STOP CALLING THE LITTLE MERMAID MISOGYNISTIC (please)

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[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

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[@tristanpetty7173]

The thing about the changing of Ursula's song really hits the nail on the head my issues with the overall remake thing. Like, she's the villain manipulating the hero. You're not supposed to agree with her. Hello? I really hate it when people keep doing that with older animated family films. Like they say the live action remakes are "more mature and edgy" but they come as more pandering and like you said, children could figure out the context of the original.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yep...we need more media literacy not less and playing down to kids can't be helping.

[@AdarableKitten]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff disney needs to go back to their roots and stop pandering to the media and stop making kids out to be stupid when kids are very smart. also taking words out actually creates the issue they want to avoid by removing the main context. Ursula is clearly a evil character so i hate when they take the Evil out of Evil Characters.

[@anamembrives3411]

In that sense we had it better in Spain, because all the lyrics were the same as the original movie😂👌🏼

[@Crawlingdreams418]

I'm scared of what they're going to do with frollo in their remake, with this in mind

[@tristanpetty7173]

@@Crawlingdreams418 I don't want to even think about it. And they would have no excuse because that film was already pretty damn dark.

[@noahhutchins5164]

Yes, I hate when people say, "Ariel gave up her voice for some d@#$"." Like, did you not watch the first 15 minutes of the movie? She sang part of your world BEFORE she even knows Eric exists. She'd been collecting human artifacts for, presumably, years and was tired of just observing from afar. Meeting Eric was just the catalyst that gave her the final push to stop dreaming about the human world and actually do it. My only gripe about the animated movie is that Ariel sort of has other people fix her mistakes. While she understands her mistake, she's taken out of the climax a bit too fast so that Eric is the one who has to take out Ursula. Personally, I think this story also is about responsibility and how you still have to be careful with the decisions you make for your life. If you're not, your actions will have consequences.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yep, I do like how Ariel is the first Disney princess to save her dude's life and they both risk their lives for each other no questions asked.

[@noahhutchins5164]

@AveryTalksAboutStuff Also, Eric gives major Fred Jones energy, but I think Eric is more likeable. He's just a slightly awkward, brash man who loves with his full heart and will respect you at all costs

[@holly.5440]

I would say Eric isn't even the catalyst - it's her father. When Triton destroys her cavern and rejects her because of her interest in human culture he pushes her to run away and leave for the surface.

[@LeBasfondMusic]

Ding ding ding

[@l_ifeefi_l1998]

Its just the reality. U cant do everything urself. Ones abilities is limited. Thats y strength lies in numbers. Hallerial is an undertone of a superhero back in the 1940s where shes so good and flawless. She doesn't need no training with navigating a ship or hesitation with societal norms. She just do it.

[@THATGuy5654]

So Ariel was basically just an otaku nerd. That fits... surprisingly well.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Lol, pretty much

[@veronica-mew]

Wow, I can't believe I never thought of it like that. Now I need a Part of Your World parody sung by a weeb who wants to go to Japan.

[@sharpaycutie2]

Okay let’s not get crazy 😂 she was just curious 😂😂

[@thatwordjr2309]

The CGI talking fish, alongside the real Jodi Benson in the very opening of my Little Mermaid VHS copy really brings me back... Ariel's my personal favorite Disney Princess, and I thank you for reviewing the 1989 version, since I don't care about the latest 2023 remake. You should take on the animated TV series that's based on the movie's popularity sometime. :)

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you! I need to cover the show for sure!

[@-lorepheus-]

I mean to be fair, if she'd written "Hi, my name is Ariel. I was a mermaid but a half-squid witch gave me legs for 3 days. Oh, & the grumpy crab here is Sebastian!" on a piece of paper, that carriage would've taken her right to "St. Loony's Seaside Asylum".

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Fair point lol

[@DrawciaGleam02]

I think that might be why an amnesia plot was added in the live action movie..... to stop complaing about the "writing loophole"

[@-lorepheus-]

@@DrawciaGleam02 Which actually opened up a real, big loophole, since Ursula doesn't mention Ariel's memory loss spell as another condition she must endure. Which would actually make the contract invalid (at least on Ursula's side). I know, it's magic & all, but they took over the part from the original where Ursula is shielded from Triton's power, cause the agreement in its basic format is a fair one. Yes, Ursula sabotages her later but, as mentioned, this was AFTER Ariel had agreed to the basic terms & conditions. It was simple - Human for 3 days. True love's kiss before sunset, if not: back to being a mermaid belonging to Ursula. Obstacles & difficulties were inevitable & what happens between becoming human & day 3 is "none of the contract's business". In this movie, she's even bound by blood, so every condition should've been clear or else it would backfire in some way. They could have addressed this "issue" by just making her write her name first & then that she's a mermaid, w/ everyone going like "Oh, dear, Ariel... Poor thing... you must've been in the sun far too long." That's it. If you REALLY must explain it, make the character try before she realizes how crazy it must sound to them. But why not create another illogical obstacle, unnecessarily stretching the plot? If you try to find logic in a fairytale as a writer/filmmaker, it means you do not understand the very essence of a fairytale at all, you do not believe in its magic, symbolistic language &, worst of all, the imagination & fantasy of your audience.

[@em.green3429]

Please do ALLLLLLLLLLL the Disney

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I will do more Disney I promise!

[@tristanpetty7173]

Can you do both Fantasias? Or would those be difficult to react to considering they're light on dialogue?

[@taureansmithpartee]

This is why this version is so much better than the live action remix. Chef Louie is my favorite character from this movie, he makes me laugh every time I see him or hear the song he sings. And Pat Carroll is the best Ursula voice ever, rest in peace.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Agree!

[@whattaffy1426]

What if the dress that doesnt suit her complexion was done on purpose to show how she’s still acclimating to a new culture and society?

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oooh, I like this idea! She's not in any blue tones which look great on her to symbolize her being a literal fish out of water.

[@whattaffy1426]

Yup, they put her in blue tones during the date tho.

[@alexklepp6479]

I remember that intro with Jodi Benson and the fish. Also, the criticisms the film has received are so ridiculous. I know many have already said the same but it does bear repeating that Ariel did not give up her voice for a man as she was fascinated with the human world before seeing Eric and she only went to see Ursula because of her fight with Triton. Also, there may be a little bias as Ariel was one of my first crushes. I remember really feeling uneasy and creeped out at two scenes in particular. The first was when Triton destroyed Ariel's grotto as that was definitely crossing the line and when Ursula became giant. I actually was able to see this film in theaters for a rerelease as I wasn't born when it originally released (that gives you an idea of how old I am) and it was my younger sister's first film.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah I totally agree. Most of the critique comes from the era of buzzfeed calling all of Disney sexist.

