Belle casting bad, Ariel casting good. (& why that's ironic) 

Ikr! People are saying she does a bad performance when in fact she does a great performance and steals the scenes for me 😊

Agreed. The 2023 adaptation has a fair share of problems and drags on for way too long, but Bailey does an excellent job as a vocalist and showed plenty of enthusiasm when acting too. She was probably the best part of an otherwise middle-of-the-road movie. Definitely better than Javier Bardem phoning it in as Triton. This is the best-case scenario imo. People recognize her individual talent but they also are starting to realize that the Disney live-action remakes aren't creative. Hopefully, this bolsters her career while slowing down the production of beat-for-beat remakes that don't provide enough reasons to exist when the animated version still holds up well.

​@@matthewmazzatto8003Shows enthusiasm? She had the same facial expressions the entire movie. She looked bored.

​@@Rozziefeatherschneider same facial expression? Pls be so serious rn

People don't find her attractive rather. Cast someone that looked Whiney Houston when she was young and people would complain a little bit about race-swapping but not as much.

And act

She can't act.

Halle bailey

But she can't act.

​@elisa48092 tbh the original Ariel wasn't that great at acting either. She was just cute and can sing and the real reason we liked Ariel.

Or lily Collins

@@idaf3028lily collins played Snow White already

Man Emma just got served lol.... But agreed lol

I agree. Anne would have been the perfect Belle. They could have just aged up the cast a bit.

Till this day, Anne hathaway still will always be the belle in my heart than whatever the hell is emma watson's aututone, terrible dress decision & the same exact hermione demeanor is doing in the film, even if anne is already "too old"

They should of let halle be belle halle bailey is good at disney princess roles

I love Emma Watson and she fit the role of Belle perfectly in my eyes and Hallie is also the perfect tole for Ariel

People in Asia don't live with white or black people. You are both foreigners to them. And they all say Halle Bailey is not Ariel as should be obvious.

What??

@BlairBart-zr1hd Any role? You think she could play Ariel?

Facts

She really does! It’s almost like a phenomenon. How can someone possibly be so perfect for the role? Her sweetness, innocence, THE voice. I remember the minute I saw her I was like “yes! She’s Ariel!”. I was so afraid of Zendaya being Ariel 😂 But this world doesn’t deserve Halle. She’s precious! And even though the movie flopped on the box office, I’m glad we have her as Ariel ❤

and even more irony, I even think that her skin color is not so dark in the water; I think that people wouldn't see as much change if they wouldn't have known that Halle Bailey is black; Disney should have released a recording of her singing before releasing their casting choice and should have asked modestly whether the audience would accept this Ariel. I mean...they dyed also her hair properly for the movie, but honestly, doing such "colorblind" casting with one of the most popular Disney characters of all time was out of nowhere ....they should have been aware that it would cause trouble with many fans....the animated version of Ariel is simply too popular - they could (almost) literally everything with not so beloved Disney characters, but this was like something they should have tackled with more carefulness, even if I agree with the casting...

Yeah but unfortunately those features are exaggerating by racists... Have you see the caricatures they've made of her? If you haven't, do yourself a favor and don't look them up. Twitter can be a vile place. As someone who grew up with Ariel being my favorite Disney princess, having rusalochka as my username and digesting every possible version I could find, Halle is a perfect choice. She actually feels like a Disney princess come to life. It's a shame hateful people don't get to experience her magic because of skin color.

@@psychedelicyeti6053 I have seen them and I was so shocked - they were insane; one caricature with „original“ and „Disney“ was especially stupid as both versions are by Disney …so what? Well, and this was mostly what got me to learn more about Halle Bailey and so was fully convinced when I saw her as Ariel finally. Although I‘m not generally a fan of „cheap race swapping“, I still wonder why there hadn’t been a similar trouble with the race swapping in „The Nutcracker and the four realms“. I assume a major problem in the general heated mood with such projects, such like Velma and later Nefflix Cleopatra; people so afraid of „wokeness“ that they get paranoid with everything else…I have also felt problematic such videos like „Disney characters singing in national languages“ and Ariel referred as Danish, and now they claim it’s like „Disney is destroying white Danish culture representation“…; the live action movie is honoring much more Andersen than the animated version…yet, Ariel is simply too iconic, but I‘m also baffled how everyone is only concerned with her average looks, not her personality (just to mention how many also called Chelsea from Ruby Teenage Kraken a better Ariel than Halle Bailey…🙈)

Damn right, she deserves better

My exact thoughts

The fact disney isn't doing anything to stop the clearly racist hate is something else

​@@idaf3028 sadly they can't do anything about that because who are they to control these people 😑

Yaeh shes a great actress Even china freaking china called disnay out and saied thay were lazy and raicist When china says ur lazy raicist u fucked up

Look no one is saying that the actress is nice pretty and everything h sings beautiful but I think it is not right to put someone in a role that is obviously not going to fit so she could have been better what is behind the voice of ariel instead of being ariel and it would have been better that and put a beautiful girl redwig Disney has not shown us in any live action to a red-haired girl disney is no longer Disney Disney is progressive and that is wrong to change the ethnicity of a character that legitimately It is already tak color is wrong so I can say that disney is a fool will be poor for so much inclusion in their films and hopefully if they take film from Merida is redhair because if they continue like this the company will go bankrupt

@@thomaskalbfus2005 “Ariel” can look like anything. She is a mermaid. And mermaids aren’t real.

@@thomaskalbfus2005 Actually Halle has the same profile, cheek bones and strangely a voice that resembles the original animated version. Like, for me, Ariel was and will always be about her personality, her curiosity, courage, innocence, kindness, and also her singing voice. Halle has all of that! So I’m pretty much satisfied. But, If Arie for you is only her looks, that’s okay lol I think I should not have to tell you that but Pocahontas has to be Native American because that’s a big part of her story, the same happens to Mulan, Moana and Judy Garland is an actual person 🤣🤣🤣 you can not portray her different. Ariel’s story is located in a fictional world, like game of thrones and Lord of the Rings (according to the guide to merfolk book). Also, her story could be located pretty much anywhere cuz it’s very universal. Like Cinderella, she could be pretty much any ethnicity. Still we have a white Cinderella, Aurora, Belle and EVEN Jasmine is half white, so for me it’s RIDICULOUS this assumption of yours that Disney does not respect white people 🤣🤣🤣 Like, nowadays we have a demand for diversity, which means MONEY. So calm down! We have 2 Ariel now 🌹

@@thomaskalbfus2005 u talk as if Ariel represents like the whole white race 🤣🤣🤣🤣 She’s a FANTASY character, bro.

