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I’m not educated in film so I never understand why I dislike certain films so it’s so much fun to hear Dylan’s opinions because it just gives me the explanations I didn’t know I needed
Fun fact about the tentacles, octopuses tentacles each have a small brain so the part where Ursy is interacting with them making her own potion (~29:35) is kinda like a homage to that.
@@Odium16 To be frank, Ursula is neither an octopus or a squid, she's a creature in the Greek myths that is said to have the upper body of a woman and the lower body is consisted of tentacles that look like an octopus but with six tentacles, so I guess you can't really call her an octopus as she wasn't an octopus, no matter how much she looks like it.
I felt so disappointed that they didn’t show their reunion scene where she’s wearing a glittery dress that makes her look like she got out of the shimmering ocean but instead just that awkward reunion.
This!!! It’s one of the most iconic scenes in the original and it could have looked so beautiful. Something like prince Eric sitting at the shore all sad and suddenly Ariel comes out from the water! The scene was so underwhelming 🥲🥲
i've literally seen a dress that looks like this in real life at a regular clothing store too, nothing fancy or overly expensive. like they absolutely could've done that. crying
One thing I really don't understand about this live action is how everyone, including halle herself, said the original was about ariel only wanting to go to the surface world for a man, and how they were going to change that. But in this movie it makes it seem like that WAY more. In the original, ariel had went to the surface multiple times, regardless of her father's wishes. She was always longing to live up there and she had way more experience up there than the new one. Who doesnt even go to the surface until she sees the ship passover (thats why they made scuttle a different bird. So she can meet her underwater). Actually similarly, the change with "kiss the girl." They said that the original made it seem like Eric was forcing himself onto her, but SHE was the one who kept trying to kiss him, and he even turned away?!? In this movie she doesn't even remember she's supposed to kiss him?? It seems like the majority of the things they tried to change about the original story weren't even in it. And then actually implemented the nonsense they believed into this movie ten fold 💀 what was really corrected about the original?
Yes, I think you make a great point about the changes to Ariel’s character. If you look at the lyrics to part of your world, her goals are not things, people, or possessions, she wants to experience and learn things! Which Eric gives to her in their bonding montage. Everyone seems to forget that
The people who made the live action didn't really love or understand the original. The inaccurate critiques came from jokes and post modern commentary on the internet and grew overtime to the point where people actually believed them. It was the same with Beauty and the Beast and now everyone just assumes all the older films were 'problematic' even though most weren't at all.
@@stackels97 you're totally right. Beauty and the beast was a story about sacrifice and learning to love and to be loved, even when all odds seemed against you. And what do people say about it now? "It's glorifying Stockholm syndrome " 💀
@@chattycatty3336 because she was forced to stay with him and soon enough started to love him. That was only because she forced to be around him. Still a good and loveable movie though
@@markeionabaker6793I feel like that one was film based too. I remember a lot of like “if i was directing this, I’d play with the quiet” and like a lot of his criticism was solely film criticism. But i just watched it.
they did make a contract! but it was one done in blood instead of writing. the director wanted to get rid of the possibility of writing under the sea bc if ariel could write then she could just write “i’m ariel i’m the one who saved you a sea witch took my voice” so that’s why she plucks a scale from her tail for a drop of blood
IMO, that made it so much more intense. Like damn, she's really risking it all. The "contract," thing seemed too formal and not magical at all, so I don't know why the same people who're complaining about the movie "not being magical enough," find this change a problem? The signing thing, seems like she's buying a car, not making a life altering decision regarding her autonomy lmfao. I stand 100% behind that decision and am glad they changed it.
But the blood contract should make it impossible for Ariel to agree to it, I can see why she agreed to it when it's paper contract as she doesn't need to risk the possibility of bleeding out both before and after her transformation, making it easier for you to believe that Ariel would trust Ursula with no bleeding involved on her part. I would also assume that the only thing Ursula suggests Ariel to use would be her only way to communicate as a mute human girl, considering her nature as a villain, she wouldn't leave the writing option for Ariel, and it makes sense that she would only provide one way to go around the condition of her deal instead of more than one way to do it.
@@ChiIIi... A lot of the things they try to fix are not problems to begin with, in the animated version, it was like as Ursula was singing and everything was happening at that moment was going completely out of Ariel's control, it's like even the fish bone pen that appeared out of nowhere combined with Ursula's smug expression was Ursula saying "You have no way out of this deal once you grab the pen." I don't know how I was able to understand that as a child and went along with the story and move on while years later I see a bunch of adults saying there are a lot of problems with this masterpiece movie and want to change it, but they changed it into something I don't even recognize as the same masterpiece anymore.
