THE LITTLE MERMAID deep dive review - SO BAD it takes us 2 hours
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Eric running a ship through Ursula was epic. It was heroic and so badass. The fact that he saved his girl in front of her dad made sense why Triton changed his tune about allowing them to be together. Why cant we get good writing anymore? 😢
That’s a good point. How does new Triton get convinced Eric is worth a damn in this case?
@@megarakadmea he saw the reparation money?
A man save a woman?? Don’t be silly
A man can never save a woman anymore.
@@moonlitskylight5740 yeah, guess they need to tell our male soldiers to take a hike. 😌
You're absolutely Right, Shad. They did everything they could to erase the love story, because they didn't want a woman to sacrifice anything for a man. it always comes back to woke culture and the hatred of men with these movies
Funniest part about that is that i am pretty sure they had made Eric the adopted white kid just so there wouldn't be a black couple because we can't say that black people can only ever get together with other black people. But by pretty much removing the romance ANYWAY he just completely stops making sense.
And i am just gonna put this out here, if therey absolutely HAD to make one character black it should have been Ursula, she already had these strong(granted kinda stereotypical) sassy black woman vibes but then she would be a bad guy and we can't have that either.
This whole live action remake streak is so utterly pointless.
If Eric doesn't save Ariel, there's literally zero reason for Triton to change his mind about humans.
Exactly! But you can see how the remake defenders says that atiel killing ursula makes some much sense according to them 🤔
@@cherra437 They're like: "Oh, it just proves to Triton that Ariel is a grown up who can make her own decisions!!" or "Well Triton was temporarily dead anyway" which both of those arguments make zero sense. They probably had Ariel defeat Ursula because it would've been "racist" for Eric to rescue her...like...it would've been an insult to Ariel???
He never changed his mind about humans anyway. He just wanted his daughter to be happy.
@@UltimoDogLover That doesn't make any sense whatsoever lol
@@yamiyugipokemon99 And Triton did change his mind about humans after Eric's heroic act that almost got him killed. In one of the deleted scenes in the original animated version, Triton said something along the lines of "That human saved my life." after Eric killed Ursula and restored him back to his normal form.
Switching Eric's and Ariel's roles in the final fight also frustrates me because, there aren't many good straight to dvd sequels, but Ariel's beginning did add to the first film because it was a human steered ship that killed Triton's wife, making it more impactful to Triton that a human steered ship saved his daughter. It made his acceptance of the humans far more believable.
Thank you for pointing that out.
It's not simply Prince rescues love interest, it's human risks life to save a Mermaid forming a diplomatic bridge between the two kingdom's.
I grew up with the Little Mermaid series and hated the 3rd movie for retconning a lot from the series. Though to be fair Triton’s suspicion of humans wasn’t explored in the series
ALSO SHE HAS NO LEGS
THAT'S KIND OF AN IMPORTANT THING
Women like men who prove themselves. Even if the girl doesn't need help she needs to test how far the man is willing to go for her ffs.
Mitchell Conner. Not only does Eric prove himself to Triton and Ariel and Ariel's family, but in the ending battle the way he steers the ship he is taking control and saying with just actions "Nobody messes with the mermaid, me or my family, you manipulated me and put me under a spell and almost made me sleep with you, witch!" And then we see how she dies out after being stabbed by the wooden piece. Imagine if this were to happen in... wait Once Upon A Time did something similar Queen Regina manipulates and r***s Graham while taking hold of his being. So, yes. Eric is/was taking charge, taking back his autonomy and at the same time helping Ariel, hence saving her life. Later off-screen, he asks Triton for his blessing to marry his daughter. It makes sense. This cringe, sad, money-grabbing movie isn't a redemption for HC Andersen rewriting or TLM 1989.
My grandparents on my mother's side were essentially 'love at first sight'. Had one date, two weeks later they were married. Stayed together for 50+ years, until he died, had 4 kids. It does happen in the real world.
I worked with a woman who had a similar story. It was beautiful to hear.
Ohhh this sounds so lovely ❤ This is what everyone wants and only few ever find!
so true
Beautiful!!
I knew a coworker who married her husband within six months of meeting. They had gotten engaged six weeks after meeting lol. They were married for over 30 years before she passed from cancer. They were lovely people.
My fiancé and I obviously aren’t married yet but we’ve been together for 8yrs+ but people have assumed we’re a married couple since we started dating lol
After we met, we weren’t able to meet up again for a month which was NYE and had our first date. 1-2 weeks later he was living with me, and about 3months later we moved away from our home state to start our lives together even though neither of us had ever really left our home county before 😅
I still remember the way he just seemed to glow when I first saw him 💜
*edited because I kept making typos 🤦🏼♀️
Live action changes : No sisters singing. No chef Louis singing "Les Poisson". No Vanessa, singing her iconic song. No Eric saving the day. And finally, No boat wedding.... Adding on that, "cringe feminism", dark lit/murky underwater scenes. And Bad CGI....This live action remake sucks....
Don't forget the ugly ni.
Les Poisson is one of my favorites! I just watched it and kept laughing my ass off! Why did they nix it???
@@lexirust8245maybe didn’t want to get the film R-rated with the fish guts when he is cutting and chopping fish during the song.😂
Wow! It's like Disney took out nearly everything that made the original great! Did they replace it with anything or is the movie just half the original run-time? (Mostly rhetorical since I haven't seen the movie nor do I plan to.)
Because wendy said “this power belongs to no boy”
The defense of this movie is pure gaslighting. The 1989 animated movie was already super progressive, Ariel rescues Eric on more than one occasion, she was pursuing him moreso than he was pursuing her. This movie is trying to fix something that wasn't broken, to correct problems that don't exist.
It’s just different, not trying to “fix” anything. I swear ya’ll finding anything to complain about. If it were shot for shot exactly same movie ya’ll would complain about that too.
@@84rinne_moo Youre lying.
It’s very similar to the Mulan movie, the original was a very well crafted film, and they just completely ruined it because they only cared about girl boss nonsense and didn’t understand the story and characters at all
@@84rinne_moo Alan Menken (the original song writer) flat out said he wanted to “fix” some of the lyrics. A lot of other people on the creative team talked about wanting to “fix” the original story. The proof is in the posts.
@@84rinne_moo they literally said this live action was gonna “fix” the “issues” the original film had, they were throwing the original film under the bus by spreading lies to give it a bad reputation just to make their version seem superior, when in reality, it’s actually THEIR version the one that has those issues they claimed were gonna be fixed
They've gone so deep into the representation that each of Triton daughters is of a different race that you begin to question his lifestyle.
I mean…they all had different hair colors in the original movie. Still, that’s an issue they could’ve fixed but chose not to.
They're mystical fish people, it doesn't matter
@@avalasialove To be fair different hair can happen escpecially in european families. Maybe not that extreme but it is far more realistic then different ethnicities.
@@BlackCroft666 I didn’t know that. Thanks for enlightening me!
@@avalasialove Yeah, a lot of recessive hair color genes, his wife had red hair so if he also has a recessive hair color that could easily cause their kids to present those recessive genes randomly with no dominant gene to influence them.
The fact that there are spoilers for a remake of a movie that came out 30 years ago is a red flag by itself…
My friend, we are in the darkest timeline.
@@dances_with_incels makes sense… can’t see a damn thing with this sh*t lighting
@@ministryofwrongthink6962 It's mostly cause she's black so it makes it even harder to see her. I can make that joke because I'm black therefore impervious to racism.
@@TerelonObviously, we've been aware of that since the "pull away" scene and scuttlebutt.
