The Little Mermaid: Disney Trawls The Depths

Disney's The Little Mermaid smells a little fishy

[@nicholastotoro7721]

They completely neglected correcting the real problematic element of the original movie: Flounder still has eyes on each side of his head.

[@thegamingchef3304]

I thought Flounders actually looked like the Little mermaid flounder. Imagine my surprise when I went Flounder fishing 😂.

[@elliotjames1273]

He’s not a FLOUNDER! That’s just his name good GAWD!!!!

[@nicholastotoro7721]

@@elliotjames1273 It’s a joke. Lighten up.

[@RutherfordBeehayze-kw2mz]

So does the new lil mermaid.... 👁️ 👁️

[@clintoruss153]

@@RutherfordBeehayze-kw2mzhammerhead shark eyes

[@cindykriel-verbeek5529]

I'm a black women, this is clearly targeted to me and my kids. However me and my kids saw this movie, and my youngest asked me to put on the original when we got home. She did not enjoy this movie and wishes the real ariel was in. Totally heart broken. I wish disney used stories made by black people like me, i'm pretty sure Africa or South America have great story writers and folkore that is not being used.

[@DgardsGaming]

I think i would enjoyed movie is it was not Little Mermaid European based, if it was new story based in Caribbean and changed characters names and all that cause from this video. Clearly a whole different story in alot of aspects, just a few changes here and there plus you could still use Little Mermaid as promotion for the movie like saying Inspired by, in same universe as, etc.

[@DgardsGaming]

I mean for me her being black isn't even the biggest issue if at all, i could gotten past it but then people just critizing got called racist when its not case.

[@tiamystic]

I’m black and the controversy and pandering surrounding this movie put me off from it. Kinda sad how this is supposed to be our little girls’ representation when Ariel will always be remembered as a white girl. (EDIT: And the black one as a pandering nuisance by most) I know and appreciate what they’re doing, but I’d personally prefer an original princess.

[@l_ifeefi_l1998]

They only have wakanda foreva and thats from marvel

[@Ins0mnia365]

@@l_ifeefi_l1998 made by two old white dudes. 🥲

[@ValiantInstance]

"Nora Lum known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian. She rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on KZbin." Stay classy, Disney.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Yeah. More people were blasting Call Me Maybe, Somebody I Use To Know and Whistle more than that crap

[@randomchannel323]

Atleast they didn't call her a singer

[@m.davidmccormick7062]

Awkwafina is absolutely horrible. I can not watch anything with her in it - I would rather listen to nails on a chalkboard. How does she get voice work?

[@jneilson7568]

I think making that song got her sacked from her publicist day job.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

That “trashy Midwest high-school mermaid themed prom” remark hit home for me… 😅 Controversies aside, can we all agree how terrible the art direction is for Ariel’s sisters in this? I’m looking at the original and all they had was different scales colors. In here they look like they belong to different species of fish or those are some sort of dresses that fuse with their tails.

[@madamefluffy4788]

And then they have the audacity to say the sisters all share the same mother and father (and the excuse to explain why they look nothing alike is that mermaid genetics are just different from humans). I have no issue with the sisters be diverse - but it's an insultthe audiences collective intelligence if Disney expect them to buy the sisters are all related by blood. Just say they're all adopted, and it would be fine/make perfect sense. It worked fine with Eric and his parents - why wouldn't it work with Triton and his daughters?

[@sushioishii8950]

They don't want to make new things, they want to rewrite everything in their own image.

[@DgardsGaming]

yep but when it happens to them like say Lilo and Stitch they want to cry foul, and to be honest i have my criticisms of Lilo and Stitch casting but was told i am not allowed to say anything about race of actress.

[@KABLAMMATS]

​@@DgardsGamingwait isnt the lilo & stitch cast is all Hawaiian? Isn't that good?

[@DgardsGaming]

@@KABLAMMATS Yes but not Dark enough skin, is what they are saying.

[@jasonterschak5065]

As someone who went to a trashy, Midwest, high school who had a mermaid themed prom, I can tell you that what was said at 1:49 is accurate.

