The Little Mermaid Remake Has Failed My Childhood | Let's Talk 

1) Ariel and Eric spent more time together than in the original film. 2) Ariel's grotto looked great, as well as Ursula's lair. 3) Jodi Benson's cameo 4) Flounder's voice acting 5) The ocean/water/ships/maritime culture in general. 6) Ariel taking accountability for her actions and actually apologizing. 7) Ariel telling Eric her own name, rather than Sebastian. 8) Seeing a diverse range of mermaids (the ending scene) instead of them all being white like in the original film. 9) The added second reprisal for Part of Your World wasn't half bad. 10) Though I'm disappointed that the super red hair is gone, the rest of her color scheme was actually nice, like her tail and breast-covering. If I were to think a little more on it, I could probably come up with a few more.

​@@WondrousJoJo When you talked about how Halle Bailey sang 'Part Of That World', don't you mean she lacked passion in that ARiEAl?!? ☺️

@@juniourst3ven596 *Ba Dum Tss* :D

I dont 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. 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. The live action version actually have lots of imperfection in the beginning, but really works in middle to the end. 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 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. 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. 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 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. 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. Also 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?! I like they added new song for Eric but bro they keep tried to kill his character in every chances.

​@WondrousJoJo I saw you knit picking about the stupidest shit about a movie that's literally called A Remake, it's like people don't understand the damn definition. Also a lot of people's childhood being so called messed up over a fake Mermaid story is laughable, seems like a lot of the world needs to grow up Big Ass Babies. It's called a live action remake there's no mermaids or golden castles in the damn ocean. Weak Ass people crying because of a fake damn cartoon when there's more important shit in the country that people should be worried about😒

You're so right!!! This only makes Disney look worse with this whole "girlboss" era. 🤦🏽‍♂️

@@WondrousJoJo She technically saves him from human Ursula with her animal friends too, i know it isnt quite the same thing but in the original Ariel was depicted much better. As was Eric. I also loved Erics arc in the original. His story is about chasing after an unobtainable dream woman and learns that he has someone real right in front of him. It just so happens they are one and the same.

@@WondrousJoJo there was an interview with Scott Bailey (the man behind most, if not all of these remakes) and he completely misrepresented the morals of the originals by saying that they just taught girls to be pretty and do nothing. I NEVER got that idea from any of these movies, especially the 89-99 ones

@@Crawlingdreams418 now that I do find funny, considering that Cinderella's Prince literally just stood there and looked pretty. In a way, so did Eric ... until the very end.

Yeah but Eric intercepted Ursula's attacks twice to save Ariel as well. And he doesn't even marry her like he did in the first version. No real connection or chemistry between these two at all. They come off to me as friends with benefits or close roommates at best, not soul mates like Real Ariel and Eric.

Ursula didn't have a dislike nor prejudice against women lol. Where did you get that from lol? She just sought power. She disliked everyone who wasn't Flotsam and Jetsam lol.

@@davecook-vann7336 I got it from the movie and listening to her dialogue and songs

Progressives have a weird tendency to think the villain is the thematic voice of the movie. Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid... All of these films are diametrically opposed to the idea that only looks matter. Literally, their entire theme is that no, it's NOT only looks that matter. But dumb people think they're saying that yes, ONLY looks matter. Why? Because the VILLAIN said so 🤦

@@MonsterKidCory Im actually very progressive so if thats true i guess im an outlier.

@@davecook-vann7336 where did i get it from? The movie lol. I mean I guess she could have been faking it to trick Ariel, but she presented herself as a misogynist.

Well said! Great explanations!

Um...you have that in the OG. And who says you have to have a prince rescue a princess and a wedding to make a good story? Shoot in the novel she dies lol. They could have done that lol. If you actually watch the film, she has every reason to be the one to kill Ursula. There is nothing wrong with making Ariel not be some helpless girl. Spoiler warning: Not to mention, Ursula has done nothing but manipulate and try and destroy everything dear to Ariel, and for her to just sit back and go, "OH ERIC SAVE ME!" is kind of ridiculous. Now here is the spoiler, not only does Ursula trick her with the contract, she also tries to thwart the kiss, she also kills King Triton. And then tries to kill Eric. In fact when Triton is brought back by the trident she tells him Eric helped. Is the film perfect? Oh heck no. But I am glad they didn't do a cookie cutter film like The Lion King, which for that reason was atrocious.

@@davecook-vann7336 "There's nothing wrong with making Ariel not to be some helpless girl." You say that as if she was one in the original when that couldn't be farther from the truth. Just because Ariel was allowed to have a vulnerable side doesn't mean she's helpless. Furthermore, Ariel being the one who kills Ursula hurts the story because that means Triton has no reason to have a change of heart about humans, especially in this version where humans have apparently been actively killing merpeople. It also just doesn't make any sense for Ariel to suddenly and inexplicably know how to operate a ship, especially when she has no legs and is in the middle of a storm. It doesn't even make sense for Ursula not to be focused on Ariel. In the original, Ursula tried to kill Ariel because she made her kill Flotsam and Jetsam. Eric meant nothing to her. Having Eric be the one to kill Ursula to save Ariel is important because it's the moment where he becomes a man and where he repays his debt to Ariel, allowing them to enter a new life together as equals.

