MOVIE REACTION!! The Little Mermaid 2023
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So glad you all loved it 😍 this is definitely my favorite live action 🙏🏽 Halle and Jonah are amazing 🙌🏽
my fav of all time
I LOVED this movie. easily the best live action remake. the cgi was thankfully great and Halle was perfect as ariel
Halle was born to play the role of Ariel. No one can sing like her. It’s such a damn shame that she got so much vitriol and hatred sent her way simply because her skin color is different from the original. She did such a great job portraying Ariel’s innocence, passion, and curiosity.
I disagree
xD she sings good alright, but her acting is pretty bad
@@bmaxime8771 Her acting was perfect in the land scenes, troll. She communicated so well without being able to speak to Eric or Sebastian.
@@20ice47 xD it must be great to have such low standards, i mean, flies do love a big hunk of shit, thats the only way i can explain how people actually liked this movie, it was really mid visually, Halle can sing but she absolutely can't act, good for you if you liked it little fly xD
She still cant act. Period! And had nothing to do with her skin color, had everything to do with Disney and there nonsense virtual signaling ! She cant act. She could sing, Still couldnt act! period! it flopped get over it.
I liked this better than the animated ❤❤
Normally, I'm not a fan of live actions but at the moment I heard Halle's voice in the trailer (I'm french but it came out in english before) I directly wanted to see it.
I like certain aspects of it but no… they didn’t include her iconic looks from the animated movie or the iconic kiss scene so it’s a downgrade in my opinion.. but I still enjoyed the shit outta it
same for me
Same I only want to watch this one now I’m obsessed 🥰
Me too
I’m obsessed with this movie, and Halle. I brought the soundtrack, a doll, a book, and am looking forward to the Blu ray release.
I really enjoyed this movie. I thought it was so sweet, and Halle Bailey's voice is spectacular as Ariel. She's just brings an innocence, just like Ariel. It was amazing, I think.
and horrible acting.
Best live action Disney remake ❤ Halle is the PERFECT Ariel 🧜🏽♀️
Best live action and biggest one to flop!
I love Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric. He's way better developed than he was in the animated film because I always found animated Eric pretty bland. His romantic chemistry with Halle was so beautiful and very well done. They felt like an actual couple finding things in common like both being collectors and wanting adventure. This is hands down my second favorite Disney remake after 2016 Jungle Book.
Eric was not bland in the original. TLM is in fact a pretty emotionally complex movie. And I dare even say that Ariel and Eric are the healthiest Disney couple ever. They're even the only ones that had a child together (a child that I wish had a better movie, but still)
Prince Eric is first introduced by the movie narrative as adventurous young man who despite his royal heritage is not above the “dirty work”: the audience is initially exposed to him helping other sailors on the ship as well as showing consideration and concern towards Grimsby in addition to being a good listener and quite an experienced storyteller informed about the subject he takes it upon himself to talk about hence the sailors discussing Triton and the sea with Eric while Grimsby sceptically brushes their theories off. Thoroughness, open mind and a down to earth attitude are established among Eric’s primary characteristics from the get go and not for the sake of forcibly and obnoxiously presenting him as a multi-dimensional morally/intellectually superior protagonist - in fact, he can hardly even be deemed as one seeing as the movie essentially revolves around Ariel and her struggles with inability to obtain independence and fulfill herself outside of a place she feels like she belongs whereas every other character, no matter how significant, plays a part of a supporting cast - but in order to showcase his interests thus, in so much as the first few minutes of the movie we already learn up on not only the hobbies Eric is intensely invested in but the extent of his love for the sea, conflicted relationship with his guardian figure (Grimsby) and are provided with a raw sketch of his mindset and the lens through which he observes the world.
All of it could have easily been left out seeing as Eric’s individual emotional investments are not particularly related to Ariel’s story, but those aspects are outlined regardless because Eric isn’t merely a love interest of a fiery red head: he has a personality, a character of his own.