I kinda wish they kept Eric being the one plummeting the ship onto Ursula as a redemption. It worked so well in the animated movie, and here's my two reasons as to why: 1. Ariel saved Eric from drowning after the shipwreck, so having Eric save Ariel by doing the whole "sailing a (former) sunken ship onto Ursula's heart" brought it full circle. We observe land and sea protecting each other, showing how love for your kingdom and the other is worth protecting and fighting for; by having the sea (Ariel) saving the land (Eric), so the land in return saved the sea 2. Eric's redemption: Eric finally found his dream girl. After the curse he's put under is broken, he says something amongst the lines of "I already lost her once; I'm not gonna lose her again". He redeems himself by basically wanting to help out Ariel against Ursula, because he loves her, and now he's proving it, by doing whatever he can to stay by her side and fight her battles alongside her. He spent most of the movie wishing he could meet his dream girl with the beautiful voice, but he unknowingly got to fall in love with her all over again. By thinking the girl with the voice is a fantasy and throwing his flute (something Dylan mentioned), he's throwing away the fantasy he's living in on his head, because he has *her*, and she's *there*, and she's his reality, and he fell in love with her personality, willing to accept her "no talking no singing" flaw. He got tricked into pursuing a fantasy, and once the curse is broken, he realizes he fell in love with Ariel *twice*, one he's willing to protect, because she's his reality and his fantasy all-in-one, she's his happily ever after, and he'd do *anything* to protect it Having Ariel save Eric more than twice barely puts effort in the representation of land protecting the sea, which is not only terrible, but it also makes a very forced and unnecessary girlboss moment. Them saving each other shows maturity, protectiveness, and understanding of what a serious relationship is supposed to be: dedication and love to your partner. While this movie's Eric has moments where he shows he likes and has taken an interest to Ariel, we as an audience don't get the sense of him loving her as deeply as she does him because he's not protecting her back, making him seem (to me at least) immature, a bit whiny, and WAAAYYYYY too sheltered by being unable to take risks and own it
She did not save him twice he literally was sacrificing himself for her. The live action shows how much Eric loves her so much more than the animated ever did. It was so much more romantic. Without him sacrificing himself and thus distracting Ursula, Ariel would have never been able to kill her
@@sashav.3189Problem with the live action is Ariel should not know how to even remotely steer a ship. She has never done it before it takes years to learn that and you want me to believe that she could do it without even being able to stand up? She shouldn't even know what a ship is and even less on how it works. Eric is depicted in the original as brave but here he is just useless he doesn't add anything to the story in my opinion.
@@sashav.3189 they have zero chemistry and there's wasn't even one scene that looked convincing of their love. Both of the actors are so stiff with their facial expressions
Small detail, but I wondered why in a Disney film they didn't have different outfits? She had one blue dress, which was beautiful, don't get me wrong. But if felt like that had an opportunity for more costume design and they decided not to do it. The most gutting one for me was no sparkly dress as she comes out of the ocean!! She is so beautiful and looks like a living water as she walks onto the beach into his arms. Why would they cut that part out? It's exactly as Dylan said, the reunion sucked because they mindlessly changed it.
i think i read somewhere that this was because they wanted one dress for ariel so it would be easier for marketing and selling toys... but i'm not 100% sure on that
I totally agree where was her beautiful blue sparkly dress 😑 not to mention her pink lovely ball gown and magical wedding dress ☹️ it's so sad they took all of these beautiful outfits out of the movie 🙄
I love how 2 years later nothing has changed. His “Under the Sea” sing along, Dylan thirsting over Merdurcla, still being confused that there’s more than one mermaid, Dylan turning into Mickey Mouse whenever he’s confused. Never change Dylan, never :)
Yeah, it was actually heartwarming seeing him have so much fun with Under the Sea! (And the Medrucula thirst was all but expected - still hilarious tho)
@@soraalexandra4921 honestly I was kinda concerned he wouldn’t like Merdurcla in this cause Ik a lot of people were shocked Melissa was casted cause it didn’t make sense to a good amount of people and I’ve had moments where I’ve seen some live action casts and thought “the animated version is better.” And knowing Dylan, we’ve seen his preference for cartoons, animals, and anything besides humans. But I was glad to see his heart palpating and breathing trouble whenever Merdurcla moved! I died at the “you definitely know daddy’s weakness 😏” 😂
@@tisi808if you watch his reaction to the original Disney animated Little Mermaid, Dylan admits to lusting after Ursula since he was a little boy and that he thought her name was Merdurcla. It’s really funny, you should watch it since it’s one of his best :)
@@AdamIshak01 melissa was good in the role but the blowback, at least where i saw it, was more that ursula has become a bit of queer symbol and honorary lesbian and it was upsetting for the community that a straight woman was playing her, esp when disney was being bold in other areas like colorblind casting.
I thought the same thing about that awkward pause after she'd sung Part of Your World. All they needed was for her to sigh, then *fireworks*. I also thought it was a strange choice to have her sing along during the chorus of Under the Sea. When there's a song in a musical that's trying to get someone to change their mind and they join in singing, it means they've changed their way of thinking. So it just looked like she was in agreement with Sebastian, and made her disappearance at the end make no sense.
i’m pretty sure Ariel joined in to trick Sebastian into thinking she was going to stay in the ocean, and once she saw an opportunity to leave, she took it, and Sebastian didn’t notice until she was long gone to her grotto
Ok I think the one thing they did really well here was improving on the connection between prince eric and ariel. In the previous movie it was a little weird and I kind of felt like he only liked her because she was pretty and didn't talk. But in this movie she showed him things he didn't know before, they seemed to have bonded in ways and it made sense that they would be together. So I think they did that really well.
I agree with you but at the same time I was really disappointed by the end of the movie like suddenly they have no connection and chemistry? Not even fighting Ursula together and not speaking a word to each other so they don't even seem excited to be in the presence of each other yikes
I felt like they didnt had any chemistry at all. I never got invested in this movie cause they didnt really do anything to make you want to care about the characters
@@linn8370that's insane! Their interviews promoting the movie were oozing with chemistry! The scene were she is telling him her name through the constellations, something that they both have seen, for sure?? Sailors use those constellations for directions, so it's kind of like all of those times he was on board a ship, he was unknowingly looking for her???? C'mon!
@@mastermangouste5425why was it important for them to fight Ariel's villain together? Because he did in the animated? Wasn't he there in some capacity but was getting his ass handed to him by the water? Truly, he would've drowned if he tried any harder. Ariel can breathe under water and is born of the same magical enviornment of her foe, making sense that she could sense and predict her movements with more ease. & now that she realizes that she was tricked into an unfair fight(of Ursula conveniently not mentioning that Ariel will have amnesia, making her sense of urgency completely nonexistent to a task that requires it), and having a lot more to lose now, wouldn't that make her more apt to want to kick Ursula's ass? With that anger? Eric would've died immediately if he tried to do more. Ursula is Ariel's villain, after all. It's not that bad of a change to have her, the protagonist, take down her own antagonist.
