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I don't know if anyone's said it yet, but this was actually Melissa McCarthy singing. She had sung in the past, but took extra vocal lessons for Poor Unfortunate Souls. Everyone in this cast is actually singing their own songs (and there's also a cut song of Javier Bardem doing a Triton song, but that was eventually cut from the movie)

Hans Christian Anderson,the Author of Little Mermaid book was an Aries so the director decided to use his sign as a cute way to tell Eric Ariel’s name,Halle is an Aries as well,so that adds a cute element.

watching the behind the scenes of the shipwreck made me more afraid of the ocean (even tho it was in a wavepool) but the way they filmed it was so beautiful

Fun fact: The woman in the marketplace that gives Ariel the "dinglehopper" is Jodie Benson, the original voice for Ariel in the animated classic. Such a nice "passing of the torch" if you ask me.

Ariel’s not the only person who needed to listen, I know there wouldn’t be much of a movie otherwise, but had Triton tried to understand Ariel’s curiosity about the human world even though his feelings about his wife’s death are valid, she wouldn’t have been vulnerable to Ursula.

The sisters represent the different oceans and seas from around the world. Which is why they are different cultures. Even their names sound like the body of water they represent

I don't have a problem with Ariel defeating Ursula in theory but the cute thing in the original is that they saved each other. Ariel saves Eric at the start of the film and Eric saves Ariel at the end they saved each other because they are equals. And Eric being the one to defeat Ursula makes Triton's change of heart about humans make more sense.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2420">40:20</a> In mythology, as far back as ancient Greece, mermaids were often of an evolution of sirens, using their voices to lead sailors into disaster, but with fish bodies instead of bird bodies. I always liked how the Disney movie referenced that by making Ariel's voice kind of hypnotic. In fact, in spanish there is no word for mermaid, both mythological creatures are called Sirens. The spanish title for this story? "La Sirenita" which translates to "The Little Siren".

I'm pretty sure Melissa McCarthy can sing cause she sings in those travel commercials.

So happy to have recently found your channel! I love your edits, your 300 intro is hiiiiilarious, the movies you cover, and your reactions! So happy to be apart of the Mellverse!!! Can't wait for more!

😂 loved how Mellow was drooling over Ursula

They actually gave Ursula two extra tentacles in this. She was originally a squid person (they reference it with the squidling rivalry line) so I think that’s why she used them more this time around so we had time to notice. The likely changed it because everyone always mistook her for an octopus hybrid instead of squid

both you and Dylan Is In Trouble having a thing for Ursula is absolutey sending me lol

Not this man thirsting over Ursula 😂

the sponge bob edits are cracking me up 😂

Bro, all the SpongeBob edits had me dying. 😂😂😂 I agree, this movie was really good, particularly the love story. I think Halle did far better than okay. She was wonderful, seeing as most of her work has to be done without words. I think some of the CGI can be weird, but was mostly well done, especially in IMAX. But I also try to remember that our first movie with predominantly CGI underwater visuals was Aquaman 5 years ago and this is a step up from that. We still have time to perfect it. Your analysis on how the industry works is spot on and most people can’t see that, because it doesn’t really fall in line with what they want. I’ve had debates about it.

Have you seen aquamarine? That’s another good mermaid movie! Has JoJo, Emma Roberts, and Sara Paxton 💙

The CGI really isn’t that bad. There’s some shots, but overall it’s alright. The only CGI on Ariel is the hair and tail, and they actually had to train Halle to move like a mermaid behind the scenes. Maybe she just has a large head.

I’ve never seen someone thirsty over Ursula until I watched this reaction. 😂😂😂

What's been throwing me is people being able to suspend disbelief to have mermaid rulers but NOT that they could all be from the same biological mother and father? come on now! LOL

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2333">38:53</a> That's a fun little detail, because real-life Octopus tentacles *do* have a mind of their own. About two thirds of Octupus neurons are located in the tentacles, and they have a certain level of autonomy. Also, the suckers on the tentacles can *taste* stuff they touch. 😏

I’m laughing at the editing with the SpongeBob characters. I can’t y’all

I loved this movie. Halle Bailey is so well cast as Ariel. I’ve been a huge fan of the original animated movie since I was a kid. I loved all the changes and appreciate the new songs and character developments in this movie. I like this Prince Eric interpretation WAY more than the animated one. They only thing I miss was the fish with instruments. 😂

The sisters are ACTUALLY what they probably should’ve been in the original, they were always supposed to represent Seven Seas , the actor who played Triton even said they took on the essence of the waters there were conceived in .