@@vetarlittorf1807 1. I didn't mean she was completely helpless in the original as far as vulnerability and such, I meant Eric doing all the work and her not being able to fight back which is exactly what happened in the animated. 2. Eric fighting Ursula was NEVER the reason why Triton had a change of heart and made her human again. Not once does Triton even thank Eric nor does he mention him at all except "She really does love him, doesn't she Sebastian?" So no, your argument that Eric not defeating Ursula hurts the story because it didn't give Triton the chance to see that not all humans are bad. 3. She didn't know how to fully operate a ship. She saw Eric trying to steer the ship during the storm, if you actually paid attention to the live action she never stopped watching him. She saw him steering the ship. recognized the helm and saw what it was doing. She wasn't just standing on the tip of her tail. She was using it WITH the wheel to keep her propped up WHICH in a movie about mermaids IS possible. 4. It makes sense Ursula focuses on Eric during the final battle because Ursula just killed Triton and next would be Ariel's love. Hello, you just said it yourself, Ursula is trying to kill Eric because Ariel caused her to kill the ones she loves, Flotsam and Jetsam, and so Ursula wanted to kill Eric to return the favor, so you just proved that what they did in the live action, does work. 5. Nothing about the final battle makes Eric "a man" as you put it. Most of your arguments can easily be disputed, as I have done. You people who claim to be fans of the original and know about it, I can't tell you how many times ya'lls arguments clearly shows that you don't actively watch it. Specially about Triton/Eric. Triton NEVER acknowledges that Eric changed his mind, just that he knew that Ariel loved him so much that maybe things weren't what he thought.

@@davecook-vann7336 "I meant Eric doing all the work and her not being able to fight back which is exactly what happened in the animated" Why is that a bad thing? Ariel saved Eric's life TWICE. Why is he not allowed to save her in return? "Eric fighting Ursula was NEVER the reason why Triton had a change of heart and made her human again." Yes it was. "Not once does Triton even thank Eric nor does he mention him at all except "She really does love him, doesn't she Sebastian?"" Triton literally bowed to Eric out of respect and gratitude in the end. Eric saving his daughter is literally what made him see that he was wrong about humans. "She saw Eric trying to steer the ship during the storm, if you actually paid attention to the live action she never stopped watching him." By your logic, I could fly a plane by observing a pilot doing it one time. Ariel is a mermaid. The very concept of steering a ship should be completely alien to her considering she didn't even know what the things she collected are for. "It makes sense Ursula focuses on Eric during the final battle because Ursula just killed Triton and next would be Ariel's love." No it doesn't. Ursula already took out Triton, whom Ariel loves. Why wouldn't Ursula want to kill Ariel after she made her kill her beloved pets? "Nothing about the final battle makes Eric "a man" as you put it." Not in the live action version, no. Because in that movie, Eric is a blank page with no arc. In the animated version, Eric is burdened by the expectations of his kingdom and tries to flee them by sailing because the sea is his comfort zone. But he has no ambitions to fight for because he is so shy. It isn't until he falls in love with Ariel when he finally has something to strive for and embrace his duty as king, which is symbolized by him risking his life to save Ariel. His arc is in fact symbolic for a boy becoming a man. "You people who claim to be fans of the original and know about it, I can't tell you how many times ya'lls arguments clearly shows that you don't actively watch it." Says the one who thinks Ariel was nothing but a damsel in distress in the original and defends the ridiculous decision to have her kill Ursula even though Eric doing it is essential to the story. "Triton NEVER acknowledges that Eric changed his mind," It seems you need to be spoonfed everything to comprehend storytelling. Also, like I said, Triton literally bowed to Eric in gratitude during the wedding, a humble gesture that shows that he admits he was wrong about humans.

Hello! While Ariel was never my favorite character, I wouldn't particularly label her as "stupid". I personally would label her faults more like irresponsible, selfish, and reckless. I do agree with you that she definitely is acting more appropriate for someone her age. Over the years, I've grown less critical of Ariel. I honestly used to hate her lol, but now, she's not so bad. I still do not like how Ariel nearly ruined the ocean, her family, and kingdom over her own selfish desires. I can admit that Ariel also has wonderful qualities like her voice, her sense of passion, she's cute (lol), headstrong, she has an awesome hobby (collecting), and she's quite brave. -JoJo

@@WondrousJoJo Hi! :) Well, adolescents usually develop deviant behaviour when their parents don't listen to them. Triton never listened and then he destroyed her collection. I'd say it's his fault) And it was his decision to sell his soul to save Ariel. Apparently he didn't think about his other daughters or the kingdom)

@@lilsbourne Well, I'm sure he did but he'd risk his life for any of them and not just for Ariel. Heck, he could have also been hoping that if he gave Ursula what she wanted she'd hopefully not hurt anybody but found out that he was wrong. :(

She did consider how she would never see her family again, but she knew how unhappy she’d be if she stayed

RIGHT!!! 😬 Disney dropped the ball!

I would mordar my aunt if she was a psychopathic overpowered witch on a rampage threaten to end everybody I love and care for.

well....murder is defined as a human killing another human so....

I think the context is that she offed her in self defence considering the auntie was in the middle of murdering everyone…

Or...they could've kept it the way it was and had Eric do it. He could've been good for SOMETHING in this movie.