For the reunion they should've had Eric standing on the beach, where he was first rescued by Ariel, blowing into the shell as a way of calling out for her (Also as a call back to that scene because it literally is just filler without a call back) and then Ariel comes up behind him (The camera angle is at the side of him, showcasing the ocean and Eric simultaneously) and Ariel says his name and he turns and rushes to her and scoops her up (Like Dylan depicted) and then he spins her around because he also does that in the animated film (if I remember correctly). This is just how I would've liked to see it, if you guys had anything else in mind I'd love to hear it.
Also they should’ve shared a kiss to show that true love moment that they never had! I was bummed when they just hugged it out and there was no romantic aspects. He should’ve swept her off her feet and kissed her
I actually love this for the reunion! This would’ve definitely been better than what was given (or not given) in the movie! A totally missed opportunity!
I was bullied in school and some people use to call me Ursula,so I’ve always been a little insecure about my body and weight, so seeing Dylan thirst after her makes me kind of happy 😆
i also didn’t like that they changed Ariel killing Ursula instead of Eric because when Eric saved Ariel and everyone else that was the moment Triton trusted Eric but since Ariel was the one who saved everyone Triton really has no reason to like/trust Eric
yeah i thought at the very least- they could've had them work together, if they really didn't wanna go for the whole "prince saves princess" thing, Otherwise there was basically no point in eric being there other than that one hit at the beginning
Triton has to be the most emotionless father in movie history. This man didn't smile, frown or change his tone throughout the movie which is a crime against the original
I agree. I didn't really like his performance or his character. I felt OG was more harsh but loving, it was smore of a tough love. I don't feel any love at all from the 23 very, especially in that scene where he was talking to her sister searching for Ariel.
OMG YES! I loved the whole movie except for him so it was really surprising to hear that he’s a good actor. I wanted to see Triton’s huge expressions on the big screen and he gave us nothing 😤
It physically pains me how underrated Dylan is considering all the knowledge he has about filmmaking. The movie and tv industry needs him now more than ever.
Yall be saying anything. A lot of his critics make no sense. For example, he complained about the passing from Part of your World to Ariel going to the surface saying "it should have been shorter". Which makes no sense cause you need to let scenes breathe, going from action scene to action scene is bad filmmaking. Movies need slow moments and breathers
@@auguste6785yeah but his point was that the slow moment was for no reason, slow moments are fine. But after an intense scene to admiring a rock for 30 seconds… to back to an intense scene. What’s the point? No one will care about the fact that she was looking at a rock for a few moments, if anything. Make the “cooldown” around 7-10 seconds and hop back in
@@t4trash77Did u actually watch the full movie or are u basing your opinion on reaction videos? Cause that transition worked perfectly fine in theaters. That pause was to show how Part of Your World was a dream sequence. Notice how she started and ended the song from that rock? That moment where she reached the top of the grotto never actually happened since her hair doesn’t move when she falls back at the bottom, u can even see the surroundings going completely dark. It’s inspired by "I wish" songs in musicals and that moment where everything goes dark and only one spotlight lights the main singer. That insignificant moment to YOU, was to show how defeated and hopeless she felt after the song. To let the audience digest the "I wish" song and go: oh that wasn’t real right? Rob Marshall is one of the most praised musical directors of our generation, that moment was intentional. It’s also in homage to Howard Ashman who REINTRODUCED "I wish" songs in Disney films and instigated the Disney Renaissance. As I said…intentional
otoh hand the movies RLM has made illustrate pretty clearly that criticism and filmmaking are separate skills and not everyone has both. You can be deeply insightful about the structure and cinematography of film and be absolutely hopeless managing shooting schedules, wrangling actors, and coordinating all your on set workers. Movies aren't always bad due to a lack of vision or critical eye. Sometimes the project management aspect of directing just falls apart.
@@auguste6785 i’m sorry but just because it was intentional doesn’t mean it was good i watched it in theater and thought it was slow it’s just some peoples opinions we like fast action back to back rather than slow we don’t go deep into every detail about the “ i wish” songs, it’s not a bad thing to critic ans agree with dylan
I really wish Disney would watch commentary videos like this of their movies cause they’d get some actually good advice for moving forward with their live actions.
And they should have stopped making so many live action remakes, old films and just create new stories. Like why do we need a live action Moana? The animated was already great.
@@nedeljkababic5826cash grabbing. It’s gonna make money wether people love it or not. Hence why they’re trying to explore and change stuff like casting diff race or adding songs that hopefully will become viral so that there will be a reason to watch this. Nothing wrong with these reasons but they’ve become lazy with production and writing. Tho people will still eat their movies up. One thing for sure is I’m not gonna watch the live action Snow white.
After years of commentary and reviews existing i cant help but think they dont care. Sometimes people who worked on these productions comment in such videos....
Omg I'm SO GLAD you mentioned the issues with King Triton. I watched this for the first time last night, and I said the exact same thing. He's a good actor, but this particular performance just falls flat. The lead up is both of them just getting more and more aggravated, until they have the big confrontation in the cave where he destroys her precious trinkets and treasures. Ariel deciding to go to Ursula is a direct result of that confrontation, but he was so monotone that the pay-off just wasn't there for me. That being said, I loved the small changes they made with Ursula and Ariel's relationship (?) - particularly the way Ariel signs the contract. It's such a small detail, but it's a really nice touch.
