Belle casting bad, Ariel casting good. (& why that's ironic)
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2023
- It's a bit peculiar how the strongest casting decision in the history of Disney live-action adaptations was met with so much controversy, while one of the weakest was accepted so easily. Hmmm....
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Anne Hathaway may have been "too old" for the role of Belle but she looks younger than Emma Watson and can ACTUALLY sing.
Or lily Collins
@@idaf3028lily collins played Snow White already
Man Emma just got served lol.... But agreed lol
I agree. Anne would have been the perfect Belle. They could have just aged up the cast a bit.
Till this day, Anne hathaway still will always be the belle in my heart than whatever the hell is emma watson's aututone, terrible dress decision & the same exact hermione demeanor is doing in the film, even if anne is already "too old"
Because Halle Bailey can actually fucking SING!!!
And act
She can't act.
Halle bailey
But she can't act.
@elisa48092 tbh the original Ariel wasn't that great at acting either. She was just cute and can sing and the real reason we liked Ariel.
I’ve always felt like Halle deserved better.
Damn right, she deserves better
My exact thoughts
The fact disney isn't doing anything to stop the clearly racist hate is something else
@@idaf3028 sadly they can't do anything about that because who are they to control these people 😑
Yaeh shes a great actress
Even china freaking china called disnay out and saied thay were lazy and raicist
When china says ur lazy raicist u fucked up
I truly pity those that aren't able to recognize and appreciate Halle's performance as Ariel due to being so put off by her skin color.
Edit: Halle released angel, go stream 👼🏻💗✨
Ikr!
People are saying she does a bad performance when in fact she does a great performance and steals the scenes for me 😊
Agreed. The 2023 adaptation has a fair share of problems and drags on for way too long, but Bailey does an excellent job as a vocalist and showed plenty of enthusiasm when acting too. She was probably the best part of an otherwise middle-of-the-road movie. Definitely better than Javier Bardem phoning it in as Triton.
This is the best-case scenario imo. People recognize her individual talent but they also are starting to realize that the Disney live-action remakes aren't creative. Hopefully, this bolsters her career while slowing down the production of beat-for-beat remakes that don't provide enough reasons to exist when the animated version still holds up well.
@@matthewmazzatto8003Shows enthusiasm? She had the same facial expressions the entire movie. She looked bored.
@@Rozziefeatherschneider same facial expression? Pls be so serious rn
People don't find her attractive rather. Cast someone that looked Whiney Houston when she was young and people would complain a little bit about race-swapping but not as much.
And btw is just me who thinks Halle actually kinda looks like the cartoon?! Like, the cheekbones, the heartshaped face, her profile!! She IS ARIEL
Facts
She really does! It’s almost like a phenomenon. How can someone possibly be so perfect for the role? Her sweetness, innocence, THE voice. I remember the minute I saw her I was like “yes! She’s Ariel!”. I was so afraid of Zendaya being Ariel 😂 But this world doesn’t deserve Halle. She’s precious! And even though the movie flopped on the box office, I’m glad we have her as Ariel ❤
and even more irony, I even think that her skin color is not so dark in the water; I think that people wouldn't see as much change if they wouldn't have known that Halle Bailey is black; Disney should have released a recording of her singing before releasing their casting choice and should have asked modestly whether the audience would accept this Ariel. I mean...they dyed also her hair properly for the movie, but honestly, doing such "colorblind" casting with one of the most popular Disney characters of all time was out of nowhere ....they should have been aware that it would cause trouble with many fans....the animated version of Ariel is simply too popular - they could (almost) literally everything with not so beloved Disney characters, but this was like something they should have tackled with more carefulness, even if I agree with the casting...
Yeah but unfortunately those features are exaggerating by racists... Have you see the caricatures they've made of her? If you haven't, do yourself a favor and don't look them up. Twitter can be a vile place. As someone who grew up with Ariel being my favorite Disney princess, having rusalochka as my username and digesting every possible version I could find, Halle is a perfect choice. She actually feels like a Disney princess come to life. It's a shame hateful people don't get to experience her magic because of skin color.