[@tristanpetty7173]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff I think in general, people tend to look at most bad faith media criticism as word of law without making their own judgement. It's pathetic really

[@transp0rter1]

I'm male, and when I fell in love for the first time? I was totally histrionic & singleminded too. It's called desire, folks: male, female, when we want someone, we want someone. The End.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you for normalizing not gendering human feelings...it's such a pervasive problem for men and women to only identify women with being emotionally driven.

[@transp0rter1]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Men fall in love all the time! Sheesh. If anything, men are very driven by desire, in many ways- more than women. But we all are, in different ways.

[@DrawciaGleam02]

Isn't there a phrase "doing something stupid because you're h*rny"???

[@transp0rter1]

@@DrawciaGleam02 haha, not p.c. but true! It's called nature. Human nature. It's what perpetuates the species..

[@tjsmith5276]

So the song "Part of Your World" was almost cut because producers thought that kids wouldn't be able to sit still for the duration of it, eh?... Ladies and gentlemen, this is why it's important to not think of only the kids when making cartoons. It's a good thing the filmmakers thought of older audiences when making the movie. Seems like modern Disney has the attitude that animation is only for kids and as a result, their movies suck.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

And it's worth noting that I, and undiagnosed ADHD child was always transfixed by the song.

[@Blu_Grimgator]

12:10 I'm actually rehearsing for the stage show right now and you're correct that He believes that humans killed Ariel's Mother. Basically Ursula says that Ariel cant trust her father because he thinks humans are all evil and they killed her mother, to which Ariel realizes that if humans didn't off her mom, *then who did?* Ursula did... (Again, At least in the stage version)

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Ahhh, I see. Ursula would be petty like that. 😅 Good luck in the show!

[@freedompancakes301]

Yes! Thank you. Many people who make those types of criticisms don’t understand Ariel’s character and what she means to so many people. Howard Ashman specifically chose to have her sing Part of Your World before meeting Prince Eric. Ariel’s journey is about identity/wanting the highs and lows of a life you don’t have. So many people can relate to that. Yeah Ariel is obviously impulsive, but it makes sense that she would be so desperate to get what she wants that she chooses to make the deal with Ursula. Ariel’s agency, determination, and ambition are not only what makes her a good role model, but is something fundamental to the even the original story by Hans Christian Andersen. Also Prince Eric in deed is the ultimate Disney himbo.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I love the headstrong fish lady and her himbo husband! 😍 I totally agree with everything you said.

[@only257]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuffthe remake was terrible it wasn’t like the original movie they kept the original storyline and failed to add on it on the plus side hailey was great though 😊

[@chaosinrush4033]

That bit with the talking fish unlocked a core memory holy cow

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I know I was so happy to find that clip!

[@hannahbrennan2131]

Same!

[@CreativeWitchArt]

Eric saving his dog makes him the true hero of the movie alone

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Love that himbo sailor man.

[@amandahealey2216]

THAT'S IT! From now on, I'm headcannon Ariel as autistic. Also, Disney made a prequel film in 2008, and it confirms that Ariel's mom was killed by humans. More specifically, pirates.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I can definitely see her being Neurodivergent representation!

[@beethovensfidelio]

Considering Hans Christian Andersen himself was autistic, and the little mermaid could be seen as an avatar of Hans, the same could apply to Ariel in the Disney film.

[@amandahealey2216]

@@beethovensfidelio That is true. Huhn, I've never thought of it that way before.

[@roux823]

The way I used to sing that gasp every time growing up lol “She’s our sister Arie…Gasp”

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Those poor girls had their fish souls leave their bodies. 😅

[@serenitymoon825]

I'm a little embarassed to admit this, but the sheer nostalgia of those talking fish at the beginning made me cry. It also hit me that I haven't watched my Little Mermaid VHS in almost 20 years because I no longer own a VCR

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Don't be embarrassed! Nostalgia is a powerful thing! It gets to all of us. 🙂

[@Yuryouko]

Fun fact about all the "gave up her voice for a man". Here in Brazil, when se sings "wanna see 'em dancin'" was 1st translated to "wanna see A MAN dancing" in the subbed version. About 2 years latter some of the songs were recorded again and some parts were "fixed". This part of the song I mentioned was then changed to "wanna see A COUPLE dancing". I think it says a lot. That's not something a reccording studio will make out of nowhere. Things like that have to be commitioned by Disney. And to have that line changed shows that from the start she wasn't supposed to be worried about a man or love. She wanted to see the human world and that's it!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yep, I find it so diminishing when content that's been empowering girls and women for decades gets "fixed" when there isn't anything wrong with it and we all know there's other stuff that could use an updated that it won't be given.

[@WishfulThinkingArt]

I love this movie for a few reasons. It not only spurred my love of mermaids, but I relate so heavily to Ariel’s strained relationship with Triton. My own dad has never done a good job supporting my interests (matter of fact, he tends to joke about them a lot, which is hurtful), but he has also done a lot to provide and prepare me and my siblings with a good life. Plus, the music is unbelievable and I’m pissed to hear that Disney+ nearly removed a documentary about one of their most important music men and story men. Without Howard, we would not have classic songs or story beats for “Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Okay, rant over, haha! But please do more Disney movies! They’re so much fun to go over!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thanks for watching and I'm sorry your dad doesn't get you.

[@SavouryGalette]

Them almost removing that documentary about the male musicians of Disney speaks volumes about our current climate in filmmaking.

[@MrSupertallblackman]

At the risk of having my comment blocked. I a black would like to weigh in on the problem with the remake and other movies that cast the way it does. As you are already in the industry I don't have to tell you that every bit of the production is meticulously looked over including the casting so Ariel being cast the way she was is not an accident and it's just happenstance that she's black. I'm not saying she's not talented she is but she was cast for a reason and her skin color is one of them. As a black person i find things like this completely insulting. For both disney and future writers instead of try to turn white characters black how about you just highlight and develop characters that were always black. We don't need your hand me down characters. Just like how you think it's insulting that little girls won't be able to distinguish between something the villain says in a song meant to manipulate. It is equally insulting to think that black people can not relate or connect with to people of other races. Consider the following when the inevitably remake the Princess and the Frog at no point will anyone think that the princess in that should be played by a white woman.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm definitely not speaking for anyone in the black community here and I definitely understand the feeling of being pandered to. To be clear, when I gave the warning I was only speaking to the right wing white people that I've seen complaining about diversity online since the movie was announced. That's completely separate from the valid experiences of bipoc consumers feeling belittled by Disney.