@@dances_with_incels speaking of I was watching the documentary the other day and they were saying they designed Aerial to pop in an ocean setting. Its why she has red hair and sebastian and flounder were the colours they were
pluses and minuses:
+ Halle Bailey has a good voice
-Flounder looks depressed
-Sebastian is a land crab that lives underwater
-The sea is dark and sad
-Awkwafina is annoying
-Eric is a loser because Ariel has a agenda
-CGI is cheap
-All the Songs are soulless
Dont fix what aint broke!
The soulessness of the songs is in part because they hire good singers for recording a song and not great musical theatre performers who are trained to express a greater range of emotion in the song.
It's a divergent skill, both can sing but they're practiced in distinctly different styles.
Yeah, Hallie‘s voice is good but it’s like that one guy said when she adds her on the road vocalizations and whatever it just ruins the songs and I’m sorry but her delivery is so list like you said absolutely freaking Solis.
-Haile Berry looks NOTHING like Ariel
@@thebatman4279 if we’re being honest, she doesn’t sound like Ariel either. I’m sorry, but she doesn’t.
@@primmakinsofis614 I don’t think so.
I find it absolutely ridiculous that Ariel saved herself. I miss the damsel in distress. I’m not a fan of the Little Mermaid but one thing I did enjoy about these original princess films was that when they were in trouble the prince stepped up. He battled dragons, sea monsters, witches all for one girl. He didn’t mess around or send someone else in. He stepped up and proved himself to the girl he loved. And Ariel made sacrifices to be with the one she loved and in the end she was rewarded for it.
That's actually a good point a lot of people look over. The princes did not make their armies do the work. They did that shit themselves. They were good models for young men, as Shad said.
@@BrokensoulRider
It's a test of valor for the prince side of the story complementing the test of sacrifice in the princesses side. Nowadays the girl don't need no man. Our world nis already corrupt and this is further corrupting it.and there's a substantial amount of people believe this.
Modern day feminism demonized the damsel in distress trope. A man opening a door for a woman is now misogyny. It's ridiculous.
I am a woman and I never minded the damsel in distress trope. I enjoyed it when it is executed well, just like any other trope.
Don’t forget, Ariel did safe Eric in the beginning
So the fact that he returned it back to her 👏
@@pancakegamer335 she saves his life in the end fight too. Ursula is about to zap him, and she yanks her hair and makes her zap her eels instead.
The point about Halle singing is so on point.
In the original, Ariel is telling a story through songs, expressing her feeling so well.
But here it's like Halle is on stage, in a competition, she gotta use every technique, every notes gotta be long and perfect.
It took me out of a scene and like 'oh that's Halle trying to win a singing competition'.
You're right
Yep!! She’s like a Whitney Houston wannabe at a superbowl half time show! Soooo over the top!!!!
Even in Under the Sea, the fact she sings along is as if she wants to be part of the spotlight, completely forgetting that she’s supposed to NOT be into the song at all because it’s trying to persuade her to abandon the dream of going to the human world, in the animated film you can see how she’s telling Sebastian with her expressions that it ain’t working, and while entertaining, she was kinda bored, so when Flounder arrives, she disappears immediately with him while Sebastian is too absorbed in his own song, ending with an ironic note of contemplating to lock Ariel up because she doesn’t stay still, similar to the humans he demonized with the song
I thought the same. Beautiful voice, but she was just trying to hard. There was no subtlety in her performance, and subtlety speaks volumes
Omg. That's it. I couldn't understand why I didn't like her version of the song eventhough she sounds good. But it just clicked when I saw your comments
Watching 2 hours of this is better content than the film will ever be.
Fully, fully agree.
Can't wait for FNT to discest the movie again, even if it takes 4 hours.2 hours is not enough.lol
Damn right 😂
@@NormanReaddis Waiting for EFAP to do a pair of 12 hourers on it
@@joesmutz9287 Did not watch Doctor Strange 2, but watched Mauler's 8 hour video on it)
Hard disagree that the Cinderella adaptation is better than the animated version. But hard agree that it IS the best of the live action remakes.
I can agree with that. They are different tellings of the same and both good in their own right. But the 2015 Cinderella was the best Disney remake we ever got, hands down.
Cinderella 2015 is a lovely film, different enough from the animated movie that you can just consider them two variant, but related, versions of the same story. The live-action version has great acting, actual character development for the Prince, good role models for girls AND boys, and some wonderful lessons about patience, leadership, sacrifice, and forgiveness that are very rare in pop culture these days. Its visuals really look like storybook illustrations come to life, and Cinderella's ball gown has got to be the most beautiful costume ever created for a film. It's much better than the bland carbon-copy remakes (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) and LIGHT YEARS better than this monstrosity calling itself The Little Mermaid.
Great comment! I agree 100%
Cinderella was successful because it it didn’t try to just be a repeat of the cartoon. It also didn’t slam “THE MESSAGE” down our throats. Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchet, and Helen Bonham were wonderful. And… Kenneth Branagh’s vision was beautiful. I was very happy with it. It is the only remake I bother to rewatch.
@@Leonnie13 Oh definitely agree. I think it's a very good movie. I just wouldn't say it's better than the animated, although that could be personal preference.
Ariel knowing human stuff out of the blue is right up there with Rey Palpatine knowing more about the Millenium Falcon than Han Solo does.
Well, I think with Rey, it's at least possible in terms of her having knowledge on ship parts and how they function. And I'm not sure, but even if the Falcon is 100% unique as a scaper who is interested cause it puts food on the table, she "COULD POSSIBLY" know more. Not super likely, but possible.
I always see it as equivalent to being a car guy. You can put a lot of money and years into modding it. But then there's this young auto genius smuck at the car meet that takes one listen to the engine, then magically knows the car's life story, and tells you how you can upgrade it.
And they are right about it.
And you rip your hair out.
With Ariel, it's literally impossible to understand anything about a culture with an environmental barrier that is biologically impossible to get past. On top of the fact that your one channel to any of that knowledge is a full animal that has no concept of culture in the first place, let alone humanoid culture.
With 30 years of aircraft maintenance behind me, I can tell you that I know how the stuff works and approximately where stuff is but I couldn't tell you how to fix obscure problems.
Rey was a junker, she knew where stuff was but not how stuff worked when it was on. Yes, she built that thing she was riding, but that was not space worthy nor have a warp drive.
@Tommy D Indeed. Also, with dozens of ships coming to Jaku its more likely she would have more experience with the most common models of ships and companies rather than the unique ones. You would need to work with them for a good part of your life to know how they tick, even more so for heavily modified variants. Also, why would she be scavenging and doing these other odd jobs if she is a mechanic as well?
She uses the force, proposedly. Mary Sue Palpatine. 😎
@@bbedassiejust bc shes a scrapper doesnt mean shes an engineer. thats like saying a junk yard owner can take a truck someone else has been driving for 30 years and has intimate knowledge on, rip out one part in the dash board, and suddenly the truck works. its also insulting to han that some random stranger 1/4 his age can fly and fix his own ship better than he can
The animated Ariel actually had an actress record her expressions in different camera shots not all that different to the animation of Prince Philip in sleeping beauty. So they had an ACTUAL expressive person behind the character
Here's the one thing that's bugging me and I haven't seen this version but mermaids and Sirens are TWO DIFFERENT THINGS
That war crime of a song has embedded itself into my brain, idk who at Disney thought letting Aquafina sing was a good idea but no one deserves to hear that travesty.
"Awkwafina" What an awkward name.
@@lastunicorn846
That part about her actually makes me hate her more. It's as if she knows how god awful she is and she performs anyway.
Well nobody seems to care about Buddy Hacket anymore anyway
I was at the theater with a group watching it tonight. I looked at both people beside me and gave a double thumbs down.