@@psychedelicyeti6053 I have seen them and I was so shocked - they were insane; one caricature with „original“ and „Disney“ was especially stupid as both versions are by Disney …so what? Well, and this was mostly what got me to learn more about Halle Bailey and so was fully convinced when I saw her as Ariel finally. Although I‘m not generally a fan of „cheap race swapping“, I still wonder why there hadn’t been a similar trouble with the race swapping in „The Nutcracker and the four realms“. I assume a major problem in the general heated mood with such projects, such like Velma and later Nefflix Cleopatra; people so afraid of „wokeness“ that they get paranoid with everything else…I have also felt problematic such videos like „Disney characters singing in national languages“ and Ariel referred as Danish, and now they claim it’s like „Disney is destroying white Danish culture representation“…; the live action movie is honoring much more Andersen than the animated version…yet, Ariel is simply too iconic, but I‘m also baffled how everyone is only concerned with her average looks, not her personality (just to mention how many also called Chelsea from Ruby Teenage Kraken a better Ariel than Halle Bailey…🙈)
Emma Watson as Belle was terribly miscast, and I always said that! She lacked the warmth and she can't sing. They put autotune all over her voice, and she had no chemistry with her lead. Whereas Halle has everything Emma lacked in her role. The Voice, the sweetness, perfect chemistry with Jonah... And her performance is the best of all live action remakes!!! 🙏🏻👑♥️♥️♥️
They should of let halle be belle halle bailey is good at disney princess roles
I love Emma Watson and she fit the role of Belle perfectly in my eyes and Hallie is also the perfect tole for Ariel
People in Asia don't live with white or black people. You are both foreigners to them. And they all say Halle Bailey is not Ariel as should be obvious.
What??
@BlairBart-zr1hd Any role? You think she could play Ariel?
This is the only Disney live action that I went to see twice in theaters. Was it perfect? No. Was I thoroughly entertained? Yes. Even being a lover of the animated classic I couldn't help but be mesmerized by the story all over again - as if I didn't know where it was heading. Especially once on land where Halle was able to do her own thing with new material. That's where she really shined - in the added scenes between her and Eric, and the human world. Her voice was amazing - but I fell in love with her curiosity, the way her eyes spoke between her silences. The way she was so determined to learn it all. That's the performance people - she was able to say so much without ever speaking in the later half of the film. With Emma, music aside, it never felt as if she was actually in her world. I didn't believe her wonder of the enchanted castle - or how she had fallen for the Beast. It felt disconnected to the point that I was always aware that I was watching Emma Watson in costume. With Halle, she became Ariel - maybe not the same Ariel which by and by I never wanted but her own. I daresay I would have loved her the same even if this hadn't been a Disney remake. If this cast had been given these roles in a simple adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson film than I would have loved it. Her performance was the film.
Also Ariel and Eric being interracial adds to the remake’s themes of prejudice and forbidden love.
@@FunFilmFare it’s 2023 interracial relationships are not a problem today so why make a point of something no one gives two shits about is beyond me
@@dilldirk284 You'd be surprised how many people still give a shit about interracial relationships. The Internet is full of people stating their racial preferences/fetishes, the media heavily depicts certain interracial pairings (most common I've seen are WM/AF and BM/WF), in my own experience people act shocked when they learn how interracial my own family is.
It may not be illegal anymore, but it's still a big deal to a lot of people.
@@FunFilmFare so because trolls on the internet say some bullshit? As long as the people around you don’t care who cares what trolls think if you care about what someone on the internet says that’s the problem 😂😂😂
Added scenes is a good thing. The remake doesn't replace the original it stands on its own. Both can co exist as different versions of the same story
I loved her as Ariel so much. As a kid I never bat an eye at Brandy's Cinderella with an asian prince who has a black mom and white dad. I just loved the songs, her sparkly dress and the chemistry between the two leads. This was the only live action disney movie i thoroughly enjoyed. I was skeptical of prince eric but they had such good chemistry too.
If Brandy’s version was meant to be a remake of Disney’s, it would have been different. It was a take on the stage version that wasn’t so well-known by kids and teens at the time.
halle and the prince eric had no chemistry what so ever its embarassing and cring
@@bellabugs101the person you are replying to didn’t say anything about race, you did.
@@bellabugs101 Why would i watch the interviews? I watched the movie and the fact is they both look to self centered to have any chemistry w each other. I have every right to say that and nothing you say can convince me otherwise. And it is infact abt race the moment disney made it abt race, if race is soooo noot important then whats wrong w me wanting ariel to be white? why does ariel have to be black? what relevence does it do to the story?? NOT A GODDAMN THING, just lazy writing and race swapping unnecessarily, while people like YOU make it seem like its "woke" when ur just blind
@@noelletakesthesky3977 Exactly! That's what I keep telling people! Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is not Disney's Cinderella.
I have always thought (and still do) that Emma Watson cannot carry a film. She’s one of those actresses that’s best utilized in a supporting role. Her casting in the BATB just proves that. I say this as a former Harry Potter fan, who was so excited to see her when it was announced that she would be playing Belle. Then being let down by her robotic performance.
I’m with you. I have harsher criticisms for her tbh.. I think she’s a terrible actress and her skills have gone down as she’s aged. Watch “The Bling Ring” as see what I mean. Awful, overacted, unenthusiastic crap. There is a problem with Hollywood just giving actors the role and not auditioning to find who is best.