Next time Eric comes off as “the guy with a flute”, it being the immediate impression he gives off once Ariel first sees him, confronted with not so much his mesmerizing attractiveness as the way his eyes lit up when he produced music for his own pleasure (poignantly, the same exact way Ariel preferred to go about her musical skills: away from the crowds or pretentious grand celebrations, using a melody for self expression. It’s hardly a coincidence that Melody ended up being a name of her and Eric’s daughter) or when he played with his dog or when he was clearly not impressed with the the statue of himself. Speaking of which, that is a good character moment because it shows that Eric is burdened by expectations and is seen as a powerful future king when in reality, he is a shy introvert. This allows Ariel to relate to him. Eric, however, was thankful for the attention and love coming from Grimsby regardless of how inexplicably insufficient and misinterpreted the latter’s perception of Eric generally was, which is rather unfortunate given that Grimsby played some sort of a father figure role to him while being entirely unable to get the grasp of how the young man’s mind functioned. Which brings us to another point: according to all the evidence Eric’s parents are most likely dead, considering they didn’t show up on either of his weddings - the fake one with Vanessa and the real one with Ariel - nor did they attend Melody's christening.
Admittedly, being left in charge of no one other than Grimsby who hardly understood what Eric essentially was about, and having to prepare himself to be a future effective ruler of Tirulia.
Eric is the epitome of a person who built one self up independently, firmly standing his ground confronting the standards imposed on him that he was unwilling to conform to - such as being forced into getting married before determining whether there was a right woman (“the one” as Eric referred to a person he hadn’t yet been lucky enough to meet and want to spend the rest of his life with, not settling for any less) among his suitors for the sake of fitting into a certain ideal of a proper prince. His attitude of a dreamer was a part of his established characterization but he was also exceptionally analytical about his concepts of romance.
Having survived a horrific incident Eric sincerely believed he had found true love and his ideology of a dreamer took a strong grab at his outlooks on relationship seeing as he was set out to find a girl with the gorgeous voice at any cost due to said voice being quite literally the only connection to his rescuer. As some people mistakenly imply, Eric did not fall in love with a voice, in fact, at that point his feelings were all over the place and not exactly what stands for actual love, a mature fully formed feeling. Being drawn to the idea of a girl who saved him Eric - genuinely and irreversibly - projects his certitude regarding her being “the one” onto the only representation of her he had been left with so far - her voice. And subsequently his idealistic but slightly immature romantic notions backfire with a cunning irony once he meets a girl who has everything a man can dream of but lacks what he seeks out the most. A beautiful stranger doesn’t talk therefore cannot be “the one” nor would she ever - as he firmly believes - pass for “the one” hence why Ariel’s beauty is essentially irrelevant to Eric. His one and only goal concerning relationship at that point revolves around finding that person he believes to be one in the whole world who is right for him. Not only doesn’t he fall for Ariel’s looks but is entirely indifferent to said looks due to thinking that woman is not the one he needs (frankly, the assumption about Eric being easily smitten with visual appeal is extensively incorrect considering the fact that, due to his royal status, chances quite a few attractive female suitors were eager to have his hand only to be rejected because Eric at one point explicitly stated he wasn’t interested in superficial relationship and was waiting for the right person). Which doesn’t mean Eric is immune to primordial instincts and cannot appreciate physical attractiveness - he does, in fact, acknowledge Ariel’s captivating outer exterior once she dresses up for a dinner but it isn’t until she makes him laugh for the first time in few days by being her overly excited, imaginative and adorably dorky self that he starts taking a more insightful look into her and is willing to take her on a Kingdom tour - while still not being ready to open up to her or let the endearing mysterious girl into his life due to being committed to his unrealistic ideal.
Next day Eric spends actual time with Ariel who proceeds to behave excessive and enthusiastic, never failing to amaze him. She is more invested in exploring various layers of the city life rather than paying a consistent attention to him (but… but Ariel totally “left her family behind to be with a man” and had no other agenda, right? Right?!), however, Eric is perfectly content with dedicating time and effort into making her feel happy and content, not being put off by her overflowing craziness in the slightest, but getting more and more intrigued by the unusual, eccentric nature of his accomplice - to the point of becoming largely conflicted hence the boat scene where Eric wants to get to know Ariel while still being unsure of his own feelings and pulling away when she tries to initiate a kiss - because yes, he still takes relationship incredibly seriously and is unwilling to allow himself so much as an innocent romantic interaction without being fully confident that this person is truly the one for him. He challenges himself and his initially established concepts of idealistic romance, gradually deviating from a strong commitment to an image of a girl with a sing song-ish voice he had created in his mind in favor of opening the door into the possibility of forming a bond with a real person regardless of this blooming relationship being enormously confusing, awkward and opposing to everything he had led himself to believe in before. He was GROWING out of exaggerations and teenage angst and exposing himself to a new perspective of building a mature relationship. The segment with him throwing a flute into the ocean is the ultimate representation of his character development.
