Ariel actually had many interests. She collected things from the human world she was an explorer and she wanted to dance. The song “part of your world” is sung before meeting the prince. She already wanted to be human so the sacrifice she makes was for herself just as much as for him. It’s also about the self sacrifice for love. Something Eric does for her in the third act.
Yes. Ariel was interested in humans before ever seeing one for real. Nor was her thing that she wanted to find a prince. Her thing was that she wanted to find out what it was like on the surface and rescuing Eric and wanting to actually meet him became her catalyst.
Came to comment this! I don't know how Ariel's motives are so confusing to people when the entire first half of the movie is about her obsession with the human world.
I never got the criticism of Ariel not having interests. I thought that was the point of her treasure trove cave. She was like an anthropologist! Or an archaeologist in a way too. She was interested in the human world and their culture, their artefacts and what they were for.
Right? Not to mention she was also into exploring and adventure; above and below the waves. She also liked singing, reading, and when she becomes human, dancng.
@@Malthizar Being constantly controlled and forced to hide your interests in a literal cave isn’t being spoiled. Her father was just using his fears to basically abuse his daughter. Luckily he stopped the abuse after she rightfully so escaped and almost died because if his immature tantrum.
To be fair, Atlantica had an entire population of merfolk and Ariel had 6 older sisters that shared a room and a huge section of the royal palace. But she preferred to explore the greater sea, collect treasures from the surface, and theorize the purpose and fuction of surface world items to better understand humans. She's basically an anthropologist. She also loved music and loved to dance. Honestly, pop culture has a lot of bad takes on the 1989 movie. Especially when you add in the Little Mermaid animated series and the two direct-to-video sequels which fleshed out her character even more.
Yeah the only thing that sticks of the criticisms is that she was overly boy crazy/love at first sight situation. Other than that Ariel has plenty of her own interests
Ariel in the original movie, as much as here, is an explorer. She doesn’t just go after the guy out of nowhere, it is her push, her last drop. It’s the one thing that brought her that much closer to the world she loved and wanted to learn more about.
“ariel had no interests of her own” her ballad, her missing the concert, the strained relationship with her father, her massive collection in her grotto, the whole reason she ever caught ursula’s attention, literally the entire plot, etc were because of her sense of adventure and her interest in the human world 🥴
Ariel was a nerd for human things and the human world. She just had that interest. Her meeting Eric made her want to actually meet a human and interact, and then when she saved him, she did become infatuated. But she was interested in the human world far before Eric
I completely disagree with what you said of the original. Ariel is one of the Disney princesses that has the most interests of her own. She sings a whole song talking about her interests and how she wants to explore them further, and she is so passionate about them that she is willing to defy her father to pursue them (the human world, not just Eric) So no, they don’t have anything to “improve” here and if they attempt that, they can seriously hurt the movie.
How in the hell did Ariel not have an interest of her own? There’s a whole scene where she collects Knick-knacks and stuff and she yearns for adventure.
@@buciallstar She practices selective hate I guess. I think she's just mad really at McCarthy for getting that role when she so much wanted to see a drag queen play it. She keeps repeating "She took a drag queen's role!" She's so pissed about it, it's starting to get a bit fetishy and weird. I mean a drag queen didn't even play the original role, a woman like McCary did. Just calm down.
I don’t understand why they don’t make it look more fantastical especially with the creatures. It is a very fictional story after all. I want more color and fantasy. I think they need to push the magic a little bit more on this.
Disney's magic (which used to be part of the Disney brand) has been dead for like a decade now. Maybe that's why they can't make these live action magical.
I’m kind of sick of hearing about how Ursula needed to be a drag performer. She was voiced by a woman in the original and while yes her look was inspired by drag, she was very much a woman and wasn’t played as anything else. Also, to be frank, having Ursula be a man in drag would of sank the movie faster than Prince Eric’s ship. I also think there would be so much backlash during the parts where she turns into a human… she’s a man pretending to be a woman trying to marry prince eric. Eric is clearly straight, so I think that would not be a good look for the community. That’s almost like date rape and predatory behavior I don’t think we need to pile on to the lgbt community as they’ve had enough drama with that already.
@@haydencooper_ Disney stole Ursula's whole look and personality from a Drag Queen, fan casting a Drag performer as the live action counterpart is not something absurd at all lol And Drag Queen and being a woman are not excluding things, this whole "Ursula would be raping Eric" sounds like wishful thinking from yall
I think it all looks great. Sebastian looks like what he is…a crab. The animated movie had him with a near human head and human teeth. That would’ve been nightmare fuel. And please watch an ocean doc there aren’t fish taking up every area of the ocean. You want it to look like LA traffic down there. And Melissa looks and sounds great.
It's a movie. It doesn't need to be super hyper realistic with how many fish there are down there. Idk how they'd do it, but I can't deny it sucks to not have those characters in their iconic looks
I respect your opinion on Melissa but for me as a gay man I could not ask for a better Ursula I’m not gonna pretend Disney would hire an actual drag queen for the role and knowing Melissa’s respect and admiration for the community and Divine as a queen I’m very happy with it, maybe don’t compare her to miss piggy haha. All love:)
I'm open to being impressed. I unfortunately know Disney would rehire Johnny Depp, a woman beater, before casting a drag queen. I have to rewatch this tho as Grace's comments throughout the video kept cracking me up. Fish are super intelligent tho.
@@hennie_booboo ye amber Heard was the one who abused Johnny Depp. That's what the judgement was, that's what the evidence showed and the majority of people know this
Eric casting is great, why do you keep insulting the actor look? I love the trailer it looks amazing, perfectly captures the atmosphere of the original animated film, and Halle Bailey vocal is insane!