SAME. I was happy AT FIRST, and then ended up getting into a very early screening. Not a single one of us there was happy. She basically played Hermione, and the changes SHE wanted actually made her version of Belle an asshole the town had every right to hate. She lost me as a fan, and that’s when I knew Disney was going to do nothing but fuck up the live-actions.
Why are you a FORMER Harry Potter fan?
@@LizNeptune Ok first off, she did audition. And secondly you can't always blame the actor. They do what the director says and the director says whether they got the take they wanted. But haters gonna hate 🤷♂
@@Ebh55.Probably because they hopped on the hate JK Rowling train. Simply because she says women are women and trans women are trans women.
Which is absoluetly true. But not being completely bat shit woke is a problem for Twitter retards
This world doesn’t deserve Halle. All of her sweetness, kindness, precious singing voice and charisma touches my heart ❤ It’s sad that most people can’t see beyond the color of her skin which is beautiful! They end up loosing the opportunity to fall in love with her 💔
Look no one is saying that the actress is nice pretty and everything h sings beautiful but I think it is not right to put someone in a role that is obviously not going to fit so she could have been better what is behind the voice of ariel instead of being ariel and it would have been better that and put a beautiful girl redwig Disney has not shown us in any live action to a red-haired girl disney is no longer Disney Disney is progressive and that is wrong to change the ethnicity of a character that legitimately It is already tak color is wrong so I can say that disney is a fool will be poor for so much inclusion in their films and hopefully if they take film from Merida is redhair because if they continue like this the company will go bankrupt
@@thomaskalbfus2005 “Ariel” can look like anything. She is a mermaid. And mermaids aren’t real.
@@thomaskalbfus2005 Actually Halle has the same profile, cheek bones and strangely a voice that resembles the original animated version. Like, for me, Ariel was and will always be about her personality, her curiosity, courage, innocence, kindness, and also her singing voice. Halle has all of that! So I’m pretty much satisfied. But, If Arie for you is only her looks, that’s okay lol I think I should not have to tell you that but Pocahontas has to be Native American because that’s a big part of her story, the same happens to Mulan, Moana and Judy Garland is an actual person 🤣🤣🤣 you can not portray her different. Ariel’s story is located in a fictional world, like game of thrones and Lord of the Rings (according to the guide to merfolk book). Also, her story could be located pretty much anywhere cuz it’s very universal. Like Cinderella, she could be pretty much any ethnicity. Still we have a white Cinderella, Aurora, Belle and EVEN Jasmine is half white, so for me it’s RIDICULOUS this assumption of yours that Disney does not respect white people 🤣🤣🤣 Like, nowadays we have a demand for diversity, which means MONEY. So calm down! We have 2 Ariel now 🌹
@@thomaskalbfus2005 u talk as if Ariel represents like the whole white race 🤣🤣🤣🤣 She’s a FANTASY character, bro.
It's so strange that they keep on insisting that people are racist because of the actress being black and they hate the movie because of the color of her skin lol. They didn't even realizing forcefully race swapping something already existed in the first place is racist. The animated version was a white skinned red head and they say it's still the same Ariel when it's obviously it's not. It's not about the color of her skin nor her race, but the force race swapping. Yes it's force race swapping and that is racist. If they want a person of color as a new mermaid then make another original movie, but why they had to force race swapping Ariel when she's already white in both the cartoon movies and TV series. Do you think the fans of the original would just be happy about that. No they won't. If the film was openly accepted by everyone how come the box office didn't reflect that. They say the people are just racist especially in Asia that's why, then how come spiderman into the spider verse sequel is a big hit in international and especially in Asia theaters, not to mention the lead is a person of color too. The reason why the spiderman movie succeeded while the force race swapped little mermaid is not, it's because of "faithful adaptation" to it's source material (spiderman =comics, little mermaid= little mermaid cartoon movie). In the comics that version of spiderman is a black kid and they faithfully adopted the character into the cartoon movie, not to mention a live action version will come out soon as well and a black actor will still lead on that movie. That's why spiderman into the spider verse sequel is successful and the force race swap little mermaid didn't. Faithful adoption equals loyal and faithful fans, not force race swapping and says that's the same character, when it's obviously it's not.
I cant tell u how refreshing it is to see a video about halle/TLM pop up in my recommended that: doesn't have thumbnail of Halle's face edited to make her look "uglier" and that isn't some overly angry white person, obsessed with nitpicking every aspect of the movie. Its sorta distressing cuz this movie has brought me so much joy and I feel like I can't enjoy it as much cuz so many ppl are just being nasty. Its really sad that some ppl are so blinded by irrational hatred that they can't see a good thing right in front of them so thank you for seeing Halle as she is. Anyway, great video👍🏾
Right like it’s really refreshing because they have been trying it on UA-cam and trying to pretend like they’re not racist yet make these very suggestive thumbnails. I really wish someone would call them out for it. This will go down I. The history books though and they are on the wrong side.