Part of Your World Reprise II is my absolute favourite thing in this movie. You’re right that Halle absolutely killed the singing. And Melissa’s Ursula was hilarious. And while I missed the big finale song, when she hugs Triton and says “I love you Daddy” and the music crescendos…. I let out the biggest sob out of no where in theatres. Glad you liked this movie overall.

The crazy part is, it's not CGI. She actually had to learn how to move like a mermaid. So all the movements is her, you just hating on her head size 😂

Anyone can nitpick about shots where the CGI didn't quite hit, but I have to strongly disagree with you. The rendering for Ariel was pretty well dome! The only spot where I was like YIKES was when Ariel was suspended in the whirlpool during the final battle.

I am so glad my kids have this movie to grow up with but I will never forgive Disney & LMM for that damn scuttlebutt song bc they are OBSESSED & we listen to it constantly.

I will say that I did not like 2 things about this movie: the CGI and Scuttle's freaking song. The rest of the movie was fantastic, so I can ignore the CGI, and I can legitimately see a little kid enjoying Scuttle's song, so that's really whatever. But other than that, fabulous movie and I honestly like it better than the original. The only remake I have seen where I believe it improved upon the original.

mello being thirsty for ursula was so funny 🤣🤣🤣

Spongebob and Patrick threw me off in the beginning 😭😂

Hearing about the poor CGI in some scenes, I can understand why most VFX artists, especially from the Marvel side of Disney, are unionizing.

I loved this movie. My only critiques were the cgi, her hair, and the dress. Cgi was bad. Hair color was inconsistent throughout the movie (I also wish it was just a tad more red rather than orange).They were trying to be symbolic with the dress but I think if they were only going to put her in one dress and least make it prettier. Halle and Melissa carried the movie for sure. I truly enjoyed it still. Im definitely going to watch it again.

I get some of the nitpicks and criticisms but I loved this movie and it doesn’t take away from original it wasn’t bad at all to me and Halle did brilliantly as Ariel same goes to Melissa as Ursula they brought characters to life they were my favorite

I do wish they would’ve included the chef. But didn’t she do a BEAUTIFUL job? I hate that people were mean about this!!!! It wasn’t better than the animated one, but what movie ever is when we are talking about fantasy? She was beautiful and wonderful and deserved that part! I have no problem with any fantasy character being any gender or race. However I do have a problem with factual characters being portrayed as another race. Only factual ones. Indigenous persons should only be portrayed with indigenous persons. Etc.

The eels do have names actually. Flotsam and Jetsam

I always thought most of the sisters were adopted. 🤷🏽‍♀️ cuz they were all around the same age.

Hans Christian Anderson is the original writer of the little mermaid, and his version isn't the lovey dovey as Disney's version!!

“ man let’s go y’all over here rapping & sh*t “ 😂😂😂😂

The animated version will always be the best

I don't think people were upset about Ariel making the final blow because "woman power bad" it's mostly because now Eric may as well be a background character. In the original, Ariel saved him from the shipwreck, and then Eric saved her from Ursula. They were equals by the end of the film.

Each sister is from a different continents ocean. That's why they are all different.

So I'm a black woman (born in '86), I saw the re-release of the original in the cinemas here in London UK when I turned 6 (it was actually the first film I'd ever seen at the cinema). I cried loads of happy tears at the end. As there were no black Disney princesses at the time (and even for years after that), I would play "make believe" and wear a long red jumper on my head to pretend I was Ariel. In 2018 I started my loc journey, and then THIS remake comes along, and I discover that this Ariel is black AND has hair that incorporates locs. Mine are now mid-back length. Talk about full circle!!

The random Spongebob characters in there were KILLING ME XDDD

I liked that they gave a little more depth to her and Eric's relationship, showing they both have adventurous spirits wanting to travel and explore the world.