[@archlordv3494]

1.) Apparently one mer-king and one mer-queen can have seven daughters of varying different ethnicities and nobody asks any questions. 2.) Eric's supposedly a creep for not forcing himself onto the strange mute girl he's known for days at best and who's obviously coming onto him. 3.) Eric saving Ariel in the climax was for her father to see that not all humans were bad, and prove that he was a good enough husband for his daughter. 4.) Whoever told Awkwafina that she could rap should be on trial in the Hague for crimes against humanity.

[@fredo1070]

The main problem with this movie is that it has that creepy Cats the Movie look about it.

[@lifeneedsmorechill]

What do you mean merch won't sell? Do you know how much people love eating fish and crab. Merch simply will be sea food

[@BasedTexans]

💯 it's got the creep Cats aesthetic

[@clintoruss153]

And the weird mermaid

[@SSS_kevin]

@@clintoruss153mermaids aren’t real and halle is beautiful

[@marktrain9498]

Exactly. I wish they'd stop making these mixed live action/CGI versions of Disney cartoons. It's all creepy uncanny valley.

[@andrewbobb3170]

It has been suggested that the primary goal of such remakes is to hold on to the intellectual property rights. Wouldn't want someone else to make an actually GOOD Little Mermaid movie, since Disney simply doesn't have it in them. Sort of like a dog vomiting on what it can't eat.

[@Croz89]

Is that even possible? The original work is public domain.

[@ShadowsofthePastTheater]

@@Croz89 Nods. Anyone can make their own version - it just wouldn't be Disney's version.

[@adamsinger123]

@@Croz89 ​​⁠ to some extent maybe, but it’s more a lack of creativity or willingness to THINK. For example, with a quick MI-search “What are some public domain fairy tales which could make good Disney movies?” It gave me a list of five, from which I found an OG fairytale that could be a new original animated film: 👑👑👑👑👑👑 "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" is a fairy tale that was first published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. The story follows twelve princesses who live in a castle with their father, the king. Every night, the princesses sneak out of their bedroom and dance the night away in a magical kingdom. The king is perplexed by his daughters' worn-out shoes and offers a reward to anyone who can solve the mystery of where the princesses go at night. Many suitors try and fail, but a young soldier named Fredrick is determined to solve the mystery. With the help of a magic cloak that makes him invisible, Fredrick follows the princesses to the magical kingdom and discovers their secret. The story has themes of adventure, mystery, and sisterhood. It's a fun and exciting tale that would make a great Disney movie. The princesses could be portrayed as strong and independent characters who are determined to live their lives on their own terms. The magical kingdom could be brought to life with vibrant colors and fantastical creatures. And the mystery of where the princesses go at night could keep audiences guessing until the very end. 👠🥿👠🥿👠🥿👠 That right there is why all these people are going to be out of a job. Because you can genuinely do creative work with MI, they just see it as some kind of essay-writing app.

[@godrules311]

@@adamsinger123 I’ve read a really good novel adaptation of that tale. I would love to see it as a movie.

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

​@@godrules311 What novel? Elaborate please.

[@silverscorpio24]

I cannot wait for the Princess and the Frog remake with white Tiana, so I can finally feel represented. Oh wait...

[@TLSoulDude]

Taking the animated version of Sebastian and making him photorealistic. In the process, taking the lovable, funny character I could laugh at and turning him into my sleep paralysis demon.

[@Nicole-em9yo]

He looks cuter than I thought he would but then crabs are weirdly cute to me anyway. Regardless, this movie didn't work in live action. They would've needed to invest more in ensuring that their animators had the time and resources to do it and it's Disney so no.

[@maxalberts2003]

All the animals in the film looked like crap. Fake, cheap, plastic. Talk about pinching pennies.

[@TLSoulDude]

@@Nicole-em9yo Good for you...and I'm not trying to be sarcastic or dismissive. I try having a "I hope you enjoy it, even though I couldn't" mindset. It did something for you that it couldn't for me, so glad for that.