Same here! I remember hearing tons of positive feedback after the movie premiered through some of the hate(of course that never went away). Then it took a complete turn for the worst after people felt it didn’t perform as well as other Disney live remakes(aka make a billion dolllars). Then people started downright slamming this project. This movie was pure magic for me and is now one of my all time favorite movies. You hit the nail on the head with this video. Thanks for this!
The way they're dragging the movie for not performing well internationally is super annoying cuz they're being purposefully obtuse to the reason why. Its bcuz halle is black, but they're acting like this is just what happens when movies "go woke" even tho this movie is one of the few live actions that doesn't try to girl bossify the princess to hell and back😭
@@TJ-uc8bb yeah you're right😭 I am sorta sad tho. I feel bad for Halle tho cuz she put her all into this role and it must discouraging to see the movie not fo well solely bcuz of her race. It's insane that ppl have given basically every other live action a chance no matter how bad it looks but are drawing the line at someone who's more than deserving of the role but happens to be black, playing ariel
My favorite criticism was the "Ariel lives deep underwater where sunlight barely hits, so her skin should be white." Why not go further? Mermaids are humans from the waist up, which means they have lungs, so how is she breathing down there? Where's that complaint? 😂
Can we just agree that Halle do look like a mermaid??? I knew her before she was Ariel and always thought she sounded like an angel and know it makes total sense, she’s actually a mermaid and mermaids have this type of voice. And it is magical!!!
Right she look like a mermaid she’s very beautiful and love her nose
Rob Marshall, the films’ director, agrees with you. Apparently he heard Halle singing at the Grammys, invited her to audition
He has an excellent ear if you ask me, because her voice definitely gives mermaid, specifically Ariel 1989
Her voice was the main reason I watched the film because I typically don’t like remakes! 😭
@@alkahinat4558 maybe Rob Marshall choose her because she's good at belting and high note but that wasn’t the intent of the songwriters. Halle really make a new version for herself. She made a key change so it more sounds like a pop song. But Ashman specifically told Jodi that she had to sing like she was saying something intimate instead of belting it like she was in front of thousands of people, that's why all her big notes don't actually sound big and powerful but sweet and dramatic. While in Halle's version they did quite the opposite. Well everything doesn’t need to be the same since this is live action remake so I hope that there's some improvisations too. But yeah both still works as "I Want" song actually (if we don't judge them by Howard's standards).
I know they tried to find the best singer, but choosing actress regardless of her appearance, just by her voice is actually kinda forced. The director literally said Halle was the first to audition and was hired almost immediately. Probably there was no “we searched far and wide for the perfect Ariel”, they barely searched at all. Halle even claimed the roles for hers. Rumour has it that Beyoncé got her the role, there are better singers out there, Jackie Evancho and Lucy Thomas would make better Ariel. Lindsay Lohan in her ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Freaky Friday’ era would have made a great Ariel. She’s an actual ginger, and she used to sing too back then. Initially a big contender like Emma Stone who not only has a natural red hair but is also an excellent singer as she proved in La La Land. She’s also proven herself in Hollywood with her diverse project and even bagged an Oscar. So her playing in a big disney movie would have brought in a lot of revenue. Another big contender is like Chloe Grace Moretz who you might know from Carrie and she appeared to genuinely have been cast in early stages of the project, which just means she really would have been the perfect Little Mermaid. Karen Gillen, she’s the most known by Amy in Doctor Who and Guardian of the Galaxy but just because she’s busy with Marvel doesn’t mean she couldn’t have made room for big movie which would have expanded her portfolio quite a lot. Karen is also probably the most fan casted actress for ginger characters. So this could have been a dream come true for many as for her singing talents, Karen had her big moment on the ABC show “Selfie” where she sang Chandelier and shocked everyone with her angelic voice. No need to go far though, Ariana Grande (idk if Ariana is a bad choice, you can complain about this) imo is already fulfilled standard in terms of looks, acting and most importantly her voice. Even though looking for an actress for live action Mulan was much more difficult because you have to find 18-20 years old Chinese descent who is good at acting and must be able to speak fluent English and Mandarin Chinese but in the end she was found. Director must be blind or something because there’s no way Halle looks remotely like Ariel. It looks like Rob Marshall was lied. Idk but maybe they didn't just see her potential at singing but also at baiting people upset because her skin is black. They just used Halle for marketing gimmick so that the world will be excited and they can cry racism to protect themselves from critics and blame it if their movie flop. You just saw that after this live action was released, Halle was criticized by many people but Disney didn't give protection to her, just let her face it alone, which is so unforgivable. Also the original story from the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen named The Little Mermaid, where she is described as a 15 years old teenager, blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin because this story is originally from Denmark and the background is also in Denmark. Although in the little mermaid (1989) the background setting isn’t specifically told, however in the live action they made a story change by changing the background to Caribbean to make it look more sense why her skin tone became darker. But it’s a very lazy reason for try to hide the woke agenda.