It's so strange that they keep on insisting that people are racist because of the actress being black and they hate the movie because of the color of her skin lol. They didn't even realizing forcefully race swapping something already existed in the first place is racist. The animated version was a white skinned red head and they say it's still the same Ariel when it's obviously it's not. It's not about the color of her skin nor her race, but the force race swapping. Yes it's force race swapping and that is racist. If they want a person of color as a new mermaid then make another original movie, but why they had to force race swapping Ariel when she's already white in both the cartoon movies and TV series. Do you think the fans of the original would just be happy about that. No they won't. If the film was openly accepted by everyone how come the box office didn't reflect that. They say the people are just racist especially in Asia that's why, then how come spiderman into the spider verse sequel is a big hit in international and especially in Asia theaters, not to mention the lead is a person of color too. The reason why the spiderman movie succeeded while the force race swapped little mermaid is not, it's because of "faithful adaptation" to it's source material (spiderman =comics, little mermaid= little mermaid cartoon movie). In the comics that version of spiderman is a black kid and they faithfully adopted the character into the cartoon movie, not to mention a live action version will come out soon as well and a black actor will still lead on that movie. That's why spiderman into the spider verse sequel is successful and the force race swap little mermaid didn't. Faithful adoption equals loyal and faithful fans, not force race swapping and says that's the same character, when it's obviously it's not.

I’m with you. I have harsher criticisms for her tbh.. I think she’s a terrible actress and her skills have gone down as she’s aged. Watch “The Bling Ring” as see what I mean. Awful, overacted, unenthusiastic crap. There is a problem with Hollywood just giving actors the role and not auditioning to find who is best.

SAME. I was happy AT FIRST, and then ended up getting into a very early screening. Not a single one of us there was happy. She basically played Hermione, and the changes SHE wanted actually made her version of Belle an asshole the town had every right to hate. She lost me as a fan, and that’s when I knew Disney was going to do nothing but fuck up the live-actions.

Why are you a FORMER Harry Potter fan?

@@LizNeptune Ok first off, she did audition. And secondly you can't always blame the actor. They do what the director says and the director says whether they got the take they wanted. But haters gonna hate 🤷‍♂

​@@Ebh55.Probably because they hopped on the hate JK Rowling train. Simply because she says women are women and trans women are trans women. Which is absoluetly true. But not being completely bat shit woke is a problem for Twitter retards

Right like it’s really refreshing because they have been trying it on RU-vid and trying to pretend like they’re not racist yet make these very suggestive thumbnails. I really wish someone would call them out for it. This will go down I. The history books though and they are on the wrong side.

Same here! I remember hearing tons of positive feedback after the movie premiered through some of the hate(of course that never went away). Then it took a complete turn for the worst after people felt it didn’t perform as well as other Disney live remakes(aka make a billion dolllars). Then people started downright slamming this project. This movie was pure magic for me and is now one of my all time favorite movies. You hit the nail on the head with this video. Thanks for this!

The way they're dragging the movie for not performing well internationally is super annoying cuz they're being purposefully obtuse to the reason why. Its bcuz halle is black, but they're acting like this is just what happens when movies "go woke" even tho this movie is one of the few live actions that doesn't try to girl bossify the princess to hell and back😭

@@TJ-uc8bb yeah you're right😭 I am sorta sad tho. I feel bad for Halle tho cuz she put her all into this role and it must discouraging to see the movie not fo well solely bcuz of her race. It's insane that ppl have given basically every other live action a chance no matter how bad it looks but are drawing the line at someone who's more than deserving of the role but happens to be black, playing ariel

My favorite criticism was the "Ariel lives deep underwater where sunlight barely hits, so her skin should be white." Why not go further? Mermaids are humans from the waist up, which means they have lungs, so how is she breathing down there? Where's that complaint? 😂

Also Ariel and Eric being interracial adds to the remake’s themes of prejudice and forbidden love.

@@FunFilmFare it’s 2023 interracial relationships are not a problem today so why make a point of something no one gives two shits about is beyond me

@@dilldirk284 You'd be surprised how many people still give a shit about interracial relationships. The Internet is full of people stating their racial preferences/fetishes, the media heavily depicts certain interracial pairings (most common I've seen are WM/AF and BM/WF), in my own experience people act shocked when they learn how interracial my own family is. It may not be illegal anymore, but it's still a big deal to a lot of people.

@@FunFilmFare so because trolls on the internet say some bullshit? As long as the people around you don’t care who cares what trolls think if you care about what someone on the internet says that’s the problem 😂😂😂

Added scenes is a good thing. The remake doesn't replace the original it stands on its own. Both can co exist as different versions of the same story

Hopefully, one day I get to get to meet the major thespians in "The Little Mermaid (2023)". Especially, Halle Bailey and Jonah King-Hauer and thank them for making a movie so impactful to me.

and she actually respected her character unlike emma who went as far as to ruin her dress

she tries to do this ridiculous baby face while singing and it looks absurd. she doesn't capture Ariel's emotions when she sings. I swear you people have zero working braincells

quirkiness??? she had the exact same face expression the whole time, all she did was do this weird smile, she cant act to save her life, and the singing was too over the top and SOOO unnatural