[@Tea_Noire]

I am also a black woman, and don't have an issue with Halle's casting in the remake. For one, casting POC in "white" roles has been done before (see the Brandy Rodgers and Hammerstein Cinderella from the 90s where Brandy, a black actress, played Cinderella, among other black characters as well, and a Filipino played Prince Charming) but this only recently became a talking point for some reason, but black people in Hollywood are usually majority casted or written as slaves/oppressed people in the 50s in Oscar bait films, people in Africa, thugs, single moms in the projects, drug dealers, borderline racist comedic relief or wise shaman type characters to the white protag who barely get any screen time. Now that a black woman gets a role as big as a Disney Princess, now all of a sudden, people have an issue? Even though this was done before?? Maybe it is demeaning, maybe it is a hand-me-down (despite fairy tale roles like tlm or Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty or Snow White being a collection of tropes that could take place in any country and are race neutral)but for once, we're getting a black woman in a role that's not a stereotype stemming from the Jim Crow era, and that's a step forward in the right direction. Yes, we can relate to characters of any race, but it's nice to see us represented more in a flattering role on screen. Bottom line, I don't see an issue with it.

[@finland4ever55]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff I agee. Many POC HATE racebending. Heck, even lots of white people who dislike it may hate whitewashing too, you never know. I have white friends who hate changing anyone's race, white or not. I think you should have claified you meant nutty people rather than just anyone, because that's whatpr-racebenders will do.... call everyone who dislikes racebending racist

[@finland4ever55]

Sorta off topic but not: The black community is extremely anti-Asian, specifically Japanese. I'm black and am disappointed. When peole do black edits and there's criticism, they're like "YoU cAn Be BlAcK aNd jApAnEse!!! RACIST RAAAAA! JAPANESE MAJORITY!" Ironically the "Japanese majority" I never hear anywhere else, but I also never hear this stuff from, say, Latinos if they make edits. And as I saw someone mention, they never make them look blasian, they completely erase all the physical Japanese traits and only keep the name, and they almost always look like stereotypes. And it's like, black Latino, and other dark skinned people do have anime characters that are canonically non Japanese and dark, or even mixed and dark. The first one who isn't just a dark skinned Japanese person the people want to claim as "absolutely black" is Michiko Malandro, who's half Japanese and half Brazilian. Enjoy her, heck enjoy even the dark skinned Japanese characters. Just don't erase their Japanese heritage. The black community should be ashamed because it's clear they hate Japanese people. So it's like, even POC hate each other.

[@finland4ever55]

@@Tea_Noire Snow White is actually tied to not her nationality (German) but skin (Her name IS SNOW WHITE), so she has to have pale skin no matter what race she is. White person? Latina? Black? East Asian, especially Japanese? Yes. If she has pale skin any race or nationality can work. PS: I know you disagee and that's your opinion, it's fine, but the "for once" thing isn't new. "For once"?: We have had been portrayed as normal people before: Brandy Cinderella, Madison fom My Scene, Shani from Polly Pocket, Storm from X Men, Black Panther, Wasabi from Big Hero 6, Taranee from WITCH, Aisha from Winx Club, those are some of them from the top of my head, and almost all from my childhood

[@marianhernandez6655]

They don't like when evil characters are evil smh.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Almost like bad guys are meant to do bad things.

[@kolbythurlow2422]

the real unsummed hero of all this is Max the dog

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yessss! Bless that dog he was the goodest boy.

[@kolbythurlow2422]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff he knew who Ariel was from the start, he knew Ursala was a fake and also bit her on the ass, Disney dogs he be SS Tier

[@MrBooone]

Man I’m so thankful I found your channel. Your videos are now my go to for comfy content I watch while hungover, eating food or just when I need something to watch 🙌 Your media takes are impeccable, and I wish I could make content as entertaining as yours

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you so much and welcome! You absolutely can make content if you have a passion for it...if I can anyone can. 🙂

[@MrBooone]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff I make content but I have like half the wit and charm you have, you're naturally very talented with words! Keep it up :D

[@ihatetheheat4524]

A lot of people who hate the original have either never seen the movie, haven't seen it In forever and just assume things or just never paid attention to it

[@tristanpetty7173]

I mean there are people even if they have seen it who have legitimate reasons to not like it. Which is fine. It's just annoying when people tend to get their criticisms off of certain articles on the internet when they could say "If you like it, great. It just wasn't for me."

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah I mean if you just don't like it that's valid...I just don't respect the argument that it's sexist or whatever. 😅

[@roderick8167]

I love the retro feeling you did in this video with the static of video tape this truly takes me back 😂🙌🔥, also yeah I haven't seen the 2023 little mermaid yet either I might go watch it before it leaves theaters or I'll wait until it comes to Disney+ idk I'm kind of tired of the live action remakes

[@SammyOmane]

Same here man I’m also getting tired with the Remakes…😮‍💨🐠

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I'm not a fan of the live actions and haven't seen one since beauty and the beast but I may watch it when it hits Disney plus.

[@k1988smith]

I'm waiting for it to drop on Disney Plus. I'm not paying my membership fee and a ticket price for Scuttlebutt

[@itsjayden8002]

0:33 There goes Mr. Turtle(A.K.A, The Best Character Of All Time To Ever Exist In The History Of Whole Entire World).

[@qwerty77772]

Ah, my birth year Disney movie! I've grown to like it more and more as I've gotten older. Despite everyone saying it was a kid's movie or a girl's movie, it was on the unintentionally eerie side to me as a kid. Things that made me tense up when I watched it include: -The setting at bottom of the sea -The creepy old sailor wagging the fish near the beginning -The shark -Scuttle being insane -Triton destroying Ariel's Grotto -Ursula, of course! A rather predatory villian for Disney -Ursula's garden -Flotsam and Jetsam for not being the usual goofy lackeys in an animated film -Chef Louie's cooking scenes with Les Poison -Flotsom and Jetsom's death with body parts left behind -Giant Ursula and the battle that ensues. This is one of two climaxes from Disney in which young me pondered 'There was bunch of singing animals eariler, how did we end up here?' -Ursula's death with body parts left behind On the lighter side, it did have Sebastion, who I enjoyed whenever he was on screen. I've since come to like all the things I listed. 'Les Poison' might be my favorite part in the movie now for it's black comedy. I would gleefully watch you do a Disney video marathon on all the films. You already got TLM and Icabod and Mr. Toad already done, 59 films left in the canon to go!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Agreed the body parts left behind were so gruesome and for what? I still to this day have a visceral reaction to Ursula getting straight up impaled with a ship.