LOL 😂

He'd better have a worthless certificate that proves that.

Bwahahaha, Eric the emotional support human.

Yeah🤣. And when Eric returned to the shore after Ariel defeated Ursula, he said that he agreed with his mother that there was no girl he so dreamed of and was looking for😂👍🏿👌

I missed the part where the seagull dresses Ariel with the canvas from the ship wreck and says “sensational”… 😅 That’s when she meets with Eric, and despite not knowing her and she can’t speak to him, he decides to help her and takes her in his castle… ❤

In this movie it’s like they took every iconic moment in the original and somehow made them unbearable to get through. We don’t even get any cute outfits for Ariel just two pink and blue dresses that look exactly the same? In the original film Ariel has different outfits that she wears. Of course the iconic pink ballgown outfit and the beautiful sparkly dress she wears at the end of the film and her wedding dress. And her outfit where her hair is in a blue bow was extremely cute but in this movie we get literally nothing memorable. It’s like they didn’t even try to make her outfits look like the OG Ariel outfits. Very disappointing

"Ya look great, kid. You look sensational!" I love Scuttle! 💜😂

I really didnt like the change about Eric. His act of risking his life to save Ariel and killing Ursula was supposed to be the point why Triton changed his opinion about humans. He is reduced to a man which role is "just being there" for reasons.

​@@Kelsey1987 That's pretty sad you're right...and speaking of the weird costume department choices, I still despise that WTH pink headband (with the blue dress), why indeed?!😬🩷🤌💈

Its not Atlantica anymore and its a complete reference to the novel, which this film pays tribute to a few times throughout. Not to mention, notice how close to the surface it is? You gonna tell me a huge golden shining palace wouldn't have been seen from the surface? Lol

Lol! That's true! I think they were trying to make it feel more regal by having them nod and be stiff like that... which is still bad regardless of how we try to spin it. I agree with you that he just didn't feel like a DAD.

@@WondrousJoJo Yea, I don't mind they just make them not the daughters, just random queens of the seas, that would make more sense 😂

Yeah, I blame whoever directed Halle to sing the way she did. Her talent is undeniable, but the way they had her sing just didn't fit as well. They did the same thing with Beyoncé in "Can You Feel the Love Tonight." The runs and riffs and over-singing is just not really that fitting for these kinds of productions IMO.

@@WondrousJoJo Yes! The director definitely had her take the song in a different direction, and it just doesn't fit very well. That's exactly what I've been saying, about overdoing it with the riffs and runs. It takes away from the meaning of the song, in my opinion. It's supposed to be a monologue -- both spoken and sung, not just bulldozed over with vocal acrobatics. Everyone gets so mad when I say this, thank you lol.

It seems like the director just told her to show off her vocal abilities instead of expressing the feelings better

@@WondrousJoJoI feel neutral about the movie but I have to challenge on the vocals. I don’t think Halle implemented very many runs and riffs at all, BUT this was a more Broadway/Theatre/Classical performance. In fact, that was my biggest worry when I heard she was casted. I don’t think you can (or should) compare this to the Lion King (reason is above). Halle sang with a high larynx/mixed head voice, which classically fits Disney. Beyonce is obviously fantastic but very sultry/r&b and her voice felt heavy in Lion King, imo. Totally agree with the Under the Sea take as it sounded forced with her singing there. I felt it was misplaced and took away from what the original film tried to portray. Which is - Ariel being oblivious and daydreaming about land all day, not sitting on a turtle doing ad-libs. Unnecessary fluff.

@@neytiri58 Interpretation of style is debatable and personal to the viewer, so it’s fine to disagree - just as I did in my original post. My point is that what she is doing here is not r&b, at least not to me. It seemed theatrical.

Such a great analysis 👏

@@draykohunter6805 Thank you!

You know and have put out the entire story in a way that the direction of the live action TLM could never, Well done!!

@@RandomPerson-b9sd Thank you! It's my pleasure😁

Absolutely. Making Triton and Ursula official siblings was a bad idea, mostly because of how the movie ended. Yeah, that's a harmful ideology. In real life, there have been more cases on the rise of males not feeling comfortable anymore assisting women because they're told women don't need their help and that if they do help in certain situations, they can become the bad guy or suffer for it. Sad, really.

@@WondrousJoJo The original writers of the animated version abandoned the idea of letting Ursula have a backstory because they wanted to focus on the most important parts needed to tell a story and the most important parts of the characters they present. So in the original they were more like "Here's the villain and here's what she wants to do, she'll appear later and push the plot forward and don't root for her." when they introduced Ursula. Basically Disney didn't really out much into backstories because that can drag the story down, they only have about 100 minutes max to tell the story given the children's short attention spams, which I think is the reason why this remake doesn't work because it's way too long, like the longest animated film I ever watched was still shorter than this remake.

100% agree!

Because in the sequels of the animation, it’s hinted or theorized that Ursula and Triton are related. Y’all just focusing on the original film, and not checking out the animated sequels they made.

@UNDEFINEDpreSENCE I have seen the sequel multiple times, and it still doesn't make Ursula and Triton siblings as Canon. A hint without justification or evidence is just a rumored theory that has no basis. The sequel focuses more on Morgana avenging Ursula than it being a hinted sibling feud between Morgana, Ursula and Triton. It also makes no sense!