“ is Eric an oppressor “ ?? It’s a Disney movie , let’s leave that crap out . It’s simple he is just a handsome Prince . Nothing more . Also from Ariel’s perspective she would think having a pet dog or cat is weird .
If Eric has a pet and talks to it, I'd imagine her saying to Eric, "What did he say?" Of course, she's mute in _The Little Mermaid_ animated movie so that's likely to be a drag. (No pun intended.)
What are you saying it’s the whole premise of the Pocahontas movie?? So conversations about Eric potentially being an oppressor seems totally fitting in a Disney movie lol idk what you’re talking about
The fact that Ursula in the animated movie was designed to look like a real like drag queen from the 80’s called Divine. To me is incredible, I would have loved a great drag queen to play Ursula in this live action movie as long as they had the a great singing voice to match the original. But we all might be pleasantly surprised by Melissa McCarthy.
@@Dr.LongMonkey You just pull out this "fact" from very far up your a$$ lmaoo not true ate all, so many queens are theater trained, for ursula Jinxz Moonson (she's on Broadway right now) and Ginger Minj are the first ones that come to mind, go watch they sing
@@ThePalkiaxdialga and how many drag queens are there in total? At least tens of thousands, so yeah my fact is accurate. Out of tens of thousands of drags only a very few can sing
I hope they make Ariel more of a ‘historian’ or ‘archeologist’ regarding her interest in the human world and falling in love with Eric is a secondary thing
I feel like Ariel did have a lot of interest in the other world but the main criticism should be how she allowed her own personal interest to overlap her judgment. She chose to sell her soul along with the safety of her family in the kingdom for a chance to get what she wanted.
@@idaf3028 100% agree when I saw people wanting him to be Prince Eric I was like “have they not seen his horrid acting in the movies he’s been in lately?” He would’ve ruined it. People don’t get that just because they’re big and well known, or in his case can sing well too, doesn’t mean they can act.
Yes!!!! I’m not trying to be a hater on grace but her criticism of Melissa kind of broke my heart, it felt biased and that showed turkey here. Give her a chance
I'm not too jazzed about Melissa's performance and I really wanted to be. Her voice isn't as deliciously deep and campy as it is in the animated classic.
*I don’t like how inconsistent the hair color is* . Why is a soft strawberry red color in some shots, but just plane brown in others? Seriously, they already divided the fan base by not giving her the bright red hair. This inconsistency is only making it worse. Besides that I think this trailer was fantastic!
My hair is orange (ginger/redhead wtv you wanna call it) sometimes looks brown, sometimes looks reddish, sometimes strawberry blonde, copper (I could go on lol) so the inconsistency is actually how real hair looks
Let's not forget that Pat Caroll was a huge creative force behind Ursula's creation. I understand that divine inspired Ursula's look but she's ultimately not bound to that aspect.
I agree. Beauty and the Beast came the closest but it still could’ve been sooo much better. I think the CGI is whats ruining the magic. If the sets were practical I think they would feel more special.
Why has it to be so damn dark? You barely see anything in the trailer unless your brightness is pumped to 200%... They do not have to take the more mature "darker" motive so literally.
For what I heard . Most intensive recent movies use darker lighting to hide CGI defects . Huge problem here is water scenes are too dark to see most of action.
Your comments about Jonah’s appearance are disgusting. He’s the first Jewish man to be cast as a Disney Prince and you attack his looks over a fictional movie. You are unbelievably unprofessional. 👎👎👎
This just looks so half assed. Like half the people involved were too giddy about making the little mermaid and the other half didn't care enough about it
I absolutely adore Halle, she has the voice, the hair, the spunk, but some of the cgi looks a little wonky and Ursula doesnt seem that evil to me, anyways i am so excited to watch it
Why do all the new Disney movies have such a serious color palette? They managed to make coral reefs, the most colorful eco system of our planet look dull. Where is the magic?
I think the trailer looks great and a lot of fun. My favorite shot in the trailer is definitely when Halle's Ariel was looking at the fireworks in her cave as well. I have faith because the movie tested extremely well and it's guarantee to be a big success.
I mean this in the most respectful way. I wish they had her hair the same way It looks on the poster for the whole movie. I feel like there’s limitations with what they do for her on land when comparing the animated movie. However, I think she will be incredible in the role and mean no disrespect for the choice of braids. I just feel when you compare to the animated movie it limits the movements. Like the hair flip and rock scene.
I love the original cartoon. Here, there are some dodgy moments of acting. Particularly "A man was drowning, I had to save him" was horribly delivered, that was the best take? And when she's waving her arms in Ursula's magical smoke was also delivered horribly. I don't know why Scuttle couldn't have been a normal seagull like in the cartoon, but I can live with it. Sebastian just looks weird... Other parts looked really good, and it is my favorite disney cartoon so I'll definitely watch it. But I agree I have a 'mix of emotions' when watching the trailer.