[@DgardsGaming]

yep that alone is a reason not to see movie, already saw Lion King, don't need more nightmare fueled CGI creatures.

[@DgardsGaming]

@@Nicole-em9yo Nope, if you think that's cute, good on ya but for me its Nightmare Fuel.

[@Soyuz2578]

Awkwafina as a voice actress?? As The Drinker said - " play to your strengths Disney"

[@RutherfordBeehayze-kw2mz]

She sounds like shes been vaping used motor oil for the past 20 years....

[@LemonTheKing900]

Looks this film is garbage but critical drinker is nothing but a sexist whining rasict man not the sort person you want to recommend films to also he weirdly put personal feelings when review films of Rian Johnson says what you want about his star wars films but he is a pretty good director if he works with his original films, Drinker literally says when review Knives Out sequel "I turn my brain off to nick picking errors in this films" is that really the person you want to be recommending films for?

[@ddddddddddd5354]

Half of this movie looks like one of those weird fanfics you find on deviantart. Sterile, that weird shading and characterdesigns all over the place.

[@aa-ze5cz]

I find it amusing the woke/SJW community (effectively liberals) were saying the original Little Mermaid "Kiss the Girl" was predatory and sexist... when in fact it was Ariel that was trying to sexually assault Eric due to her contract with Ursula.

[@lilyluck884]

What's weird is that now they had Prince Eric 'forcefully try to kiss Ariel' and Ariel not 'wanting the kiss' how does this make any sense??? If they think Eric 'shouldn't force himself to kiss Ariel' then why have him actually 'forcefully kiss'. Make it make sense!

[@zamar2158]

Either way the liberals will be ok with WAP and My Vag . These idiots have their entire frontal and pre frontal cortex missing

[@JuiKuen]

They say that, all the while they want the trans community to ruin children and take over women's safe spaces, sports and whatever else 🤷‍♂️

[@lodrezzon]

Thank God Hollywood isn't in charge of evolution. Human life would have never happened, due to the shame and the sheer audacity of the fist humans mating! F*ck Hollywood and Disney already. It's OK for a drag queen to rub his junk in your pre schooler's face, but two adults trying to smooch is tantamount to rape. I'm so disgusted by the 'other half' of society.

[@evil.connor]

no one said it was predatory or sexist, just that it could be modernized. and I think you may need to look up sexual assault because that was never on the table in this film or the old..

[@gallendugall8913]

There is already a great live action The Little Mermaid movie from the '80s starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Hanna and John Candy titled Splash.

[@ricsim78]

When I was younger, I watched that movie JUST for Daryl Hannah!

[@sarahlewisphoenix4951]

I loved that movie as a kid! lol

[@jneilson7568]

Splash rules. Also I had no idea what Bloomingdales was when I first watched it, but I can only assume they did well out of the reference.

[@Jiraiyashouse666]

​@@ricsim78... She was FINE!!!!

[@brucelaborin2124]

I bought the DVD from Amazon about a year and a half ago, I hadn't watched it since I was a kid in the 80's. It still stands up today, and is an even better watch than this piece of paint slapped crap, or even the candy coated original. My favorite Little Mermaid was made as an animated movie in Japan in 1975, by TOEI Company, and directed by Tomuharu Katsumata. It made its way here in 1978, and it's more faithful to the original book material, than these stupid Disney flicks.

[@matthiasthulman4058]

2:15 that mermaid looks like Don Cheadle with a wig on...

[@andygravelle2202]

LMAO

[@matthiasthulman4058]

@@andygravelle2202 reminds me of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert lol

[@onehonei2]

She looks better than you!

[@buatn]

The word Diversity nowadays seems to largely only represent one color 😂

[@RutherfordBeehayze-kw2mz]

In China they titled the movie much more accurately..."Sea Monkeys"

[@jaqenhghar2970]

it's no wonder the movie bombed over there. It's the #5 movie in China right now. The movie isn't really doing well overseas, and it's only doing moderately well in the States.