Regarding love at first sight, that actually happened to J.R.R. Tolkien and his future wife, Edith. Though Tolkien later wrote that he didn't really believe in *love* at first sight, but rather in *attraction* at first sight, and that if you pursued that attraction, it might deepen into love.
I firmly believe in that statement that it's attraction at first sight, and later _can_ develop into love.
I believe love to be more of an action, rather than being a particular feeling. Feelings fluctuate constantly. It won't always be warm and fuzzy. But love will endure regardless of your feelings.
The spark of love happening at first sight and love requiring constant maintenance and kindling to last a lifetime aren't mutually exclusive.
Not knowing the points of the contract is critical failure of the writers. Ursula's contract is part of the contract with the devil trope. A key component of that trope is the fact that the "devil" character needs to be bound by the contract and honest on the terms of the contract.
Yep!! The contract was FAIR, so Ursula beats her with it (while disguised as Vanessa) and Ariel FAILS at her end of the bargain. This new film makes Ursula a CHEAT, so Triton’s strike should’ve destroyed it and Ursula too! It makes it make NO LOGICAL SENSE.
@@AR-ed8jp tons of things in this movie make no sense, it makes the animated film ironically more realistic xd
In fact this contract is even milder than the animated movie one, we have moved from "kiss him or you will join my dissected collection" to "kiss him or you will turn into a mermaid again"
If she fails there is not actual consequences, she just goes back to how she was with the handicap of being mute
I am French Canadian and the French Cook trying to cook Sebastian was the funniest part of the movie when I was a kid.
that part is literally gold
Shad: "The Little Mermaid was so bad it took us 2 hours to review!"
Mauler: Pathetic.
I was curious about who this "Mauler" was and how long his reviews are...
A FIVE HOUR MOVIE REVIEW, I could watch 2 movies lmao
Ah yes, Mauler and his review of MoM that lasted for almost SIX HOURS.
Yes, his videos are long. But they're also informative, which I'm sure you'd know if you watched his videos. But I know you won't do that, because "you have a life" and "don't want to waste your time watching a 6-HOUR video!"
@@grandarkfang_1482 who is "you"?
@@grandarkfang_1482 HA bold of you to assume I have a life! "Subs to Mauler"
The live action Cinderella is excellent partly because it’s directed by Kenneth Branagh. He knows how to tell a story!
Yo some love for Kenneth Branagh in the comments! Thank you!
I have a theory about that since that did well Disney think every animated film turned to live action flim will work because that one did.
Same with the "live action" (I put this in quotations because of the sheer amount of CGI) Jungle Book. John Favreau is an excellent director and helped the movie come to life.
Loved his Cinderella! Loved his Shakespeare adaptations.
My daughter was mad that they left out some of the songs in Cinderella.
I just love when people say I am racist for not wanting to watch the movie... then I call them homophobic for supporting the changing of Howard Ashmans lyrics.
Don't forget, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman were the music team here and Howard was exceptionally passionate, being there for ALL the recordings of songs to instruct all the tonations down to the last little details. And he was tragically dying from Aids while they recorded "Beauty and the beast." he also worked on, but he still met up, very sickly and literally dying, and put his mark on the movies making sure the voice performances were perfect. And then he sadly passed away before the movie actually premiered.
So.... By bastardizing Little Mermaid and Beauty and the beast. You are shitting on ALL the people who worked on it, including Howard Ashman, your beloved gay representation you obviously don't care about... Disney.
AMEN!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
"Racist" is an antiwhite slur.
@@Likexner are you serious? So are you telling me racism just doesn’t exist?
@@Likexner Yep. I had to block a friend of mine for doing that to me because she watched this shit abomination and she had the audacity to gaslight me by calling me racist by praising that talentless twat Halle Bailey. Ridiculous how Disney is trying to protect a bad actress who is gullible enough to manipulate.
@@Likexner Considering how they've redefined racism to simply mean "being white" rather than any discriminatory behavior, you're 100% correct. Then again, the very concept of racism was invented by Lev Davidovich Bronstein, a racial chameleon who went by the name Leon Trotsky when he pretended to be an ethnic Russian. It was used as a way to further abuse the Russian people under the USSR and consolidate power into the hands of ethnic outsiders who pretended to be native Russians up until it no longer benefited them to do so.
The original Little Mermaid was 100% my favorite Disney "princess" movie. Important characters were interesting, the not important characters weren't in the way, the song were absolutely amazing, and the plot never stalled.
She STILL Independent in this film Many of the changes came from critiques of the film LONG BEFORE Disney made Live Action films or Hallie Bailey was even born Though NOT ALWAYS IDEAL they are not terrible either
The little mermaid was my favorite around age 4 and then I really loved Pocahontas maybe closer to 8 or 10 whenever it came out...
American isn't a nationality.
The original "The Little Mermaid" wasn't a Disney movie. Disney's movie (either one) was an extremely bad adaptation of the original story.
@@thegreatbutterfly Your worthless opinion which just happens to be right by the way. BUT Disney does not DO WELL with unhappy endings (ANYONE REMEMBER OLD YELLER?) I was introduced to Andersons story in the seventies by the version known as the Readers Digest version narrated by Richard Chamberlin A much more true adaptation BUT I LIKE BOTH Disney versions as well hence MY worthless opinion
I watched the Little Mermaid so many times as a little girl I actually wore my VHS tape out. Disney has really lost touch with its audience.
Yeah, bc you're their audience. 😂
They have been out of touch with the public for a long time. You are not their target audience, other comment got that right. But they are targeting an audience that doesn't actually exist and is not gonna make them any money. Live action mulan bombing in china should demonstrate they have got no clue.
@@ripapa6355 She was.
Same. I can probably recite the entire movie from memory. That's how many times I watched it.
@@ripapa6355 you're aware that people like the OP and me are old enough to have children now who *are* the target audience and that if we won't go see it, our kids won't either, right?
I find it funny that Shad emphasizes that this review doesn't have spoilers in the first part of the video as if anyone in his audience will watch this movie or cares for being spoiled about the plot of The Little Mermaid live-action remake, lol.
Man's gotta have a code.
Spoiler warning: the movie is shit.
When I was a little girl (we're talking 4 years old) I saw the first cartoon adaptation of The Little Mermaid out of Japan that followed the actual story, where the little blonde mermaid wasn't loved by the prince and ended up turning to sea foam. I remember being inconsolable afterward and my mom having to calm me down. Fast forward to when the Disney version came out in theaters, right around my 14th birthday. My mom took me to see it, even though my dad had been laid off and we really shouldn't have been spending money on frivolous things like going to the movies. I loved it so much, I spent years collecting as many original Little Mermaid things as I could. The boiling rage that I've felt listening to all the changes being made to this version, which has left me wondering if *anyone* involved with this has actually *seen* the original, has been greatly soothed by listening to you gentlemen rant for two hours about how awful this is (which is apparently as awful as I knew it would be).
Edited to add: they had to keep Eric white because to this day he regularly ranks as the most attractive Disney prince. Flynn Ryder and Prince Philip are his main competition for the top spot, but Eric usually comes out on top.
That tracks, the biggest Disney fan I ever knew was very into Eric. She thought I looked like him but I sincerely believe that was wishful thinking on her part.
@@MediumRareOpinions you probably look more like him than the guy they got to play him in the film. He's not bad looking, but he's not especially good looking either. Eric *should* be the kind of guy that makes you stop and do a double take when he passes on the street, since Ariel is immediately struck with his looks and later calls him "beautiful." And his hair in the movie makes him thoroughly look his age, which is 10 years older than Eric is supposed to be. This movie is just badly cast all the way around.