[@only257]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuffthat was my favorite part of the movie 😊

[@jphaggerty9046]

Ariel has her special interests and spends a majority of the movie non-verbal, and Eric is a himbo with no idea how to respond to social cues... omg, are Ariel and Eric an actual neurodivergent power couple??

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yes and I will not be hearing otherwise 🔥

[@littlecutiekatyangel]

I just realized that Ariel is barefoot when the necklace with her voices and you can see some of the pieces of it on her feet but then after it turns to Eric and he says her name and it turns back to her, she has heels on and the all the necklace pieces are gone lol

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oh no continuity!!!

[@annafowdy]

Okay, that intro takes me back to when I had the film on VHS.

[@kokomelon6707]

I am so mad with the remake!! They've made too many changes. The only thing people are mad about that I'm not is the casting of Ariel. She's great!! All the other changes I hate. I also hate Ursula's makeup lol

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

You're not the only one who feels that way about the remake.

[@damaracarpenter8316]

The opening with Jodi and the goldfish 🥹🥹my childhood 😍😍😍

[@Angrenost02]

Ariel's misunderstood by her family because she's a nerd. I can relate.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

So relatable

[@beethovensfidelio]

I too can relate to people not understanding my special interests. But then again, my special interests don’t actively harm animals nor my family. A mermaid obsessed with the species that eats Ariel’s marine friends and killed her mother would understandably make her family and friends distressed and confused.

[@shelbymckinney8888]

OMG! I wasn't expecting this video! Its not my favorite Disney film but I can't act as if it doesn't have a special place in my heart.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I've wanted to talk about this movie for forever! Thought it was appropriate timing with the remake out.

[@shelbymckinney8888]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff There's this KZbin channel called Better With Bob that talks about the connections between some mermaid characters and autism and mentions Ariel as one them. He also mentions films like Splash and Aquamarine. Its a good video.

[@only257]

Huge fan of the 1989 Disney classic 😊

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Such a classic!

[@mikebeckett03]

Part of me wants to believe Triton caused the storm that hit Eric’s ship, unaware Ariel was there Perhaps they were too close to the mer people’s kingdom

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oooh, I never thought of it like that before. 😳

[@KatSpectra]

The Part of Your World being named after the repraise has been bugging me for a hot minute now.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I know the feeling 😭

[@JP-eh4ee]

In the Kiss the girl song. Ariel is the one who wants the kiss, she needs to kiss Prince Eric for the spell, not just because she finds him attractive.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah and like out of context I guess it can sound bad and I appreciate the sentiment but I really don't think it's bad in context.

[@JP-eh4ee]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff agreed

[@atotalfiasco4213]

I hated Ariel through my childhood solely because my sister loved her and I grabbed onto literally any claims that Ariel was a bad character and any "criticism" that would justify my very stupid hatred of her. Now? I adore her, I see so much of myself in her. She's in love with so much that no one else around her understands and it kind of outcasts her. It would make sense that this kind of isolation would drive her away from her home, Eric just happened to be the point Ursula drove home in her manipulation. I'm very glad I outgrew my original viewpoints about The Little Mermaid, it's a charming story and there's so much to appreciate.

[@icomeandgobybubble87]

Yes, the third movie explains that her mother was killed by pirates.

[@kokomelon6707]

We actually see Ariel's mother's death in the prequel!!! I honestly love the little mermaid plus it's prequel and sequel. I own all three on DVD. We get such a deeper look into Ariel's sisters in the prequel too. But yeah Ariel's mother was killed by a pirate ship after trying to save one of her daughters

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's so sad!! 😭 I have the little mermaid in my VHS collection because like Ariel I'm a huge nerd.

[@isthecarpetcomfortable9410]

13:55 literally same. English is not my native language, so I watched a dubbed version as a child. Nonetheless it was pretty much directly translated. But even then, I never once thought that the things Ursula said should be taken as legit advice, AND, I also remembering thinking that men rarely take women seriously and see them as conceited or taking too much space if they talk too much, only viewing them as objects that should just sit there and look pretty. And growing up as a woman, I certainly have experienced that. I was made aware of issues like these when I was very young though, for better or for worse. My mom wanted to make me as prepared and aware as possible for ‘’the real world’’ so to speak, so I remember her talking me through these societal issues from when I was very young. Either way, I feel like it was a very… dumb decision to remove those lines in the remake. Ursula is supposed to be manipulative af, and I too do not like the implication that younger audiences won’t understand that.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah at least with Kiss the Girl I can see what they were trying to do even if I don't personally see it as necessary...but making the bad guy less bad is just mind boggling to me.

[@jz-meister5343]

This video was so good! While I know about The Little Mermaid and probably watched it as a kid, I don’t remember ever watching it 🤣 Also - you putting “please” in parentheses in the title gave me a good laugh. 🤣😊

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you! I thought someone might appreciate that. 😅

[@DiegoSketches]

The Latín Spanish version of The Little Mermaid has a drag Queen voicing Ursula

[@wilesnailspower9781]

One question I always had with this movie was, can Eric understand the sea creatures too or can the sea creatures just talk? I understand why Ariel can understand them but it always threw me off that Eric learns her name from Sebastian.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I think they can all just talk but the humans don't know that. It's a very valid question.

[@maddoxdilts9204]

Videos like this on the Disney renaissance movies would be dope!!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I'll get working on it!

[@darlingkorexo]

THANK YOU

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you for watching!

[@cameronjim2983]

Ah man, the opening. Nostalgia.

[@AGothNamedWednessday]

First I wanna say, you unlocked a memory of that intro to the VHS tape, I forgot that existed 2nd I loved this video, THANK YOU 3rd this is how I feel about Cinderella. I'm so fucking sick of people saying that movie is misogynistic and that she waited for a prince to save her like UM DID YOU WATCH THE FIRST HALF OF THE MOVIE????? She is the victim of emotional and physical abuse, no she cannot "just leave" WHERE WOULD SHE GO? THATS NOT HOW THAT WORKS! And she didn't wait for a prince to save her, she didn't even go to the ball for the Prince, she went because she wanted a night off and to wear a beautiful dress and have fun, SHE DIDNT EVEN KNOW SHE WAS DANCING WITH THE PRINCE UNTIL LATER 🤬 It bothers me because it's just bad media literacy and people agree because it's the popular opinion and the ✨ "feminist" ✨ opinion, and so to disagree with it makes you anti-feminist and misogynistic instead of ACTUALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THE MOVIE AND ANALYZING THE TEXT AND TONE AAAAAA Ok 😩😤 I'm done lol. Great video 10/10

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you so much! I've said the same thing about Cinderella for years and don't worry because that video is definitely coming!