Also yeah Disney could have held auditions with appearance standards but they didn't maybe because they wanted diversity too hard. I don't know who is the judge of the audition was but if it was Rob Marshall alone then I wouldn't believe what he said. You know the director itself, Rob Marshall, has a history of directing musicals that almost nobody likes. I just wish there was a better director directed this film like Byron Howard or John Musker and Ron Clenments etc.
Halle is good actually. But i don't think Ariel is a good choice because the consequences of blackwashing main character is bad. I want her career grow too but not by being employed by those capitalist in suits. Halle is very princess like and has such a beautiful voice she deserved to be in an original movie not a lackluster remake that will probably be forgotten in 10 years.
Idk why the directors and all the other fans keep saying the voice as the reason. That is useless if this movie goes worldwide. Many countries dubbed this movie in theaters so they can't hear Halle's voice. Maybe that's the reason why this movie flops in overseas box office
Well after all, we live in modern era. Anything can be done, the same as the voice problem. It's the same case as Emma Watson. Why Disney doesn’t hire a singer to dubbing an actor/actress who cant sing? This used to be incredibly common and could be easily done. The autotune is brutal.
@@nut4kunot reading this meltdown bruh it's just a mermaid movie
(also, using woke invalidates any semblance of an argument you had...)
@@phag4eva bruh i bet you didn't even read my full comment and i was right. Maybe you just read the first couple of lines because you can't argue the other lines(?) Also "woke" validate my arguments. You might say that the color of her skin has nothing to do with the story. Yeah disney is smart this time because they intentionally chose a character whose her story doesn't affected by her race, etchnicity, or skin color. But what about Tinkerbell, fairy in pinnochio and Snow White? For tinkerbell and pinnochio, there was no particular reason why they should choose actresses of a different race since neither singing nor dancing skills were required. Fun fact: the reason why Tinkerbell doesn't glow in the live action because the directors said that it was unrealistic. You know that this is a dumb answer
PREACH! Halle WAS Ariel for me, she had the right vibe/energy, the right quirkiness and adorableness about her, the perfect embodiment of Ariel, in her expressions, her voice. Just perfect!
Hopefully, one day I get to get to meet the major thespians in "The Little Mermaid (2023)". Especially, Halle Bailey and Jonah King-Hauer and thank them for making a movie so impactful to me.
and she actually respected her character unlike emma who went as far as to ruin her dress
she tries to do this ridiculous baby face while singing and it looks absurd. she doesn't capture Ariel's emotions when she sings. I swear you people have zero working braincells
quirkiness??? she had the exact same face expression the whole time, all she did was do this weird smile, she cant act to save her life, and the singing was too over the top and SOOO unnatural
@@chanelchandra6889 I don't like the live action, but especially for this song need to be considered carefully because I've watch lots of part of your world analysis and that's a thing that i can say that Disney really care about the movie and put their effort on it. This is also the best "I Want" song in the entire Disney universe. It's one of the most major changes that made this film not so bad (although i still hate this movie). Well both version actually work with their own way. Howard Ashman specifically asked for "Part of Your World" to be sung like a monologue, it's not meant for anyone else outside of the grotto to hear what Ariel was singing, the scene should be more intimate with a youthful wonder, more gentleness and love for the world on land, since the focus of the song is something she loves. In the original version, when Ariel sighs and the song ends slowly and gently with the last few verses, I can really feel the emotion there which is the things Ariel tells us what she wants to do in the song are just wishful thinking at this point.
Also an important part of maintaining that type of reserved passion is also that the original song does not change key. In the worlds of pop music and musical theater finishing off with a key change is a helpful tool for bringing songs to a heightened emotional level and when covering Part of Your World, some people have done exactly that but I don't really think that a key change is necessary because that wasn't the intent of the songwriters. Howard said that intensity is better than enormous in this song. In fact I think that's staying in the same key the whole time is what makes it work so well having it push and pull and eventually bring Ariel back down to where she started tells a story effectively it even ends with the same motif it began with showing the audience the life that she wants but then going back to the life that she has. As you can see in the first (look at this stuff) and last (part of that world) sentence the song doesn't change the key at all which really shows that the song is just a small wish from the bottom of her heart and then she realizes that it is impossible to achieve so she returns to the world/reality where she lives. So yeah the live action one is more like a current pop music imo because they change the key, making the highs feels higher and as a result the lows feel lower. But it still works as "I Want" song. From this you can know that Howard Ashman was a great lyricist that he can even tell a story from a song. He also made the song dynamically switching from singing to talking and vice versa but the transition between them is still unnoticeable. But in the remake, Halle looks like she is always singing. Well because im bad at explaining so here's the full explanation.
