sea and her father banned every note. Ultimately, the least interesting villain is the one who outlaws fun.

If you loved It's a Gift, try The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

It's a Gift

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

What they share

What The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning is

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