And now that you mention it...if Morgana was "Ursula's crazy sister" (as said by Sebastian), then wouldn't that also be Triton's OTHER crazy sister? But the movie specifically stated that it was URSULA'S sister... which insinuates that Disney officially went with Ursula just being a non-related (to Triton) citizen who was banished and exiled by Triton.

I love that description! 😂

He said Scuttle was annoying when he was singing… I don’t know, I liked Ariel’s expression in the original that moment! We all have this friend who tries to help us with the boy we like but only makes it worse and embarrasses us at the end😅 (with all good intention ofc)

@@annas4843 never said that i didn't find him annoying, just that he was cooky, helpful, but it the way sometimes 🙂

@@sarahl2481 not you, sorry, I meant the guy in the video 😁

Scuttle was at least useful in the original and not just some dumb friend. He actually assists Ariel in getting her voice back by taking & breaking the shell that contained Ariel’s voice but in this live action version, Scuttle is just the dumb & annoying tag along.

Aesthetics? Haven't seen much that pleases my eyes...

They couldn't keep the things we love for three reasons: 1) The ESG Stakeholders (the people who are investing in Disney and Hollywood) want every content produced to have "Diverse" characters with "THE MESSAGE" and they're the ones with the most bank, 2) Disney and Hollywood have opened the doors for Social Activists to "educate" the audience through their films, they have their hands on the IPs now which explains the declining popularity of known franchises.3 3) Disney and Hollywood are under pressure of the Western Media and Activist groups to make changes like race-swaps, gender-swaps and sexuality swaps as well as including original LGBT characters. 4) Disney and Hollywood decided to be political, excluding half of their consumer base. They should have stayed neutral but some voices are more important than others.

@@CordeliaWagner agree. In terms of aesthetics, the animation beats this one badly.

I mean I also don’t like race swapping but Ariel isn’t the only redhead. Merida exists too

Ariel was 16 in the original fim, and Eric was 18. Yes, they got married young (especially Ariel), but the age gap was only 2 years, and Ariel JUST became human officially ...so like ...I'm not sure if her mermaid years even transfer to human years. I think we only assume that because, as humans, we identify with Ariel's more human half. In this version, Eric is 21 and Ariel...I don't think we officially know because I don't recall it being mentioned in the film, especially with the line "Daddy, I'm sixteen!" being removed. I'll assume she is at least 18 now because of modern times. Anyway, I don't like how this new film gives off the vibes of unrequited love. Eric even has a whole song about wanting her and borderline obsessing over her. Meanwhile, Disney made every effort to ensure Ariel was this stern and lifeless romantic. She wasn't allowed to fawn over Eric, not once. When the statue was destroyed by Triton, it felt like she was sad because she just lost another thingamabob in her collection, rather than being sad because the man she is falling in love with seems farther away from reach. I would have loved to have a revamped scene where Ariel acts out her feelings for Eric on the statue, just like the original film ('Why Eric, run away with you? This is all...so sudden *twirls around and giggles*') These are the cute moments that I loved that led me to really know that Ariel is emotionally and romantically invested. Also, Triton 'walking' in on her during that scene makes me laugh every time. Also, the obsession wasn't one-sided. People only think that because Ariel is female and naive. If you look at the film again, Eric had moments too, they're just considered more masculine. For example, at night, he goes to the shore and plays Ariel's melody that's *stuck in his head*. He is also easily entranced by Vanessa because he's obsessed with her voice and even rushes to marry her immediately. The thought of finding that mystery girl consumes him, and he perks up EVERY TIME he even he even THINKS he may have found her. If that doesn't count as obsessing, then we need to change the textbook definition. The remake still has Eric obsessed, but they made it MORE obsessive because now he wastes important resources just to send out search parties. It's like every bit of obsession Ariel had, they gave it all to Eric, which creates an imbalance. Finally, yes, by the time they get MARRIED, it feels right, and we BELIEVE that the love is real between them.

@@WondrousJoJo Well, Eric does listen to Vanessa's voice as Ariel but he's also trying to figure out who she is. It's while he's trying to figure that out that he gets very hypnotized and cast under a sudden spell by Ursula/Vanessa and wounds up actually wanting to marry her immediately. He clearly has no idea what he is doing. Lol

Hahahaha!!!! I loved reading your comment! It was so open and expressive. I do agree about wanting to be a part of the mer-world. I always thought Ariel was so ungrateful for not seeing how blessed she was. Now she's boring and just one of us lol.

@@WondrousJoJo She also lived in the 1800s, times were much more simple back then. But now? I don't think so😂

You are so right. Of course not all are like that but the change in culture pushes this behavior.

Sadly corporations still have enough "human ressources" to exploit. Because there are still enough people who do more than neccessary to balance out the lazy and entitled ones.

@@er-ha movies are the reflection of what people need. The truth is people want a comforting lie and the director is targeting his audience with correct understanding. Many movies nowadays have characters with no progress, and they turn it into politics to add realism but I want the pain, the struggle: let's talk about trans-people, i want to see a movie where they fight to become who they are, how they loose friend how they gain friends but I am getting a perfect character who is also special and goes through the entire story with no sacrifice or emotional scar, giving the character a godly persona, like they can or not care and they somehow win.