Eric’s love for Ariel was powerful in both dimensions: back when he was an avid dreamer with a controversial concept of romance who invested considerable amounts of emotional energy into the idea of “the one” and when he was no longer a happy go lucky kid indulging in his dreams but a man willing to fight for a person he loves both in a figurative (choosing the real Ariel over the romanticized ideal) and literal sense (once slipping out of the hypnosis Ursula had inflicted him with all of his thoughts and actions were inevitably and directly related to Ariel, to making her feel loved, to instantly accepting the immensely shocking fact of her being a mermaid and to throwing himself into the waves where he couldn’t even breathe at risk of getting killed in order to make sure she doesn’t remain subjected to her captor) - and in neither of those cases was Eric drawn to Ariel’s looks. Prince Eric is the kind of character to represent self awareness, intelligence, ability to respond to emotional challenges rather than cowardly running away from them and giving all of himself to his nearest and dearest and his story contains more than enough of an evidence to back it up.
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@vetarlittorf1807 Yeah, I'm not gonna read your crappy essay that you just Google. Plus, I'm not even going to take you seriously because I've seen you going around spreading your unwanted hate towards this movie and other Disney remakes, knowing you're not the target audience for this film. It'll be best to leave me alone and delete that essay.
@@vetarlittorf1807you again 😂 WE understand that you are a massive animated Eric fan. You can keep him. We gladly take the Live Action Eric 🫅🏻
the original TLM used to be my favourite film, but I really didn't care about Eric that much
@@vetarlittorf1807 😂 Eric was bland in the original. That's what makes Jonah's version so great. He made Eric seem real.
@@20ice47 Read my comment and you'll see how wrong you are.
Def my fave live action adaptation. Perfect blend of old and new. The chemistry between all the actors was amazing. And of course Halle! 🧜🏾♀️
Thank you for reacting, ladies! ❤
19:59 fun fact the girl who gave Halle / Ariel the Fork was Jodi Benson the voice actor of the original Ariel
Who gave her what ?
@@a.g.demada5263 The fork I forgot to say what she gave her
@@zachtomomitsu7720 ah ok. Wow, I didn't know that was her because I'm french.
That's the perfect " passing the torch " moment
Your reactions filled my heart! This movie had a lot of racial controversy & backlash. As a person of color myself, this movie meant a lot to me and I loved it. It's beautiful to see people enjoy the film & story looking past racial lines. Thank you guys ❤ never change.
This is one of the best comments about this movie I’ve seen
You should be appalled by movies like these because Disney is only showing that black people don't have culture.
All the racist memes when it was announced who the new Ariel was, were horrifying :/ you couldn’t get away from them. I’m so glad Halle blew them out of the water! 🧜🏽♀️
haha she didnt blow anything. Horrible acting, horrible feminist retelling, not needing a man, stearing the ship, nonsense, homegurl cant act, it flopped, people couldnt be honest about her boring acting because of fear of backlash.
@@lalareal180 imagine being this bitter💀 Sure, Jan.
@@lalareal180I didn’t like the film either, but mainly because I found it to be bland and boring. Not to mention the new songs weren’t good, especially that horrible Scuttlebutt song
The actors were good and scenery was well done for the most part though especially the mermaid’s designs.
The ending was probably the best part as it was very touching
I will however say it didn’t necessarily flop. It made $555 million worldwide off a $250 million budget which is over double back
Racist memes? They race swapped a character and appropriated Danish culture. The gaslighting is comedy gold. The movie tanked internationally and it's justifying whitewashing in the 20th century. Congrats.
Yes Halle did that ❤ i love this little mermaid so much 🥰
Did y’all notice that the workman who gave Halle Bailey the fork was Jodi Benson (the original voice for Ariel)
Yeah I knew that from the moment I first saw this movie
The movie was so amazing and emotional. I've seen it several times and I haven't been able to avoid crying at the end of the movie with the final scene!
