While many people were moved by Hai's daughter giving up her 300-year life for love, I always remember her original intention.
What she wanted was an immortal soul. So when I watched it as a child, I didn't think it was a tragedy at the end, she got what she wanted. What she wants is not love, but an immortal soul.
Therefore, the prince and the princess together may be the best ending, after all, the princess really looks kind.
But Disney fulfilled Ariel's love and erased the part of her quest for an immortal soul. Thus filling people's regrets, but lost some of the flavor.
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