[@docblade3270]

I don't know how they did not change " first love kiss" by "open a company and became an independent woman"...

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

And still kiss the guy!

[@LizRealGirlBeauty]

They could have changed the modern definition of "true love" away from "sexual attraction." But that's the way they think of love, it's always 100% romantic and sexual.

[@Bucketus.Lord.of.Buckets]

I've seen it pointed out that the mermaid swimming looked like the Merman scene from Zoolander... except that scene was a joke

[@cinemamadness6920]

Anyone who gave money to see this, you are why Hollywood is in the horrible state it's in today

[@Zerin666]

Spoken like my husband lmao 😂😂😂

[@RutherfordBeehayze-kw2mz]

The Phantom Menace had MUCH better CGI and theme design and that was over two decades ago...

[@guyverjay1289]

"Erics parents are black" Well of course they are 🙄🤡

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

As least it makes sense that the Black Royals adopted him. Much more sense than how the hey King Triton now has a boatload of daughters of every race with one wife.

[@jarchack]

I was 30 when the original came out and had no desire to see it at the time. I certainly have no intention of seeing this one either. Disney has absolutely nothing for me anymore, other than nostalgic stuff like "20,000 leagues under the Sea" or "Treasure Island". Disney trashed everything, the MCU, Lucasfilm and even Pixar.

[@joshuapatberg7237]

Damn ur old af

[@allie_Am]

Okay soon to be extinct

[@mallninja9805]

@@allie_Am Oh, you're coming too. How's the sea level in your neck of the woods? 🤡

[@timsplanet2]

Hi, curmudgeon. If you haven’t seen either film, why comment

[@jarchack]

@@timsplanet2 Because comments help out the creator with regards to KZbin's algorithms. And I felt like it.

[@ebrakefml]

I literally cackled upon hearing "Aquaman's gay uncle". This entire video is the most accurate and unintentionally savage breakdown this movie could get. Props.

[@fewmaster7774]

There is a very loveable czech mermaid live action movie from 1976: Malá Morská Víla. Love it since I saw it first as a child. There were re runs in German TV every Christmas. If you are interesetd: YT has a complete version with subtitles up.

[@Ola-cb1xt]

There is also the Russian-Bulgarian little mermaid from the same year. It's weird how the movies almost half a century older look better.

[@Nicole-em9yo]

Woke Disney: "We have a black woman starring in our movie so, let's get Awkafina to rap, The Blacks love rap!" 😂😂

[@summerrose8110]

Now that's racist. It's that Sneakerella crap all over again.

[@josephb3193]

You hit the bullseye there.😂 "Fry it up, they like that kink of food."

[@lclalnl]

Aquafina's rap was the worst part.

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

Indeed. But only cuz I hate rap.

[@majorgear1021]

Nah. Halle was.

[@summerrose8110]

​@@majorgear1021 She can't act worth a damn, a plank of wood shows more emotion than she does.

[@summerrose8110]

​@Detroit Smash You're just as delusional as a friend of mine.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Again, this is suppose to be a new element they brought Lin Manuel Miranda in for?

[@robkewley]

They should have gone all in on the Caribbean feel. It could have felt like it was part of the pirates universe

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

It is strongly implied that this is the Caribbean Sea though.

[@rgerber]

thats their inspiration: Movie has water, fantasy world with Mermaids. POTC had mermaids and water!

[@tcdrx]

At the time multiculturism meant sharing cultures and that it would be a win-win. To add a Caribbean Sebastian made sense then. Little did we know it would be used against the original as cultural appropiation and as a punishment everything must now be as less European and less white as possible! Very Brave and Powerful! Turning win-win into a win-lose powerstruggle.

[@tableshaper4076]

I think people are way over estimating how well this will do. It may do alright in theatres for a bit but merch will not sell, I don't they will even make much of it.

[@ZayZenBlaze]

To be honest you can’t blame them for thinking so given how the last few have made stupid amounts of money despite how lifeless they are….

[@jaqenhghar2970]

the "Ariel" dolls at my local walmart were already on discount weeks before the movie released, and I wonder why lol.

