Question: Why did King Triton initially dislike humans?
raywest
16th May 2024
The Little Mermaid (1989)
18th Sep 2023
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Question: When Ariel rescues Eric from drowning, he still has boots on, but when she brings him to shore, he is barefoot. What happened to his boots? They couldn't have slipped off, as they appear tight on his feet, and Ariel couldn't have removed them and kept Eric above water at the same time. Later during the climax, Eric spends a good amount of time in the ocean with boots on, but after he defeats Ursula, he's barefoot again. Why and how do his boots keep coming off?
Answer: Co-director John Musker was asked this on Facebook. He said that they had Eric wash up barefoot because they thought he looked more like he'd "been through Hell", and didn't really think about how or why his boots came off.
Answer: He doesn't know, trust, or understand humans, who would be considered a potential threat to the oceans and its inhabitants.
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