@@chanelchandra6889 I don't like the live action, but especially for this song need to be considered carefully because I've watch lots of part of your world analysis and that's a thing that i can say that Disney really care about the movie and put their effort on it. This is also the best "I Want" song in the entire Disney universe. It's one of the most major changes that made this film not so bad (although i still hate this movie). Well both version actually work with their own way. Howard Ashman specifically asked for "Part of Your World" to be sung like a monologue, it's not meant for anyone else outside of the grotto to hear what Ariel was singing, the scene should be more intimate with a youthful wonder, more gentleness and love for the world on land, since the focus of the song is something she loves. In the original version, when Ariel sighs and the song ends slowly and gently with the last few verses, I can really feel the emotion there which is the things Ariel tells us what she wants to do in the song are just wishful thinking at this point. Also an important part of maintaining that type of reserved passion is also that the original song does not change key. In the worlds of pop music and musical theater finishing off with a key change is a helpful tool for bringing songs to a heightened emotional level and when covering Part of Your World, some people have done exactly that but I don't really think that a key change is necessary because that wasn't the intent of the songwriters. Howard said that intensity is better than enormous in this song. In fact I think that's staying in the same key the whole time is what makes it work so well having it push and pull and eventually bring Ariel back down to where she started tells a story effectively it even ends with the same motif it began with showing the audience the life that she wants but then going back to the life that she has. As you can see in the first (look at this stuff) and last (part of that world) sentence the song doesn't change the key at all which really shows that the song is just a small wish from the bottom of her heart and then she realizes that it is impossible to achieve so she returns to the world/reality where she lives. So yeah the live action one is more like a current pop music imo because they change the key, making the highs feels higher and as a result the lows feel lower. But it still works as "I Want" song. From this you can know that Howard Ashman was a great lyricist that he can even tell a story from a song. He also made the song dynamically switching from singing to talking and vice versa but the transition between them is still unnoticeable. But in the remake, Halle looks like she is always singing. Well because im bad at explaining so here's the full explanation. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f004vevFZYQ.html The live action is more cheerful and hopeful and also the orchestration supports that adding a new wonderful intensity to the song. I don't think the remake version capture the emotions of the original but yeah everything doesnt need to be the same since this is live action remake so I hope that there's some improvisations too. In the animated version, Ariel wishes to be part of the human world, she felt sad that the ocean was trapping her in a way that no one else seemed to understand, but in the remake version, they made Ariel sound like she hate the fact that the ocean is trapping her (that's showed by she emphasized the words 'stand' and 'above'), feeling sad about something isn't the same as feeling hate towards something. The reprise in the remake should sound hopeful, but here it just feels like repeating the same kind of singing of the first part, which adds no new emotion to the song. One thing that's interesting in the live action is it actually has a lots of imperfection, because that's how this song should be sing. Even though Halle sounded strained in the first few lines, she did manage to make the ending sound natural so she wraps it up pretty nicely. So which is the best? We all know that the original Part of Your World will always win not just because the nostalgia vibe but also Jodi Benson (original Ariel's voice actress) is really well and carefully directed by Howard Ashman, the legendary lyricist who made Disney rise from its downfall and started the renaissance era of Disney, who recently returned from his huge career in musical broadway theater world that time, that even her breaths, stress and pause on each syllable are really well and gently cared for. But if we judging them with Howard's standards, I dont think that this is fair. So if we see this as "I Want" song, the original is more gentle and intimately that showings desperate hope while the live action one is more cheerful and hopeful. It depends on your perspective to determine it. The original is about a little hope, wish and dream from your heart that you want to say but you dont want everyone to know about while the live action shows your hope, wish and dream that you want to shout to everyone to let the world know. Well Im not good at explaining so here's the full explanation. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9glDYFL5VkM.html Some people say that Jodi sings the song as a character and Haile sings the song like she is in front of America's Got Talent's juries. Well i can agree with that. Actually, directors (I mean Ashman) do direct them in a certain way. When Jodi Benson was recording, the director specifically told her that she had to sing like she was saying something intimate instead of belting it like she was in front of thousands of people, that's why all her big notes don't actually sound big and powerful but sweet and dramatic. While I believe in Halle's version they did quite the opposite. Im not judging her style because I mostly prefer someone who bring the og song with their own style instead of trying to imitate the og, like what Will Smith does as a genie in Aladdin. I think he should bring the songs and the character by himself instead of struggling to imitate Robin William because Robin's personality is so unique and no one can does the same performance as a genie the same as he did. But Idk man maybe because as a disney nerd/historian, Im too in love with all of Howard's legacy. If you ask me which is better between Jodi or Halle then I mostly prefer the demo version sung by Howard himself. Also you can see that Ariel in the live action version is a sligthly less interacting with the environment around it. But the most sadly that the live action lost the cute interaction between Ariel and Flounder, like Ariel clutching its fins and dancing together, which shows that Ariel has more personality (well because you know Flounder here looks very hyper-realistic in live action, almost like a normal thropical fish so i dont think it will works). But I'm still grateful because they removed some of the scenes that disturbed this intimate moment, such as the part where Sebastian screams and winks. And I really hate the fact that the live action one make the surroundings become darker just to attempt to be more realistic. The consequence is that we are not shown how many and unique objects in Ariel's cave which is a quite important part in showing how interested she is in the human world. Now they are all covered by the darkness. The interactions make it more dynamics and shows her more personality even though this is her "I Want" song but no one's gonna watching her doing nothing except singing right? Also the song is supposedly to be dynamically switching from singing to talking and vice versa but the transition between them is still unnoticeable like what Howard said. But in the remake, Halle looks like she is always singing (except for the first line). I think that's a big potential wasted here. But the really butchered songs are Poor Unfortunate Soul and Kiss the Girl. The lyrics changes is unnecessary and completely ruined the meaning of the song. Under the sea is just out of context because Ariel is not supposed to sung along at that part. You know it's just shows that they dont even care about the story and just want to show off Halle's voice. I dont know what they want to fix from the original even though they just kept ruined Ashman’s legacy. The additional songs are okay, except for Scuttlebutt, it is just a trash. It should not be exist anymore. I mostly prefer Le Poisson than this garbage. I know both songs are supposed to be a jokes but Le poisson is happy and fun meanwhile scuttlebut is cringe. In the original, scuttle doesnt need to sings a literall song and waste our 2 minutes just to conveyed Ariel that Eric is getting married. Scuttle was not character that is designed to be able to sing in the first place (you can see it from kiss the girl scene when its voice literally ruined the mood) yet in this live action they literally gived it a song?! Idk why they still added new song for Eric even though they keep tried to kill his character in every chances

If Brandy’s version was meant to be a remake of Disney’s, it would have been different. It was a take on the stage version that wasn’t so well-known by kids and teens at the time.

halle and the prince eric had no chemistry what so ever its embarassing and cring

@@bellabugs101the person you are replying to didn’t say anything about race, you did.

@@bellabugs101 Why would i watch the interviews? I watched the movie and the fact is they both look to self centered to have any chemistry w each other. I have every right to say that and nothing you say can convince me otherwise. And it is infact abt race the moment disney made it abt race, if race is soooo noot important then whats wrong w me wanting ariel to be white? why does ariel have to be black? what relevence does it do to the story?? NOT A GODDAMN THING, just lazy writing and race swapping unnecessarily, while people like YOU make it seem like its "woke" when ur just blind

@@NoelleTakestheSky Exactly! That's what I keep telling people! Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is not Disney's Cinderella.

I was really happy with the casting choice...untill I saw the movie. The girl can sing and even the songs are boring

@@estefaniaboujon6830Girl you sound slow

No, they wouldn't. Live-action remakes of Disney films are guaranteed disasters.

Not true. The reason this movie was bad is unrelated to Hallie and her skin color. Its because its just not original and a slimy cash grab from Disney. The reason why Cinerella worked was because, they expanded on the plot such as Ella's backstory and her relationship with Kit. None of the other remakes, even with white/fair skinned characters worked (Eg: Mulan and Beauty and the Beast), because it was just a 1:1 remake with the original story and lazy. To add to all of that, the remakes devalue and downplay the message the originals were trying to make (Eg: Turning pleasure island from crime ridden to Disneyland). In this movie, one of the main reasons its bad is because Ariel kills Ursula instead of Eric despite never having any experience driving a ship. Another big reason is that Ariel is made to be a "Mary Sue" by swimming to the surface without the help of Flounder and Sebastian, and Eric is made to be pathetic and made fun of at every turn. I do not blame the actors for this. They were chosen on tallent and demonstrated it. In fact, there is the bigger picture The reason why Del Toro's Pinocchio worked, was not because of skin color or animation, but because it was an original take on the fairy tale. We can see Geppetto's backstory and how he had a grandchild (Carlos), who died to bombing. Original movies work, because they are original and do not feel cheap at all. They add soul and give a heartwarming plot. When Hollywood and Disney wonders why their movies flop, instead of blaming their audience and pulling the race card, they should see what their audience want

@@bumblebeegamerreal Mulan isn't white.