[@cinifiend]

The film is trash and will not do well. It's hilarious the amount of fake reviews on RT giving this a 95% rating. It's not even close to being believable.

[@Avarn388]

@tablesshaper I like to think that but when I'm reminded that the Lion King "live action" remake made a billion and more than the animated film; a part of my soul is crushed. The classic animated movie remade and did better and thus incentivizing Disney to quadruple down on these live action remakes. Disgusting..

[@neutraltoxic]

I wish everyone paid attention to why these movies really exist which is to renew the copyrights to the disney versions of these fairytales so they dont suffer the same fate as winnie the pooh and go into public domain. Any money it makes is just icing for them. I know everyone s crowing about whether or not it does well not realizing it never mattered to begin with. Sorry

[@ricsim78]

The Little Mermaid? More like, "The Little Agenda". This makes the movie "Cats" seem like Citizen Kane or To KIll A Mockingbird.

[@erichtomanek4739]

black Fish gone wrong. Disney's Gingercide continues. black Washing continues. The cultural appropriation of indigenous European mythology continues.

[@TheCapedWanderer]

Whoa-WHOA! You take that back about Gungan City right now, those shots look amazing to this day and the details are actually rendered. More thought was put into the design of that set piece than into this entire film.

[@richardmcgowan1651]

Its not about being good. Its not about being bad. Its not about making money. Its not about losing money. Its all about "The Message". Disney is ready and willing to lose billions on all these projects if it pushes "The Message". I think people fail to see how far companies today are willing to go. Just look at Target. 9 billion lost in a week.... A week.

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

But ... why? Companies want to make profit and sacrifice everything to achieve that.

[@Nicole-em9yo]

I thought Halle was the least problem with this movie: she's pretty and her voice is phenomenol. They made no effort to style her for the role. I've seen her with better dyed-red locs IRL that looked phenomenal and the dress that she wore to the premiere was better suited for the movie. All of her looks in the movie were boring. The movie in general looked drab with bad effects. Prince Eric looks 30 and generic. All the gorgeous men in Hollywood and they choose a mid-looking guy to play a Disney prince.

[@evil.connor]

no, it's about making money. always. lol

[@arafat2924]

So in your fantasy "Disney" had a board meeting where all of the bigwigs agreed to sacrifice making profit to push a "message" instead right, that totally sounds like how human beings act in the real world

[@maxalberts2003]

@@Nicole-em9yo The script had probably gone around about thirty times to and from all the "gorgeous men in Hollywood." The guy who plays Eric is most likely the last one to get the script and the only one who accepted the part.

[@JoeyXSmith]

3:19 His parents are black? Ok, I'm done 🤣

[@pianorelaxingmusics]

The best description of the movie and the fact that I see yet again, black people portrayed as king and queen dressed n European clothing in a European style castle, sitting at a table eating with a fork and knife and drinking from a glass... yikes.

[@rgerber]

One of the worst aspects of modern movies is simply the visual look. Everything is muted, foggy and has this silvery/golden hue on top. The only colors existing are teal/orange. It started some 10 years ago. Look at the modern Bond movies. Each scene is either totally teal, like Mermaid or bathed in a thick golden/bronze carpet.... it's so extremely exhausting to look at a modern movie. The human eye has adapted to discern between important details during millions of years, thank you.

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

Same here I could not stand to watch certain modern live action movies due to how murky and colorless they've become.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

From your view, 2013 started the muted foggy appearance with occasional brightness?

[@erraticuk]

"His" daughters. 4:59 why do the soldiers have torches when its clearly day light?

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

A little bit gloomy maybe. But search parties must always be prepared.

[@Mark-xs4gi]

Triton likes to poke around with his fish stick, if you know what I mean. Meanwhile, what happened to all the mothers? All died in tragedies, one at a time?

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

@@Mark-xs4gi I hate the "family movies gotta have a dead mom for no reason" trope. It's used too often, just like the "let's kill off this character and then resurrect him/her back X number of issues later" trope in superhero comics. I would be like fresh air for me to see a family themed movie where the child protagonist has both living parents.