I LOOOVE whenever Dylan adds his film degree knowledge to his commentary and gives ideas on how to make certain shots/scenes better!!! It’s always so interesting
same! especially because he's able to pinpoint what exactly it is that feels off about it, meanwhile I'm like sensing that the scene feels weird but just cant put my finger on it
This may be my favorite modern role of Melissa Macarthy. She plays it SO well and it’s not just stupid slap stick humor, she REALLY shows her range here! Shows she can play a real character and not just a basic comedic role that we’ve seen forever.
my problems with this movie: 1. flounder wtf 2. sebastian's eyes 3. the opening should have been the same as it was in the original with all the sisters' singing 4. eric not seeing someone at midnight magically singing walking by the shore from afar ??? 5. ariel's shimmery dress where? 6. the director (main problem probably) 7. bad acting by king triton. he's supposed to be a lot more angrier but also has quirky moments 8. ursula's cave and her taking ariel's voice scene 9. ursula's death so casual and not epic in any way ? 10. scuttle 11. ariel's iconic pink dress 12. THE RAPPING as if this movie has encanto energy ? 13. THE COLORS 14. WHERE ARE ALL THE MERPEOPLE THROUGHOUT the reason why i liked this movie: amazing ariel and ursula choices (also vanessa's actress doesn't get enough credit she could've had more scenes maybe)
I agree with the coloring grading, and some of the editing choices(flounder especially, they could've taken more time on him, but given the amount of special effects and CGI this movie took, he was probably the least of their worries, and that's on Disney for not giving their workers a fair amount of time to achieve their tasks and with not paying them enough), and Javier's acting. He seems like such a cool dude IRL, but his acting is very bad. 😂 It was in Dune, too. But I feel like a lot of you guys don't like this movie strictly because it's not the original. Some of these critiques reflect that. Maybe it's just my bias of Halle Bailey, whom I adore wholeheartedly. Her rendition of "Part of Your World," made me cry the first time I heard it, and it forgives a lot of sins of the movie, for me.
Me too!! I love watching youtubers who understand movie making and explain how a scene could have worked. Shows the result of actually giving a crap! LOL
@@GentM2015 it’s not even a review? he’s just saying why he personally doesn’t like a scene and what could’ve been done to make him like it and I enjoy listening to his takes.
29:40 Fun fact! Octopus arms are actually somewhat independent from the central brain. They have a thick bundle of nerves that connect to each other and can perform complex movements without any input from the central brain at all. So yes! Ursula's tentacles absolutely could be doing things without her knowledge.
As an artist, I really have a problem with the color grading of this movie, I understand they probably wanted to give off the underwater vibe and also hide some bad CGIs in the process by making it darker, but there was practically no contrast in a lot of the underwater scenes to make you see anything that is important to the story. But in the animated version, even if the resolution isn't so well, you can still tell what you're supposed to focus on in the darker scenes because the characters' color grading make them pop. From a plot perspective, I feel like the story of the remake is all over the place without clear focus points, and the story drags on with the extra material because heaven forbid we not make new songs that could get a best original song award, right? It also feel like they just don't want Ariel to get any kind of support from anyone, but getting support from the villain is okay for them simply because the villain happened to be a woman. And how anyone could think that singing Part of Your World with the same intensity as Let it Go is okay while the song is a private monologue is beyond me. I honestly didn't want them to touch the animated version and make this remake at all as I adore the 2D hand drawn animation style and the animated version, but I guess even that is too much to ask from Disney because they've got no creativity now.
It looks more like a gritty, Batman the dark knight-esque The Little Mermaid. Not like a kids movie. I wish it was brighter and more colorful. I get they’re going for realism but Reality (our everyday world) is more colorful than this movie. It makes the movie feel a little boring.
@@cutienana92 Yeah, I could imagine that 200 years ago the sea would be even more colorful since there wasn't as much pollution, that would be the realistic standard for this movie. But sadly they didn't do that.
I haven't yet watched the movie but like avatar 2: way of water kept coming to mind for me...like there was so much life in the way of water and it was pretty lacking here....honestly a glimpse could be see in "under the sea" but it still was just lacking...
@@zm1197 That's why it worked in animation but not the remake here, in the animated version, they chose colors that would make things pop and bright if the scene requires it, but here it's just meh.
I watched it the other night and thought pretty much the same as you. Ursula and the crab pretty much carried the film. Things I found really bad were, her father's acting, her acting, the god awful bird, the fact that they made Eric be adopted with no purpose but to add more diversity to the film, the way that they changed the fork scene, they didn't have the fish interacting hardly in Under the sea so it was super weird when he starts singing The newt play the flute, the carp play the harp, the plaice play the bass etc, and there are no fish acting out those scenes like in the animated film. I also found it super weird at the end when all the mermaids come out of the water and most of the land folk had never seen a mermaid and they're just totally expressionless, like they're in a trance or something! They also that she had amnesia and forgot she had to kiss him and I have no idea why because it doesn't bring anything to the film at all. It's a shame because there were some funny moments in the original where she is trying to get Eric to kiss her. Also like you, I found it way too long. It definitely could have been half an hour shorter.
Dylan slowly losing his sanity when Scuttle and Tritan popped up was so real. Also I agree that they kinda sucked the life out of flounder with the coloring choice. I understand they wanted realism, but I would’ve loved to see more vibrant and contrasting colors like what we saw with Ursula
I know right lol Or characters names lol my daughter had a friend over and they were watching Aladdin and Mylah goes Meat Pack with the street rat song her friend goes huh lol then Mylah goes isn't Travis cute lol her friend goes Mylah that's Aboo Mylah goes momma watches this funny guy on RU-vid and he calls him Travis so I call him Travis now lmao
@auden4531 thank u...I didn't even know she heard when I watch she's supposed to be sleeping lol when she started singing Meat Pack I literally spit out my drink lol
The vendor lady from the fork scene is Jodi Benson! The original voice actor for Ariel in the 1989 movie! I think the reason they did it this way was to give a little nod to the movie’s origins so its mainly nostalgia and fan service
There are a lot of things about this movie that annoy the hell out of me, but the one think that irks me to no end is when she comes back to the surface. The original is the most romantic part of the movie with her coming out of the literal ocean in a beautiful, sparkly purple dress with her arms open so Eric can run in and twirl her in the air. In this she shows up in a faded frilly lavender dress on some castle steps and you can clearly see the markers that the actors ran to in order to awkwardly hug as if they were allergic to one another.