Well said

The half of the time of movie, Halle Bailey can't speak. She has NO acting skills at all. It's the worst live action ever.

💀ok?

⁠​⁠@@user-rg5oh2ob6rin the movie she still songs in her head and she’s in majority of the soundtrack, so her beautiful siren-like singing was important. And Halle is very expressive, she did well on acting!

She didn't look like Ariel because they didn't dress her like Ariel. They dressed her in rags. It's saddening. Where is the magic? Where is the princess. I actually liked her mermaid look better than her human form.

Right she look like a mermaid she’s very beautiful and love her nose

Rob Marshall, the films’ director, agrees with you. Apparently he heard Halle singing at the Grammys, invited her to audition He has an excellent ear if you ask me, because her voice definitely gives mermaid, specifically Ariel 1989 Her voice was the main reason I watched the film because I typically don’t like remakes! 😭

​​@@alkahinat4558 maybe Rob Marshall choose her because she's good at belting and high note but that wasn’t the intent of the songwriters. Halle really make a new version for herself. She made a key change so it more sounds like a pop song. But Ashman specifically told Jodi that she had to sing like she was saying something intimate instead of belting it like she was in front of thousands of people, that's why all her big notes don't actually sound big and powerful but sweet and dramatic. While in Halle's version they did quite the opposite. Well everything doesn’t need to be the same since this is live action remake so I hope that there's some improvisations too. But yeah both still works as "I Want" song actually (if we don't judge them by Howard's standards). I know they tried to find the best singer, but choosing actress regardless of her appearance, just by her voice is actually kinda forced. The director literally said Halle was the first to audition and was hired almost immediately. Probably there was no “we searched far and wide for the perfect Ariel”, they barely searched at all. Halle even claimed the roles for hers. Rumour has it that Beyoncé got her the role, there are better singers out there, Jackie Evancho and Lucy Thomas would make better Ariel. Lindsay Lohan in her ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Freaky Friday’ era would have made a great Ariel. She’s an actual ginger, and she used to sing too back then. Initially a big contender like Emma Stone who not only has a natural red hair but is also an excellent singer as she proved in La La Land. She’s also proven herself in Hollywood with her diverse project and even bagged an Oscar. So her playing in a big disney movie would have brought in a lot of revenue. Another big contender is like Chloe Grace Moretz who you might know from Carrie and she appeared to genuinely have been cast in early stages of the project, which just means she really would have been the perfect Little Mermaid. Karen Gillen, she’s the most known by Amy in Doctor Who and Guardian of the Galaxy but just because she’s busy with Marvel doesn’t mean she couldn’t have made room for big movie which would have expanded her portfolio quite a lot. Karen is also probably the most fan casted actress for ginger characters. So this could have been a dream come true for many as for her singing talents, Karen had her big moment on the ABC show “Selfie” where she sang Chandelier and shocked everyone with her angelic voice. No need to go far though, Ariana Grande (idk if Ariana is a bad choice, you can complain about this) imo is already fulfilled standard in terms of looks, acting and most importantly her voice. Even though looking for an actress for live action Mulan was much more difficult because you have to find 18-20 years old Chinese descent who is good at acting and must be able to speak fluent English and Mandarin Chinese but in the end she was found. Director must be blind or something because there’s no way Halle looks remotely like Ariel. It looks like Rob Marshall was lied. Idk but maybe they didn't just see her potential at singing but also at baiting people upset because her skin is black. They just used Halle for marketing gimmick so that the world will be excited and they can cry racism to protect themselves from critics and blame it if their movie flop. You just saw that after this live action was released, Halle was criticized by many people but Disney didn't give protection to her, just let her face it alone, which is so unforgivable. Also the original story from the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen named The Little Mermaid, where she is described as a 15 years old teenager, blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin because this story is originally from Denmark and the background is also in Denmark. Although in the little mermaid (1989) the background setting isn’t specifically told, however in the live action they made a story change by changing the background to Caribbean to make it look more sense why her skin tone became darker. But it’s a very lazy reason for try to hide the woke agenda. Also yeah Disney could have held auditions with appearance standards but they didn't maybe because they wanted diversity too hard. I don't know who is the judge of the audition was but if it was Rob Marshall alone then I wouldn't believe what he said. You know the director itself, Rob Marshall, has a history of directing musicals that almost nobody likes. I just wish there was a better director directed this film like Byron Howard or John Musker and Ron Clenments etc. Halle is good actually. But i don't think Ariel is a good choice because the consequences of blackwashing main character is bad. I want her career grow too but not by being employed by those capitalist in suits. Halle is very princess like and has such a beautiful voice she deserved to be in an original movie not a lackluster remake that will probably be forgotten in 10 years. Idk why the directors and all the other fans keep saying the voice as the reason. That is useless if this movie goes worldwide. Many countries dubbed this movie in theaters so they can't hear Halle's voice. Maybe that's the reason why this movie flops in overseas box office Well after all, we live in modern era. Anything can be done, the same as the voice problem. It's the same case as Emma Watson. Why Disney doesn’t hire a singer to dubbing an actor/actress who cant sing? This used to be incredibly common and could be easily done. The autotune is brutal.

​​@@nut4kunot reading this meltdown bruh it's just a mermaid movie (also, using woke invalidates any semblance of an argument you had...)

@@phag4eva bruh i bet you didn't even read my full comment and i was right. Maybe you just read the first couple of lines because you can't argue the other lines(?) Also "woke" validate my arguments. You might say that the color of her skin has nothing to do with the story. Yeah disney is smart this time because they intentionally chose a character whose her story doesn't affected by her race, etchnicity, or skin color. But what about Tinkerbell, fairy in pinnochio and Snow White? For tinkerbell and pinnochio, there was no particular reason why they should choose actresses of a different race since neither singing nor dancing skills were required. Fun fact: the reason why Tinkerbell doesn't glow in the live action because the directors said that it was unrealistic. You know that this is a dumb answer

This isn't about interpretation but the character. It's not a matter of whether Ariel is a fictional character or not. What sticks in people's minds and what they remember about Ariel is red hair, red lips, green fins, blue eyes, white skin, and a beautiful voice. So remember it's not just about voice. Also you might know that disney really changed the story that isn’t problematic at the first place.

it probably wasn’t anyone who could replicate halle’s voice, realizing the whole plot of the movie is Ariel’s voice. So the director chose her so it wouldn’t be a watered down version lol.

