Christina Reviews *The Little Mermaid*

          I had never seen or read the Hans Christian Anderson story as a child, so you can imagine my surprise when I saw this movie after having only being acquainted with the Disney version.
 
          I definitely felt that the anime version had its charm.  And I appreciated the fact that it wasn’t as trite as the Disney version.  But it’s not really for kids.  It has a depressing ending and if it does have a message that’s not completely grim, and possibly sexist, it’s not a message that a child is probably going to appreciate.   I was in my 20’s when I watched the movie and even I am a little bit unsure of its message.  Is the movie saying that if you throw your life away for a man, this is a sacrifice that will greatly please God and elevate you to sainthood?  Or maybe I'm too dense to get the hidden meaning. I really don't know.