I love hearing Dylan's takes on how to improve the directing, it's always really interesting to imagine how an alternate version of the movie could've improved on what is
Definitely one of my favorite parts of the commentaries. And his connection to the stories, and when directors and actors are missing out on the points/connections of story to visual cues and media. As far as I'm concerned he just saved me 2hrs and 15mins that I'm not going to waste watching this film. XD
@@cassieshoemaker4733 Bruh lol I'm begging you to read some reviews from actual professionals who understand moviemaking. It's gonna change your life when you realize random youtubers don't understand shit.
@@GentM2015bruh not that I disagree w you but you seem to hate this man and his videos, yet you’ve commented on like 8 of his videos. Get a jobbb! Like fr if you don’t like him just leave instead of telling people they’re wrong for agreeing w him, kinda fan behavior if you ask me
@@Ella-fv4hmbut his right. Dylan isn't a professional. He needed someone to explain to him why they made Eric adopted, which is pretty obvious. And he complained about how long the shots were, it's like he wants the film to be a tiktok movie.
That "hes a human, you're a mermaid" delivery is like the exact opposite problem that Dumbledore did when he asked "did you put your name in the goblet of fire?!?!?" to harry in the book vs movie.
Yes!! So true! Another book vs movie delivery that makes no sense/makes me cringe is in Twilight. The whole vampire “reveal” in the movie is so dramatic and over the top, whereas in the book it’s just a casual conversation in the car, with Edward calmly explaining the situation and Bella totally unfazed by it all. Also, Robert Pattinson yells about what a monster he is, how she could never fight him off etc, where as in the book Edward says it all quietly and calmly, which makes it much more creepy and impactful. Hits totally different than the cheese-fest they filmed.
@@lucyt7229The whole Twilight adaptation deserves its own discourse, it was such a mess... It's like the producers said, "OK, but we don't want to make it a ROM-COM so take out anything that might make anyone smile, especially Edward!" 🙄 But I agree here, they missed the mark a bit with Triton...
One of my favorite parts of Live-Actions is the costuming: seeing what creative renditions they will make for all the characters but especially the iconic princesses dresses...so honestly child me was really disappointed with this film in that regard. There was no pink dress rendition, no sparkling blue dress when Tritan transforms her, no puffy-sleeved wedding dress - and they don't have to be the same, but I was really looking forward to seeing their variation of it e.g like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beasts. I wish, especially considering the movies budget, they could have given us some great costumes
I think the reason that they made Eric adopted is to make his desire for adventure and for a world outside of his current life as a prince more understanding, so he can connect to Ariel. They both want a life outside of the ones they have and feel like they are missing something, and in the original film, Eric honestly didn’t have much of a story or personality lol. In this version, he has a story and it makes him and Ariel’s relationship make more sense.
The problem with the fork scene in this movie is they expect you to know that the Vendor is Jodi Benson: the voice of Ariel. It is clearly thrown in the movie for the purpose of fans to go “omg look!! She’s passing the torch to Halle!!!” But, as you stated, within context of the story, it just doesn’t quite work.
All they had to change was make the Prince find Ariel before she gets the food. Eric is like, oh here you are and Ariel points at the food. Erick buys her a portion, Ariel gets her food and fork and start combing her hair. Eric looks hella confused and in panic and shame Ariel drops her food and runs away again. Then the rest of the film can continue the same.
I love when Dylan goes off about his own takes on camera angles, acting, directing, and editing. I'm over here with my hands up at home like "Yeah! I'm with this guy! That would look better."
Watching dylan's excitement slowly get ruined by the director's choices 😂 i really like the voice overs for more explanations, we gotta appreciate how technical he explains sth they couldve done better👏🏻
I don't know how I didn't know this before, but the story behind Ariel and her sisters' race is because Triton is the king of the 7 seas, and he has 7 daughters. So each daughter will inherit one particular sea, and ariel's heritage is the Caribbean sea. That's why they changed her hair and skin color, to look a bit more like the features of the native people of the Caribbean. It's really interesting.
I actually liked it. I’m prob one of the few who enjoyed scuttle. I do agree that the ocean scenes could have been shot better. I think the show H2O has some of the best coloring for underwater mermaid scenes
I’m so happy that Dylan would agree with me that the actor who played King Triton was such a drag onscreen. I wanted that sort of fatherly passion too and he soo underplayed it- I wanted to like this movie more than I do because Ariel has always been my favorite. And that MaDrucula was the highlight.
Most people I talked to thought he did a great job as a less angry King Triton and that he seemed more realistic as a good father. Which I didn't agree with at all and all I could think about when he came on screen was about how this man didn't care one bit about this role.
Every problem that I had with acting in this film, I personally blame it on the direction. I understand that they didn't want Triton to be scary because he's supposed to be a loving worried father, not a villain, but I feel like all the actors were directed to not frown their faces in any way that showed a single wrinkle, except for Ursula
I think part of the problem is his voice / line delivery. He can be less scary, but we need more emotion in his face and voice to believe he's worried for his daughter's safety. Even lean into emotional exhaustion with a daughter who doesn't understand the dangers such that he makes the painful decision to risk their relationship to try and destroy her human keepsakes. But, to me, he just sounds tired like the actor partied all night before the shoot.
I agree Melissa McCarthy as Ursula was EVERYTHING!!! I was always waiting for her to come back on screen. She was hilarious and so enthralling! Perfect casting. 😍
I agree with the reunion needing a hug and spin. The hug and spin is literally a Disney staple they do it in like every animated disney princess movie, including the little mermaid
I can't describe the happiness I get whenever I get a notification that Dylan has a new video, thank you so MUCH Dylan for not only being consistent every Monday but also being an absolute joy to watch
i think the reason Ursula’s tentacles were tapping her on the shoulder n stuff is because octopuses actually have neurons in their tentacles as well as their brains, meaning their tentacles do kind of act on their own!!