@Benny Wins There is a decent movie about a transwoman. TransAmerica . It's pretty old but that was my second encounter with the idea of what it means to want to be the opposite gender. It has a famous actress from an old wellknown TV series "Desperate Housewifes" The transwoman is played by a biological woman but you don't care when you watch this movie. It shows a lot of struggles with family. It's a tragic comedy so it laughed when this Transwoman had very strange encounters with strangers. I like this movie and I think it's made with the best intentions.

I tried telling the same thing to my friends of how raceswapping and genderswapping is shallow and lazy because it shows original POC characters aren't good enough to be on their own and are dependent on pre-established characters to empower minorities. The people I know are cheering for race-swapped characters but never the original POC characters like Static Shock, Vixen, Blade, Spawn, Cyborg from Marvel and DC. Also they love Resident Evil games but they never bring up Sheeva from Resident Evil 5 when I ask them. I love Sheeva more than Jill because of her trust, determination, kindness and respect for Chris Redfield. She was very helpful on his mission and fought off Albert Wesker when Chris was down but Capcom did very little with her. If western media really wanted to uplift the marginalized, they should have uplifted the original POC and LGBT characters who were left in the background and create genuine stories out of them. So the question I ask is, the characters who were left in the back, were they not good enough?

EXCELLENT point!!

Thank you so much!! It warms me to know people laughed and enjoyed the content!

Cinderella 2015 was the only good one for me

"Cultural appropriation" Oh no... 🤦🏽‍♂️ Well, I will say that it would be much nicer to hire a person with a genuine Caribbean accent. But, I guess an honest German actor's take on an accent isn't the worst thing. I don't know much about Germany, but I do imagine it's probably nearly impossible to find an actual Caribbean voice actor who also fluently speaks German. As long as the actor does the voice with integrity and respect, I don't see a huge problem with it.

The accent was good. I now live in a big city and my city has a "Jamaican Culture Club" nearby where I live. The german voice actor from the 80s did a very decent job to learn their accent.

It, to me, felt like the producers lacked stage direction. Like they sat back after explaining to her what they wanted, and said “eh it’ll work,” whereas in the OG movie the presence of the producers can be felt at every stage of the movie. Each character is being told how they should express, feel, etc in every scene. The emotion is there because it was properly conveyed to the actors, whereas with this one it feels purely lazy.

The movie is fine if you have a open mind I love the original and see the new film as its own thing And I enjoyed it I actually like Eric and Ariels relationship better since they like each other beyond live at first sight and how they look 😂 They are literally the land and sea versions of each other Halle Bailey to me embodies Ariel in every sense of the word, she is now my favorite live action disney princess However if you can't let the animated go and see the film as its own thing like the reviewer then you will complain about everything not being the same The purpose of this film can be seen in the reactions of kids to it , a lot if kids loved it as it is and thought it was great Adults however think it ruins their childhood which is crazy to me The animated film still exists and the differences in this make it stand on its own not be a carbon copy if the animated film

@@shippendales8543 I am capable of watching a movie with an open mind without having an absolute carbon copy of the original. I enjoyed the live-action Cinderella and the changes made to that story seemed to enhance it. I enjoyed the live-action Jungle Book too, in spite of changes made. This new Little Mermaid changed lyrics to classic songs for odd reasons. And Ariel not actively pursuing the all-important kiss took away some of her agency. It’s not simply “wagh, it’s not the same as my childhood” (stomp, stomp). It’s a matter of not liking the way certain changes weaken rather than improve the way the character is presented. Live-action Cinderella made the Cinderella and Prince relationship stronger by fleshing out his character and giving him a more active role, as well as a name besides just “Prince Charming”. The live-action Little Mermaid takes away Eric’s more active role and gives his best moments to Ariel. Live-action Cinderella lets both Cinderella and her Prince (Kit) shine; live-action Little Mermaid only allows Ariel to have those stand-out moments. Changes made in an adaptation are best when they elevate characters without taking away from others. I have the same reaction in comics when, for example, once Damian was brought into Batman comics, he took the Robin role from Tim and Tim just seemed to fade into the background to focus on Damian. Damian was shoved into stories that happened before he was created (example: the cartoon based on the “Hush” comic), during which Tim was Robin. Tim was diminished in favor of Damian, which was not fair to Tim’s character… or honestly even Damian’s. Damian didn’t get a cool new cartoon highlighting his character because he got shoved into Tim’s place. Damian can be elevated without stealing moments from Tim. And Ariel can be elevated without stealing moments from Eric. It honestly smacks of laziness if the only way writers/producers/directors can think of elevating a character is not by creating cool new moments for them, but by taking cool moments from another character and giving it to the preferred character. Ariel didn’t get to have new moments to shine because Disney was too busy giving Eric’s moments to her. Both characters were treated poorly. You mention that this movie is aimed at kids, but that’s not entirely true; Disney knows how amazingly successful their Renaissance cartoons were and are banking on nostalgic adults going for themselves and, if they are parents, taking their children. It seems a bit disingenuous for Disney to create movies that are meant to profit from this nostalgia and then be mad when people don’t like that stories they are nostalgic about are significantly changed. Disney blaming the fans that it wishes to profit off of is lazy. Changes can be done well. Instead of being creative, Disney chose to strip one character of his greatest moments and give them to a main character who already had plenty of great moments. Disney did not create brand-new characters with a brand-new story that happened to be similar to the Little Mermaid… or even an original story based in the Little Mermaid’s world. They took the bones of the old version - characters, basic plot, songs, famous moments - and then changed things in ways that ended up diminishing one of the main characters… all while keeping the same character names and the movie title. Of *course* people are going to compare and contrast the two versions. Disney didn’t do anything new or cool with the characters like “Clueless” did with its adaptation of “Emma”. Disney was lazy and then acted offended and accused fans of being rac*st, etc because they preferred the version on which the adaption was based. I can prefer Moana to Brave because I like Moana’s behavior and motivations better than Merida’s. Equally, I can like the animated Little Mermaid better because I prefer how Eric, Ariel, etc behave and are motivated in that version than in the live-action version. Painting all disgruntled fans as merely disliking an adaptation for “ruining their childhood” is a gross simplification and generalization. There are plenty of other reasons for a person not to like an adaptation. You can choose to like the movie; that’s up to you. But I can choose to prefer one representation of the same characters over another.