[@madamplatypus313]

Also preach! It particularly worries me when people do that to the films where the villains aren’t monsters or wizards or something, just toxic people. Ursula’s magic, so her actions are removed from real life experiences, but there are plenty of abusive parents like Lady Tremaine out there.

[@Tea_Noire]

I think people calling this movie, and tbh a lot of other classic Disney movies miSogYnisTiC are either projecting their own issues, or have zero media comprehension skills. For one, Ariel sang Part of Your World BEFORE she met Eric, but even if it was after, the girl was 16; all she had was an innocent crush, and her father overeacted by destroying all the things she loved, and she justifiably, out of anger, went to go see Ursula after. Yes, it was stupid and reckless on her part, but you mean to tell me you were a perfect and mature person at 16 who would've made logical, sound decisions if someone were to go destroy everything you loved too? Like, please cut the girl some slack, Jesus Christ.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Exactly this!

[@beethovensfidelio]

The problem wasn’t that Ariel had a crush. It was that she had a crush on a HUMAN, the species responsible for eating Ariel’s marine friends and killing Triton’s wife. If Ariel was in love with a merman, Triton wouldn’t have mind, since he said “Who could the lucky merman be?”.

[@madamplatypus313]

PREACH!!!❤

[@marianneshepherd6286]

I loved the new live action film. They did a really good job at showing Ariel and Erics compatibility as explorers/adventurers. My only plot grip with the film was that there seems to be a sibling conflict between Triton and Ursula, which I couldn't figure out (like I wanna see that family tree). It would've made more sense if Ursula was the last of her kind, and her plot to overtake the Mercommunity was just revenge for a conflict her people had with Tritons people. I hope that with the live action, we get a part 2 because there were big questions around Eric and his origins as well ❤

[@TheHalloweenSpirit]

Ursula being Ariel's aunt was in the original movie draft but was cut in the final script, then the Broadway musical rescue the concept and the live-action remake also get it Like old royal families, Ursula's father leave the Atlantica throne to his brother Triton instead of her, her envy and malice ego grow through the years until be a potential threat against the crown, so she was banned from the royal kingdom and from her own family

[@queerqueen098]

So I havnt watched the video yet but YESSSSS. Can you please do a similar video with belle as well (only if you want to of course)? Since Emma Watson decided that belle wasn't feminist enough for some reason which bugged me so much

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yep! That one's in the works!

[@queerqueen098]

​@@AveryTalksAboutStuff awesome! Can i recommend karolina zebroska and berdanette banner's youtube channel for their videos on corsets about how corsets wearnt actually restrictive at all and so Emma's decision to not wear a corset is just actually super bizzare?

[@ChasoGod]

Changing 'Kiss the Girl' was pointless. The whole point of the song is to convince Eric to kiss Ariel, but he is holding out for the mystery girl who rescued him not knowing she is sitting right there in front of him. Ariel NEEDS the kiss of true love to remain human or else she becomes a SLAVE/Property to Ursula by the end of the third sunset. After that Eric actually decides he's in love with Ariel and gives up on the mystery woman, symbolized by him throwing the flute he's been playing the song on into the ocean, before Ursula disguised as Vanessa enchants him with an appearance similar to Ariels and Ariels own voice. In 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' removing the last verse of the son is a big detriment to Ursulas character, she is #1 the villain so you shouldn't be taking what she said as truth and #2 she is really trying to convince Ariel that she DOESN'T NEED her voice to get Eric to fall in love with her to get the kiss. Ursula is a deal maker, at first she was playing the kind maternal and empathetic roll to lure Ariel in to the deal but then when the price for the spell came up and made Ariel start to have second thoughts Ursula had to really push it to sell the spell. Also it was important that Eric be the one to kill Ursula. Him steering the ship to impale the witch to defend the girl he loves is nessecary, Triton was powerless and useless forced to watch as Ursula was about to kill Ariel then seeing a human risk their life to save his daughter redeemed humans. 11 years prior to this Triton had to watch helplessly as human pirates murdered his wife, so seeing a human rescue his youngest daughter and the one who looks the most like his late wife is important.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

This...all of this!!

[@AlexisSirena]

The thing is, they are completely right about the kids not understanding the scheme and thinking Ursula was telling the truth. The other thing is, they made her lair and the fight so dark and scary, that, in a lot of countries, the film is outright banned from being screened to children of an age that would not comprehend Ursula's trick. Lol. Obv Germans for an example are extremely racist, but EVERY cinema and their websites have huge banners by now telling people that both The Little Mermaid (as well as Mario) are not to be watched by preschoolers, even under supervision. BY LAW. I myself witnessed an unaware lady with a group of children, two of which weren't old enough, being turned away at the box office. And the most infuriating part to me is, they could have seen it coming, bc Beauty and The Beast had the same issue, except the Beast is needed for the story, Ursula's skull filled darkroom isn't. (I am so sorry for the tangent!)

[@Ahturos]

I just watched The Remake. The parts of Kiss the girl was not any changes, just a way to say it. Original "There is one way to ask her It don't take a word Not a single word Go on and kiss the girl" Remake" Use your words boy and ask her If the time is right And the time is tonight Go on and kiss the girl" I don´t understand the change there, but they did change Poor unfortunate soul becuse Ursula dose´t use contracts only dose her thing and well okay. I just think they simplefied Ursula so much and toke away TONS of her uniqeness and personalllity. If something I think she suffered the most in the remake. I really like Eric, I will defend him as a very nice and humble prince character. I don´t even see him as a prince, more like a rich kid. I actually like the pink dress, sure green would be wonderful but I do like the blue one. This movie got so many layers that I think people just want to look over and not consider. Oh well thier lose, I love TLM it´s a great movie to this day.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thanks for the info on the new movie. It's a shame that Ursula got watered down because she's one of the best Disney villains in my book.

[@AdarableKitten]

Ariel's mom dead by human is in the movie Ariel's beginning. its cannon

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Good to know!