Sometimes after watching a movie where two actors have incredible chemistry, I'll immediately check to see if they are/were dating in real life. I did not do that after watching this movie.
Dylan's joking sarcasm about Ariel's race change "not being talked about," is probably one of the coldest and most meta takes I've ever heard from him on this channel. 😅
Really surprised Dylan didn't pick up on the fact that Medrucula took one of Ariel's scales, which made it a blood-binding contract rather than a signed one. I thought that was a great plot point that added more darkness to the conflict of the film, and I was stoked for Dylan to talk about it because he has an affinity for blood and death, but he completely missed it which makes me sad lol.
Yes plus it helped the sort of weird plot hole that she can sign her own name but doesn't think to write anything down for Eric 😂 I actually liked a lot of the changes they made the film itself was just kind of lifeless which is a shame
He also didn’t pick up on the fact that Ursula put a forgetting spell in the potion when she literally explained it, I love when film critics complain about movies “dumbing down the plot” for audiences when this guy who spent half his reaction critiquing the filmmaking was confused about a plot point that was literally spelled out like 5 minutes prior
Actually, him being an orphan is kinda a good change cause his parents died at sea, which explains why he has a longing for the water, and also it connects him to ariel cause her mom died
Ariel never even talks about her dead mother she doesn't care at all. In the OG film Eric has a longing for the water because he's adventurous and courageous thus why he chooses to be a sailor. You don't need dead parents to establish connection to something, people can have passions without emotional baggage. This live action just dulls down his personality and character
the reason why ariel’s sisters are all different races is to symbolise the seven seas and their placements around the world. it’s the same reason why in the original animated film, the sisters all had different colour hair, tails, and styles.
Yea but these whites people won't accept it. They stay stuck on it as if it can't be possible in this FANATSY film. They'll take the sea witch, the magic, the mermaids, the talking sea creatures but not the diverse casting lol
In the original, the girls look like they are actually related. The way genes work - it's perfectly normal for them to all have the same skin tone but different hair and tail colors. Here, in the remake, it's weird. Them being different races cause they were born in different seas makes no sense - That's like a Caucasian family having a child in Africa, and the child comes out dark even though both their parents and their bloodlines are 100% Caucasian.
@@blazekerman4767 i don’t think logic is necessarily what they were going for in a disney film loosely based off of a fairytale story… i’m just going off of information i’ve read online concerning the decisions made for the live action film. at the end of the day, i don’t see why people care. the original animated film isn’t going anywhere, so if you want to see that instead of a reimagined live action then go for it.
@olesia6210 Oh but it is actually. Given it is fantasy, you can tweak logic, but you can't cut it out altogether. It could have been easily said that his daughters were adopted - or that some were biological and some were adopted.
The scoop and twirl the Dylan describes is exactly the move Ariel and Eric did in the 80s movie when they're reunited. Can't improve on perfection, guys
I actually LOVE when Dylan gets technical because I wanna work with film making and I feel like his observations really help me notice little details I can work on
Dylan, I love the goofy commentary and making jokes (never lose that), but I looove the actual film critiquing bits you occasionally add. Those are top notch and I really enjoy learning those things too! 👌
The fact that we were robbed of the sparkly dress and beautiful lift when Ariel and Eric reunite as she steps out of the water as a human is CRIMINAL!!
My thoughts when I watched it by myself: it wasn't bad, I enjoyed it, but there were places that I felt could've been better. I would've liked if we found out more about the mermaids. I like that they gave Eric a personality and that him and Ariel seemed to have an actual relationship of sorts. The colours should've been brighter, I really do think that. One mother and white dad had this many children who are all different race? I get representation, but that's a bit strange, but whatever. I didn't mind the fish talking, though they did lose some of that magic (love sebastion tho), the bird eating fish and then going underwater is weird to me too tbh. They didn't even have any sort of personalities or played any role in this. Also, I didn't like Ariel's outfit on land. She looked like Alice and that headband threw me off a bit. They could've given her a long pink dress in that same cut with pearls in her hair or something. Also, they just let her stay in the castle? At least in the original they thought she was a princess, but that's some idealistic kingdom right there.Also I feel like her hair could've been brighter. Ursula was great, her essence was just like the original.
18:10 Her cool blue tentacle lights mixed with the warm orange is basically a staple you'll see in color mixing. Promotional teams overdo this with movie posters. You'll see so many red and blue movie posters they basically all just look the same at a glance. But it's because it works so well. It genuinely looks great.
Think my TV was a bit busted when I watched the movie bc the red and orange tones were accentuated so freaking much it was horrible... But anyway I could then notice that they used that color combo literally everywhere XD from Ariel's hair down to the petals that were trowing at their wedding and you know Ariel's blue dress
I think they changed the fork scene to include the female vendor because she is played by Jodi Benson, the original voice actor for Ariel. So by her saying “You’re going to need this,” and handing the current Ariel the fork, it’s like passing the torch. Or the “dinglehopper” in this case. It’s a very cute thought and I’m actually happy they brushed against the fourth wall to include her. I do agree with everything else Dylan said however. Really love how he dove deeper into the acting and cinematography for this one.
I actually liked that she was in it, but I think including Eric in that scene would have improved it so much more, that way it could achieve both things
I mean the could have done that with her being a maid and done the scene from the OG film. Heck the fact Eric didn't even see it sucks a huge chunk out of what was natively happening.
An awkward laugh from Eric grabbing fork and putting it back in the table slightly blushing while Ariel looks at them both, frowns and gets distracted by someone else carrying stuff (a little half turn) and follows them closely behind, with Eric and the trader having one last look at each other before he awkwardly walks off to follow her would have improved it
So many people missed that cameo and its importance! I really love symbolism in movies, so this really stuck out to me when I saw it in theaters. I felt like overall the movie had more depth compared to the original when it came to the symbolism and some of the added plot points, like the blood-binding contract instead of a signed one, Ariel and Eric's connection with wanting to explore new places and feeling misunderstood, how Ariel cried at the end when there was the quote about how mermaids can't cry in the beginning, etc. Some of the comedy fell flat, but I was actually pleased with a lot of the decisions that were made from a filmmaking standpoint. Definitely one of the better live action remakes for sure.