She's not good

@@yeyosilver7067 too bad she’s Ariel now 🤗

@@Alchewand Correct, what matters is that she is Ariel, a failed Ariel, but Ariel, right😉?! Lol

😍 soon as I heard the casting choice, I was like Halle is perfect I’m glad Rob Marshall followed his instincts and invited Halle to audition, he must have heard Ariel when he saw her perform at the Grammys ❤

Jodi Benson is Ariel. Kathryn Haywoode, Marietta DePrima, Sierra Boggess, Chelsea Morgan Stock, Auliʻi Cravalho, and Halle Bailey are just understudies.

@@MaskedMan66 well Jodi voiced ariel originally, never denied, but halle here is an icon herself and is perfectly cast

@@madhuraa29 Jury's still out on all that. Nobody yet in a live-action Disney remake has achieved "iconic" status.

@@MaskedMan66 why don't yall make like a hate community and trash talk there, instead of ruining the vibe of fans who cherish halle

@@MaskedMan66 literally everybody wants to sound like a protester these days

Emma Watson was actually born in Paris, France…

@kateg354 doesn't make her French lmao.

I think you are blinded by hate. The beauty and the beast was made years ago YET people still trash Emma Watson and the film everyday and every year. In no way does anyone praise it. They run her name through the mud despite her being white. I think you are pretty racist and full of hate yourself that you must bring her into this. You preach love yet you are not doing the same.

@troll1321 I'm blinded by hate because I didn't notice that anyone gave any harsh criticism to Emma Watson for not being able to sing?? For not looking like Belle? For not being French? For not speaking with French accent in France?

And there was me, as a Black person, slightly disappointed that they didn’t cast a French actress for the part of 🤣 But even in the original, Bella has an American accent anyway! Some white people hold onto race too much. They’re so used to seeing themselves everywhere, that one role is denied and they feel entitled to be outraged over it, when let’s be fair, Halle did the part justice. Mermaids originate from African mythology, never saw any of us coming for Disney and Hans Cristian Andersen over it! 🤔🤣

Love your post, but actually some older people said that they did bash Brandy back then but it wasn't like today because social media didn't exist... But I never saw color in that movie I saw beautiful people making a good movie, still one of my favorites to this day...

@nenep1872 TY for correcting me, my bad, I was a kid when the Cinderella movie came out so maybe that's why I don't remember. Lol! Yes, you're right about social media not being a thing yet. I love Brandy and was always a huge fan, I was so happy as a child when I saw her playing the role of one of my favorite princesses! I loved that movie too!

People are resistant to change because to accept the change they would have to admit that this is equally good or better. Which disproves generations of negative thought, and people don’t like to admit they’re wrong. They would rather argue and die on the hill, looking foolish, than admit that people made a fool of them.

@@nkirukaj2384 BINGO!!! That's exactly what it is.

And now they are trying to replace the original.

Belle's supposed to be bubbly yet a bit serious, she is definetly a mix of those. However Emma failed to play that charismatic side of the Belle, and it shows, since that's what creates an interesting dynamic with the beast . Should have held auditions

Yesss! Everyone forgets about Emmy Rossum, when I first saw her I was like she looks like belle come to life, and can sing. I think they were happy with the Harry Potter fan base period.

EMMY ROSSUM WOULD'VE BEEN PERFEEEECT. I LOVE HER SO MUCH ESP WHEN I FIRST SAW HER IN TPOTO

For Belle, age doesn’t matter as she is still independent at the start and could have been played easily by Anne Hathaway being a woman who is pro-family that is her father and that’s why she chose to stay in the castle to save his life!

​@@ladisneyprincesse I think Belle's age could have been changed, in the animated Beast is 21 so I believe Belle is around that too (since the movie doesn't mention her age so the ones who says she is 17 are just speculations) they could have moved her to be above 20

@@TroyMichael86 And also, the dress is horrible

I completely agree. People claiming that the hate she got had nothing to do with her race is laughable.

There's someone in these comments that is completely kissing Emma's ass and saying how much better she is at belle then halle as ariel when I'm pretty sure they haven't even seen the film and they just can't admit they're racist. It's so ridiculous.

@@idaf3028 I’ve seen them it’s so pathetic 😭

True

, This exactly why racist behaviors can't have nice things from God's blessing.

The funny part about them hating on Disney is that this story of the little mermaid was made by them. People tried to bring up the original book but the little mermaid film isn’t very accurate to the book. Halle was just a good actress and Disney can change the race if they want.

?? mena massoud isn't white wtf

JAJAJA RIGHT

While we have the daughter of Gwinnett Paltrow and the guy of Coldplay having worst look of her eyes and yet not even once on internet people call her stuff. Same with the blond actress of mean girls. Same eye type, same with the actress of now snow white. So it's obviously that people hate black women and always see them as some weird creature. I know because I'm black Latina and I can be in a conversation to anybody and they will use white pale skin as a way of call someone beautiful or worthy of something good. So yeah and comes out of nowhere 😂😂😂 it's just stupid

Plus with Halle too is she is also someone who personality is similar to Ariel too. She fits the role well and people need to pay attention to the skill

“Med sine mørkeblå øjne” Translation “With her dark blue eyes” “Hendes hud var så klar og skær som et rosenblad, hendes øjne så blå, som den dybeste sø, men ligesom alle de andre havde hun ingen fødder, kroppen endte i en fiskehale.” Translation “Her skin was bright and shiny like a rose petal, her eyes blue like the deepest lakes, but just like the others she didnt have any feet, part of her body was that of a fish” “…og at hun havde de nydeligste små, hvide ben, nogen lille pige kunne have” Translation “…and that she had the lovliest pair of dainty pale legs, that any young girl would what” “Da så hun sine søstre stige op af havet, de var blege, som hun; deres lange smukke hår” Translation “When she saw her sisters emerge from the sea, they were pale, like she was; their long beautiful hair” Direct translation of the description of the little mermaid of the original the little mermaid by H.C Andersen, i am a DANE. The little mermaid is clearly written to be white several times in the novel and what Disney did is cultural appropriation. They could have made the prince black actually, the only description of him we get is his BLACK eyes, nothing about skin.

@@Lyagani while that is true, the disney movie only takes some of the story. the lore, the ending, etc were replaces to the point where the original animated movie feels more inspired by the concept than anything.

@@mirmir0003 You can say the same about Mulan, its not 100% true to the tale, yet everyone would have a fit if they race swapped her. Its cultural appropriation and not okay.