I would watch this for the 3rd time if I could at the theater 💓
Love it or hate it, you can't deny that Halle Bailey has a gorgeous voice. Overall this isn't my favorite, but I can't say I hate it.
Absolutely but I do feel really bad they had her in that gross dress the entire movie.. like Ariel had such beautiful dresses in the animated movie Halle would have looked so incredibly sexy.. if they had her in that silver dress at the end… I mean her silver dress she wore to the premiere was amazing why not have that in the movie
@@dilldirk284Well you have to 1: thing of the time period, 2: remember they are in the Caribbean Islands so the attire there would be different, and 3: she's like 16 lol so they needed to make her look young and pretty rather than sexy
I liked the part where Ariel said “I don’t know nothing ‘bout birthing fish babies,” truly one the greatest lines ever!
Really enjoyed watching your reactions.😊 I loved this movie, but the thing that really made it for me was Ariel and Eric's relationship. It was so beautifully portrayed by Halle and Jonah. Their chemistry was chemistrying. Loved the press tour interviews too. Their versions of the characters made you actually want to root for them. As Jonah himself said in many interviews, you fall in love with them falling in love. Also glad you found Sebastian and Scuttle so funny. David did a great job and Akwafina made me laugh throughout the movie. 😆
I really fell in love with them falling in love ❤️
haha they had no chemistry. cap cap cap!
@@lalareal180 Put your glasses on 🤣
@@lalareal180
Either you ain't seen the movie, you're delusional or just a hater. Whichever be the case, stop lying and stay pressed.
@@southoftheborderwestofthes9060 A forced DEI relationship means "having chemistry" now? 😂😂😂
I saw this twice in theaters. It was that good.
You know, I watched the original before I saw the new one and I was at times disgusted and felt a lot of cringe, plus it was too short. This new iteration was something I never knew I needed. 😊
The live Action movie is sooo beautiful
This is my favorite live-action. At first, I complained because it seemed as if Ariel and Eric's relationship was based on love but I think it's their curiosity of each other's worlds that carries the story and I love that. ❤️ ❤❤
I can't understand all the hate. I was 11 when I saw the original and I love it. Of course, I still think the 1989 film is way better than the 2023 version, but I can live with either version.
This movie was also a part of my childhood (I'm born in 1993) and Ariel is my second favorite Disney princess, but as a black woman, I was very happy to see the little girls can identify themselves into a princess.
That's something I didn't have the chance to have.
@@a.g.demada5263 You know, it is very problematic to say that kids can only identify with a character of the same skin color.
We enjoyed both versions a lot!
@@vetarlittorf1807 I know Dinsey characters are kind of something children think they can be.
In my case, I'm adopted (my parents are white) and I hated my frizzy hair because no princess had the same and I tought I wasn't pretty.
The original Ariel was unconsciously the first représentation of redhead people
If you make a character “of colour” white, nobody bats an eye. But if you make a traditionally white character darker, everyone loses their minds. I figure if you can make Ben Hur, Moses, Genghis Khan and Jesus white, a black fish girl shouldn’t be an issue. I’m a grown man, so it’s not my movie, but when was 6 years old, Ariel was the first time I went from girls being icky gross magnets to “what’s under those seashells?” I can’t imagine if I was that age I’d feel differently about this young lady. But invariably, all these white guys my age have to throw their 2 cents in on a move made for little girls. If you’re a straight, adult male who is that concerned about a black fish girl, I have more questions than you probably have answers. I checked out a few reactions from the target audience, and they seem happy with it. If I’m allowed to have my lame d* flicks, can we just let girls and women have their movie without needing our permission? As long as this isn’t Mamma Mia or Twilight or 50 Shades, it’s fine. The actress is very pretty and can sing, so let the target audience enjoy.
Hope you do Jungle Book 2016. Personally that's the only live action Disney adaptation I recommend watching since it at least puts a spin on the plot.
That movie is terrible. It suffers from Neel Sethi's terrible acting, inconsistent tone, lack of clear vision, making Mowgli a Gary Stu, depriving the story of the emotional complexity that was in the original and that atrocious ending where Mowgli doesn't go to the village.
Glad you loved it
Definitely better than the animated
One of the few remakes that I actually enjoyed better than the original! ❤ I still love both dearly of course. This one has Halle though! 🧜🏾♀️ And I say this as Jodie Benson’s play daughter.