@@SasukeUchiha723 They weren't the only people, many of the actors (even supporting ones) know how to act and they did it well, but Dylan is right, the direction of the film ruined that. The directors are just there for that, to require the actors to do different scenes or with more drama. They are there to demand that the scenes be repeated until they are satisfied with the result. (Like Shining by Kubrick, he demanded a lot of the actors). But this director was satisfied with very little.
@@FilbertoNecesitaAyuda its 100% on direction, screenplay and bit of cinematography. Not only actors in general. They can only do what's being told and how to deliver.
Dylan is great in helping me understand why i don’t like certain parts of a movie. Like i need him to do a commentary of Red White And Royal Blue so i know why it didn’t hit like I hoped it would. It really bothers me that I can’t place it.
30:28 I am ssssso happy somebody finally said this out loud. I've been telling this to anyone who would listen... Eric DID also fall for her in the original and decided to get together with her, it WASN'T ONE SIDED and it was super well represented visually, oh my god. I can finally rest now that I hear this from a big channel like you, THANK YOU
as someone who isn’t great at picking up on poor film making besides “that looked weird” i loved you doing a deep dive into what you would have done, whats wrong with the scene etc. do more of that!!!
Same. Any time I watch a movie it’s always “I thought it was good,” so it’s nice hearing someone who actually knows how to critique movies watch a movie.
Seems like lots of people agree with him though. What gives you the ability to judge whether or not he is correct? It ultimately all comes down to opinion. And somebody with an education in the relevant topic probably has a more grounded opinion than someone who dosent. @@GentM2015
im surprised you didnt speak on the way ariel cried at the end which seems to have related back to the beginning quote of the movie. “But a mermaid has no tears. And therefore she suffers so much more” it just shows how at the end she is living a life with less dread/suffering than she felt while being a mermaid.
it goes back to the phrase not making a ton of sense because mermaids are under water which is where you can't see tears. and then on top of that Ariel, at the end, is technically human. so she's not a mermaid. it's not a good callback at all.
@@vincentdarkrosrayneyou literally just explained exactly what the quote is talking about. You can’t see the tears, you can’t see how much pain they are in, therefore they go unheard and suffer more. It’s like Ariel’s whole story. It relates to the very issue that drove her to going as far as giving up her voice. That’s why at the end she thanks her dad for hearing her and he says he should never of had to given up her voice to be heard. It parallels and relates back to the fact that her dad doesn’t see her suffering and therefore wouldn’t listen to her. He can’t see her tears so he doesn’t realize just how much he is hurting her. Thus by the end of the movie when she is human she is finally living a free life where she is free to not only express her emotions but have her emotions be heard and validated and understood, elevating her suffering.
The one cool thing about the fork scene is that the vendor is played by Jodi Benson the original voice of Ariel. So in a way it is her passing the torch of Ariel to Halle.
This is way too meta if that is what they were going for. Also, Arial gave back the fork, soooo... I guess it works if you want to get REALLY meta: Halle takes over the iconic role for a moment, gets a big fat paycheck and then gives it back because, let's be real here, the live action version can't hold a candle to the original. But I doubt that was their intention lol.
@@ralfrudi3963no need to hate, everyone has their own preferences. I, for one, couldn’t get through the animated version but really enjoyed the live action one. However, you don’t see me being rude about it
@@Jessica_vdn if you prefer this live action version over the animated one then there's a pretty big problem. unless, you just don't have preferences towards anything animated. this film had such good potential to be amazing but bad directing and current disney's usual half baked live action production holds it back. none of the live actions have outdone the animated films or even come to the same level
When Ariel stabbed the sea witch with the boat, it feels pointless.. like that was Eric’s point to help king triton realize that not all humans are bad, and let his daughter go and marry him. But since Ariel took his part, it’s almost like…. Why would Triton let her go with Eric? Purely because she loves him? Eric really didn’t do anything to deserve Tritons approval like that and it just made me so annoyed. The bird also needs to die.. like how much more annoying can a character be? There’s so many things wrong with this movie, it doesn’t flow at all. That’s my opinion
I agree. Even my kids agree. They legit were mad at that scene. "IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ERIC!".😂 they have watched the animated film so many times that they couldnt enjoy the remake. They look bored the entire movie right after the sisters gathering scene.
melissa mccarthy really did do such a great job as ursula, it's crazy how often she tends to get overlooked as only a comedic actress. but really her strength in everything i've seen her attempt is she always brings a ton of energy to her performance. which really as Dylan also emphasized is what this film reallyyy needed to be strong, just a ton of energy in performances, extravagant musical numbers, more energized camera work, vibrant displays of color- but the performances of ariel & ursula were def the standouts for me. i also think the creators could have done something really interesting if they played up the contrast more between the human & ocean worlds, by making each vibrant but in very different ways. playing up with more contrast between the fantastical feel of sea life & the grounded imperfection of the human world, which ariel fimds so much fascination and whimsy in, prompting us to see such ordinary things through her fresh curiosity. esp because one thing i liked abt this live action version which the og didnt have is the opportunity to involve real cultural elements of the caribbean. wish theyd done even more of that
About Pringe Eric being adopted, I'm pretty sure someone mentions in the movie that he and his biological parents were shipwrecked when he was a child and he washed up on the shore. The king and queen weren't able to have children so they took him in and raised him as their own
I think he meant/inquired why did writers come up with the adopted idea, it confuses people and it really didn't make any difference in the overall story
@@Hagridslefttoee LOL it definitely was not a plus to his character, cus this Eric is MUCH duller than the animated one. Also the confusion was about the adoption itself, not only does it deviate fron the story, it makes no sense, adoptees can't be kings. The crown goes to the next blood related family member, whether it is a third cousin or a different royal house.