[@LizRealGirlBeauty]

Where did that budget go? It certainly wasn't spent in the CGI, costumes or cinematography.

[@the_absurd_hero]

I could have gone my entire life without hearing Akwafina squawking/singing.. thanks for the cursed music.

[@retroguyst8132]

I love this guy's videos. The dry British wit and delivery reminds me of Sir John Gielgud, RIP.

[@JG-kq5el]

Hmm... I think he might be Australian.

[@chrisframpton7681]

“Aquaman’s gay uncle.” Omg, I am losing it, hahahaha

[@toddacious07]

The "Aquaman's Gay Uncle" joke @ 2:12 has earned you a subscription. Kudos!

[@joshuaewalker]

20,000 going on 2,000,000 my man. Keep up the excellent videos. They're, well, excellent!

[@hyperion752]

Aqua man`s gay uncle 🤣😂

[@Noodlemonkey7]

Zoolander is priceless. He is a merman!

[@jaqenhghar2970]

A Tongan here just casually watching until 2:50 which caught me off guard. My unknown island kingdom mentioned on one of my daily recommended videos! The art of the _fangufangu_ is near-extinct where only a handful can play it. However, we are adepts at the ukulele, guitar, banjo, percussion and vocals. From a person of color's point of view, I really am saddened that many beloved characters from these classics films are being blackfaced. It's pretty much an ethnic cleansing in the film industry. I refuse to support this film and will be "acquiring" it through other means; just because I am curious.

[@jasonmaclean719]

I remember reading months ago and criticism in casting, Rob Marshall claimed the second he saw Bailey he said 'That's Ariel!'. Funny seeing as how she looks, kinda weird and can't act worth a damn.

[@grizzlymom579]

So Triton just travels the world impregnating mermaids and leaving. Shades of Ego from Guardians 2.

[@madamefluffy4788]

Good Lord, they kept the 'Triton and Ursula are siblings' crap? Anything to make Triton appear like an even more insufferable SOB (why do they hate this character so much?) Also, that end clip with the mermaid above water...why are they all bobbing/weaving around so strangely? (whether in the water on sitting on something - they're all weaving; it's so weird).

[@fennec13]

Lol - Triton looking like "Aquaman's Gay uncle" - ok - you got me with that one. LMAO

[@Ben-rz9cf]

I understand making Ariel black, i mean its stupid, but ok. I understand the idiotic rationale. But it is also mind bogglingly stupid that they also made Erics parents black too. ...ummm... what?

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

I heard that live action Eric is adopted, so that could explain it.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

@@bluecollie55_movies25 not really lol, they should have just made him black if thats what they were going for

[@notKevinFeige]

One day i'll buy a top hat, a monecle and light a cigar to watch Echo videos. His way of speaking is so classy

[@AQCorner]

Can't help but think of the offices where this was made and an offvthe cuff joke about Awkwafina in a singing role but taken seriously 😱

[@14bis42]

Black people should see as an insult, to be used by disney on this remake . The black queen was really hard to believe ....

[@jaqenhghar2970]

sadly they won't. they'll drink the kool-aid fed to them by the elite machines. If anything, it does them a great disservice. If Disney "cared" about blacks, they would've of chosen a fairytale from African, Black-American, Caribbean, Aboriginal, or Melanesian cultures, or from a book written about blacks. But they won't 'cause they fear it they won't make millions out of it from the Western masses.

[@joemama9098]

Waiting for the Tarzan remake.

[@onehonei2]

White people should see the original as an insult!!!

[@RutherfordBeehayze-kw2mz]

It seriously looked like someone put a dress on a baboon...

[@junetothemoon]

How is a black Queen hard to believe in fantasy? I swear white people only want black people in stereotypical roles wether it’s fantasy or real.

[@MariaIsabellaZNN]

More like Disney's "The Fiji Mermaid" Also I thought this Aquafina song was a parody, omg it is real??