Of course it looks different from the animated version. This is a live action movie aimed at adults, not kids. So the crab is gonna look like a crab. The fish is gonna look like a fish. But they still talk. And Ariel's hair is still red, it's just more natural instead of the vibrant tone from the animation. Furthermore, Scuttle is portrayed as a female northern gannet diving bird (not a male seagull) because they are able to breathe underwater for a short period of time. Ursula's look and behaviour in the animated film was inspired by an American drag queen called Divine. To prepare for her role as Ursula, Melissa McCarthy actually consulted with the drag queen community. One fun little detail is when Ursula is creating the potion to become Vanessa and the main ingredient is a bottle shaped like a human stomach. This is a play on the phrase "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach". Many people miss the fact that Ursula and Triton are siblings in this version. Triton had banished Ursula from his kingdom and disowned her for practicing black magic, which is what motivates her actions. It was cut from the animation but was included in the 2007 Broadway musical. Ariel and her sisters have the same mum but they represent the seven seas which is why each of them are a different race. Regarding the opening quote: Throughout the film Ariel cannot produce tears, even when she's sad and/or crying, UNTIL she becomes a human. Scuttle's "Has Ariel killed the prince yet?" is most likely referencing the original fairy tale, in which the nameless mermaid is destined to turn into sea foam and die after the prince marries another woman. The mermaid's sisters tell her that the only way she can escape this fate is if she kills the prince with an enchanted dagger. However, the mermaid can't go through with it and instead accepts her death. Ariel 'signed' the contract by giving Ursula a scale from her mermaid tail, which actually covers up a plot hole from the animation where she literally signs it with a quill pen. Since she could clearly read and write English, why didn't she just explain herself by writing it down? There's a big chance Eric wouldn't have believed her but it's worth a try right?I Ariel is given 3 days to kiss Eric and make him fall in love with her so she can remain human permanently. Ursula cheats 3 times to keep Ariel from being able to do just that. First, she secretly puts a memory spell on Ariel so she won't remember she needs Eric's kiss to stay human, and every time she is reminded she forgets immediately or falls asleep (that wasn't in the animation). Second, she sends her pet eels to prevent Ariel and Eric from kissing at the end of Kiss the Girl. Finally, she transforms herself into a human with Ariel's voice to trick Eric into marrying her. They changed the dingelhopper scene to include Jodi Benson, the original voice of Ariel in the animation. She is the lady who gives Ariel the dinglehopper in the market. It's a symbolism of her passing the torch to Halle. Regarding the colours in the sea, someone said it's supposed to look all dark and gloomy from Ariel's perspective because that's how she sees it, which honestly makes sense. I loved the way Eric points out the star constellations to Ariel (which as a sailor he knows well) and starts guessing her name. It was such a beautiful improvement from the animated version where Sebastian just whispered her name to Eric. It added so much depth and charm to the scene. I like that Eric's character arch is more than just being the prince Ariel falls in love with. He has a backstory and a family. He, like Ariel, has a parent who believes they know what is best for their child. Eric being adopted is supposed to highlight the fact that he feels like he doesn't belong. Much like Ariel, he feels there is so much more to explore and discover, only the other way around. They share a bond over their love for collecting treasures. I really like how they fleshed out their romance more and actually showed they had a connection, instead of just 'love at first sight' and physical attraction. It also helped a lot that Halle and Jonah had an insane amount of chemistry. They also made it a lot clearer in this version that Ariel didn't want to become a human just for Eric. She was already interested and curious of life on land BEFORE she met him. Her motivations were rooted in her not fitting in and wanting to explore. She would have gone up one way or another, she just happened to have met Eric along the way. I think that’s why they added the bit about her not remembering to kiss Eric. They didn’t want the whole premise of her giving up her voice to be about chasing a guy, rather, about her chasing her dreams. Triton destroying her belongings was always the catalyst for her going to Ursula, not Eric in itself. They still kept the romance, it didn't take anything away from it. Some people have a problem with Ariel killing Ursula instead of Eric as if it takes anything away from his character. He literally saved Ariel's life when Ursula was about to kill her by throwing the harpoon. He also saved Max. Ariel may have given him a little nudge but he was almost there anyways. And even so, it still speaks to Eric's character. Just like he didn't save Ariel in exhange for her saving him. He saved her because he loved her, and more importantly because he's a decent person. Ursula trying to kill Eric made so much more sense because she didn't care about Eric, it was about hurting Ariel. I wasn't sure about Javier Bardem's portrayal of King Triton at first, but the more I think about it the more I like it. In the animation he clearly had some anger issues, and while that is understandable, he doesn't have to be all screaming and intimidating to have an impact. He looks and sounds more disappointed and scared here rather than angry, which is not only a lot more respectable but also a lot more believable. He feels more like a worried father than just some big scary dude with an anger management problem. As for the acting as a whole, Halle and Melissa clearly stood out, but Jonah, Daveed, Jacob, Awkwafina and even Javier did a great job as well. Also, Jessica Alexander as Vanessa absolutely stole the 5 minutes she was on screen. As for the music, I think Halle absolutely nailed Part Of Your World. She has such an innocent and naive quality to her voice yet powerful at the same time. The power in that high note in the reprise is incredible. I love Melissa's version of Poor Unfortunate Souls. There is so much sass and character in her voice. The fact that Melissa had little to no singing experience and didn't even know she could sing is INSANE. Under The Sea translates surprisingly well to live action. Daveed Diggs adds his own flavour to it and Halle's little adlibs add so much to the song. Kiss The Girl is just magical, musically and visually. I love Wild Uncharted Waters and how it has her siren song behind it. Jonah has an amazing voice and you can hear he has a theatre backround. Also, this is random but I love how you can hear his strong English accent in every single word. For The First Time is great and allows Halle to be more playful yet vulnerable. I was appalled when I first heard Scuttlebutt, but it has grown on me and now I actually kinda like it. And while some people didn't like the ending scene with Triton, Ariel's sisters and all the other merpeople, I loved it. Yeah we didn't really see Ariel interacting with any of them besides her family, but neither did we in the animation and I still felt emotional seeing them at the end. It was kind of showing how their two worlds were forever united with their marriage. There are only really two things I have a problem with in the whole movie: The lack of Flounder and lack of Ariel's wardrobe. I didn't have any problem with the way Flounder looked, I just felt like he was absolutely useless in the movie. He barely had any lines and wasn't even on screen that much. I needed more of him. And, obviously, they could've dressed Halle in a potato bag and she still would've looked gorgeous. But Ariel's wardrobe on land felt lackluster. She wore the same blue dress the entire time! Even the dress at the end during the wedding was the same one, only in pink. What about the blue dress with the bow? Or the sparkling purple dress? The wedding dress? Why not bring them to life and just modernise them a bit? I don't feel that their reunion at the end was underwhelming like some people do. If anything, I like how simple it was and that they didn't speak. They communicated enough with their faces. At the end of the day, this is a movie about a mermaid turning into a human and fish that can talk. Not everything has to make sense. The thing is, there are some people who will never be satisfied because it will never be as good as the animated version. You can still enjoy and appreciate this movie for what it is.