@@kendallcadence2163 Ok, so what was the point of the change then? The person above said that it made no sense that an 18 year old prince was by himself in a castle, but as you put it, if this is a magical world of mermaids and talking birds, this shouldn't matter right?
I am so happy Dylan agrees with Triton being too passive! I really didn't like the acting.. His face was mostly set on one emotion and it was indifference and there was hardly any emotion in his words either... I also missed Ursula's evil laugh (but I can look past that) and her dying was pretty sudden and weirdly quiet. Other than those things I actually enjoyed the movie :) The ending with the merpeople and the humans was very well done and brought back memories of the original to me. I still love the original more though.
@@rissa1001you're kidding me right? Open your eyes, this is not the best live action movie ever; if anything it's the Cinderella remake. Even Dylan agrees it's not a good movie and he literally pointed out the flaws on why it's bad. Did you watch the video? UNBELIEVABLE!!!
@@jasminemcphail3614 They said ONE of the best. Not THE best. My personal top three are Cinderella, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. And seriously just because Dylan thinks its bad, doesn't mean everyone agrees with that.
8:13 I tried to guess when he was going to transition into the sponsorship & I was wrong. I thought he would do it when ariel gets her voice taken and says smth like “looks like she can’t to read herself…good thing there’s audible.”
Fun fact: In the Disney story, the only consequence to not receiving true love's kiss is that the Little Mermaid would lose her voice forever, however in the original story by Hans Christian Andersen, the consequence is that the Little Mermaid would desolve into bubbles and die. The ending is very different as well. In the original story, the prince falls in love with someone else and she is forced to choose between his hapiness and her own. She ultimately choses his happiness and safety over her own as a sign of true love and ends up dissolving into bubbles.
In the deal of OG disney version, if Ariel didn't get a kiss, she would morph into a weird looking creature and become Ursula's slave. The original version of the book was dark, but stakes were still high in the cartoon.
The reason why Eric was adopted was for two reasons, I think. One, since his bio parents died in a shipwreck and he washed up on shore as a baby, it's supposed to explain his whole thing with exploring. He feels like his origins/backstory is out there in the sea somewhere and he wants to go look for it. That's why he's always on a voyage. Two, since he lives on an island, he's the the only outsider. This is supposed to be a parallel to Ariel where they both feel like they don't belong (Ariel liking humans, Eric being adopted), and I think it was supposed to be a bonding point because they both feel like a fish out of water (pun intended). That's just what I think, though, not sure if it's confirmed.
The fact that you have to head cannon this is why the movie fucked up. It should be in the background at least even if not outright said. Maybe distance between the crew and him with only a first mate/butler chiming in on the subject.
and these are actually good reasons for this change and would have provided a neat expansion for his character that would make him more compelling. it should just be actually IN the movie and explored 😭
I feel like you should direct a movie or something. I was love to see something like that from you. Your criticism on the films you watch is awesome and I genuinely feel like you could produce a cinematic masterpiece :)
YES thank you👏🏻 this was pretty much my exact reaction to this movie. From the awkward cart ride, the scuttlebutt song, the color grading, king tritons monotone performance, etc. you put my thoughts in to words 🤣 I liked the movie but it could have been better. I needed that rock scene to be more epic. Oh and how did we cut out her walking out of the ocean with the shimmering dress, running and spinning in Eric’s arms?! That was the reunion we deserved lol
*SPOILER ALERT* 1.They did talk about Eric’s story more. The scene before he sings wild uncharted waters his mother mentions how they adopted him when he was found after a shipwreck that took his parents and that why she didn’t want want him to go on voyages because she didn’t want to lose him. 2. There was a contract between Ariel and Ursula but it was a blood contract not a written one like in the animated one. As many people have pointed out, if Ariel could write in the animated why did she never write a note for Eric whereas making a blood contract Ariel wouldn’t know how to write her name to Eric hence using the stars when he points them out to her.
@@catherinearmy7271 don’t get me wrong I love Dylan’s videos but when the plot line is clearly obvious there’s not need. And personally I think it’s better than the animated because it wraps up a lot of loose ends
@@rozharris5944 it really does. I also think people forget this is a kids movies. It just feels like he was constantly looking for something negative to say and after a while the jokes just gets old.
@@jlisa19 mind you Halle was literally the best out of thousands of people. Why are y’all so upset when black women succeed ? You didn’t have to watch it, the original is still there…
What I love about this video is that the creator is looking at the movie from a world building perspective. One of the biggest let downs of the film for me was how underused the sisters were. I feel like a lot of hype was built up around the fact that each sister was a different ethnicity but then they did absolutely nothing with their characters. There was so much potential. For example, the sisters could have been involved in the final battle against Ursula and we get to see each of them put their abilities to use to help defeat her.
Because they literally just went for a “representation” vibe by casting all races, they never intentionally built those characters into the story and just wanted credit for sham/hollow representation 😬 quite disappointing honestly
They never did in the original movies either and there might be sequels to this. Also, Ariel spends half of the movie ON LAND, so of course her sisters wouldn't be used during those kinds of scenes.
@@monsterhanna6691 that leaves the other half of this *2 hour and 15 minute movie* . you really don't think they could have fit in one or two scenes with the sisters in the remaining hour?
No, I read that they're all different races cause they represent the 7 seas, which are all located in different continents so that's why they all looked like that. Makes sense actually, but then again, the movie is called The Little Mermaid, not The Little Mermaid and Sisters, lol, so they were never going to be the focus of the film or have a big big role.@@khushim436
I agree with you on a lot of things! I really thought the budget was lower after I watched it, because there’s a lot they could have optimized visually😵💫 Especially under water! I like that they gave Eric a deeper character, like with his solo butttt… idk about the adoption thing hahah Btw I love your videos A lot 😁