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The live action is more cheerful and hopeful and also the orchestration supports that adding a new wonderful intensity to the song. I don't think the remake version capture the emotions of the original but yeah everything doesnt need to be the same since this is live action remake so I hope that there's some improvisations too. In the animated version, Ariel wishes to be part of the human world, she felt sad that the ocean was trapping her in a way that no one else seemed to understand, but in the remake version, they made Ariel sound like she hate the fact that the ocean is trapping her (that's showed by she emphasized the words 'stand' and 'above'), feeling sad about something isn't the same as feeling hate towards something. The reprise in the remake should sound hopeful, but here it just feels like repeating the same kind of singing of the first part, which adds no new emotion to the song. One thing that's interesting in the live action is it actually has a lots of imperfection, because that's how this song should be sing. Even though Halle sounded strained in the first few lines, she did manage to make the ending sound natural so she wraps it up pretty nicely. So which is the best? We all know that the original Part of Your World will always win not just because the nostalgia vibe but also Jodi Benson (original Ariel's voice actress) is really well and carefully directed by Howard Ashman, the legendary lyricist who made Disney rise from its downfall and started the renaissance era of Disney, who recently returned from his huge career in musical broadway theater world that time, that even her breaths, stress and pause on each syllable are really well and gently cared for. But if we judging them with Howard's standards, I dont think that this is fair. So if we see this as "I Want" song, the original is more gentle and intimately that showings desperate hope while the live action one is more cheerful and hopeful. It depends on your perspective to determine it. The original is about a little hope, wish and dream from your heart that you want to say but you dont want everyone to know about while the live action shows your hope, wish and dream that you want to shout to everyone to let the world know. Well Im not good at explaining so here's the full explanation.
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Some people say that Jodi sings the song as a character and Haile sings the song like she is in front of America's Got Talent's juries. Well i can agree with that. Actually, directors (I mean Ashman) do direct them in a certain way. When Jodi Benson was recording, the director specifically told her that she had to sing like she was saying something intimate instead of belting it like she was in front of thousands of people, that's why all her big notes don't actually sound big and powerful but sweet and dramatic. While I believe in Halle's version they did quite the opposite.
Im not judging her style because I mostly prefer someone who bring the og song with their own style instead of trying to imitate the og, like what Will Smith does as a genie in Aladdin. I think he should bring the songs and the character by himself instead of struggling to imitate Robin William because Robin's personality is so unique and no one can does the same performance as a genie the same as he did. But Idk man maybe because as a disney nerd/historian, Im too in love with all of Howard's legacy. If you ask me which is better between Jodi or Halle then I mostly prefer the demo version sung by Howard himself.
Also you can see that Ariel in the live action version is a sligthly less interacting with the environment around it. But the most sadly that the live action lost the cute interaction between Ariel and Flounder, like Ariel clutching its fins and dancing together, which shows that Ariel has more personality (well because you know Flounder here looks very hyper-realistic in live action, almost like a normal thropical fish so i dont think it will works). But I'm still grateful because they removed some of the scenes that disturbed this intimate moment, such as the part where Sebastian screams and winks. And I really hate the fact that the live action one make the surroundings become darker just to attempt to be more realistic. The consequence is that we are not shown how many and unique objects in Ariel's cave which is a quite important part in showing how interested she is in the human world. Now they are all covered by the darkness. The interactions make it more dynamics and shows her more personality even though this is her "I Want" song but no one's gonna watching her doing nothing except singing right? Also the song is supposedly to be dynamically switching from singing to talking and vice versa but the transition between them is still unnoticeable like what Howard said. But in the remake, Halle looks like she is always singing (except for the first line). I think that's a big potential wasted here.
But the really butchered songs are Poor Unfortunate Soul and Kiss the Girl. The lyrics changes is unnecessary and completely ruined the meaning of the song. Under the sea is just out of context because Ariel is not supposed to sung along at that part. You know it's just shows that they dont even care about the story and just want to show off Halle's voice. I dont know what they want to fix from the original even though they just kept ruined Ashman’s legacy. The additional songs are okay, except for Scuttlebutt, it is just a trash. It should not be exist anymore. I mostly prefer Le Poisson than this garbage. I know both songs are supposed to be a jokes but Le poisson is happy and fun meanwhile scuttlebut is cringe. In the original, scuttle doesnt need to sings a literall song and waste our 2 minutes just to conveyed Ariel that Eric is getting married. Scuttle was not character that is designed to be able to sing in the first place (you can see it from kiss the girl scene when its voice literally ruined the mood) yet in this live action they literally gived it a song?! Idk why they still added new song for Eric even though they keep tried to kill his character in every chances
I at no time had a problem with the choice of Halle as Ariel. And after I've seen the movie, I can say that I was not wrong because it perfectly conveyed all the sweetness, innocence and curiosity of Ariel in addition to her magnificent voice and that she is also very beautiful.