I've always watched the little mermaid when I was young, never think anything about race or skin color. If they want to help minorities, why don't they just make a new story with black main characters (i know this is overused but this is the main point!). There are lots of dark skin characters like Kida, Esmeralda, Tiana, Moana etc. If they get whitewashed too are you guys are still okay with that? People don’t hate black people for no reason. Spider verse is a huge success even with black main character because Miles Morales is an original character, not a swap race version from Peter Parker so people would totally okay with that. I dont want to be racist but if they really make a live action adaptation, why the main character is made differently? This isn't about interpretation but the character. It's not a matter of whether Ariel is a fictional character or not. What sticks in people's minds and what they remember about Ariel is red hair, red lips, green fins, blue eyes, white skin, and a beautiful voice. So remember it's not just about voice. If she's fictional character like what you all said then why all the little mermaid film sequences, starting from the original film (1989), TLM 2, Ariel's beginning (prequel), TLM tv series, TLM live, TLM musical broadway, Lilo & Stick, sofia the first, wreck it ralph 2, mouse of house and games like kingdom of heart or even movies that aren't from disney like robot chicken, shrek, family guy, kilala princess (this is japanese manga though) and more (because u know she's really famous) also depicted Ariel with the same appearence? Why not just make her different? From her race, skin color, face shape and everything? Mermaids dont have race right? Yes mermaids can be black but not Ariel! This makes me think that if non-Disney movies pay more respect to Ariel's appearance, why Disney did that? If they made this character black from the first place, surely many people would accept it and wouldn't critizice + probably would be successful too. The original story from the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen named The Little Mermaid, where she is described as a 15 years old teenager, blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin because this story is originally from Denmark and the background is also in Denmark. Although in the little mermaid (1989) the background setting isn’t specifically told, however in the live action they made a story change by changing the background to Caribbean to make it look more sense why her skin tone became darker. But it’s a very lazy reason for try to hiding the woke agenda. If this blackwashing wasnt about representation or political propaganda or whatever it is then this is just a form of laziness in presenting stories. They take what is already there and has been successful and then change it for marketing gimmick so that many people are interested. It’s sad that hollywood movies now exploit diversity to make profit.

Racists

I preferred them making the movie exactly how they did.

I think all the people around the world hate it

@@nut4ku Actually, that’s not true. It was successful in the Philippines. 🇵🇭

@@crosstatt7441 the gross is $5,996,122 in Philippines. Well still low

I find it hard to explain how offended I am seeing her as Belle even though I like her as a person

You can hate it. But the hate brought a Billion dollars globally. That's what matters. 💰 Emma brought Disney money.

My theory is they should’ve found someone to sing for her(like what they did for Zac in HSM 1. I didn’t even know zac didn’t sing the first one for a while till I saw online)

@@Unsweetened8618and Disney does it for the money

@@lilybethkuhn9650 And what's wrong what that. Universal Picture's, ain't no different, from Disney in that aspect↪💰. Emma made Disney money. She brought in a profit.

I mean sure with closed eyes I can see her as Ariel too but I prefer to actually WATCH movies.

@@onlyfoes she was a great ariel I was just commending her for having a very similar voice to the original. The movie as amazing and people hate it on it because they’re either racist or a stupid follower. Hope this helped 🙏

@@plourde98 no she wasn't. The original one (yes the drawn one) will be forever the only real one from Disney to me because I grew up with it and this life action trash is just insulting to real fans.

@@onlyfoes “real fans” bruuuhhh it was put out by the company that owns the rights to the character. Whoever they decide is a Disney Princess, is a Disney Princess by definition. Cry about it m0r0n 🤣

disney's animated aladdin is not specifically west asian either, it was always a blend of arabian and indian. this criticism has existed long before the live action, though i don't think there's any real issue with this kind of setting for a fantasy fairytale, the other princess films are not historically accurate to one specific culture either, and the original fairytale is apparently set in china anyway? naomi scott did receive backlash for being cast as jasmine, and as a desi person i thought it was disgusting to say "she's not ethnic enough" just because she's half white. her mixed heritage doesn't erase the fact that she is indian, looks like jasmine, embodies her character, and plays a role in a film setting partially based on india anyhow.

@@roshanfey thanks for this comment! a few clarifying things: -i loved naomi as jasmine, i just hate the hypocrisy of halle getting so much racist backlash as if disney hasn't racebent before. it seems like people only care when it's white people. -i never took issue with naomi being biracial. though i do remember people doing so and agree that it was wrong. i just wanted to point out that almost no one seemed to take issue with her not being west asian, despite disney's og aladdin clearly being specific to that region, whereas disney's the little mermaid lacks said cultural specificity, but there's a huge problem with halle being black -i disagree that naomi looks like jasmine, but i agree that she did a wonderful job bringing her to life -i agree that cultural accuracy doesn't matter as much in fantasy disney films, as that has never been the point of them. this is my biggest frustration with the hate halle got. i was using naomi's casting as an example of disney not being culturally specific for the sake of the story, but i want to make it clear that i don't think so is wrong. i think halle receiving excessive hate for it is wrong -this is even true with the og little mermaid, it's based on a danish fairytale and yet there's no danish architecture or fashion in the animation, triton is a greek god, and sebastian is a jamaican crab. no one cared. but they care that halle is black. the consistent hypocrisies scream anti-black racism.

@@pinkberry8584 yes, i agree with your points! thank you for clarifying! only other thing i'll say is that while the little mermaid was written by a danish author, the story itself is set in the mediterranean (somewhere between italy and greece) which explains the names and scenery of the film. i really enjoyed how the live action is set in the caribbean instead - it's a fresh take on the fairytale, the culture was colorful and fun to watch, and explains the race-swapped casting! it disproves the anti-halle racists in that, ariel is not the "odd one out" in this version, eric is! i admit i was not initially on board with the race swap casting for ariel when it was announced because i would prefer new original stories for those of us from non-european ethnic cultures, but it's unfair and petty to not give the film a chance just for that. halle never once deserved the hate, backlash, and racism she had to endure. her talent and presence carried the movie and her interpretation of ariel is so enchanting, it's a shame some people are too racist to admit it.

If it helps I can tell you that I am white and thought Halle's performance as Ariel was amazing. The story was about Ariels voice not her looks and she was perfect

As a white person saying that Halle is not talented is straight up stupidity Honestly they’re just being racist!

I am a non-black latina and thought Halle portrayed Ariel so beautifully to the point it is equal to if not better than the original. I an disgusted with the mixed reactions within my community.

@@amandaball552 it’s so sad cause they don’t even give it a chance. The thought that there are children out there who probably want to watch the movie and their parents won’t take them because of the skin of her color infuriates me so I can’t imagine how black people feel. I don’t even think it’s to be cool, people are just showering their true colors.

I saw the film with my multiracial friend, who is white passing and her daughter who has a white father…they loved it We call ourselves #mermaidgang, because her daughter & I are Pisces They said Tamika looks like me, I said Caspia looks like them. People who hold onto racial hatred are frustrating…I’m so over holding onto things that imo, both sides love to cling onto for no real good reason. Hopefully, in the future this won’t even be a thing anymore. It’s very…ghetto to let such destructive ideas continue to have life, in big 2023. Imo.