The Fact that he was tearing up throughout the song

Reads title:Thats a lie...

Contrary to belief i agree with Mel on this one characters and story are meant to be expanded on. This story is about a mermaid which is fictional,when i was a kid i wasn’t focus on anything but that fact. Not race, not skin color, none of that really mattered. I believe with the way people think we tend to put these type of characters is certain types of demographics.I never really understood why when the author had to think outside the box to even come up with concept. But great reaction i love the insight always a pleasure to watch you Mel and your raw reactions and you really a fool your face expressions had me rolling and the way u was getting on these characters!!!!❤

Thank you so much for doing a reaction on this movie I've been waiting for KZfaqr I like to do reaction for this movie cuz I am a huge fan of The Little mermaid 😻😻😻😻

It’s the sponge bob edits for me 😂😂🤦🏾‍♀️

Randomly editing in Spongebob characters throughout the film killed me. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Hans Christian Anderson is the creator of many fairy tales he wrote the little mermaid

you adding spongebob in the video made me die laughing

Hay Mel verse thank you for playing the little mermaid movie I have been waiting to see this big fan❤

I love the reoccurring spongebob edits

Fun fact: being shoot in Europe, my Sardinian sea plays the Caribbeans. And it really looks like this!

Halle Bailey is absolutely phenomenal in this movie. And I’m not just talking about the singing part but also the acting part.

Went to a movie theater the other day & the guy next to me decided to take off their shoes & socks while laying down in the seat

I really like that speech that Mell gave in the beginning of this video.

This Eric also dimples like the animated Eric.

PUT SOME RESPECT ON WILD UNCHARTED WATERS, THANK U!!!! ITS A BOP.

The names of the eels are Flotsam and Jetsam, Ursula said that in her song

Fun fact: Harry styles was going to audition for Prince Eric but there were scheduling conflicts with his touring

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2772">46:12</a> it's too true 😅 THEY LITERALLY LET GO AFTER ERIC AND ARIEL GRABBED HANDS

The remake is a one And Done for me. It wasn’t god-awful however, when I would want to watch the little mermaid, I’d watch the original.