Fish actually don't forget who you are, at least not as quick as others give them credit for. Studies on goldfish show they have a memory capacity of 3-4 months
I was sold the second she was casted. Cannot WAIT for this!!! Gonna be a mess in the theater. I don't understand the hate surrounding Melissa seeing as she was an ACTUAL drag impersonator in the early stages of her career as Divine (Divine the original drag queen who inspired Ursula's original design). I'm a gay man & I'm not upset with her whatsoever. I also respectfully disagree completely with your choice of words for their performances during the little bit we've been shown. I see excitement & passion. 😭
You’re counter argument is beautiful, and you had some very nice references to back up your statement as well. I agree, the trailer was a lot of fun, we just need to be patient to see it in theaters to see how the finale cut looks. Who know’s they still maybe rendering thats a ton of cgi they’re working with but Disney didn’t disappoint with The Lion King and that was definitely way more challenging to pull off. Still the crab joke was pretty funny @beyondthetrailer 😂
Grace, I know you’re a Disney fan but a lot of your comments about the animated versions are pretty offensive to those of us who work in animation. To call the live actions more sophisticated or to say more people can enjoy the live action versions is like pretty insulting. especially when these live action remakes literally copy scene for scene. they do nothing original. they steal from the artists and storytellers who made these stories relevant. sophisticated they are not.
I'd also argue that making these live-action adaptations conform, precisely, to the dictates of current-year, Hollywood-endorsed, feminism makes them less sophisticated, not more. They go from being honest examinations of the female condition to being repetitive, singalong sermons on what a woman should want and should be in 2023.
And it's also true that creating a story from scratch is far harder (and therefore more praiseworthy) than copying a story and applying a few tweaks and flourishes here and there. That's why so many people are critics, and so few people, comparatively, are great novelists and screenwriters.
LOL, Grace complained that the original Ariel was too shallow but then she suggested that Arial should not have saved Prince Erik in this new movie, because he wasn't cute enough. I don't understand the argument why Usula role should've played by a real-life drag queen or that Melissa McCarthy was acting drag in the role.
The only thing that sticks of the criticisms of Ariel is that she was overly boy crazy/love at first sight situation. Other than that Ariel has plenty of her own interests
The more I see Flounder & Sebastian the more I think I would have replaced them with merpeople friends for Ariel to interact with with. Kinda like what they did with Jasmine by giving her a friend in Dahlia. But I also understand they are just TOO iconic to cut from the film. I mean Mulan payed the price for eliminating Mushu. It’s very tricky.
Grace is trying so hard to put down prince Eric in order to make this Ariel looks better but it’s just so stupid grace, he looks amazing stop with the hate
there is one part in the movie i'm worried about and that's when Ursula sings Poor Unfortunate Souls....I hope Melissa can pull it off, it's in my top 5 favorite songs from disney
i don’t really appreciate the comments you made about Jonah/ Prince Eric… i think he looks great and looks just like him ! there was no need for you to be so harsh.
Okay but how is casting a thin actress (however talented) any better than casting a non drag performer? As a queer person I love how Melissa McCarthy looks and from what I’ve seen in trailers her performance looks promising. Taking away the plus size aspect of Ursula by casting someone like Gaga would’ve been a HUGE misstep Also the reason why aquariums look so packed with fish is because fish are jammed into a tank, let’s try not to glorify aquariums which are filled with their own problems, if you were to swim in the ocean it wouldn’t be populated like an aquarium would, even shots from the animated movie aren’t populated in that way
I disagree with the assertion that Ariel had no interests of her own. She was very interested in the human world and had a whole song about it even before meeting Eric. You could argue she fell in love with Eric because he was the personification of her interests. Belle, on the other hand, was seeking to escape the provincial life of the small village by reading books. She enjoyed reading for the purpose of escapism. Ariel was fascinated with the human world.
Important to note that back in her 20s Melissa McCarthy was a Drag Queen on the New York scene called “Miss Y”. I think she’s more than qualified to take on the role, even if it woulda been fun to see a queer performer take on the role too.
I’m rooting for Halle Bailey so I really hope all the SGI graphics and lighting are better in the finished movie and I wish her hair was a brighter red it looks dusty and ashy
The only part that interests me is the music. The cgi is boring and Halle Barre’s acting leaves something to be desired. I don’t think I’ll see this movie, I’ll listen to the soundtrack though
My only concern tbh is Halle Bailey’s lack of acting experience , yes she has acted here and there before but nothing this big where she had to carry a movie , so I’m a bit concerned that even though she’s going to sound incredible and looks amazing , she may not pull through in the acting department because in some of these shots her acting looks really bland
14:35 WHY IS SHE NOT PURPLE!!!!!?Ursula is PURPLE! So why does she look like Melissa McCarthy underwear ISH in Ghostbuster!? Where is Ursula! Where is the transformation!!? They can make Sebastian and a talking bird but can’t get Ursula right? How do you mess that up??! Ursula is one of the most iconic characters of all time. This is not good.
Grace Sébastien is in 3 shots you need to watch closely . First time you see him he's talking to pelican, 2nd time he's Floating around her, 3rd time he's on a shell-like platform.
Personally really like like all the cast even the animals, as a member of the LGBTQ community and fan of Drag, I think while a tough situation they did the best, Melissa is great and im behind her, putting a man in drag would only bring more problems to film that already has some difficult moments pull off in the movie and with the general public that for sure will be nasty to Halle even if she indeed is great in the role, and like you said women do drag too so its fine, also I think you are being a little to rough on Eric he not only looks great better than any other prince except for Aladdin, but I hope that they gave him more story. I always go with an open mind to this kind of movies, so so far im pleased with everything even the real looking animals cuz they look like that and would be weird they being cartoon like.
I think I’d be more forgiving of this movie if Disney hasn’t a string of failure in all departments for the last year and a half. My frustrations with the company spill over unfortunately onto this movie
Ariel was clearly an explorer, fascinated with the 'human world' and has a HUGE collection, has some interests; she could have had more. Haley Bailey's hair is not good IMO; it is really not red, if it is, it is SUPER dull in its shade.
