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The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid Why watch a movie when you know there’s a better version and it’s available on streaming platforms?
The Little Mermaid
Why watch a movie when you know there’s a better version and it’s available on streaming platforms? This is especially true when it comes to Disney’s live-action film The Little Mermaid, directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee. Controversy aside, the original animated classic is far superior, and this is best avoided. Based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson, Ariel (Halle Bailey) is a little mermaid who wonders what life would be like for the inhabitants of the earth. So she collects surface artifacts with her friend Flounder (Jacob Tremblay), baby crab Sabastian (Daveed Diggs) and their albatross friend, Scuttle (Awkwafina). Meanwhile, Ariel’s father, King Triton (Javier Bardem), forbids any mercenary from stepping on the surface of the ocean, as humans are their mortal enemies.
Seeing a ship in the distance, Ariel looks up close and sees the handsome Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). With good looks and a fluffy dog, Ariel falls in love. Then, during a party, the ship hit a reef and sank. Ariel saves Eric but flees before he realizes she is a mermaid. Wanting to be with Eric, Ariel makes a deal with the sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy), who gives her legs in exchange for her voice. Ariel has three days to kiss Eric. Otherwise, it will become the property of Ursula.
It’s only fair to start with the good stuff about Mermaids. McCarthy as Ursula is amazing. She’s an interesting villain and the kids cried while watching my screening. She has the voice, pipeline, and attitude of the original Ursula, Pat Carroll. The other good part is the song “Kiss the Girl”. Yes, they rewrote two lines to imply consent. Boring but passable. What Marshall’s version does so well that the animation feature fails to capture is Ariel and Eric falling in love. This way, the moment seems more romantic.
So let’s see what’s wrong with this movie. First, the implementation. Two hours and fifteen minutes is too long for the target audience. Many of the kids in my screening became nervous as the musical continued. One mother said she had to bribe her child with a toy in order to sit through the rest of the movie. The second act took too long.
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