@@meredithcarroll6209 My sister thought the same thing about the Remake version of Eric.
@@meredithcarroll6209 the Eric they casted lacks so charisma and warmth.
Philip is my favourite - because he actually fought the monster for the Princess.
This movie is set to flop hard; they could've made a billion dollars easily, had they created a new story with Gabriella, their own original character, set in the same universe as The Little Mermaid. Imagine a story about a young deaf girl who is fascinated with songs and music, to the point where she is willing to give a part of herself, much like Ariel, to experience the concept of sound. EASY MONEY!
Now THAT would have been great!
Nope. That's just too good. It'll never fly with Disney.
Exactly! That would have been such a win win situation for them. I used to tell this since the first day they raceswapped ariel and when we all knew what I'd going to happen etc... But yeah... Now we see the result and probably real intensions.. So....
Yeah but then they couldnt take pleasure in blackwashing a white character. Even water tastes better when its stolen from the white man.
I miss Gabriella! 😭
The whole reason why Triton changes his mind about Eric is Because Eric literally saves Ariel and everyone!! in the end.
Edit: I have seen The Little Mermaid animated movie probably a million times growing up. Its was my favorite princess movie and I had a huge crush on Eric.
So, Ariel steers the ship to kill Ursula while being a mermaid to save Eric. 🙄 I hate Disney.
Me too.
Could have been fine if they'd done Eric just needing a small helping hand to steer on point so Ariel and Eric together manages to do the deed. It won't take away from Eric, it makes Ariel more a part of the 'defeats the evil', etc. I'd prefer they just didn't change it, but if it MUST happen then it's fine to adjust the narrative a little like that.
But just toss in in ropes and tangled up so blackfishgirl can save the day instead? naw.
@@kinagrill she was already apart of it by distracting Ursula
What modern Disney and some part of the modern audience fail to understand, that while Ariel is driving force for the plot and action, Eric also needs to prove he is worthy of Ariel. The fact that princes fought dragons or overwhelming odds for their lady's safety is supposed to demonstrate to the audience they are "worthy" of courting the girl they love and dedicated to the relationship.
Ariel is no helpless maiden, as she saves Eric two times in the film already, from drowning to storm and from Ursula. Eric saving Ariel is necessary for two reasons; it demonstrates both to her and Triton/merfolk that humans are not all bad and capable of great heroism. It also shows that Eric truly loves Ariel, putting his life on the line, and that intensity of Ariel's feelings is reciprocated and matched in Eric.
Damsel in distress is not inherently bad trope, because just as much as people dream of slaying dragons and being heroes, they dream of being target of someone's love that is strong enough to slay those dragons.
Important thing is to show that both love leads are worthy of each other.
But not every damsel in distress is a good character. Case in point: The original Anne Durrow from the 1933 King Kong and Willie Scott from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
When Melissa McCarthy is the "least worst" part of the remake, you know the bar of standards is already in the pits.
Also, the "mind song" for Ariel was done before in the Broadway adaptation, and it was, in my opinion, well woven into the script. Not to mention that the stage adaptation was a perfectly serviceable "live-action remake" with a wonderful original cast. Sean Palmer and Sierra Boggess were delightful as Eric and Ariel, and Norm Lewis was a vocal powerhouse as Triton.
Finally, acknowledging that this is preaching to the converted, the absolute soullessness of this remake in particular hurts on a personal level. There is so much color, life, vibrancy, and excitement associated with the original, leading to an epic and heroic ending. The scene where Eric looks up and sees Ariel standing in the low tide, arms out and smiling, was always my favorite for the way he ran to her with unbridled joy. Their relationship was so wholesome and it's been demolished in the name of "SLAY, QUEEN!"
Thank you, Knights Watch, for sacrificing time out of your lives to dissect this trainwreck for us. Bless you.
I saw the Broadway musical (on CZcams) and it was AMAZING - I had loved the original but truly thought it was adapted to the stage so well. It had lots of heart ❤️
So instead of a story about a girl that falls for a boy, risks everything to be with him, and in the end he grows to love her and is also willing to risk everything for her we get a story about a girl that wants a fling but in the end she realizes she only needs to love herself and the boy is just lucky to be with her.
That sounds like sh1t. The movie that is.
Did anyone else have trouble reading this with not a single period?
Ouch XD
@@moonlitskylight5740 Not really. It could have benefited from some semicolons but it was coherent overall.
Yes, textbook Disney remake.
See what I don't get is their motivation to change half the stuff. The actress has said like "Her motivation for leaving to ocean is to do it for herself now. Not for some guy"
First of all... Who the f cares if she does it for some guy.. but also, she wanted to see the shores up above before hand!!! Before she met Eric!!! That was the whole point of Ariel's Grotto!!! She'd been collecting fun human stuff. And wanted to walk on the shores up above, see part of your world! Then Erik was like.. her kick in the butt to actually take the chance! She wanted to go to the human world. She loved all the things. And Erik was the final pin to make her go. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE NOW!
Also, trying to make the prince look bad. Because she "doesn't know she needs to be kissed" so it looks like he's just trying to come into her. Sooooo gross
In the original she's literally leaning in and making kissy lips.. to show she wants to be kissed. That's the whole point of kiss the girl. Is she wants to be kissed. But they're acting like she couldn't consent. When she was literally trying to kiss him. And he wouldn't have it
"Who the f cares if she does it for some guy"
Feminists and the LGBTQA2+IKEA activists.
@@robinthrush9672 well they need to stop changing things that 99.99% of people love. I once considered myself a "feminist" a real feminist. Not the, kick all men in the balls and tell them they're pieces of shit.
And I used to be part of the LGBT community. But I actually can't any more because they're all so disgusting now.
@@robinthrush9672 "IKEA activists" 🤣🤣
These people have an outward fear of treating men as equals. If a man is involved, he is an oppressor, an opportunist, an aggressor, and everything is about him and they have a moral obligation to put a stop to it. They also don't understand the motivations of most of the Disney princesses because they don't understand women. Even Mulan, they've tried to make her out as some great feminist magical-girl girlboss icon when it was purely filial piety, her taking her father's place in the war effort because she thought he would die. No special powers or great fighting prowess to make her think she could fight better than her father. They hate men and don't know what a woman is.
@@abcdefghij337 which is just SO FRUSTRATING.
Mulan was a normal girl! Who was socially awkward. Literally the song Reflection resonates greatly with me. Because I'm autistic, and the whole song is basically just.. I have to mask myself to fit in. To seem like everyone else, and I can't be myself.
She's a normal girl, who sees injustice. She goes to take his place. She's not extraordinary. Most of us aren't extraordinary in any way. She has to struggle and learn. She gains power out of her own will.
I actually can't with all these dumbass lefties
Interesting how Ariel knows things about the human world when she's supposed to be oblivious about them. In the animated movie she didn't even know what a fork was. This is followed up not just in the movie but in the animated show as well when she finds many human things and not knowing what they are such as a boot (that she ironically got from Eric) that she called a "Thing-a-ma-jigger".
@@ancientpolyethnic2898 The problem is that there are instances of her knowing at all. She comes from an almost entirely different world from 'human'. To add to this, they removed her trips to the surface, making any knowledge she shows even more of a far-fetched plot contrivance.
@@ancientpolyethnic2898 it’s not bad it’s much much much much worse! 😂
@@ancientpolyethnic2898 There’s a black mermaid from the animated series! Gabriella who is black and is mute and knows sign language! Halle doesn’t fit Ariel at all! 🙄 Disney being racist and black washing characters again, no surprise! Very disappointing! They could have had Halle become Gabriella and Star in her own movie featuring Ariel! 🙄 Morons!