Okay but how come some of us can’t be upset about Wicken’s casting but Grace can be upset about Eric’s 😂 kidding. They should’ve just continued to use vfx on Ariel’s hair for the splash/rock scene to make it blow in the wind
Yall the hair doesn't matter as much as you think it does like seriously like I getting but. It's not like it's going affect the story or anything and I'm sure in the actual movie it's going to be much redder it's just a trailer.
@@AS-ri1mb I meannnn I still would never specifically insult someone’s features, I just think the lgbtq+ community deserves our “captain America” yknow?
Javier Bardem looks and acts like he is playing the living version of his character from Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell no Tales. They even used the same effect of animating his hair underwater but somehow made it worse?
Ariel actually had many interests. She collected things from the human world she was an explorer and she wanted to dance. The song “part of your world” is sung before meeting the prince. She already wanted to be human so the sacrifice she makes was for herself just as much as for him. It’s also about the self sacrifice for love. Something Eric does for her in the third act.
Yes. Ariel was interested in humans before ever seeing one for real. Nor was her thing that she wanted to find a prince. Her thing was that she wanted to find out what it was like on the surface and rescuing Eric and wanting to actually meet him became her catalyst.
I was thinking the same thing like how the hell dis she not have her own interest! Like that’s kind of apart of her…. Thing lol
little mermaid was not blck
Yeah, your argument is definitely valid. 👌
Came to comment this! I don't know how Ariel's motives are so confusing to people when the entire first half of the movie is about her obsession with the human world.
I never got the criticism of Ariel not having interests. I thought that was the point of her treasure trove cave. She was like an anthropologist! Or an archaeologist in a way too. She was interested in the human world and their culture, their artefacts and what they were for.
To me the treasure trove was her dreaming of a paradise, a life in bliss and harmony...
Right? Not to mention she was also into exploring and adventure; above and below the waves. She also liked singing, reading, and when she becomes human, dancng.
@@Malthizar Being constantly controlled and forced to hide your interests in a literal cave isn’t being spoiled. Her father was just using his fears to basically abuse his daughter. Luckily he stopped the abuse after she rightfully so escaped and almost died because if his immature tantrum.
Idk.i see the value and the evidence of that interpretation- but her inciting incident is purely about Eric "Daddy I love him!" Etc
@Wet Socks I mean- he does view them as dangerous. I'd say he's justified given what happens
To be fair, Atlantica had an entire population of merfolk and Ariel had 6 older sisters that shared a room and a huge section of the royal palace. But she preferred to explore the greater sea, collect treasures from the surface, and theorize the purpose and fuction of surface world items to better understand humans. She's basically an anthropologist. She also loved music and loved to dance. Honestly, pop culture has a lot of bad takes on the 1989 movie. Especially when you add in the Little Mermaid animated series and the two direct-to-video sequels which fleshed out her character even more.
Yeah the only thing that sticks of the criticisms is that she was overly boy crazy/love at first sight situation. Other than that Ariel has plenty of her own interests
Ariel in the original movie, as much as here, is an explorer. She doesn’t just go after the guy out of nowhere, it is her push, her last drop. It’s the one thing that brought her that much closer to the world she loved and wanted to learn more about.
Yeah I always viewed Ariel as a would-be anthropologist. Interested in the human world, culture and artefacts.
Right!
@P S way to misuse the term mr misinformation
@@ejbellThat would be such a cool idea for a modern retelling
“ariel had no interests of her own” her ballad, her missing the concert, the strained relationship with her father, her massive collection in her grotto, the whole reason she ever caught ursula’s attention, literally the entire plot, etc were because of her sense of adventure and her interest in the human world 🥴
Ariel was a nerd for human things and the human world. She just had that interest. Her meeting Eric made her want to actually meet a human and interact, and then when she saved him, she did become infatuated. But she was interested in the human world far before Eric
Omg NO 😃 Ariel is no nerd, she is a poet, a dreamer. It's not about the stuff it's what it means to her.
I completely disagree with what you said of the original. Ariel is one of the Disney princesses that has the most interests of her own. She sings a whole song talking about her interests and how she wants to explore them further, and she is so passionate about them that she is willing to defy her father to pursue them (the human world, not just Eric)
So no, they don’t have anything to “improve” here and if they attempt that, they can seriously hurt the movie.
How in the hell did Ariel not have an interest of her own? There’s a whole scene where she collects Knick-knacks and stuff and she yearns for adventure.
McCarthy did do drag in the 90s and is a huge supporter of the art. She's just fine for the role and can sing too!
Exactly. Lay off Grace.
For someone who asks not to hate, she hates A LOT
@@buciallstar She practices selective hate I guess. I think she's just mad really at McCarthy for getting that role when she so much wanted to see a drag queen play it.
She keeps repeating "She took a drag queen's role!" She's so pissed about it, it's starting to get a bit fetishy and weird. I mean a drag queen didn't even play the original role, a woman like McCary did. Just calm down.
I don’t understand why they don’t make it look more fantastical especially with the creatures. It is a very fictional story after all. I want more color and fantasy. I think they need to push the magic a little bit more on this.
Disney's magic (which used to be part of the Disney brand) has been dead for like a decade now. Maybe that's why they can't make these live action magical.
Did Grace say she wanted to eat Sebastian with some butter and lemons? 🦀 😂😂😂
I feel like she even salivated thinking about it lol
After watching crabs eat a whale carcass, I realized they are the vultures of the sea. Hard pass.