If there are so many people criticizing the movie and saying it sucked, if they cast a white actress like Ariel there if they were praising the movie and saying it was amazing 😒
I was really happy with the casting choice...untill I saw the movie. The girl can sing and even the songs are boring
@@estefaniaboujon6830Girl you sound slow
No, they wouldn't. Live-action remakes of Disney films are guaranteed disasters.
Not true. The reason this movie was bad is unrelated to Hallie and her skin color. Its because its just not original and a slimy cash grab from Disney.
The reason why Cinerella worked was because, they expanded on the plot such as Ella's backstory and her relationship with Kit.
None of the other remakes, even with white/fair skinned characters worked (Eg: Mulan and Beauty and the Beast), because it was just a 1:1 remake with the original story and lazy. To add to all of that, the remakes devalue and downplay the message the originals were trying to make (Eg: Turning pleasure island from crime ridden to Disneyland).
In this movie, one of the main reasons its bad is because Ariel kills Ursula instead of Eric despite never having any experience driving a ship.
Another big reason is that Ariel is made to be a "Mary Sue" by swimming to the surface without the help of Flounder and Sebastian, and Eric is made to be pathetic and made fun of at every turn.
I do not blame the actors for this. They were chosen on tallent and demonstrated it. In fact, there is the bigger picture
The reason why Del Toro's Pinocchio worked, was not because of skin color or animation, but because it was an original take on the fairy tale. We can see Geppetto's backstory and how he had a grandchild (Carlos), who died to bombing.
Original movies work, because they are original and do not feel cheap at all. They add soul and give a heartwarming plot.
When Hollywood and Disney wonders why their movies flop, instead of blaming their audience and pulling the race card, they should see what their audience want
@@bumblebeegamerreal Mulan isn't white.
Ok, I'm not the only one who thought that. Emma played Belle like Hermione in Harry Potter. It was flat. She couldn't sing. She didn't bring any of Belle's upbeat adventurous energy, sass, or sweetness. I love Belle and I was so disappointed. I saw it once and I've never seen it again.
Halle BODIED Ariel. Her youthful energy and adventurous spirit. Her angelic siren VOICE. Her sweet adorable playful demeanor. Even her speaking voice is adorable and like what you would expect of a disney princess. She is truly a walking Disney princess brought to life bc that's just who Halle is. I watched TLM TWICE and I've never paid to see a movie more than once in a theater.
Its so unfortunate how negative the world was to Halle Bailey as Ariel, she has a voice that is unmatched. Ariel's main plot point was that she had a beautiful siren voce, and i strongly believe Halle did her justice. She is so talented and beautiful, both in her looks and personality, shes very humble but the world saw her littler than what she was just because she "didnt look like Ariel". She deserves an apology, I'm happy that she's proud of herself for the role and I hope the world can recognize her as more than just the "Black Ariel". Bless her. ❤
Well said
The half of the time of movie, Halle Bailey can't speak. She has NO acting skills at all. It's the worst live action ever.
💀ok?
@@user-rg5oh2ob6rin the movie she still songs in her head and she’s in majority of the soundtrack, so her beautiful siren-like singing was important. And Halle is very expressive, she did well on acting!
She didn't look like Ariel because they didn't dress her like Ariel. They dressed her in rags. It's saddening. Where is the magic? Where is the princess. I actually liked her mermaid look better than her human form.
I was already a fan of Chloe X Halle, when Halle got cast. It was disappointing to see that people overlooked her singing voice and general ariel vibe and focused on her skin colour instead.
This isn't about interpretation but the character. It's not a matter of whether Ariel is a fictional character or not. What sticks in people's minds and what they remember about Ariel is red hair, red lips, green fins, blue eyes, white skin, and a beautiful voice. So remember it's not just about voice. Also you might know that disney really changed the story that isn’t problematic at the first place.
it probably wasn’t anyone who could replicate halle’s voice, realizing the whole plot of the movie is Ariel’s voice. So the director chose her so it wouldn’t be a watered down version lol.