Great points!

Yeah, this is supposed to be THE 1989 film, just 'modernized' and brought to live-action life. The difference with Brandy is that Disney retold Cinderella through the lens of an entirely different creator (Rodger & Hammerstein). Brandy was NOT meant to be the 1950 Disney Cinderella, and that's why we loved it. However, Halle IS supposed to be Disney's 1989 Little Mermaid... and that's what understandably bothers many people.

@@WondrousJoJo exactly. Now, if Rodgers and Hammerstein had done a Little Mermaid and they adapted that using this cast, I would be all over it. Heck, they had Lin-Manuel Miranda on the project, right? Have him write a whole new Broadway musical! But I'm not sure if anyone's heart was in this adaptation ...

😂 And thanks so much!

Hi! It sounds like several people miss that part from the original a lot. I personally don't care for that part, but I did find it funny when he got is teeth knocked out at the end during the wedding haha.

The origninal Triton was a loving caring father that glew with pride for Arielle's accomplishments. He saw humans as a threat, leaned by centuries of human fishing. But it was shown very clear he instantly regretted destroying her grotto / collection. But how would any loving protective father regret when his daughter want to go to a very dangerous place? And at the end he had a big change of mind and made her a human, liked she wanted to be. Classic Triton was a good father to begin with and had a great character arc.

Yeah him and his song are gone

No Les poissons 😢

Ayyyee, Scuttle Gang! Lol, just kidding. But seriously, it's cool to finally come across another Scuttle fan! I agree that a lot of the magic felt lost with the remake :(

What a huge compliment! Thank you so much! I'm really glad that people seem to understand where I'm coming from. And yup... Disney is on a path of ruin. One film at a time....

There is so much lore around the world. New stories to tell from many cultures. But they choose the path of just slapping their message on known and beloved stories. Lazy greedy people.

The disturbing part is most original fans who aren't in favor of the casting and the remake are silenced. The new fans and the media are defending the actress and the film like a religious relic. They said: "She's the better Ariel because the old Ariel was too naive and her falling in love with Eric makes her weak." I don't think being naive and having a crush on a guy is weak but Ariel in the original film was just as strong, kind and caring for others. I don't remember her rolling her eyes at other characters with disdain and contempt. Wasn't she bubbly and naive in the animated film? I heard that being too feminine, bubbly and curious is a negative thing in the west. Am I wrong?

Arielle in the Classic is 15 years old and lived a protected life providet by a loving and caring father. She is a teenager with her own mind. I guess a lot of parents can relate to a daughter like that.

@@CordeliaWagner You mean daughters being rebellious and curious about the world? Didn't Ariel rebel after her father destroyed her collection? This is like my parents destroying my Anime collection because they think Anime is evil.

They were very odd choices. In my opinion, these choices are what ruined the romance and passion between Eric and Ariel. In the original movie, the love between them just seems so much more wholesome.

Capitalism. And sadly people act like THE MARKET is a deity that has rules that can't be changed.

I agree with this!

The story did not change at all. It’s so funny seeing this beta generation of incel men get worked up about mermaids. Where are the real men these days?

How was the story changed beyond minor plot points The start and end of the movie is pretty much the same as the animated movie The changes to me aren't drastic at all

That's a great take and one I never considered! Unfortunately, if you are right about that, it makes OG Ariel a little worse in that regard because she's already criticized for having learned nothing in the film, and as I've mentioned before, she never takes accountability for her actions. Lol, she almost brings the entire kingdom and her family to ruin...and all she says is "I love you daddy." and gets her 'happily ever after' wedding. And thank you!

@JoJo Boy Wonder She does learn though, and it's shown in the sequel. I don't think necessarily just because she gets her happy ending she doesn't learn her lesson. And if anything, Triton was the one who had to learn a thing or two. A lesson doesn't have to be explicit. I think we all get that Ariel will never do a stupid thing like that again without telling us she won't. And her father didn't apologise explicitly for ruining her cave, but we still understand that he's sorry for that and that Ariel forgave him. So I don't necessarily agree that everything must be explicitly expressed when context matters equally.

@@WondrousJoJo You can have your own opinions. But I always saw it as so much more than that. I always saw Ariel saying sorry to her father as in saying, "I had no idea that Ursula would bring you and everyone else into this. I never should have been human because of her." Yet she and Eric help each other to save the day. So Ariel most definitely learned her lesson there.

