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   XPost: rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.disney.misc   
   From: weberm@polaris.net   
      
   anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:   
   > Ubiquitous  wrote:   
      
   >> Disney just released the trailer for its newest live-action remake, "The   
   >> Little Mermaid," and reactions have been strong from the get-go. Like with   
   >> other projects, detractors are being told it's racist to dislike this new   
   >> version.   
   >>   
   >> The studio chose Halle Bailey to portray the finned princess. Because the   
   >> actress is black, many are already saying any criticism must be racially   
   >> motivated. However, early critics have plenty of complaints about the   
   >> movie that have nothing to do with Ariel's skin color.   
   >>   
   >> First and foremost is the fact that "The Little Mermaid" is being remade   
   >> at all. The original 1989 cartoon version is considered a true triumph of   
   >> the Disney catalog. Fans are confused that a movie mostly set under the   
   >> sea is now being told in live-action form. Plus, there's the question of   
   >> what value can be added from telling the same story that's already been   
   >> told.   
   >>   
   >> "The Little Mermaid" is the latest in a long line of remakes from the   
   >> studio. Most of them haven't been well-received by fans.   
   >>   
   >> "NOPE. just NOPE. STOP RUINING OLD CLASSICS WITH REMAKES!" one viewer   
   >> exclaimed.   
   >>   
   >> Other viewers were confused with how Bailey interpreted the classic song,   
   >> "Part of Your World."   
   >>   
   >> "Okay, we need to talk about her singing. Part of your world is supposed   
   >> to be a song of longing and a light quiet end to her voice. Why is she   
   >> mixing it up? Like why?" another responded when the trailer came out.   
   >>   
   >> https://youtu.be/0-wPm99PF9U   
   >   
   >Now, see, I might actually watch this one just because I'm a sucker for   
   >underwater stuff. But that trailer is not very impressive. The song is the   
   >worst part. And they've hit some uncanny Valley stuff here where things you   
   >wouldn't question in the cartoon version you do in the "live action"   
   >version (which is barely live action). Like how the hell is she singing   
   >underwater at all and why aren't bubbles coming out of her mouth as she   
   >does?   
      
   I don't particuarly find mermaids interesting, but they could have avoided   
   the uncanny valley stuff by getting a younger actress instead of attempting   
   to make Halle Bailey look twenty years younger.   
      
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