[@lizan2678]

As a trans woman with enormous nostalgia for Disney films, it feels almost... too obvious... to say that this is the Disney film that resonates with me most strongly, but what can I say? It's been my favorite Disney film since forever and... yeah, Ariel's complicated relationship with her father hits close to home. Part of Your World is the greatest Disney song ever written, this film is beautiful. ALSO, on a lighter note, I remember the VHS opening with the fish! I think Jodi Benson promoted Pepper Ann during it? And eeeee, having the Jodi Benson Part of Your World music video on the side during the credits of that same VHS is something I remember dearly.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

This movie is just great! Howard Ashman really put his heart into it. 💛

[@k1988smith]

I'm waiting for the movie to come to Disney Plus. Remakes happen but the Disney ones have been lazy. I don't want to increase the boxoffice for the movie!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I hear that, we've had way too many remakes.

[@jasonhill8506]

Haily Bailey should be in a better movie. She really good

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I've heard that feedback from others who've seen the new movie.

[@beethovensfidelio]

Halle Bailey has “The Color Purple” movie musical this year!

[@jasonhill8506]

@@beethovensfidelio I can't wait to see it when it comes out

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@jasonhill8506 It will come this Christmas.

[@yourpalal4596]

3:16 🤜🤛 Also, yes, if there's a person that would risk their life to save a pet because they're family... that person's probably a keeper. I will admit there was a certain critic several years ago that soured my thoughts on this movie, but my thoughts changed over the years (and so did hers, I believe). I think the queer allegory definitely helped me reappreciate it. Alan Menken has still made some great soundtracks, but I think his best stuff was definitely when he was teamed up with Howard Ashman. I don't know if it was ever discussed, but a part of me is curious if they were being considered for The Lion King's soundtrack... but as talented as they are, I don't know if they could beat what Tim Rice, Hans Zimmer, and Elton John created. We miss you, Howard.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

We definitely miss you Howard 💛 they probably were up for the lion king but I think they approve of the soundtrack we got. 🙂

[@samih5916]

I have actually never seen The Little Mermaid before and I had no idea that Ursula was based on a drag queen and I thought Eric is a great character and husband material for Ariel. I also have never seen the live action version of The Little Mermaid and it doesn't bother me when they casted a black woman for Ariel, like I don't care what colour or race they cast people in a movie or TV show as long as they are really good and talented in acting, singing or dancing. Some Disney animated movies I suggest you to react to is Aladdin and The Lion King as well as the live action version and also the Toy Story trilogy too.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I highly recommend watching this version all the way through. And thanks for the recommendations.

[@samih5916]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff will do and you're welcome Avery.

[@FunFilmFare]

@14:11-@15:06 The Ariel casting controversy reminds me of a childhood incident. Back in high school I fancasted "Emily Windsnap" (also about mermaids). People hated me suggesting a Hispanic actor as Emily's merman dad, and instead suggested a bunch of White/Anglo actors instead. Like I guess mermaids can't be Black. Or Hispanic🙄. Overall great video!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thanks for watching and sharing your experience!

[@wig.snatcher]

It's not about black mermaids it's about race swapping a nostalgic character that has an established look and has been present in pop culture for 40 years

[@FunFilmFare]

Yeah but with “Emily Windsnap” there was no race swapping, because nobody in that series has a confirmed race to start with. In a way the incident with my fancast is even more racist than Ariel. Emily’s dad has no confirmed race or real world culture, so why should everyone insist he’s White? By the way “Emily Windsnap” has been around for 20 years, that’s plenty of nostalgia too.

[@shaunsteele6926]

in the case of the Little Mermaid, it's actually a 200+ year old Danish folktale. So yeah, having an African or Hispanic mermaid in that role wouldn't make much sense.

[@finland4ever55]

@@wig.snatcher Exactly. I've seen lots of POC who don't like racebending, but to the pro-racebenders, they're simply traitors. Guess I'm a traitor to those people then. And not everyone who criticizes racebending is racist, like I don't like racebenfding ANYONE.Making a POC white, a white person not, I don't like it. Both of them need to stop.

[@beethovensfidelio]

Had the filmmakers of “The Little Mermaid” kept the deleted alternate ending, it would have given Ariel a much needed redemption arc, since Ariel’s apology in the deleted scene is a lot more *sincere* (only after she regains consciousness does she tearfully say to her father, *”Oh, Daddy. Daddy, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you...”):* kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHeTkH2BrrV2racm29s . According to the film’s audio commentary track, the alternate ending was cut because then-Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg had just seen the 1988 action film “Die Hard”, and he told “The Little Mermaid” directors John Musker and Ron Clements to make the ending *”more like ‘Die Hard’” (“Guys, guys, I want to see more ‘Die Hard’!”).* YES, REALLY! In other words, Katzenberg wanted to make the climax more epic, which explains why Ursula becomes gigantic in the final film. Damn you, Jeffrey Katzenberg! 😤 At least the Broadway version gave Ariel more agency in the climax as she kills Ursula by breaking Ursula’s conch shell into the ground, and Ariel’s apology to her father is a lot more genuine as she tells him *”I’ve caused you so much trouble. Can you ever forgive me?”:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/boqmfaivodF5aqMm40s Also, in the live action remake, Ariel feels actual remorse when she says to Triton, *”I’m sorry, father. This is all my fault”,* in response to Ursula telling Triton that she and Ariel made a deal.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

DIE HARD?!

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff You read right! Even in the audio commentary track, John Musker said *”How do we get ‘Die Hard’ into ‘The Little Mermaid’?”.* My thoughts exactly, John! 😂

[@titanblade3706]

I love the aesthetic

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you!

[@Hopejoy29]

I always that human Ursula was pretty

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

She's a problematic beauty icon for sure lol

[@dunlopfamjam158]

New subscriber activated 😋

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you and welcome to the channel!

[@jeneehaviland5661]

Live action Triton is 100% Zaddy

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

😳😳😳😳

[@beethovensfidelio]

Javier Bardem is a handsome guy!

[@PaulonotPaul8]

I'm pretty sure I'm part Scuttle lol (also one of my fav characters). You can remember something like that from when you were 5? I'm lucky if I can remember anything from the past week! This was my favorite Disney movie until another movie about a girl who falls for a super hairy guy who's actually a cursed good lookin prince (the cursed and good lookin parts are relatable to me ) came along. Bem feito amiga 🙃

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Scuttle is great! RIP Buddy Hackett

[@Kelaiah01]

I have a potential explanation for why Ariel didn't write anything down for Eric: merpeople have a different written language than humans do. Now of course, that begs the question, "then why do we CLEARLY see both Ariel and Triton write down their own names in English?" There's an explanation for that too: remember in the movie Pocahontas, how the Native Americans spoke English just so the audience could understand them without having to resort to subtitles? I figure it could be the same for the merpeople: their written language is presented as English so the audience can understand what they're supposed to be writing down. Anyway, that's my explanation.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Ahhh, I see! That makes sense!

