In the movie, there are strong messages about racism and prejudice. Some examples include when the printshop owner refused to hire the man from Iran, or when the names were switched, and he refused to hire El Hassan regardless of the fake identity. Another example is when the barman made a racist joke about when is it okay to spit on a middle eastern woman. When the response being "when she's on fire," the actual answer went ever farther when the answer was "it's always okay to spit on them." Whether it's funny or not depends on your taste.
Signs of prejudice shows when Lars Hansen revealed when we found out that Lars bullied Amanda for being a peasant woman. When he showed his true colors again at the building when he called the receptionist a peasant woman for not being able to operate a phone correctly on her first day of work.
Watching the movie gave some perspective on what to look for in people. Seeing that the bartender approached Amanda, it was clear that he had a relationship prior, and she told Lars how she got out of a long relationship. The Barman tries to talk to her, but Amanda just isn't interested, probably from the blatant racism he displays in the movie.
There are so many unseen significance in the movie that can easily go unseen, mainly by how little it shows us and how short the film is, but the Little Mermaid shows itself in the bar and how important it is, but when Lars hit the barman with it, it showed its comedic relief.
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