Why is Scuttle talking under water in it?
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Scuttle isn't a seagull anymore, they're a Gannet which is a bird that can breathe underwater.
No birds can breathe underwater nn. Gannets can hold their breath well though and are exceptional divers.
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Just finished watching. Absolutely loved it. Honestly, they did a great job with it.
Halle was just STUNNING to watch. Her face is so expressive. Those eyes! She was the perfect Ariel.
And I loved every single thing that Melissa did. She killed it. And I don't know yet if this is an unpopular opinion, but her Poor Unfortunate Souls is the best I've heard. The delivery of some of those lines was just incredible. She did things that I've not heard others do, and I really appreciated it.
Equally, I think Halle's Part of Your World is the best version. It has just enough modern inflection and a lot more punch than other renditions. Her voice just soars.
2 really weak aspects for me were Scuttle's song, which was one of the worst things I've ever heard, and Javier Bardem, who didn't seem to really know what movie he was in until the very end.
Halle was just STUNNING to watch. Her face is so expressive. Those eyes! She was the perfect Ariel.
And I loved every single thing that Melissa did. She killed it. And I don't know yet if this is an unpopular opinion, but her Poor Unfortunate Souls is the best I've heard. The delivery of some of those lines was just incredible. She did things that I've not heard others do, and I really appreciated it.
Equally, I think Halle's Part of Your World is the best version. It has just enough modern inflection and a lot more punch than other renditions. Her voice just soars.
2 really weak aspects for me were Scuttle's song, which was one of the worst things I've ever heard, and Javier Bardem, who didn't seem to really know what movie he was in until the very end.
(It’s a film about mermaids)
And it’s a film based on a film with established characters.
I'm seeing it again tomorrow. Its just so much fun.
Long-winded Little Mermaid thoughts (from a superfan growing up):
- It was definitely one of the better Disney remakes, even if deep down they do feel rather pointless at best and completely artless cashgrabs when I'm feeling extra cynical... this had some merit to it!
- Halle was brilliant all round. No notes.
- Eric was...there. He didn't have much to work with, but the charisma was not there for me. The song was dreary as anything.
- Melissa did great.
- Javier..sweetie. He had nothing to work with but still.
- As others have said the mer world was oddly underpopulated given some of the other positive changes to the narrative they made to make it 'work' (i.e establishing the surface world vs mer people more clearly, drawing parallels between Eric and Ariel's experience, making clear that Ursula and Triton are siblings etc. Just show us like 2 more shots of mer people swimming about!).
- Some of the cinematography and general directing choices were weridly poor. The cinema burst out laughing at the final shot of Triton just as Ariel is about to sail away - it's edited and framed like a comedy film so no wonder! A lot of the drama from the original's framing across the board was just eschewed for no reason really. Vanessa's arrival should have been as haunting but it wasn't... (another bugbear is when characters in films aren't NAMED ON SCREEN)
- Cutting the Body Language verse from Poor Unfortunate Souls... what was the reason dot mov
- Why didn't Flotsam and Jetsam talk? Err...it's not like the film was going for realism. It would have given Melissa even more to play off of too.
- I understand they maybe didn't want the 'sparkly dress' moment after 'How much I'll miss her', but given that line still gave me goosebumps in this version, the moment is pulled out from under us, again due to the cutting of satisfying dramatic conclusion. Give us a little camp!
- The wedding action moving in-land was fine but felt so rushed (and not in line with the story obviously). Give us a moment or two more with Vanessa or prolong the conflict? I don't know.
- It was definitely one of the better Disney remakes, even if deep down they do feel rather pointless at best and completely artless cashgrabs when I'm feeling extra cynical... this had some merit to it!
- Halle was brilliant all round. No notes.
- Eric was...there. He didn't have much to work with, but the charisma was not there for me. The song was dreary as anything.
- Melissa did great.
- Javier..sweetie. He had nothing to work with but still.
- As others have said the mer world was oddly underpopulated given some of the other positive changes to the narrative they made to make it 'work' (i.e establishing the surface world vs mer people more clearly, drawing parallels between Eric and Ariel's experience, making clear that Ursula and Triton are siblings etc. Just show us like 2 more shots of mer people swimming about!).
- Some of the cinematography and general directing choices were weridly poor. The cinema burst out laughing at the final shot of Triton just as Ariel is about to sail away - it's edited and framed like a comedy film so no wonder! A lot of the drama from the original's framing across the board was just eschewed for no reason really. Vanessa's arrival should have been as haunting but it wasn't... (another bugbear is when characters in films aren't NAMED ON SCREEN)
- Cutting the Body Language verse from Poor Unfortunate Souls... what was the reason dot mov
- Why didn't Flotsam and Jetsam talk? Err...it's not like the film was going for realism. It would have given Melissa even more to play off of too.
- I understand they maybe didn't want the 'sparkly dress' moment after 'How much I'll miss her', but given that line still gave me goosebumps in this version, the moment is pulled out from under us, again due to the cutting of satisfying dramatic conclusion. Give us a little camp!
- The wedding action moving in-land was fine but felt so rushed (and not in line with the story obviously). Give us a moment or two more with Vanessa or prolong the conflict? I don't know.
He/They
I just got back and I loved it.
The original was the first film I saw in the cinema, and I never expected this the cone close, but it was fantastic, especially Halle and Mellisa. What a wonderful Ursula, and she got stabbed in the boobs at the end like to the original. Props to Akwafina and Daveed as well, giving Scuttle and Sebastian everything.
Part Of Your World Reprise opened some queer repressed childhood memory in me and I unexpectedly wept, and Under The Sea and Kiss The Girl, utter moments.
Joyful, the best Disney Live Action since, Jungle Book, better than that infact.
(Now let then turn their heads to the more less well remembered ones. I'm looking at you The Rescuers...)
The original was the first film I saw in the cinema, and I never expected this the cone close, but it was fantastic, especially Halle and Mellisa. What a wonderful Ursula, and she got stabbed in the boobs at the end like to the original. Props to Akwafina and Daveed as well, giving Scuttle and Sebastian everything.
Part Of Your World Reprise opened some queer repressed childhood memory in me and I unexpectedly wept, and Under The Sea and Kiss The Girl, utter moments.
Joyful, the best Disney Live Action since, Jungle Book, better than that infact.
(Now let then turn their heads to the more less well remembered ones. I'm looking at you The Rescuers...)
He/They
I wasn't suggesting they could, just that it's what the Director has been saying in interviews.
Saw this last night and aside from some clunky CGI and writing for the new songs, I thought it was good overall! Probably the best live action one I’ve seen so far.
Halle carried the whole thing though, god she’s a fucking superstar.
Halle carried the whole thing though, god she’s a fucking superstar.
They/Them
Disenchanted might not have lived up to the originals heights but Badder really is one of the best Disney songs of recent times. Amy and Maya looked camp right in the eye and said "Watch how the pros do it"
Something I adore is how Amy changes her voice to sound deeper when she sings it as compared to the lighter "Disney voice" she does for the other songs. Such a great touch.
Something I adore is how Amy changes her voice to sound deeper when she sings it as compared to the lighter "Disney voice" she does for the other songs. Such a great touch.
RainOnFire
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I loved the film, but those final scenes completely took me out. I couldn't get over how ridiculous Javier looked, half-submerged in water with a flimsy crown on his head. Maybe because it was filmed in daylight? I don't know but it was bad.