I’m kind of sick of hearing about how Ursula needed to be a drag performer. She was voiced by a woman in the original and while yes her look was inspired by drag, she was very much a woman and wasn’t played as anything else. Also, to be frank, having Ursula be a man in drag would of sank the movie faster than Prince Eric’s ship. I also think there would be so much backlash during the parts where she turns into a human… she’s a man pretending to be a woman trying to marry prince eric. Eric is clearly straight, so I think that would not be a good look for the community. That’s almost like date rape and predatory behavior I don’t think we need to pile on to the lgbt community as they’ve had enough drama with that already.
Agreed, enough with the "should've been a drag queen" stuff, it's tiresome and irrelevant. We have our cast and it looks amazing to me.
@@haydencooper_ Disney stole Ursula's whole look and personality from a Drag Queen, fan casting a Drag performer as the live action counterpart is not something absurd at all lol And Drag Queen and being a woman are not excluding things, this whole "Ursula would be raping Eric" sounds like wishful thinking from yall
Well said 💯
Thank you, also let's not forget drag queens take a lot of their schtick from women.
PREEEEAAACHH!!
I think it all looks great. Sebastian looks like what he is…a crab. The animated movie had him with a near human head and human teeth. That would’ve been nightmare fuel. And please watch an ocean doc there aren’t fish taking up every area of the ocean. You want it to look like LA traffic down there. And Melissa looks and sounds great.
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Yh people are saying he looks weird but no he just looks realistic.
Are you forgetting the most important part? First and foremost this is a fantasy. Don’t confuse Live-action with realism.
It's a movie. It doesn't need to be super hyper realistic with how many fish there are down there. Idk how they'd do it, but I can't deny it sucks to not have those characters in their iconic looks
People really haven’t seen a crab before and it shows
Ariel had no interest of her own? Did you not remember the collection of human thingamabobs??? 🥳
Halle Baily's Ariel is the generation's Brandy's Cinderella and beyond. This is going to make a difference for SO many groups of people!
Highly agree
Indeed 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
You could even throw in Diana Ross in the wiz for the older folks
@@theredshark excellent point!
as someone that scuba dives, fish being scarce is actually kinda realistic
...And you couldn't believe that it was the fairy Godmother who gave the mice the ability to speak so Cinderella would have someone to talk to ? Sad.
Her comment of cinderella is mad makes no sense to me 😅 it is a fairytale and we all talk to our pets in real life
I was pleasantly surprised that Melissa Mccarthy SOUNDS so much like Pat Carroll. I was seriously impressed.
I respect your opinion on Melissa but for me as a gay man I could not ask for a better Ursula I’m not gonna pretend Disney would hire an actual drag queen for the role and knowing Melissa’s respect and admiration for the community and Divine as a queen I’m very happy with it, maybe don’t compare her to miss piggy haha. All love:)
I agree completely with this statement xx
I'm open to being impressed. I unfortunately know Disney would rehire Johnny Depp, a woman beater, before casting a drag queen. I have to rewatch this tho as Grace's comments throughout the video kept cracking me up. Fish are super intelligent tho.
@@hennie_booboo you obviously didn't watch the trial then?
I did, the judgement was still domestic abuse
@@hennie_booboo ye amber Heard was the one who abused Johnny Depp. That's what the judgement was, that's what the evidence showed and the majority of people know this
You roasting prince Eric got me crying lmao😂
Eric casting is great, why do you keep insulting the actor look? I love the trailer it looks amazing, perfectly captures the atmosphere of the original animated film, and Halle Bailey vocal is insane!
“ is Eric an oppressor “ ?? It’s a Disney movie , let’s leave that crap out . It’s simple he is just a handsome Prince . Nothing more . Also from Ariel’s perspective she would think having a pet dog or cat is weird .
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Why would she think it's weird to have a pet?
If Eric has a pet and talks to it, I'd imagine her saying to Eric, "What did he say?" Of course, she's mute in _The Little Mermaid_ animated movie so that's likely to be a drag. (No pun intended.)
What are you saying it’s the whole premise of the Pocahontas movie?? So conversations about Eric potentially being an oppressor seems totally fitting in a Disney movie lol idk what you’re talking about
No interests? She likes human stuff, she loves to sing. She likes the prince...
Why is grace hating on the prince Eric character so much we haven't seen anything from him yet, like give him a chance lol
The fact that Ursula in the animated movie was designed to look like a real like drag queen from the 80’s called Divine. To me is incredible, I would have loved a great drag queen to play Ursula in this live action movie as long as they had the a great singing voice to match the original. But we all might be pleasantly surprised by Melissa McCarthy.
The big problem with having a drag queen play Ursula is 99.9% of drag queens can’t sing only lip sync
@@Dr.LongMonkey You just pull out this "fact" from very far up your a$$ lmaoo not true ate all, so many queens are theater trained, for ursula Jinxz Moonson (she's on Broadway right now) and Ginger Minj are the first ones that come to mind, go watch they sing
@@ThePalkiaxdialga and how many drag queens are there in total? At least tens of thousands, so yeah my fact is accurate. Out of tens of thousands of drags only a very few can sing
I love it - " If I were Sebastian, I'd be like, Lets go check out some other beaches " 🤣
"It's kind of unfortunately make me want seafood" 😂😂😂 Grace you are being so savage with your commentary this time around.
Lighting looks horrible in the water. Too much light, not enough light.
"Throw this one back, Ariel" I died 🤣🤣
I hope they make Ariel more of a ‘historian’ or ‘archeologist’ regarding her interest in the human world and falling in love with Eric is a secondary thing
By the looks of the trailer, it looks like that's what's going to happen!
Let Ariel get that D
We need more mermaids in STEM!