Thank you for your reactions! You’re all so beautiful and charming! ❤
I haven't been a fan of the live action Disney films but really enjoyed this one. I thought they did a great job.
Fun fact: In the scene where Ariel brushes her hair with the fork in the village, Jodi Benson (the real animated voice of Ariel) makes her brief cameo as the lady who hands her the fork
I loved this movie! ♥
Hello everyone, God bless you😊
Thank you! :)
I like this version way more than the original
That was my whole point. Like her dad can just change her back anytime😭. He probably could change Eric too.
I love this one so much and to me it is the best live cation thry have done...I don't consider Mulan and Malificent live action because they were their own stories and Mulan wasn't based on the cartoon but the actual real life ledgend of her. I do like that the one that gave Ariel the fork is the actress that originally played Ariel because it's like she is passing on the baton in a way. I liked how it took a slightly more adult tone to it while still staying loyal to the cartoon as well. Whgen scuttle says kill the prince that id a nod to the oiriginal story because there the deal was kill the prince before sun rise or turn to stone forever so ya. Hailey's voice is beathtaking and it gave me chills when I first heard it in the theaters.
One thing I’m really sad and annoyed by is that the villains songs, while still technically there, are much less interesting and fulfilling than in the animated versions. I like the evil stuff.
I love both but the Live Action made Ariel real and i loved it
I absolutely loved this film! It definitely pays tribute to the original film while still making it its own! I really loved that they kept the concept of Triton and Ursula being siblings; I only wished that they would’ve expended more on it like they do in the musical adaption. The the acting as well as the songs were phenomenal! I definitely love how they had Ariel and Ursula make a a blood pact, as opposed to the contract for not only solves the plot hole of her being able to write her own name, but it also cements the seriousness of the deal. I really hope that Hallie and Melissa receive Oscars for their outstanding and talented performances!!!
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I love this movie, finally a better version😄
The only song i liked that was new was the one where she first comes on land. There were some really cringey scenes but for the most part im glad it wasnt so much of s trainwreck.
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh
🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️ 1:28
where tf the walking dead at?
cute girls
This remake PALES in comparison to The original classic.
Glad you had fun with it though.
Nope this was much better all around
@@sashav.3189I agree
This was utter feminist trash. Halle cant act has no charisma.. her stearing the ship to save herself because Disney wants the same MODERN FEMINIST woman story told was nonsense. Horrid! @@sashav.3189
Wow what a minefield of racially-charged details. Song “under the sea:”. He says “the BLACK fish, he sings.” Well why did he have to mention that he was black?! Yikes
This is one of the worst live action remakes of all time because it disrespects Danish culture, and the casting is racist. It doesn't make a lick of sense. It's nothing like the '89 film and it's worse in every way.
All of the racist blackwashing going on in Hollywood is terrible but I still feel so bad for Halle Bailey. I cant imagine getting bullied nonstop by what must feel like the entire world.
This is our first time watching this movie and enjoyed Halle Bailey's performance. Her singing was beautiful! People can be brutal with criticism sometimes :(
racists are gonna racist. It’s not a coincidence the only ppl complaining about “blackwashing” also tend to be very racist or conservative.
but the non-racist white people & the black community are holding Halle down with love & support. the racists are a loud minority.
"blackwashing" what exactly does that mean?
@@jadeperrin8551 It's a term used to describe some of the actions of the "Woke" religious cult. They tend to have this obsession with culturally appropriating white characters and stories, stealing them and making them black. There are also alot of examples of business occupations in general getting rid of merit systems over the past several years because white men tend to perform too well in them. So these quotas are created where qualified white people are literally banned so that unqualified black people can steal their spots. It's essentially a reverse Jim Crow, but it is currently happening all over the United States.
This backhanded compliment
Pat Carrol did it better
This movie is SUCK 😂
You didn't use proper grammar it's this movie sucks not this movie is suck
Great Grammer
Not more than your grammar 😂
@@harlowgamer580 lol
Or you’re just racist.
Unfortunately, this was a letdown for me.
Don’t get me wrong, the actors were fine, and the designs of the mermaids were well done too.
But it just felt very bland and boring to watch still, and it shows that live action adaptations tend to water things down (no pun intended)
Kiss the Girl and the Scuttlebutt 🤍
I love Scuttle’s singing