In this remake? SHE NEVER WENT TO THE SURFACE???? You know the thing literally shown in the first 10 minutes of the original. Like how do you fuck that up?
@@sakuracardcaptor4709 why not give her her own movie- oh right the narrative.
For "embracing another culture," setting _The Little Mermaid_ in Japan's waters, and leaning into Japanese mermaid legends (eating their flesh makes you immortal if it doesn't kill you), would make for a lot of potential differences to really make the movie your own. Instead of a prince of a singular kingdom, it'd be a son of a shogun, possibly one of many would-be shoguns or other local lords in the warring states period. Or it could run up against the cultural shifts that wracked Japan during the Edo period.
Shut up and take my money!
I'm actually writing a comic about mermaid mafia in East Asia where the Mer Shark Mafia are at war with the Mer Dolphins and Octopi men over the reefs, Kelp forests, illicit substances like the Puffers, Lionfish spikes and fire corals. The names of the mermaid mafia are: Ryujin Kai ( Mer Shark gang), Omugai Gumi ( Nautilius and Octopi gang) and Umi Bozu Alliance ( Mer Dolphins and Mer Whales). Mermaids who live in deep blue poverty form Reef Gangs while the mermaids who steal boats and engage in boat jacking around the coasts are the Motorboat Gangs and Mermaids who have the influence over the tourism and entertainment industry that extort locals are the Yakuza that controls both the Reef and Motorboat Gangs.
@@kumikoloh9190 Sounds cool; are you publishing it online or anything?
@@squidfromtheloft7894 The 'humans hunt and eat mermaids' angle could be made more true, too, given that "mermaid flesh makes you immortal" would be quite the temptation.
Meanwhile, the immortal mermaid might be struggling with the two problems of trusting her human lover's motives and also not wanting him to die of old age...but the only solution being to feed him mermaid flesh. Which is...yeah.
That gets dark fast.
And this still isn't Rumiko Takahashi's _Mermaid Forest,_ which only came close to featuring a human/mermaid love story in the background to another of its episodic plots!
Considering there are african mermaid tales I just don#t get why had to use the "Little Mermaid" Ip and name all the characters like that. Why not a new movie?
Halle Bailey’s singing in this reminds me so much of those singers who stretch out the national anthem for like 5 minutes because they have to show off all the high notes they can hit or add soul to it. She has a good voice, but it’s so annoying and distractingly different
As someone who has written and produced music for numerous artists; When I see a vocalist who will not (or can not) sing the basic melody as written by the writer, to me is the sign of a very inept singer. They use the OTT riffs and unnecessary embellishments, including changing the tune, to mask their deficiencies. This is the problem with modern pop singers, the likes of Halle Bailey. That’s not to say the the vocalist doesn’t have a strong set of pipes; It’s the manner in which that natural ability is cultivated and projected. She was inadequate in this role, because she is incapable of delivering the story points in an evocative style, that pulls the audience in close. Had Halle Bailey auditioned for this role on broadway, which is, after all, what this movie is technically based on, she would never have even got a call back.
It's not about who sings the best anymore. It's about who sings the most.
@@BiggieTrismegistussays who?
The original animated movie is really special to me; I watched it several times as a child ever since my father gave me a CD as a gift from one of his trips to the city. It was through that movie, among others, that gave me so much appreciation with the craft of animation.
That appreciation is the reason why I was always against the live-action remakes, and throughout the years I got vindicated in my stance. Bad CGI, flat character design, subpar music and unnecessary changes to the stories, I wonder why people would want to keep seeing these.
They're mindless sheep. Plain and simple.
The Little Mermaid is my favorite Disney movie and I have no intention of seeing this in theaters. They took my favorite Disney princess and made her unrecognizable. Not only is she race swapped, she doesn’t have her iconic red hair and they gave her a crusty headband instead of her signature bangs. She also doesn’t have her seashell top, her tail looks like a flimsy kite you’d buy from the dollar store and they dressed her like the palace help. It doesn’t help that Halle naturally doesn’t have a very expressive face like Ariel. She doesn’t have a lot of facial muscles so when she is trying to emote more she has this resting bewilderment face.
Also the “new “ songs aren’t really new. They are replacements for songs from the broadway play. They have the same subject matter, intent and even music as the broadway songs but aren’t nearly as good.
Resting bewilderment...that's a fancy way of saying a term coined by Mystery Science Theater 3000, "Dull surprise!"
What's even stranger is that in this movie, Triton has 7 daughters that are all different races with one being dark black like a Nigerian.
So then WHY is Ariel Black??? The race swap is so baseless since one of Ariel's sisters is blacker than me lol
Perfectly said!
Don’t watch it. Halle bears ZERO resemblance to Ariel and I’m not just talking physically. She’s so flat, wooden and unexpressive... :/ None of the original Ariel’s exuberance or expressiveness was there, which was honestly sad to watch, as that was the main reason I loved Ariel so much as a child. Halle just looked very calm/unbothered, bored or at most, barely interested, which made no sense for a character whose fascination and passion for the human world is ESSENTIAL to her story.
Disney and the Box Office doesn't care that you're not seeing it.
Shad: "Are idiots making this?"
Yes, Shad, yes.
I watched the Lion King (original) before going to the Live Remake - and spent the entire time watching the "Lion King" Remake asking "Why? Why did I give $15 to Disney to watch....oh, that's why..."
Live... remake?
I'm sorry I only know of the CGI remake
Yes indeed !!!
I believe the reason the animal characters in Disney remakes look so realistic is because there are no digital templates for animals emoting. The current animators probably don't have the skillset to create something from scratch.
I see this a lot with new designers and editors; they rely *heavily* on templates and plugins
The live action Jungle book did animal's emoting pretty well.
@@Raya-ir4tm like Tinkerbell not glowing, when she’s a hecking fairy that other live actions have successfully kept her glow just fine, and the movie could’ve benefitted from Tinkerbell being a flying light ball in the middle of all the obnoxious darkness that engulfs the film
@@dustymcwari4468 That was likely to avoid accusations of whitewashing her with the lighting from what I've been seeing
Do you really need templates just to manipulate faces on 3D models?? (Sorry, don't know much about 3D animation yet.)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole had realistic CGI and yet the owls are still very expressive. Aslan in the Narnia movies didn't have too many facial expressions yet you can still read his face.
As a part time graphic designer, I take offense to your implied dislike towards using templates.
I would love for Nathan to watch the original animated movie and hear his opinions of it, especially knowing what has been changed now.
Yeah! Now we have Shad's next mission!
The original wasn't an animated movie. Which animated movie are you referring to? The Disney one was one of the worst book-to-movie adaptations of all time.
@@thegreatbutterfly Mind your grammar, the word "original" modifies "movie." If I was talking about a book, that word would have been in the sentence.
@@HighTechWizard So the 1975 anime version? Or the 1968 Russian version? At least those were much more faithful adaptations.
@@thegreatbutterflyYou're either too stupid to understand my simple statement, or intentionally trying to obfuscate my actual point. Graciously assuming the later, no, I am not referring to Japanese and Russian movies that were not mentioned or compared to in the two hour long video you probably didn't watch. Having brought nothing of value to my suggestion, I further suggest you troll elsewhere.
Even the official Chinese media hate The Little Mermaid. Here is part of the review in the Global Times (English-language offshoot of the People's Daily):
"If the company truly wants to represent marginalized groups, why not create original stories that reflect their experiences instead of turning classic tales into "sacrificial lambs" for political correctness?
When the beautiful stories that have accompanied countless children's childhoods become arenas for racial conflict, they lose their meaning and become devoid of romance and fantasy, replaced by arguments about skin color.