[@docsantander]

"Bardem plays King Triton.. who looks like Aquaman's gay uncle.." 😂 because of that you've earned a new subscriber my man..

[@slowemm]

This is what happens when you put politics and race ahead of story.

[@Sound557]

Now I’m going to think about this abomination of a film every time I rewatch No Country for Old Men. Thanks Disney.

[@orphic_omelette]

Props for using that Perfect Drug choral fill for the horrifying retro Mickey & Minnie snippet

[@khaliahingram1695]

I'm okay with them moving the setting to Jamaica/the Caribbean. But they should have had fun with it, made it colorful. Imagine blending "under the sea" with the junkanoo festival? There was creativity to be had, but Disney went with phoned-in garbage.

[@irena4545]

Honestly, if they brought it over to the Caribbean... why even make it diverse instead of fully Caribbean? They could have used this different setting to their advantage and actually make something of it, instead of this garish stupidity (and whoever thought that red dreadlocks are a good idea, they were sorely mistaken, it looks like a head of earthworms).

[@eowynsalvador]

The Caribbean... is diverse. Do you have any idea what you're talking about? Lol the Caribbean is a melting pot of African, European, and Asian ethnicities mixed up over the years. Maybe do your research on the place instead of going off of stereotypes you've heard.

[@irena4545]

@@eowynsalvador And it was apparently a melting pot for all kinds of mermaids, not to mention that one really has to wonder about the king's marital arrangements. And that castle was probably teleported there or something. The point was that they merely took the old, tired European setting and plunged it into the Caribbean (why Caribbean, anyway?), and all they did with a fairly fascinating different location was just raceswap a couple of folks, when they could have done so much more.

[@isakaldazwulfazizsunus7564]

There's a reason it was originally a cartoon. It would be shit IRL

[@allurbancentralclips]

The Woke Mermaid 🧜🏾‍♀️

[@Angie-kq8nd]

It's a hard pass for my family of 6 But we all went to see the super mario brother movie!

[@Mr_Case_Time]

I wonder which Ariel will be seen walking around and signing autographs at Disneyland.

[@ednguyen3822]

I would love to see a genuinely faithful remake of the Chronicles of Pyrdain, which Disney owns the rights to. Aka, The Black Cauldron…

[@erikrichardgregory]

Disney is in a no-lose situation-if you like the movie, you are daring and original and totally woke; if you don’t like the film, you’re racist. Either way, Disney wins

[@RutherfordBeehayze-kw2mz]

They really should've learned the last time they turd-washed a classic European story... We all loved Snow White and the 7 Dwarves....but NOT Snow Brown and the 7 average height latinos...

[@happyyappyhome8034]

Loved this brilliant and comical review! 👏👏Subscribed immediately....Looking forward to future reviews. 😁

[@khfan4life365]

What I find off-putting is that even the human actors look cgi (I’m not including Melissa because she’s not supposed to look half-human, like the mermaids have to). For example, in that scene where Ariel lays on the jellyfish, Halle looks computer generated. It’s so weird.

[@scionofdorn9101]

To be fair, plump, flabby, and generally useless royalty is the one accurate thing they got right.

[@Nemcoification]

Congrats on 20k Echo. I joined after seeing you on Open Bar a few times, enjoy your thoughtful reviews.

[@6lemans10]

Then movie didn't even get the right species of bird to play the sea gull character. The supposedly "sea gull" is a Ganet. Ganets and boobies are related to pelicans.

[@HeavyMetalJesus02]

There is no need to insult Gongan City like that.

[@DgardsGaming]

Race swapping the mermaid was one thing, they say "oh mermaids aren't real" when you compare it to Lilo and Stitch casting but erics mother is not a mermaid and the race swapped her.

[@vanyakalinka8305]

If you stopped caring, then they have won.

[@miked6288]

Wow! What a fantastically intelligent review. Liked and subscribed instantly!