@@idaf3028 how so?
I feel like Ariel did have a lot of interest in the other world but the main criticism should be how she allowed her own personal interest to overlap her judgment. She chose to sell her soul along with the safety of her family in the kingdom for a chance to get what she wanted.
This is the first time I’m finding out how much Grace hates prince Eric 😭
I wish they casted Harry Styles. This Prince is bland.
Jonah is actually the perfect choice. If you've seen Harry's acting this Eric would be Mike's above.
@@idaf3028 100% agree when I saw people wanting him to be Prince Eric I was like “have they not seen his horrid acting in the movies he’s been in lately?” He would’ve ruined it. People don’t get that just because they’re big and well known, or in his case can sing well too, doesn’t mean they can act.
@@ashley.taylor174 Harry Styles looks significantly older than Halle Bailey tho. It would be too distracting.
Was Tom Hanks bland in _Splash?_ I love that movie.
I love Melissa McCarthy's performance. When she spoke I didn't hear her. I heard Ursula.
Yes!!!! I’m not trying to be a hater on grace but her criticism of Melissa kind of broke my heart, it felt biased and that showed turkey here. Give her a chance
I'm not too jazzed about Melissa's performance and I really wanted to be. Her voice isn't as deliciously deep and campy as it is in the animated classic.
*I don’t like how inconsistent the hair color is* . Why is a soft strawberry red color in some shots, but just plane brown in others? Seriously, they already divided the fan base by not giving her the bright red hair. This inconsistency is only making it worse. Besides that I think this trailer was fantastic!
It’s called lighting and reflection of the sun. It’s not that deep.
It's a trailer
My hair is orange (ginger/redhead wtv you wanna call it) sometimes looks brown, sometimes looks reddish, sometimes strawberry blonde, copper (I could go on lol) so the inconsistency is actually how real hair looks
Let's not forget that Pat Caroll was a huge creative force behind Ursula's creation. I understand that divine inspired Ursula's look but she's ultimately not bound to that aspect.
Surprisingly I don’t think that any of them have really captured the scale, colors, or essence of those original films.
I agree. Beauty and the Beast came the closest but it still could’ve been sooo much better. I think the CGI is whats ruining the magic. If the sets were practical I think they would feel more special.
@@Dr.LongMonkey practical effects would be good but beauty in the beast was awful only good thing was beast new song
@@luma4902 lol I literally thought that was the worst part of that movie, I hated the computerized low voice of beast singing
“Sorry in the only one that’s disobeying my papa” lmaoooo idk why that made me laugh so hard 😂
Why has it to be so damn dark? You barely see anything in the trailer unless your brightness is pumped to 200%...
They do not have to take the more mature "darker" motive so literally.
For what I heard . Most intensive recent movies use darker lighting to hide CGI defects .
Huge problem here is water scenes are too dark to see most of action.
Your comments about Jonah’s appearance are disgusting. He’s the first Jewish man to be cast as a Disney Prince and you attack his looks over a fictional movie. You are unbelievably unprofessional. 👎👎👎
for real !!! i thought her comments were totally unnecessary. i personally think he’s great as prince eric he looks just like him !
What's with the Eric bashing though? He looks FINE!!!
Yeah he’s the only one that I have no notes for. Of course grace has notes for him tho
This just looks so half assed. Like half the people involved were too giddy about making the little mermaid and the other half didn't care enough about it
Honestly that is how i feel about 90% of the live action remakes especially from the production side
My low point is the dark visuals, my high point is that Hayley Baley looks like a literal Disney princess
I absolutely adore Halle, she has the voice, the hair, the spunk, but some of the cgi looks a little wonky and Ursula doesnt seem that evil to me, anyways i am so excited to watch it
Upcoming redeeming Ursula I guess
Yes but how many teenage girls can't sing?
Grace you didn’t cover her voice and the singing. For me that’s what will make or break the movie and I gotta say I’m loving her voice when she sings.
She did, albeit brief and in passing. It was in the first few min.
Why do all the new Disney movies have such a serious color palette? They managed to make coral reefs, the most colorful eco system of our planet look dull. Where is the magic?
I think the trailer looks great and a lot of fun. My favorite shot in the trailer is definitely when Halle's Ariel was looking at the fireworks in her cave as well. I have faith because the movie tested extremely well and it's guarantee to be a big success.
I mean this in the most respectful way. I wish they had her hair the same way It looks on the poster for the whole movie. I feel like there’s limitations with what they do for her on land when comparing the animated movie. However, I think she will be incredible in the role and mean no disrespect for the choice of braids. I just feel when you compare to the animated movie it limits the movements. Like the hair flip and rock scene.
I don't agree with you Grace, I actually think Melissa McCarthy killed Ursula, even tough it could be a Drag playing Ursula, Melissa is on point
I honestly couldn’t care less about The Little Mermaid, but I’ll pay to see this to support Halle Bailey she deserves every flower in this world.
That's pretty pathetic
That's actually sad. 🤦🏾♀️
@@mimah1015 IKR? These people are nuts
I like the 7 seas sisters being different nationalities but can’t get out of my mind the 7 different different women he slept with for it to happen. 😅
She said “I just want to know more about them” so she’s learning about the human world
I love the original cartoon. Here, there are some dodgy moments of acting. Particularly "A man was drowning, I had to save him" was horribly delivered, that was the best take? And when she's waving her arms in Ursula's magical smoke was also delivered horribly. I don't know why Scuttle couldn't have been a normal seagull like in the cartoon, but I can live with it. Sebastian just looks weird...