If Disney continues following this path, audiences, especially innocent children will no longer care if the "prince and princess live happily ever after," but "what is the skin color of the prince and princess," and the fairy tale will lose its magic glory. "
The original story needs to be made into a movie. That's more hardcore than what Disney did to the IP.
It would just be this again. Too many white people for modern audiences.
If you haven't read The Witcher (the books not the show) you should. They have interesting takes on a lot of folk tales, including The Little Mermaid.
@@Mrtheunnameable already did. I'd say the Little Mermaid by Hans definitely has more bite to it
"Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid" from 1975 is quite good adaptation.
@@AbystomaMexicanium seconded, it’s much more faithful to the original story and worth a watch
“Deep dive.” I see what you did there. 😂
I wasn't expecting the Mermaid Man cameo in the mid-credits, but it was great to see him utilizing some of the features on his utility belt. Hopefully we get Barnacle Boy in the upcoming sequel.
In the movie, does he Wumbo something?
But why didn't they set it to Wumbo?
Mermaid Man's cameo alone saved the awful remake for me. I can't wait for him and Barnacle Boy to stop the Dirty Bubble and Man Ray from destroying King Triton's underwater palace in the sequel.
See, my complaint about all these remakes is, if they wanted to do them. Why not do them like Princess and the Frog? They keep the base beats, but switch it up because that movie was a good rendition on the original story and fit with the culture, the era that it was meant for.
The amazing to me too about fairytales specifically is that the story in fairy tales are universal.
Cinderella could take place at any place at any time, and each country actually has its own version of Cinderella in old fairytales. It would actually be kind of cool if you made an Indian Cinderella and then took it ALL the way, making it old India. have the big Indian palace, the Indian dresses and big flowing silks, a sultan and his son. Bollywood like Dancing and singing for the big ball scene, with silks flowing around. Take it ALL the way, and keep the base story the same... That would actually be cool.
But then they do this weird thing where they keep the setting mid-evil Europe, but have the casting being multi-racial.... That's so weird. It really takes you out of it.
And you know what, moving the setting of the Little Mermaid to the Caribbean, that's not a bad idea. The Danish oceans are grey and boring as FUCK! The Carribean is BEAUTIFUL, much more visually interesting... Then go for it. Go FULL Caribbean, let us see all the trees, the colors, the corals, the animals of this specific place. Take us there so we can see and be in awe... But the movie doesn't even look like this beautiful place. It's all gray and boring as FUCK, and the story changes are just inexcusable. You COULD keep the story the same and make it this much more interesting setting but noooo. They needed modern feminist storytelling that's just so cringe.
@@MoonPhantom THAT'S EXACTLY IT.
These people want to change things, but they only change what made a classic wholesome, warm, true. These people are depressed, hate themselves, upset with the world around them.. .and they make everyone else miserable too.
@@BrokensoulRider I hate to say it too, but I can't help but feel this is the truth.
These people... Do not care about black people. They are not interested in inspiring or lifting up black people. They don't wanna look at the amazing history of Black culture in the 30's and 40's where Blacks pretty much created and owned Jazz, Swing, Gospel and legit amazing things I really enjoy. I'm white and I sing Gospel, that is me immensely enjoying something that really did come from American black culture. And there are stories of blacks who did amazing things, even before Civils rights. Aunt Jemima DESERVES her own movie, this woman was born a slave but died a multi millionear as she travelled the country selling her own pancake mix.
But her real life story goes against the narrative that there was no upward mobility for blacks and they were unable to succeed, they must be the victim and have no personal agency.
So basically... These people... Don't care about black people or inspiring them for good. They just hate white people... That's it... They are super racist and they hate white people. They are jalouse of white people and their accomplishments.
If you truly wanted multi cultural cinema, you would promote the hell out of Bollywood, South Korea and so on and have them in American cinema... but that is helping your own competition. They are already trying to shit talk manga, because Manga is massacring western comic books.
But yeah... these people don't give a crap about minorites... they just hate white people..
Also let's not forget the blacks they now cast are NOT victims, and it's not even Black Americans being lifted up. No poor Chicago descendent from slaves is lifted up by this.
The girl they cast as the little mermaid here was already a multi millionear popstar.
Black Tinkerbel is the niece of "Prince." so yeah, super duper rich.
The guy who played High Evolutionary in Guardians of the Galaxy is British-Nigerian and born from super powerful Nigerian diplomats... They are still super rich elites promoting other super rich elites who looks down upon the pleps, they just have a different skin color.
@@MoonPhantom
They only find legitimacy in white established lores. I rather them adapt an african tale and disneyfied it than giving other races a western fix. They don't have confidence in african tales. Never seen an african tale adopted than the woman king and that bomb.
Also people are forgetting than "reimagine tommorow" never go away in Disney. That's the only two words people needs to remember when they see a Disney IP.
@@NormanReaddis It's really funny the ONLY time I saw an African mythological tale adapted it was in a FRANCE animated movie, and it's from all the way back when I was a little kid... The movie is called. "Kirikou and the sorceres." and it even got a sort of prequel thing a decade after.
Even then though... America isn't Africa. It really isn't. Black Americans has NOTHING in common with Africans, their cultures and way of life are completely different.
Black Americans though has an amazing and inspiration history, and there are more modern black American myths and tales dating from the 1800 and onward in America... We just ignore all of those too... And that really sucks as well because... The way Black Culture was in America pro-civil rights was actually really amazing. I look at footage and sound bits from back then and what the black people of America did was just... The craziest dancing, singing, entertainment. They were the FUN and hyper skilled entertainers while the whites seemed really boring in comparison.
I mean... We had stilted white waltz, and then a crazy breaking free and be energetic black swing party... The swing is AMAZING.
And it's nice "Princess and the Frog." did take in that aspect of American black culture just... More of that please. I actually genuinely really like it.
I do not get modern black Gangsta and rap culture... But the stuff from the 30-60's.... Wow it is so good. I am in AWE over what the Black Americans did back then, and I would love to see some celebration of it.
The 1989 original is a masterpiece from artists with merit, talent, skill, knowledge and respect for the work they put into it and that is why it is a timeless classic and that is something that the 2023 one will never be and it will serve as a cautionary tale on what not to do.
TLMR is going to be the beginning of the end of modern day Disney and this film is going to flop hard.
Amen 🙏
Shang, Eric, Naveen and Flynn Rider are my favorite princes. Shang and Eric are really good men that are caring but also step up when they need to defend and fight. They both got destroyed. Shang didn’t exist in the live action and instead of Eric being cautious about kissing Ariel because he didn’t want to push himself on her, now he’s the one pushing and she’s rejecting wtf. I shudder to think what they’d do to Naveen and Flynn’s character arcs if those ever became live actions.
I'd say 2 to 3 years as Moana is already in the works. If they're doing films that recent I imagine its only a matter of time for other popular ones like tangled and frozen.
“2 hours? Do you think me weak, sword man?” - MauLer (2022)
This 2 hour review is much better than a shitty 2 hour movie.
They aren't fighting racism with racism, they are just being racist.
@@renatoramos8834 What? Hating a bad movie is racist?
@@kittycatmeowmeow963 I quoted the wrong comment from the wrong video. I don't know how this ended up here.
I believe in the animated version it is a lightning strike on exposed fireworks that starts the fire. Scuttle was species swapped from a seagull to a gannet bird that can hold its breath underwater so Ariel doesn't have to go up to the surface (still a dumb decision). This version wasn't made for me It was written by people who don't understand and hate classic stories and it's for people who don't understand classic fairy tales.
That's what I'm saying!!! They race swapped the damn bird!!!