@@WondrousJoJo Just because Ariel didn’t voice out that she learnt a lesson doesn’t mean she didn’t realise she made a mistake. Her apology in itself is an acknowledgment that she messed up, and their reconciliation in the end shows that she now appreciates her father’s efforts to protect her. Her distress, disappointment and gratitude imply she did learn from her mistakes.

@fcv4616 I respect your opinion... but... Honestly, I'm just not fully sold on that. Ariel states, "Daddy, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I didn't know." This implies that she didn't know Ursula was manipulating her to get to Triton, especially since Ursula literally just told Ariel a moment before that she had nothing against her and that she really wanted Triton. It sounds like she's sorry that she unknowingly led him into Ursula's hands, meaning she isn't particularly sorry for ditching her family for her own selfish desires. In my opinion, there is nothing really concrete that shows Ariel is apologetic and understands her wrongs for being selfish and casting aside her family in favor of what she wanted. She knew full-well that she'd never see her family again and was barely concerned with the sacrifice. Now, I do believe that she probably only thought that her decision would only affect her (even though, it obviously wouldn't. She would go missing, and her family would have no idea and may think she died. Or, Sebastian or Flounder would eventually report to the King, and he would angrily come for his daughter). So when you think about it, what was her lesson that you feel she learned? Was she sorry for getting everyone involved and nearly bringing an entire kingdom to ruin? Sure, she can apologize for that, and she arguably did... but what did she LEARN? That 'daddy and my boyfriend will always bail me out so I can get what I want'? This is one of my biggest problems with Ariel herself. Ariel constantly thinks about herself and what she wants. An example was when they almost died from the shark chase. Just before the shark arrived, Ariel lowkey manipulated/bullied Flounder into doing something dangerous just so she could collect a shiny new thingamabob for herself. Literally, every support character in the film has bailed Ariel out in some way/shape/form MULTIPLE times... only for her to maintain her self-centered midset throughout the whole film.

I do hear complaints of them leaving the chef out... which means no "Les Poissons" for the fans who enjoyed it. 🥺 Side note: Blueberry soda sounds delicious!

This one ! Exactly

Same way I keep finding those not critiquing, but nitpicking the black actress. I’ve seen some fair criticism like the black guy critiquing in the clip, but I’m not gonna act like my ass ain’t peeped those giving destructive criticism and solely going in on the black actress as if there weren’t other people and things to critique in the film. And I’ve seen a lot of black folks critiquing this film. Some enjoyed it while others didn’t or they pointed out cons. They weren’t entirely negative af like the ones I’ve seen who feel comfortable expressing their irrational hate or being assholes about it.

Yes!!! Not only that, how can Eric prove his worth to Triton? Eric's heroic act eas the ONE THING that fully changed Triton's mind. In this remake, what convinces the king to have his daughter's hand? How strong their love is? (BFFFFT! What a joke! If that were enough, her grotto wouldn't have gotten destroyed)

Totally agree! I did like the original “Poor Unfortunate Souls” and did not take any of her lyrics to heart as she IS the villain after all🤷🏾‍♀️. In this version, not only did they make her less of a villain but as Vanessa she has a sunny youthful look (unlike original Vanessa) & the “villain” gets better and more costume changes then Ariel….like WTH Disney😡

@@mzalchemy9236the girl who played Vanessa ROCKED it tho. Great acting

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Heck, pretty sure a bunch of kids got interested in Indians because of Peter Pan. I know I did.

@@RoseBaggins What I mean is, I can say with confidence that no Native people were systemically oppressed by the Disney movie. By the time the movie was made, the "Indian wars" had been over for six decades, and Native people were more or less thoroughly integrated into Anglo-American life. (For that matter, the play itself was written in 1904 by a British author, and - for obvious reasons - British people had been unable to persecute Indians since the 1780s.) People today so often try to draw a line between "politically incorrect" culture and real-life injustices, but they don't usually have much to go on. Either nothing happened as a result, or it would have happened anyway.

I agree 100%. I literally just saw that castle again. They show it as part of the "sneak peak" on the Blu-ray disc for the 'pin collection' re-release of the OG film. Also, that was one of the only things I liked about the BatB remake.

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I actually don't even really mind Scuttle switching seabird families. The gender swap was absolutely unnecessary. I have a sneaking suspicion that they did that so that any character who is actually somewhat capable of helping Ariel is female instead of male. You know Disney no longer wants to show males helping females. And since this movie's Flounder is so small and weak compared to the original, Disney probably doesn't see him as a "threat" to Ariel's heroism. 🙄

Arielle in the Classic Movie wanted to be a human before she met Eric. She left nothing for Eric, Triton fullfilled the wish she had from the start. Eric is just the cherry on top of her cake. A good cherry, he is a decent guy. Your english is very good by the way! Try to rewatch your favourity childhood movies in english, so you don't need subtitles that distract you. You just have to get used to spoken words. Your level of writing proofs that you already are very good at english! Best wishes 🍀🐞🦄🍾🥂

That's an excellent point about the ending! I never thought of that! It does appear that she gives up her dream to follow his. That usually wouldn't be that big of a deal if Disney wasn't already known for totally overdoing female empowerment. Most people who finally get their dream (in this case, it is her living on land) wouldn't be satisfied after only 3 days of being exposed to a small part of ONE island. I will say that exploring uncharted waters can lead to Ariel seeing more lands/islands and human life...so it wasn't a total miscalculation by Disney... but still. Unfortunately, yes, I found Eric to be so useless. Ariel did almost everything. How did they think it was progressive to reverse the roles to pre-"Disney Renaissance" times?? So instead of the woman doing almost nothing, now she's the major active person, and the masculine heroic male is just... the sideline helper who is mostly a damsel??