[@Kelaiah01]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Thank you very much! ❤ Glad you agree!

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@Kelaiah01 Except Ariel was able to understand Eric when he asked what her name was and if she wanted a tour of his kingdom. Ariel was also able to communicate in English when she got her voice back and said “Eric, I wanted to tell you”. There was no communication barrier between humans and merpeople. Unless Ariel can only write her name, her inability to write or speak English to Eric makes no sense.

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@Kelaiah01 At least “Splash” (1984) addressed the language barrier between mermaids and humans by showing how the mermaid Madison was unable to respond to Allen asking her if she speaks English since she actually speaks dolphin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIfGk2RuobRqY68 Of course thanks to the power of watching six hours of TV, Madison became fluent in English, so she could verbally communicate with Allen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqubZWt8e6ifeK8 Bonus points that “Splash” (1984) was produced by Disney (albeit released under the “Touchstone Pictures” banner), thus predating “The Little Mermaid” by five years!

[@annafowdy]

​@@beethovensfideliothat was a dolphin?

[@xfacade_productions]

12:12 in another movie of the little mermaid, "the little mermaid: ariels beginning" one that was a direct to video, her mother did in fact die due to humans. Its not exactly made up unless you.. dont want to count that movie as canon or something

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thanks for the info, I've actually never seen that one and genuinely just didn't know if it was real or not.

[@xfacade_productions]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff yeah thas fair, you're welcome !! >:D

[@chvrrvism3833]

if you think prince eric is husband material, just wait to see how much they elevated that shit in the live action because I SWEARRRRRRRR HE IS SO!!!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

They made Eric more babygirl in the live action???

[@chvrrvism3833]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff it’s hard not to love him 😔 trust

[@souljuicestudios4115]

What’s with the filter

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I was in a retro mood

[@souljuicestudios4115]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff oh, cool.

[@crissrudd4554]

You knew things were about to get majestic and real when that green FBI Warning screen appeared! Or that little 'beeping' code that would play during the black screen! 😉😉😉😉

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yes! I found a bunch of Disney VHS tapes at goodwill today and I'm so happy.

[@crissrudd4554]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Lucy finds! 👍👍👍 Proud of your progress and efforts with the cause and donations! Keep it up!

[@patrickmgaddis]

Disney and I are not on speaking terms. I can't believe they suspended my account because I had a reward sent to you! Come on Disney! It's called giving gifts to your friend! It's not like you lost anything! I spent all my points on those cards!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

😭😭😭 that's awful!

[@PaulonotPaul8]

Never thought about this movie as being misogynistic, but almost everybody needs somethin to complain about. I played the shit out of this soundtrack on tape tho...Under The Sea is an all-timer ☺

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It's just such a good movie I love it!

[@Qualimar]

Ariel was always my favourite Disney princess and partly because she's so flawed and so believably human (um... merpersonish?) Plus she's an awesome nerd. In contrast I find the hyper-perfect Belle rather hard to relate to.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I agree with you on Ariel totally!

[@beethovensfidelio]

I wouldn’t say Belle is perfect either, since she went inside the West Wing when she wasn’t supposed to; plus she felt terrible for outing the Beast to the angry mob, and for not coming earlier to the castle to save the Beast from Gaston. At least Belle genuinely admits to fault, whereas Ariel only apologized in the animated film because she got CAUGHT signing an unscrupulous contract (not for the unintentional harm that her actions caused towards others). Thankfully the live action remake of “The Little Mermaid” fixed this by having Ariel sincerely say “I’m sorry, father. This is all my fault” when Ursula shows Ariel’s bloody fish tail after making the deal with Ursula.

[@berniedavis6676]

the little mermaid's 3 Ariels' beginnings show how King Triton loses his wife.

[@pastorcodymitchell1456]

triton's great

[@daniellel230]

Happy pride month!!! I will for sure be contributing to the Trans Housing Coalition!!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Happy Pride Month! And thank you

[@Hopejoy29]

Thought

[@sasamichan]

The more I hear people complain about other people the more I I wonder is That REALLY what certain people think? or am I acutely in a 3rd POV because no one has ever actually acknowledged with MY POV I feel like Im a 3rd thing and that applies to like ANY topic not just this one. I often have a 3rd side that's kind of both sides. and never all the way one side. The rest of the world seems to view things as Left and Right , A and B, right and wrong but Im always like "Why not both?" And that's not about you exactly its more about how this is the 100th time Ive been in the "None of the above" opinion of issues that have two sides. I can't even say a 3rd opinion because both sides want me to be on THERE side. Any how I would be very much in to wanting to see you review Disney movies. and not just the Princess films but also 20 000 leagues under the sea, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Parent Trap The Shaggy Dog, The Absentminded Professor, the Apple Dumpling Gang, Make Mine Music, the Non-Princess animations. The TV shows the cartoons, the shorts, non-Disney stuff 80s cartoons, 90s cartoons Rather then saying "Review every thing" if you give me a subject like "Representation" or "Cartoons abased on movies" or "Things that got remade" or "Historically set" then give me a number I will come back with a list of names set to that subject that are that number long . I already have some play lists for some topics. If you just want to read an existing list. but If you don't care for a conversation then simply put, yes, please do other things. I have not watched every video you have but the right combination of other things and I'll hit it up. I'll talk about it.

[@conveniencestoreentertainm1968]

I know I am many videos behind on commenting but I been going through a bit and this is the chill vibe I needed. But what a hell of a video to come back on. I love your points and I don't see how this is MISOGYNISTIC. It seems like a fine movie and I growing up loved it and thought it really set itself apart from other movies at the time. And speaking as a trans Female that seems pretty right. Another AMAZING review Avery Keep up the fire work you straight up Girl Boss.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thanks Tilly! This was a long time in the making but I think it turned out pretty good. ☺️

[@rusted_ursa]

In re: 16:40 or thereabouts. I'll put it below the cut for anyone with a squick about anatomical talk. (But also I won't get too explicit.) I've said it before and I'll say it again. Merfolk have breasts. Breasts are for nursing your young. The only group that does that are mammals, and mammals do not breed like fish. Sure, they don't come up for air like dolphins or whales, but respiratory organs are one thing, and merfolk clearly have a mammal's reproductive system. Ergo, Ariel is not surprised by "the other part of human anatomy" she's just surprised that the sheath has been replaced by more hair. :P

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Ahh, that makes perfect sense.