I recently watched it, and apparently it was actually a barrel of TNT that caused the explosion, but that was after the main sail caught on fire from the lightning strike. The exact details aren’t that important, but this feels more plausible than whatever the remake was trying to do.
Btw Sea Gannets are not native or even present in the Caribbean as far as I’m aware. They are a mostly European bird.
If Ariel singing under the sea she should be bringing up counterpoints to why the surface is better
I swear Walt Disney must be turning over in his grave because of this and the other garbage his company has been releasing
If you have a Necromancer versed in Speak With Dead - a 3rd-level necromancy spell that enables the caster to ask questions of a corpse - you could try asking but I think the information you get is limited to what the spell target knew and witnessed in life. Still, it would make for a much better film than this remake.
Turning in his cryo chamber under the pirates of the carribean ride 😂
@@SuperLuis225 Someone thaw him out. He's needed
@@EvilSupahFly He at least knew quality in life. That's good enough
he's spinning so fast in there he is probably generating enough electricity to power the entire disneyland, maybe that's what they're aiming for
After hearing about the whole movie. I really feel sorry for the kids right now that have not seen the original movie and instead see this movie. Kids need to feel and see emotions on the big screen.
At least Disney+ has the original movie.
I’m 20 and thank god I grew up watching the original version. Same go to my parents who were kids when it first came out.
Most will see both.
Remember, little mermaid is about a girl that thinks all men want is a pretty girl, so she gives up her voice. Is surprised to learn that the prince actually wants a voice, not good looks.
Sort of speaks to real world issues.
The original tale by Andersen can be interpreted as a cautionary/moralizing tale for young women. It basically tells them to listen to their father and not chase Chad.
@@Likexner Lessons you learn as an adult.
1: Your parents were usually right
2: Your parents made up everything as they went
That is not what its about 🙄
I will never watch this movie. But I will watch your review
As someone is a true blue fan of the original [to the point where my superpower was turning into a mermaid and I wanted to dye my hair red] the fact this is getting a live action remake makes me sick. I cannot stand the bastardization of my beloved childhood classic films. It is a great disrespect to the legacy that turned Disney into what it is today. And I wish people would stop saying they're wrong. If Disney had a soul [which they don't and probably never had. But at least they knew how to appeal to the normal human] then they'd stop making money off their OG princess films. Cancel them all. Put them in lock up. And discontinue the Disney Princess line. But they won't do that. They would never do that. Cause they want to have it both ways. And I really hope this movie fails to send Disney the message. They're an evil company and they deserve it..... Now time to watch Shad's review
Funny how that old series H2O is more mature and enjoyable than the new Little Mermaid!
@@dedf15 watching dirt fall would be more fun then the new Little Mermaid
I’m not seeing it for this reason also!
Nathan needs to watch the animated movie. Guy's been missing out.
The guy needs to break his anti-old movie limitation. It's undermining these reviews.
@@peterrealar2.067 The old tales are good partially because they are old. They've withstood the test of time. The tropes speak to us on a timeless level while many of today's stories, their tropes are for The Current Thing because it's The Current Year.
@@abcdefghij337 Yes, but the issue is that IT DATES THE MOVIE like they're reluctant to make a timeless movie. What happened?
@@peterrealar2.067What's his problem with old movies? "Fantasia" has been my favorite Disney movie since I was a little kid and it's very old. Hell, it was made back when people believed that dinosaurs died because of a drought.
@@kittycatmeowmeow963 I don't know but his lack of input really makes his perspective pointless here.
Flounder has always been one of my favorite characters and I will never forgive Disney for how they made him look in the live action version.
If the story is about bigotry, then it's ironically hilarious that Disney did the race swap diversity shield tactic.
I have no desire to see this film! I am only watching to see the rage and despair.
Not a fan of excellent character designs being replaced by a worse versions in these Disney remake. Of course it's safe to talk about the cg animals being off in this movie but the actress playing Ariel was a blatant miscast here. Despite being a black guy, I love the animated version of Ariel growing up. Such a bright and colorful character would be difficult to replicate on the big screen. They didn't even try here which lead to all these terrible ideological changes in movie.
The 2015 Cinderella adaptation was fine. It was different enough from the animated one to stand on its own. It didn't do anything crazy. It had a few new songs and paid homage to the old songs. I was a bit annoyed by Helena Bonham Carter's fairy godmother, but otherwise, it was probably the best of the Disney adaptations.
I love shad is getting so worked up his mic is peaking
And these writers think they deserve more money
To be fair, at least in the original, Triton may have framed it as "humans bad for fishing," but in practice, what Triton was canonically angry about was how a fisherman killed his wife/Ariel's mother.
I am a Dane and the original story is very different from Disney’s. However, noone expected Disney to do such a dark tale and I loved their version as much as H. C. Andersen’s fairytale- each in their way. It is not my love for the original story that gets in the way of me liking this new adaptation. I hate that Disney make these live action movies. They are bad in so many ways that I don’t know where to start. I think what is most important: Don’t fix what isn’t broken. Everytime they do these remakes somehow they manage to completly miss the point of the story and sink the classics that still holds up today.
I think the original tale is moralizing for young women. I think the message is "listen to your father, dont chase Chad".
@@Likexner The original tale is really about the mermaid wanting to have an immortal soul. The sea witch promised her one if she could make the prince fall in love with her. The moral of the story is more like life is full of changes and transitions can be painful to get through and therefore life is painful. Your take is much funnier, though ;)
When I first read the original Anderson story when I was 8 - 9, it didn't deter how much I loved the Disney version. I saw the movie as a second chance for the titular character in a way (apart from the second chance she was given in the original).
Lol the absolute disdainful looks said it all. I hate they’ve completely ruined one of my favorite Disney movies; story of my life. I swear if they touch Neverending Story and Goonies….
Well.... for right now, neither of those movies are Disney properties... yet. That being said, I'm pretty sure i saw something about a Neverending Story remake recently.
@@Atamastra Yes, I saw that rumor as well. I hope it stays a rumor.
O if they even think about looking at the Neverending Story then Disney will have just signed their bankruptcy warrant.
I saw rumors of a Goonies reboot/modernization a year or so ago. A retelling of The Neverending Story is logical as the book has different themes than the films portrayed. It would be a lot darker to adhere to the source material, as usual. Like First Blood (Rambo).
@@robinthrush9672 Yes and the film was dark enough as it was and we know that Disney isn't going to honor that or even look at the material for they have no respect for anything of the past.
A friend of mine on Facebook posted about how much she loved this remake and how it was better than the original, it took all my strength to not put a laughing emoji or say anything at all. There’s no way that this remake is better than the hand drawn version with original songs. The original saved Disney from bankruptcy and this version will contribute to Disney going into bankruptcy. I don’t know how people can pay to see remakes, Disney has become so lazy and don’t have creative writers anymore
I think that would be either 1) they really did love the movie, which…possible or 2) they want everyone to think that they really did love the movie as a virtue signal. I believe people will say they love this movie just because they know that they are supposed to.
I hope Disney comes full circle back to bankruptcy 😂
@@gwenjackson8583 that’s true, a a person could like any bad movie, art is subjective
It was better than the original and you would know that if you watched the film.
@@emili2188 Oh, I watch the remake alright and it was mediocre at best, actually insulting at worst.
When the "straight to video" animated sequel movies are superior to the live action remakes.
The one good thing about wikipedia now a days is their ability to provide to you the entire story, so you need not spend a dime to see it yourself.
"She knows how to steer a ship'
Maybe she is an idiot savant.. minus the savant.
You’re just reminding me of Rey
The underwater scenes in Aquaman was done so much better....
A problem with live-action looking movies is it is harder to suspend disbelief of reality / physics.