Exactlyyyy

Same

Exactly and her nose , face shape and everything her vibes too

@@vim2339 Yup, totally agree! The eyes, nose, face shape, voice, and vibes. Halle is the total package for this character. Someone on Twitter had the nerve to tell me Halle doesn't look like the original Ariel. She does! They are just focused on color rather than shapes/features.

Ofc. Live action versions of these movies have been done for decades wth different actresses and hair and everything

also "remake" means not "copy", most movie remakes do on purpose it with completely different looking actors....and remakes of famous movies are mostly rejected by majority of fans because of lack of nostalgia. The Little Mermaid is so popular and Ariel too famous...the problem is that Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast were too similar; and also Maleficent also only accepted as "alternate version", but for Ariel, it was rather announced as "improved" version....and who wants to see a favorite movie as something to be fixed....good movie, bad marketing....

With the character too she is a MERMAID- people tried to bring science into it and anything like Halle wouldn’t get hated on if she was white and that’s it. She have the skill and everything but people got mad about her skin

Totally agree! I don't mind Halle playing Ariel at all, it's the reason that pisses me off.

Representation meaning as young black children needs to SEE a positive vision that they can be play role of a princess too or whichever part of a movie just like other nationalities girls have been seen on tv for decades. If you take notice you will see more blacks play degraded roles which were full of negativity. Nothing positive whatsoever. Hate was representation of blacks being promoted to play those roles.

Why are you as a white woman explaining what representation means to black people?

She is adorable and didn’t deserve the hate…everything is always about profit, plus Disney has a sleazy reputation anyway, this was always about them For me, it’s more important that little Black girls stop wearing clothing with characters who look nothing like them on, all the time. That is so damaging to their psyche Children see themselves in these characters But if they’re constantly being told their image is ‘less than’ others, then don’t see themselves in a good light, like other groups of girls who probably take for granted that they are represented positively, it becomes problematic. It also somewhat atones for Disney past portrayal of a Black girl centaur, goofily attending to the glamorous European centaurs in Fantasia, so I’ll take it

​@@clapyourhands8056 Halle is good actually. But i don't think Ariel is a good choice because the consequences of blackwashing main character is bad. I want her career grow too but not by being employed by those capitalist in suits. Halle is very princess like and has such a beautiful voice she deserved to be in an original movie not a lackluster remake that will probably be forgotten in 10 years.

Whenever she sang, I thought she was casting a spell🪄

is that her fault though? she spent most of her years when growing up playing hermione? she played hermione a much longer time than she did belle. ofcourse you’re gonna look at her with a yellow dress and see hermione instead of belle

@@ynlizard5297 like i said, emma played Hermione a much longer time than she played belle. she made 8 movies as hermione and just one as belle. same goes to anne. when i watched les miserables i thought she was another actress until i asked the people i was watching the movie with if it was the same actress from the princess diaries.

probably that happens based on which movies you saw first. so if harry potter became very popular and came out years before beauty and the beast then you’re gonna recognize belle as hermione

not even hermione. emma was playing HERSELF

it’s like Belle, people only care about her looks, not the personality of the character. That’s how shallow people are! Preferring a cosplay of the animated version to a talented young lady who is so perfect fpr the role that even scares me

@@raulalbuquerque7849 I agree ❤

Exactly!! I’m an original Little Mermaid fan too and the new movie was amazing!

Exactly...you know how many times they rehashed the SAME EXACT original 1989 story through live Broadway or school plays..this live action movie was a nice breath of fresh air while retaining the story of the original and Halle was perfect. The original will always be there, so people saying foolishness like “my childhood is ruined” sound extremely retarded and racist. The TALENT is what counts, no matter who it is or what color they are ❤‍🩹

I hate to break it to you but black little mermaid is officially a flop 😂.

That is another lie, you fool. The "criticisms on Emma's performance and singing were not valid and are invalid, wrong as well as null and void. Furthermore, the criticisms towards Haileyr Haileyr are valid and justified, for she was horribly miscast as Ariel, and was only cast for woke agenda. Like, Haileyr Haileyr was not Ariel and did not earn that role. #NotMyAriel

@@ajpat9620 lol go touch some grass

Then I shall gladly contribute with some criticism towards Halle that doesn't have to do with her colours; She doesn't understand Ariel and is VERY arrogant. She has completely thrown the animated Ariel under the bus with her nonsense.

@@CrystalGoddess90 I said valid criticism, not something that makes it seem like you’re mixing up Ariel with Kuzco. The first half of the film is practically a copy/paste of the original so I don’t know what you’re on about.

@@moyarb I'm not talking about the movie, I'm talking about the actress Halle Bailey. She is incredibly arrogant and doesn't understand Ariel at all. She claims that OG Ariel left the ocean "only for a boy" and that this new one is all about her identity, her desires and going after what she wants. The animated Ariel NEVER left the ocean "only for a boy", it was ALWAYS about her desire to be a part of the human world.

Which is why they made all of Ariel sisters different races

@@Givingawayfreehugs I liked that!

Yeah, and wish that she also had been given the wardrobe of the OG Ariel instead of the sad blue dress she wore for major part of the film. She’d have looked stunning in those OG outfits IMO.

I’m tired of people my own color being so racist. You guys are the same as us just different color. Personality is more important than looks and skin color anyway(you guys look amazing btw). They are also forgetting that in the US we have a vice president that is black. You guys all deserve more appreciation (this is also annoying for me cause I have family members who are of color/biracial. You guys are the nicer ones unlike many(not all) white people

Not everything has to have a black version, this film failed because they forced this inclusivity, now Disney know it and I bet they won’t do it again. They made fun of y’all doing this and y’all let them, instead of creating black stories originally, they gave y’all bones and y’all ate them like a starving dog and even then the movie was not as successful as the beauty and the beast.

@@marialacona not everything has to have a white version. Also you are making it sound like it’s our fault they didn’t write what you wanted

@@lilybethkuhn9650 absolutely, not everything has to have a white version, I agree 100% with you, but it’s the same energy for black version of things, they made Cleopatra black now. Afrocentrism is a bad as whitecentrism!

​@marialacona929 Whites whitewash and steal all the time, so you can really shut up about being unoriginal.

It makes me happy to hear that.

I would have preferred that. It would make more sense to the story than making all characters being from different race.

@@MichR14 The idea is that each sister represents a different sea. Their designs are based on fish that live in the sea that they represent, that's why they're all different. Of course it's to sell dolls, but it made more sense than the sisters in the cartoon. Even if they were all living in the Atlantic, none of them should be white anyway.

i would never support ursula to be black, never

@@lenirasusana5693same here We’ve seen quite enough BW cast as overweight villains, which society is clearly more comfortable with, than a BW as the princess character

⁠@@alkahinat4558 This. So many of those same nasty r$cists were saying they were all for Ursula being black right around the time Halle’s casting was announced. All I remember thinking was “Of course, you are alright with that”. They are actually have no problem with seeing black women on screen. Just as long as the character fits with in their established stereotypes as a villain, side kick, mentor, and/or is being degraded in some way. Complex main character who is attractive and is going through their own interesting character arc? Oh that’s ‘woke’ and political.