[@diegosilang4823]

A Danish story, therefore the lead actress should have been at least a European looking character (half black who look mostly European). Blackwashing white characters is racist toward blacks because Black people will get hand me down characters from white stories. Alternatively, they could have race swap Eric as a prince of fictional African empire, then they hit ESG points and racial propaganda that is a little more acceptable!

[@PlanetZoidstar]

It's also scary how often it's ginger/redheaded characters in media who are raceswapped with black replacements. Look it up, it's happened literally dozens of times.

[@Anidoesstuff]

They should have made em transgender would have gotten even more esg points

[@PlanetZoidstar]

@@Anidoesstuff I'm surprised they didn't have a transwoman play Ariel and have the whole "mermaid-to-human" thing be a trans metaphor.

[@R_wir3]

​@@PlanetZoidstar yeah, and leftists don't talk about if for whatever reason, censoring gingers is actually racist.

[@DgardsGaming]

Should just changed names of characters title of movie and based in Caribbean. a lot less backlash then, some copyright issues though they own both so... Still a lot less backlash if they did that

[@lpquagmire3621]

Let's hope Disney doesn't make us wait too long for a live-action redux of THE LITTLE MERMAID II: RETURN TO THE SEA...

[@gaoasaurusg2159]

Question: Is her hair braided into small rows or flowing freely in a way that is only natural for those who are Indian, Chinese, South American, Korean , Inuit, Nordic, British, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Isle of Man, European ,Russian, Arabic , Pakistani, Turkish, Armenian or Afghans ? Is it not Cultural Appropriation for members of one culture to unnaturally emulate the outward appearance of one that is not their own? I would say YES, but I am not allowed to speak scientific truth in this new age of 'Freedom of speech for me but not thee' where if you don't agree I'm free to attack you with actual physical violence and get away with it while those who pray silently or calmly express a differing opinion in writing, text or verbally are arrested for Hate Crimes.

[@winxclubflora8446]

I am a pakistani and i agree with you. Also finally someone also mentions pakistan as most people just assume asian means korean or Japanese so thanks.

[@edschulhof6303]

"Splash" with Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah and John Candy was better.

[@watts18269]

Still, they managed to cast someone who legit looks like a trout for the Ariel imposter, at least there’s that? 👁️ 👄 👁️

[@migueltrujillo8929]

I would have given this film some props if they at least had the audacity to make Flounder a real Flounder fish.

[@ReadMoreRothbard]

amazing. What word choice! Love it!

[@Greenmachine305]

People of all races, nationalities, creeds, colors and sexual orientation are welcome to give Disney whatever currency they have.

[@JuliandroSV]

Two points. The movie is seem like we're wearing sunglasses. Aquafina don't shut up.

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

02:44 Oh dear god, look at how bad the CGI is on this scene. It's so obvious that I can even tell on my phone at this resolution I'm playing the video on, I can't imagine how bad it looks on the cinema screen.

[@sushioishii8950]

Trident is probably Aquaman's gay uncle

[@medicinemanboxing3222]

I could’ve sworn you had more subscribers! You definitely deserve more, and I’m sure they will come.

[@Thaosupramk4]

They need to see California. Lol.

[@theexplorer1476]

You know, aside from the fact that the whole movie is crap, they only thing that hurts me about it is that hair flip when she comes out of the water, that poor girl's neck.

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

There was a stuntman, helping her to toss the hair.

[@DgardsGaming]

5:07 My ears are bleeding after this, thanks for that. XD

[@mzalchemy9236]

What I DIDN’T like was that Ariel only gets one dress that she wears throughout the entire movie (for at least 3 days according to plot) and Sebastian’s “Jamaican” accent.

[@toddfraser7009]

The masculine form of widow is widower, in case you didn't know.

[@markrussell3414]

Excellent video on the little mermaid 🧜‍♀️ 🦀🦀🐟🐟🐟🐟🐋

[@belgianheskey]

Did people actually intend to watch a movie about a disney mermaid? 😂😂😂

[@kiplingwasafurry1108]

Lmao I got a little mermaid ad before this

[@kingagrabowska9366]

National Geographic is at least truly live and Gungan City was pretty and you could actually see it.