Bruh Each Daughter represents a different ocean

I like the extra spell cause it shows she is falling for Eric naturally and not forcing love for either of them

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3147">52:27</a> Mell's ratings = 1989 film: B+ 2023 remake: B+

The only things I actively dislike about this movie is the Scuttlebut song, and the way Ariel moves up the rock right before the iconic wave shot (<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="965">16:05</a>) Everything else I either loved or felt neutral about. Overall, I loved this movie! I really enjoyed everything the expanded on, and all (except for one) of the new songs they added! I love that they gave more time for Ariel and Eric’s relationship to grow organically.

LOVE your reaction what a fun video!!

The spongebob edits got me ctfuuu😭

Someone want to tell him that Ursula was based on the Drag Queen Devine.

Prince eric's song is my new favorite little mermaid song.

Another thing keeping original high-concept, character-driven movies from being made is that too many people skip the theaters and wait until streaming to see them instead. But a movie needs to have the potential to make its money back in theaters to be made in the first place and be put on a streaming service thereafter. We are putting the cart before the hose.

Apart from the switch of who defeated Ursula, I really don’t have many nitpicks with the movie. But I agree that Ariel should’ve had more outfits, but not too many nitpicks

The moms name gotta be Gene Pool or something with every single kid being a different ethnicity or shade 😂💀

To any parent that first shows the New adaptation before showing your child the original (If they can even sit through it; my nephew and m any other friends kids dang near refuse to watch anything unless it's CGI, computer-animated and not hand-drawn. I try to show early animation to child-relatives in my life and they just say, " BRUH "

My favorite Disney cartoon of all time and I was so excited to watch this version. Saw it in the theater and wasn’t disappointed in the slightest. Except for that dumbass Scuttlebutt song haha.

I haven't gone to an actual movie theater since before the pandemic. Probably 2018 or 2019. We did move during the pandemic and now have a B&B around the corner. I love movie theater popcorn, but everything else? I'd much rather watch at home. I waited to buy this as soon as it came out, and happily watched it on my couch. :) "oh my GOD that looks terrible" hahahahahahah

The daughters all look different because they represent the 7 seas. They were also all different in the original, just not in race. But they do have the same mom, actually 😅

The sisters are represented as different races because they are named for the 7 seas.

Uhhhh definitely not better than the original lol, but it was alright for a live action remake!😂 Definitely better than the Mulan live action they butchered that😩😂

I saw this in 3D, and it was visually stunning!!

Unfortunately I feel this version fell short compared to the original. I don't think they understood the original. Also, the songs were very underwhelming, specifically Under the sea and Kiss the girl. They sounded like demos. The CGI was also bad and takes you out of the experience. Its hard to over look.

just some super brief info on the cgi in the movie for those interested!! they were having people work on ariels cgi specifically literally up until release, which can explain part of the problems. trust when i say in particular they heard everyone shit talking the hair and fixed it up literally to the last minute

Thank you malverse for playing the little mermaid now I don’t have to go to movies to see this big fan❤

I think most people dislike the movie for another reason than for the 'wokeness'. I don't like woke stuff too but I think it's completely unnecessary to make live action versions/remakes of already existing movies. It's plain unoriginal and uncreative. Why not coming up with NEW ideas and NEW heroes, you know what I mean? Take Encanto for example. It was absolutely brilliant and a great new idea. Why take the classics and redo them? There is no need for that really.

The streak is alive. I haven't liked one single Disney live action remake. I didn't even like Lady And The Trzmp and I love dogs. I didn't like Mulan even though I have a fascination with Chinese culture. I even hear that Snow White is so bad that it's being shelved.

Original > “Remake”

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="473">7:53</a> I laughed so hard here, that reaction was gold!

let's make it do what it do.

You can blame the scuttlebutt on Lin Manuel Miranda

All the sisters have 1 mother, they all have the same mother.

I saw this opening night in theaters.

Really a watermelon joke lol <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2099">34:59</a> I thought you was done with the jokes man!

ALL of the grumblings was for not. LOVED IT as I knew I would. Have my own copy now and the soundtrack on vinyl record (colored like the Ocean foam!)

The boy from good boys is flounder

I was born the year the original came out and I watched the tape so much that I wore it out lol but yeah the CGI is what took the magic out for me, we're capable of doing so much better and they just fell short, besides that it was a decent remake but the original will forever be my #1