Not really, at least generally so. People happily do so for the extreme liberties taken in superhero movies to those less so in action and chase scenes... at least so long as they are enjoying the show.
In this day and age, no, we have the technology to make this stuff look good, we just have idiots using it
I grow up with mulan,beauty and the Beast, and little mermaid and they all classic movie and I just really disappointed that this is what Disney has become now.
In the original Disney classics, the voice actors/singers are acting during the song. They tap into the emotion and the minds of the characters and the meaning of the lyrics. In the remakes, the actors are just singing a rendition of the song. It's similar to the difference of Simba singing "I just can't wait to be king," versus Elton John singing it. All the remake musical numbers sound like the non-film versions of the songs sung by musical artists... not actors.
It's nice music, but there is no connection to the character and the story. It feels emotionless and stale.
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Thank you Shad and Knights Watch for suffering so we all don't have to. always very informative, thank you.
It’s called a fairytale for a reason. The concept of love at first sight, just like the idea of the prince in shining armor riding up on a white horse to save the damsel in distress or even to woo her, it’s kind of something as a young child we could see it and it inspired and created dreams. It’s magical. Changing that idea seems like it would actually remove all of the magic…?
Ariel: "What's a fire? And why does it... what's the word? Buuuuuurn!"
Also Ariel: "The sky was filled with fire!"
Continuity error? Ariel doesn't know what a fire is.... Why would she think the fireworks were fire?
Also, another stupid plot point: Ariel has amnesia and her mind roams whenever the kiss is brought up... Like, what tf was the point of that? Was it meant to make Eric look like the bad guy? Eric was the first prince who actually had personality, and they just totally ruined it....
Misread the thumbnail as "complete carp".
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Apparently, there's a legit reason Ariel was a redhead: red and green compliment each other.
Also, I realize something: As a kid, when one of the sea worms in Ursula's garden latched onto Ariel's wrist was creepy.
But now I get it: That was one of the merfolk pulling Ariel back from Ursula, like a mute, "STOP! DON'T GO CLOSER TO HER!! GET OUT OF THIS PLACE!! LEAVE!! GO BACK, GO BACK!!!"
Unimpressed Australians, i love it. keep up the watch
I’m glad I can spend two hours watching this, instead of spending 2 hours watching the film itself. I’m positive this reviews is more enjoyable anyways
The movie's so dark because it's ashamed in itself.
You needed 2 hours to talk about how bad a 2 hour movie is and needed to put spoiler alert for a movie about a tale so old and well known. Oh yes this is going to be fun to watch!
Also, probably unintended pun, Little Mermaid and deep dive, heheh
In "Kiss the Girl" the lyrics in the original are "It don't take a word, not a single word, go on and kiss the girl" and they changed it to "Use your words and ask her". A lot less romantic to say the least.
Shad dropping a "sucks balls" off the rip shows how fighting mad brother man can get
Poor Tyranth. Stay strong men
In the original, there are sequel movies where you learn how Ariel’s the youngest of seven daughters and they all had one mom who was killed by humans and that sparked Triton’s hatred of humans.
I rarely pray for things to fail. I pray for truth, justice, the exposure of evildoers and liars... I have literally called on God to box-office bomb this movie. And will continue to.
Also, Les Poisson was the funniest part of the original movie! Apparently, Disney hates comedy as much as romance.
Sameee i was praying for this movie to fail too!!
I'm not surprised there are specific scenes of adults/men apologising to the main female character. It's becoming a common trope that main female character learn nothing and can do no wrong and that a figure of authority has to apologise. Turning Red also did this.
Love at first sight does happen. Happened to me with my husband and we have been together for 18 years now, married for 15. The day i met him i went home and told my mom "I met the man I'm going to marry". And i did. ❤
I am EXTREMELY SORRY that you boys had to endure that burning pile of garbage! 😮❤
And now that I think of it, Twilight may have actually been the better love story here. 😳
"The Age of A Better Love Story Than Twilight is over. The time of the Stories That Wish They Were Twilight is upon us." - some ugly orc, probably.
When you say 'Twilight' is a Better Love Story, we're in trouble.
@@BrokensoulRider Yes. We ARE in trouble. That was the point of my comment. Disney has gone Scorched Earth on almost everything they bought or already owned, and if the financial reports are anything to go by (and they are a fairly reliable barometer for the most part), it seems most people don't want to be talked down to, insulted, brow-beat, and told their always the problem, they don't want somebody's ideology shoved down their throats, and they certainly don't want two dimensional characters who are automatically better than everyone at everything the second they walk into a room simply for checking all the correct political/ideological boxes. Sony's "Spider-Man" MCU movie proved it. Top Gun Maverick proved it. The Super Mario Movie proved it. Even the recent Jurassic Misadventure Movies have proved it. Lots of movies have made lots of money by NOT bending the knee to all this DEI/Identity Politics/Leftist Gender Ideology dribble. People vote with their hard earned money and if your movie fails spectacularly the way this one, most of Pixar's offerings over the last few years have, and you keep putting out the same steaming piles of burning garbage with different titles, and different faces, and they continue to fail, maybe it's time to look in the mirror because clearly, you've lost touch with your cash supply.
They could have easily fixed the scene where the mermaids were cleaning the ocean of the shipwreck debris. Rather then having the mermaids seem heartless for the deaths of the sailors, they could have had the sailors throwing their trash in the ocean. Rather then a tragic accident leading to their deaths, it would have made the human sailors the bad guys.
Fundamentaly worse & broken, in every aspect whatsoever - The Movie / No reason to exist Edition
Disney: 🤡 "This will make all the money there is!"
Karma: 😵💫 "I surrender, my mind is broken..."
I think all the disney live action remakes are military mandated tests for new torture tactics.
Also if we were really changing the location to the Carribean woudlnt it be more accurate to make her look aztec or Incan?
Taino (Puerto Rican/Cuban native) would make the most sense. Aztecs are further inland and Incans are down in Peru.
But then you have that awkward question of how do you get a prince in the Caribbean? Governor’s son, sure. But then the wokies have to grapple with making the colonizer the love interest.
No. Not defending anything specific from the movie, but this comment ain’t it. It’s really off location.
@@84rinne_moo Megara is more right then me, though the basic look would be similiar, the Taino were a tribe who occupied those areas and if you were to argue a "prince" it would be based on the taino tribe chiefs son or some such.
@@lisaumiko4448 Yes that person may be correct, but respectfully you weren’t correct at all, to be accurate there. As far as a prince, my view is this is a made up world so if they want to make a kingdom with a prince, they can. I’m not sure why you care if it’s set in the Caribbean anyway or not. This isn’t a historical tale of a real person or anything.
@@84rinne_moo They made a point in the video, about changing the location of the setting to help with the new race changes in casting and characterization, I was only commenting on even wiht that arguement youd end up with a more South American Native look then you would with African look in the carribean. In this case Taino since I was mistaken on a more local tribe. It simply a comment on how even if you were to argue the location change the characters are still most likely wrong.
1:31:40 In the original Disney animation, I'm fairly certain it's Max who finds Ariel first, and he gets Eric and brings him to her. This would have been a nice callback to Ariel helping save Max earlier. Instead it's some rando who has no reason to not do something terrible to this vulnerable young woman instead.
Never forget: they're not out of touch. They know you loved the original, and they know you'll hate the new one.
But they must destroy.
Amazes me people don’t actually realise this. They want to destroy everything we love, and essentially… us.
@@TheDreamfinder99 I'm mad at Disney for gaslighting my friend to be a blind idiot for liking this bullshit.
It has to be intentional. No one can continuously fail this bad by accident.