Other parts looked really good, and it is my favorite disney cartoon so I'll definitely watch it. But I agree I have a 'mix of emotions' when watching the trailer.
How should she have delivered it?
@@roshaunjohnson6960 with better acting
She did have an interest of her own. The Surface world. She was in love with the surface and happened to fall in love with a human.
13:46 that’s actually a technique filmmakers do to set the mood to “danger” & “scary” based on the setting which in this case Ursula’s lair.
No interests of her own? Ariel ONLY had interests of her own.
Fish actually don't forget who you are, at least not as quick as others give them credit for. Studies on goldfish show they have a memory capacity of 3-4 months
The entire coloring of this movie being so dull and dark is really throwing me off
"More fish!"... "It should look like da club". that should've been at the top of this movie's notes.
I was sold the second she was casted. Cannot WAIT for this!!! Gonna be a mess in the theater. I don't understand the hate surrounding Melissa seeing as she was an ACTUAL drag impersonator in the early stages of her career as Divine (Divine the original drag queen who inspired Ursula's original design). I'm a gay man & I'm not upset with her whatsoever. I also respectfully disagree completely with your choice of words for their performances during the little bit we've been shown. I see excitement & passion. 😭
100% agreed!
I agree 100%! Don't understand the hate behind Melissa at all! She looks and sounds fantastic!
You’re counter argument is beautiful, and you had some very nice references to back up your statement as well. I agree, the trailer was a lot of fun, we just need to be patient to see it in theaters to see how the finale cut looks. Who know’s they still maybe rendering thats a ton of cgi they’re working with but Disney didn’t disappoint with The Lion King and that was definitely way more challenging to pull off. Still the crab joke was pretty funny @beyondthetrailer 😂
Melissa as Ursula appears to be well casted .
What is dreadful is the CGI around her 😮
Disney wouldn't take that risk anyhow but I could imagine a drag doing better with a hint of male vocal would make Ursula good
Why was the choice made to minimize Halle Bailey eyebrows? It's distracting
Grace, I know you’re a Disney fan but a lot of your comments about the animated versions are pretty offensive to those of us who work in animation. To call the live actions more sophisticated or to say more people can enjoy the live action versions is like pretty insulting. especially when these live action remakes literally copy scene for scene. they do nothing original. they steal from the artists and storytellers who made these stories relevant. sophisticated they are not.
I'd also argue that making these live-action adaptations conform, precisely, to the dictates of current-year, Hollywood-endorsed, feminism makes them less sophisticated, not more. They go from being honest examinations of the female condition to being repetitive, singalong sermons on what a woman should want and should be in 2023.
And it's also true that creating a story from scratch is far harder (and therefore more praiseworthy) than copying a story and applying a few tweaks and flourishes here and there. That's why so many people are critics, and so few people, comparatively, are great novelists and screenwriters.
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HALLE'S VOICE!!! THAT LAST NOTE!!! 💞
That's how you know she was the right pick
LOL, Grace complained that the original Ariel was too shallow but then she suggested that Arial should not have saved Prince Erik in this new movie, because he wasn't cute enough.
I don't understand the argument why Usula role should've played by a real-life drag queen or that Melissa McCarthy was acting drag in the role.
This happens because Grace is so "in love with Disney" that her judgment seems to be clouded.
The only thing that sticks of the criticisms of Ariel is that she was overly boy crazy/love at first sight situation. Other than that Ariel has plenty of her own interests
The more I see Flounder & Sebastian the more I think I would have replaced them with merpeople friends for Ariel to interact with with. Kinda like what they did with Jasmine by giving her a friend in Dahlia. But I also understand they are just TOO iconic to cut from the film. I mean Mulan payed the price for eliminating Mushu. It’s very tricky.
but she needs them when she's on land to help advise her, so it wouldn't really be able to execute it.
@@Brian5mb I agree but they look off to me. For some reason Scuttle does not put me off as much. Maybe Scuttle can be her land friend that helps her.
What’s with the hating on Eric. Seems rude
Grace is trying so hard to put down prince Eric in order to make this Ariel looks better but it’s just so stupid grace, he looks amazing stop with the hate
Well in the test screenings they said Melissa McCarthy stole the movie so I am most excited about her.
dont know why they went the realistic animals route, its very jarring hearing human voices come out of a realistic looking bird.
as much as people hated pinnochio, i did like the character designs better in that, animal wise😭
Better then cgi
comparing Melissa McCarthy to Miss Piggy while commenting that a thin actress should have gotten the role instead 😬 Yikes
there is one part in the movie i'm worried about and that's when Ursula sings Poor Unfortunate Souls....I hope Melissa can pull it off, it's in my top 5 favorite songs from disney
At least she is nailing the role when it comes to dialogue so far
She has a good singing voice. Check out her duet with Barbra Streisand.
I've heard Poor Unfortunate Souls is a standout in the movie.
@@haydencooper_ that’s good it’s one of my favorite songs from Disney
i don’t really appreciate the comments you made about Jonah/ Prince Eric… i think he looks great and looks just like him ! there was no need for you to be so harsh.
Why’s she dogging on a male actor?? She got something against him or something
Okay but how is casting a thin actress (however talented) any better than casting a non drag performer? As a queer person I love how Melissa McCarthy looks and from what I’ve seen in trailers her performance looks promising. Taking away the plus size aspect of Ursula by casting someone like Gaga would’ve been a HUGE misstep
Also the reason why aquariums look so packed with fish is because fish are jammed into a tank, let’s try not to glorify aquariums which are filled with their own problems, if you were to swim in the ocean it wouldn’t be populated like an aquarium would, even shots from the animated movie aren’t populated in that way
Deep sea ocean is almost a dessert . But coral reef coastal areas are more populated .