@@WondrousJoJo I am not against of women having some power. But she was not doing nothing in the original, she saved Eric and i wish he returned her a favour. In the cartoon they were both decent and brave. Now brave and strong is only Ariel and I feel sorry for such a great character as Eric. He deserved better in the movie

@@CordeliaWagner Thank you very much! I will definitely rewatch, just sometimes it is hard to catch some words when they speak fast. And about Eric, yeah he was the cherry on the top and people who say that she left only for him did not really watch the original. And he was worthy and decent guy. I wish they made more stories like that and not only focus on independent women. You can be independent and at the same time happy with a great partner, and in the oroginal they both saved each other and it looked better than Ariel being the only hero

@Ada Lina I am not a native speaker myself. Everybody learns different but rewatching my favourite childhood movies without subtitles helped me a lot! You force your brain to learn faster. That doesn't cause brain injury! You just adapt faster when you don't have "the lazy distracting" option. Your brain aka you is much smarter than you think!

The 90s WAS the Disney Renaissance era tho. Way better than todays stuff

Wow, that IS worse! You're right! Ugh...poor Eric, he got the shaft. Also, I was waiting for some iteration of that sparkly blue dress near the end too...but yeah, no, Triton is a man, and in this film, men can never help women----even if he's your father. 😕

They have the new Ariel in one of the parks, and because of those bland dresses, she looks like a random park goer Disney Bounding more than anything. The girl that plays her is cute, but the dress makes her look like a servant compared to the other princess outfits

@@WondrousJoJo I loved it. I watched 3 times already

@@suzygirl1843 The movie sucks and blackwashed a European story

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I also found it cringey during the live action where Ariel apologizes to her father. Since Eric was entirely useless throughout the movie, she just told Triton "Eric was with me the whole time." Like, girl, SHOW DONT TELL! The audience is not dumb.

@@nukita718 true, they really downplayed Eric as a character at the very end. In reality every time I think of this movie I get mad at how they made really dumb decisions with the film. Like I said it had great potential but they F’ it up. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Because Ursula is a murderer. In this version she literally has skulls decorated all over her lair maybe that's why Triton doesn't like her.

Hahaha! I'd want to leave Atlantica, too, with it looking like that.

Thanks, Holly. I agree. Halle was beautiful, and her voice is phenomenal. It has nothing to do with her race, either. I didn't care much for the film because several of the changes they made did not in any way strengthen the story or impact, in my opinion. We should be able to say these things without being branded as raci$t or a race traitor (in my case 🙄😮‍💨). It's like, the smallest complaints we have, here come the guard dogs to try to silence us.

@@WondrousJoJo yeah its sad people are acting like this. and so sorry that you are being called a race traitor thats horrible. xxhugs

The murder takes a backseat to Eric's agency, I agree.

Thank you so much!!! I appreciate that! Purple is actually my favorite color! :D

@@WondrousJoJo awesome! Purple is a pretty cool color

I obviously agree!

Awesome!! 😁😁😁

I've never seen that before! Wow! Yeah, I may not have been as hard as I am on OG Ariel had they kept that snippet in where she genuinely apologizes to her father for everything she put him and the entire kingdom through. Thanks for sharing that!

Thank you!!! 💜 I feel like HE is so overlooked! The older I get, the more and more I understand his character, hahaha!

I would have included a whole rant on Kiss the Girl... but for time's sake, I left it out.

All because feminazis and snowflakes wanted the original to be problematic

Thank you so, so much! As for Ursula, I think I get what you're saying. It sounds to me that Ursula demanded a price/payment in which the type of payment in question was already an ingredient required for the service she was providing, lol. Is that right? So essentially, she got no payment at all and did the service for free? That also totally ruins Ursula's line of (in regards to payment) "You can't get something for nothing."...because that's exactly what just happened, haha. I do see how that inconsistency gets in the way of Ursula's manipulation. Wow. Well, you taught me something new! 😊

The "Girl Boss" aspect is so annoying to me. Growing up, even as a male, I always admired strong female characters. My biggest issue with this Girl Boss archetype/era is that they tend to be these perfectly flawless characters who can handle any and everything without any help. They're also often devoid of any real personality or quirks. How well-developed or good is a character who has 0 flaws or things to improve on? What does she learn from others if she can do everything by herself? This is what made Mulan so likable, for example. She was flawed and quirky but also strong and capable. Through the other characters, she not only learned more about herself, but she also inspired others. This version of Ariel doesn't do that. This Ariel knows just about everything and has talents that she magically gains out of nowhere at just the right moments (like steering an entire ship). If that's not a "MarySue," I don't know what is. OG Ariel may be a wreckless, bratty little daddy's girl, but at least she was better written.