[@sophiathedandilioness]

Oysters = undersea version of animal crackers?

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That sounds about right 👍

[@aspieangel1988]

Agreed! I’m so sick of Gen z labeling everything racist and misogynistic. They’re a bunch of bullies.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

To be fair, critiquing media that may or may not hold up by modern standards is important and anyone of any age bracket can have bad media literacy so I don't see it as a gen z specific problem.

[@beethovensfidelio]

It’s not a Gen Z thing. Even when “The Little Mermaid” came out in 1989, the movie was criticized by feminists, hence why Jeffrey Katzenberg hired Linda Woolverton to write the screenplay for “Beauty and the Beast”, since Jeffrey knew that Linda’s feminist sensibilities would make Belle less problematic than Ariel. Furthermore, when “Gone With The Wind” and “Song of the South” were released in theaters, they were protested by the NAACP for their racist portrayals of black people, so, again, criticizing racism and misogyny in the media is not a Gen Z thing.

[@ryancork7555]

I agree 110% I only am confused that they edited the 2023 due to pandering but seemingly accept pandering to race/gender/sex. If one isn't ok then the other isn't ok ... it was never about representation or exposing racist people but it did on all color spectrums. True representation showcases how amazing someone is bc of their talent and character... ones color or gender shouldn't be a factor otherwise that implies if one isn't that color or gender then theyre less than. Food for thought.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I mean I don't think for a second that Disney did it for altruistic purposes but I maintain that if you're white and see Ariel as less relatable because she's black or argue that her whiteness was central to the character than you have some work to do.

[@pastorcodymitchell1456]

great review and really made the "progressive" changes even worse but remember they don't care about u

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Again I think they casted Ariel well since I love Hallie's version of part of your world so no shade to her at all. Every Disney princess gets treated like they aren't already fully autonomous characters by these remakes and that bugs me a bit.

[@thelestrangelair]

Instead of listening to nutters i wish Disney would like just watch the numbers and stop ruining good old stuff. Bella L

[@AdarableKitten]

I was confused by the character swap in the live action but i was like okay ill get use to it... but then they destroy the songs and im like... nope not going to watch the live action.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I personally do not care what Ariel looks like but changing lyrics and story beats is always going to be an issue for me with the live action remakes.

[@AdarableKitten]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff i dont enjoy when Disney or any creative takes the essence of a song or person and rips it out. On Ariels new design. I personally dont mind, but i do wish that they understand that to represent the black community so much better would be best to make a new character with their own personality and Lore. Dont change an already established character, as It does put a bad taste in ones mouth as what if it was reversed and tiana from princess in the frog was played as a person with little to no melanin within their complexion. Many people would riot and say it doesn't fit her character or the story. And thats not her identity. So it does make many rightfully so, a bit uncomfortable. Since its already been done we will have to tolerate the choices of disney as a company. But logically Disney isn't doing much good for themselves. To be honest they have had a fair share of terrible choices with what they have made the past few years. To be honest I wish they Titled the film as "The Little Mermaid -Reimagined" so we clearly can understand Its a Remake/Alternative Universe different from the original. Wich with then allow the new Ariel to have her own personality, character and Identity different from the original Ariel. So it wont feel to much like they are "stealing" the original Ariels role/Identity. If that makes sense. I understand the social definition "Race" topic is very touchy of a subject, but logically and Empathicly I see all as people and will give my opinions to help give a different perspective and possible logical solution for any issues. Via a healthy discussion.

[@CarrionCarriesOn]

I know you didn't outright praise him, but H.C. Andersen should not be celebrated for being bi or gay, his personal journals were published after his death which revealed he was a big time pedophile. Great video, keep up the good work.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Uh...didn't know that but yikes. 😳 And yeah this was not a comment about his character to be clear nor do I mean to imply he's some kind of queer icon. I just mean to point out what others have about the history of the story's origin.

[@CarrionCarriesOn]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Yeah I didn't get the praising him vibes from you bringing it up, it is an important part of the origin of the little mermaid, I just wanted to mention it to inform people

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@CarrionCarriesOnHow is Hans Christian Andersen a pedophile? Being bisexual and a sexual predator are two different things.

[@christopherb501]

If you do do more of the Disney, do consider more of the forgotten ones. EVERYONE'S talked up the princess, Renaissance and remade films to death; way more to talk about than just those.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah I've also covered Ichabod and Mr. Crane because no one talks about that one.

[@kimaniwilsonhunte]

1. I never considered Ursula having big Divine energy before, but now I totally “sea” it! Thankfully we don’t see her eat fish poop. 🐙 2. The live-action Disney remake is definitely worth a watch if you’re a fan of the cartoon, and it’s much better then the 2019 Live show. 3. Happy Pride Month from your fellow pansexual. 💙💛🩷🌈

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I'll definitely check it out once it hits streaming! Happy Pride Month!

[@ostracostio64]

*homo* sapiens *homo* phobic

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

How it is even that? Ariel makes all of her own decisions in the movie and really doesn’t listen to anyone. You may not like the fact that she wants to be with Eric and goes to extreme measures to do it but it is still HER DECISION. How is it misogynistic when you have a female character making her own decisions about her life?

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Exactly! You can choose a partner and still be an independent feminist and that's important to note.

[@perrilewis180]

Yeah Ariel's mom (and Ariel looks the most like her because visual shorthand) was hit by a ship. Also he banned music from the kingdom and Sebastian ran a music speakeasy even though he was the royal advisor. My only complaint about Halle Barry is that her hair isn't red.

[@alexbossingham8666]

Ariel's plan was to get the founder to get Erik's attention, where Ariel can talk to him because Eric loves mermaids. Ursula convinced Ariel to give up her voice for legs to get back at her dad by the way Ursula stocks The Little Mermaid by creeping on herUrsula sexually harassed Eric

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Ariel's plan would've worked perfectly too 😭

[@Gabry4777]

15:03 no. Not everyone who criticizes her is racist. To me a race-swapping, apart from being inherently racist, must be justified because storyline (Miles Morales) or talent (the High evolutionary). Halle Bailey has the perfect voice... but she cannot act. She has the same expression all throughout the film and in the parts she does not speak is a torture. She does not have the talent to ignore a race swapping. At least to me. I am not being racist just because I say that an actress is not capable to do her job. Simply the lack of acting and the different aspect make you completely forget she should be Ariel...