@@MariaRodriguez-hb4ix 100% but it’ll never ‘look’ like how populated an aquarium might as she is requesting
I disagree with the assertion that Ariel had no interests of her own. She was very interested in the human world and had a whole song about it even before meeting Eric. You could argue she fell in love with Eric because he was the personification of her interests. Belle, on the other hand, was seeking to escape the provincial life of the small village by reading books. She enjoyed reading for the purpose of escapism. Ariel was fascinated with the human world.
You have some weird critiques for this trailer lmao
The energy was salty and chaotic, and I was here for it.
Important to note that back in her 20s Melissa McCarthy was a Drag Queen on the New York scene called “Miss Y”. I think she’s more than qualified to take on the role, even if it woulda been fun to see a queer performer take on the role too.
I don’t agree with your characterization of the OG film, but glad you’re excited!
I’m rooting for Halle Bailey so I really hope all the SGI graphics and lighting are better in the finished movie and I wish her hair was a brighter red it looks dusty and ashy
The only part that interests me is the music. The cgi is boring and Halle Barre’s acting leaves something to be desired. I don’t think I’ll see this movie, I’ll listen to the soundtrack though
To be fair, I’ve never been able to finish the original movie either
My only concern tbh is Halle Bailey’s lack of acting experience , yes she has acted here and there before but nothing this big where she had to carry a movie , so I’m a bit concerned that even though she’s going to sound incredible and looks amazing , she may not pull through in the acting department because in some of these shots her acting looks really bland
14:35 WHY IS SHE NOT PURPLE!!!!!?Ursula is PURPLE! So why does she look like Melissa McCarthy underwear ISH in Ghostbuster!? Where is Ursula! Where is the transformation!!? They can make Sebastian and a talking bird but can’t get Ursula right? How do you mess that up??! Ursula is one of the most iconic characters of all time. This is not good.
Man imagine how Vanessa will be in this movie. It’s gonna give me steal your man which honestly gives me chills.
Idk about the vanessa thing. Cause halle isn't cast as vanessa.
Vanessa is IN the movie.
@@idaf3028 why would she be cast as Venessa lol? In the original that was a different looking girl.🤔
@@tammibrown5074 uh I know that 🙄
Everything this woman said was so flawed there’s a reason she didn’t help make the movie like huh 😂
Grace Sébastien is in 3 shots you need to watch closely . First time you see him he's talking to pelican, 2nd time he's Floating around her, 3rd time he's on a shell-like platform.
Personally really like like all the cast even the animals, as a member of the LGBTQ community and fan of Drag, I think while a tough situation they did the best, Melissa is great and im behind her, putting a man in drag would only bring more problems to film that already has some difficult moments pull off in the movie and with the general public that for sure will be nasty to Halle even if she indeed is great in the role, and like you said women do drag too so its fine, also I think you are being a little to rough on Eric he not only looks great better than any other prince except for Aladdin, but I hope that they gave him more story. I always go with an open mind to this kind of movies, so so far im pleased with everything even the real looking animals cuz they look like that and would be weird they being cartoon like.
Eric will indeed have more story in this version.
Do trans-youth still like mermaids? Years ago someone said they like them because they are ambiguous below the waist.
I think I’d be more forgiving of this movie if Disney hasn’t a string of failure in all departments for the last year and a half. My frustrations with the company spill over unfortunately onto this movie
Comparing Miss Piggy to Melissa McCarthy is a serious dig at Miss Piggy.
THEY COMPLETELY RUINED THE LOOKS OF SEBASTIAN AND FLOUNDER!
The poster is so lifeless. It has no charm, no dynamics, just greyscale blue.
The poster is the most life full thing disney has given us
Ariel was clearly an explorer, fascinated with the 'human world' and has a HUGE collection, has some interests; she could have had more.
Haley Bailey's hair is not good IMO; it is really not red, if it is, it is SUPER dull in its shade.
After watching The Way of Water the cgi here looks like a PS3 game
Okay but how come some of us can’t be upset about Wicken’s casting but Grace can be upset about Eric’s 😂 kidding. They should’ve just continued to use vfx on Ariel’s hair for the splash/rock scene to make it blow in the wind
Yall the hair doesn't matter as much as you think it does like seriously like I getting but. It's not like it's going affect the story or anything and I'm sure in the actual movie it's going to be much redder it's just a trailer.
@@idaf3028 I didn’t mention the color of her hair. I mentioned it blowing in the wind
@@thedollaisle right? She can call Eric unappealing but we’re not allowed to criticise handlebar ears over there 😂
@@AS-ri1mb I meannnn I still would never specifically insult someone’s features, I just think the lgbtq+ community deserves our “captain America” yknow?
The thing that makes me the saddest is they probably cut out Max from the movie. I love that dog.
Maybe they will show him later on or Max is in the castle or something
It was confirmed Max is in the movie
This trailer was honestly amazing! Halle looks and sounds brilliant and i can't wait!
I don’t understand your issue with Eric. I think he’s perfect and a really talented actor. I think he’ll do a great job and looks good beside Halle
GRACE WAS ON A ROLL TODAY!!!!! I SPIT MY DRINK OUT WHEN SHE WENT IN ON ERIC & MELISSA MCARTHY
Melissa was right the right choice for the role
Javier Bardem looks and acts like he is playing the living version of his character from Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell no Tales. They even used the same effect of animating his hair underwater but somehow made it worse?