That’s what I been saying Halle is Ariel her face shape, nose , eyes and just he vibes is Ariel she did amazing

Nah we just need to stick to the animated originals. They’re already perfect and animation fits these stories more than live action ever could

@@Perrier_enjoyer also this!

That info right there is a total lies. There was no autotune being placed on that movie, and let alone the casting choice of Belle is not hated. And as for the talk about Ariel, Haileyr Haileyr is not Ariel, and was horribly miscast. Furthermore, her casting alongside the Little Mermaid movie were pure woke garbage, you stupid woke fool.

Honestly true

“Med sine mørkeblå øjne” Translation “With her dark blue eyes” “Hendes hud var så klar og skær som et rosenblad, hendes øjne så blå, som den dybeste sø, men ligesom alle de andre havde hun ingen fødder, kroppen endte i en fiskehale.” Translation “Her skin was bright and shiny like a rose petal, her eyes blue like the deepest lakes, but just like the others she didnt have any feet, part of her body was that of a fish” “…og at hun havde de nydeligste små, hvide ben, nogen lille pige kunne have” Translation “…and that she had the lovliest pair of dainty pale legs, that any young girl would what” “Da så hun sine søstre stige op af havet, de var blege, som hun; deres lange smukke hår” Translation “When she saw her sisters emerge from the sea, they were pale, like she was; their long beautiful hair” Direct translation of the description of the little mermaid of the original the little mermaid by H.C Andersen, i am a DANE. The little mermaid is clearly written to be white several times in the novel and what Disney did is cultural appropriation. They could have made the prince black actually, the only description of him we get is his BLACK eyes, nothing about skin.

​@@Lyaganiso would you rather someone be hired for talent or looks?

@@gabbylindy Are you saying no blue eyed pale actress would be talented enough to play Ariel?

@@Lyagani do you know any blue-eyed and pale actresses that can sing as well as Halle *and* act *and* looks young?

@@gabbylindy So now they have to be previously known? I had no idea who Halle was before this movie either, your point is moot.

I would have loved a deeper red on Ariel 2023 Yes, Emma delivered Belle in a Hermione style, that’s the only thing that saved her performance, imo You could see the similarities between the characters and Emma played into that Belle needed to have more vibrancy, expressive eyes, darker hair…she wasn’t captured well enough, but Emma was skilled enough to pull it off, so it just about worked

I totally agree with the hair, it's my only problem

Agree, I was salty about that The lead actress should have been Arabic, without a doubt This is the problem when some demographics don’t have much representation, it matters more to represent them properly I hope humanity moves on from this Eurocentric lens because it’s very stifling, there’s literally room for everyone. I also felt that Jasmine should have been darker skinned, like the cartoon, because girls who look like Jasmine, don’t see themselves in the media enough.

That’s a very mature response. Good on you for admitting when you’re wrong. I hope it opened you up to a really great portrayal.

I hope more people can mature as you have

When I did some research, almost all sources say that the og Little Mermaid takes place in Denmark, the same as in the original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. In the beginning of the live action movie, they quoted lines from the original author, Hans, but it only looks ironic because they are trying to removed the Danish roots of this story. Hans Christian Andersen probably doesn't care if her hair changed into red or locs (fun fact: in the og, they actually want to set her hair blonde but the rest of the crew prefer red head because they never had it before) but Disney's disrespecting his culture by setting a Denmark fairy tale in Caribbean to make it look more sense why her skin tone became darker. But it still considered problematic because they filled the islands with European architecture, clothing, technology and white people, making it looks more like Europe than the Caribbean. And the most controversial thing is that they literally casted an African woman as the queen of the island. Idk why they added this even though he wasn't even in og and she didn't contribute to the story. At this point, I think that the reason why they did this is because they wanted black royalty. But if you look at African royalty in the 18th century, it lacks a certain sense of charm and sophistication when you compare it to the Europeans and they didn't have the balls to put that in The Little Mermaids. Well if they're going to Africanize the story, maybe they should create new Black characters who have unique ethnic backgrounds with African ancestry from all around the world because that is a lot more relatable. Also we talked about Disney's version. They adapted a fairy tale to introduce it to the new generations. Sure they were inspired from it but that's how Disney adapt a fairy tale. Changes the story, mostly the ending and make it more family friendly to fit their audience which is mainly kids. Inspired is not as the same as live action adaptation or remake. "Inspired" means you want to make original story of yours but taking the main idea from another art.

Not everyone hated it I loved her in the role and she even took months of musical lessons for her role even though she didn’t have to. She worked really hard with the role. It’s one of my favorite remakes Disney has done right next to the little mermaid.

Right. In my personal opinion, Queen Latifah is one of my favorite Ursulas because she's extremely multitalented as she's an amazing rapper, singer, and actress! However, I find it weird that black people are only seen as acceptable in Disney roles if they are playing animals (or people who turn into animals or anything else that is non human), supporting characters, or villains, but when they are in those lead roles people find every little opportunity to complain about it. Black people deserve lead roles as much as they deserve any other type of role in film! Personally, I think Halle is probably the best love action princess by far as she fully embodied everything that Ariel is!

Exactly

Same, thank you @Tommy Ross

race swapping does not apply so mermaids lol get a life

Why cant bipoc actors be casted in roles that have nothing to do with their race? The literal only reason sm characters in media are white is bcuz its seen as the default, not bcuz it at all matters to the plot or characterization. Also why can't we have both new stories with bipoc leads as well as bipoc actors stepping into roles that were previously played by white ppl? Why should they be limited by their skin colour in a situation where it doesn't matter?

“The Little Mermaid” was a book first, and there was no mention of her race or hair color

Emma doesn't look like Belle either

@BlairBart-zr1hd this has to be a joke... you're joking right?!?!?! you couldn't possibly be serious. if this isn't a joke you have literally just displayed for the entire world that you're opinion on talent is never and i mean NEVER to be taken seriously. this is easily one of the dumbest things I've ever read by anyone. Emma is a waste of movie space! every penny she's been paid FOR ANY FILM has been nothing but a complete financial loss. she owes Hollywood soooooo much of her money back to them or at least she owes me the $13.50 i spent on Beauty. I've seen Mermaid now 3 times and i will see it again before its out of theatre's but with Beauty the song "Belle" was more than enough and i sat through the horrible garbage heap that Disney called a remake. she was awful It was Awful! Halle was spectacular! ... now if you were in fact just joking i withdraw my rant and issue a hearty hahahahahahahaha.

I so agree! Halle and Jonah really helped me define great what a relationship is. Especially in my own WMBW (White Man Black Woman) relationship! However, it's definitely beyond race, despite me directly mentioning it.