She's not good
@@yeyosilver7067 too bad she’s Ariel now 🤗
@@Alchewand Correct, what matters is that she is Ariel, a failed Ariel, but Ariel, right😉?! Lol
Honestly it is underrated that no one is talking ab the ariels abs, girl be hitting the underwater gym hard😅
All the people saying Halle wasn't casted because of her talent but to fit an "agenda" weren't following the journey of the live-action Little Mermaid, because if they were they'd know Halle was not Disney's first choice for the role it was Chole Grace but SHE dropped out of the role. Disney's decision to cast Halle was purely for her talent. Idk why people are resistant to change. It's not that serious for people to be so angry over a fish! 😂 Especially since the original still exists! Halle didn't deserve all the hate she got for the role of Ariel. This video is a breath of fresh air because every single video on UA-cam is just a bunch of people hating on Halle. It's getting ridiculous! Cinderella didn't receive this much backlash when they casted Brandy in their first live-action version of Cinderella. Then later they made another Cinderella live-action and they casted a white women. So honestly Disney might remake this movie agin. That's what they do. They recycle and remake. It's never that deep!
Love your post, but actually some older people said that they did bash Brandy back then but it wasn't like today because social media didn't exist... But I never saw color in that movie I saw beautiful people making a good movie, still one of my favorites to this day...
@nenep1872 TY for correcting me, my bad, I was a kid when the Cinderella movie came out so maybe that's why I don't remember. Lol! Yes, you're right about social media not being a thing yet. I love Brandy and was always a huge fan, I was so happy as a child when I saw her playing the role of one of my favorite princesses! I loved that movie too!
People are resistant to change because to accept the change they would have to admit that this is equally good or better. Which disproves generations of negative thought, and people don’t like to admit they’re wrong. They would rather argue and die on the hill, looking foolish, than admit that people made a fool of them.
@@nkirukaj2384 BINGO!!! That's exactly what it is.
And now they are trying to replace the original.
it sucks how everyone just sees halles race bc other than that halle deserves the role. she had the voice, the personality, and the chemistry with jonah. and watching the little mermaid live action just for fun with zero nostalgia it was actually not as bad as it seemed
Race will always exist unless everybody have the same skin colour.
People see her race because that's what they put front and center and they cast based on race. They did it to be woke and look good when Disney is historically racist.
Not everyone. Basically hundreds (at least 100s) support her including myself and my family etc. I do know where you are going but there will always be someone who agrees with you. Just so many out there are rude to her, that beating those who love her. I hate how there are haters out there to btw
Also I loved hers and Jonas chemistry. Loved the extra scenes they had together
@@motherhoodsbeauty9279they mean not lol king into her nice qualities and only seeing the outside of them
Halle carries the same innocence in her beauty as the animated Ariel! She is Ariel!
Jodi Benson is Ariel. Kathryn Haywoode, Marietta DePrima, Sierra Boggess, Chelsea Morgan Stock, Auliʻi Cravalho, and Halle Bailey are just understudies.
@@MaskedMan66 well Jodi voiced ariel originally, never denied, but halle here is an icon herself and is perfectly cast
@@madhuraa29 Jury's still out on all that. Nobody yet in a live-action Disney remake has achieved "iconic" status.
@@MaskedMan66 why don't yall make like a hate community and trash talk there, instead of ruining the vibe of fans who cherish halle
@@MaskedMan66 literally everybody wants to sound like a protester these days
THIS!!! emma totally misunderstood belle. she had too much control over the role/movie
They didn't even care that Emma wasn't French, which just shows how disingenuous their outrage over cultural/hair color casting is for fictional characters. All they care about is the skin color. They want white people to be in all the roles. I saw the movie and was so disappointed in Emma's singing/presence/non-belle like qualities, but I wasn't outraged and didn't put down the film. These people are still harassing poor Halle, even though she embodied the spirit of Ariel and had the perfect charm, voice, and youthful presence. Thank you for the honest assessment. Especially the last half with the examples of the hypocrisy!!
Emma Watson was actually born in Paris, France…
@kateg354 doesn't make her French lmao.
I think you are blinded by hate. The beauty and the beast was made years ago YET people still trash Emma Watson and the film everyday and every year. In no way does anyone praise it. They run her name through the mud despite her being white. I think you are pretty racist and full of hate yourself that you must bring her into this. You preach love yet you are not doing the same.
@troll1321 I'm blinded by hate because I didn't notice that anyone gave any harsh criticism to Emma Watson for not being able to sing?? For not looking like Belle? For not being French? For not speaking with French accent in France?
And there was me, as a Black person, slightly disappointed that they didn’t cast a French actress for the part of 🤣
But even in the original, Bella has an American accent anyway!
Some white people hold onto race too much. They’re so used to seeing themselves everywhere, that one role is denied and they feel entitled to be outraged over it, when let’s be fair, Halle did the part justice. Mermaids originate from African mythology, never saw any of us coming for Disney and Hans Cristian Andersen over it! 🤔🤣
10:05 the way she looks exactly like ariel
😍 soon as I heard the casting choice, I was like Halle is perfect
I’m glad Rob Marshall followed his instincts and invited Halle to audition, he must have heard Ariel when he saw her perform at the Grammys ❤
The way this video ended was hilarious. “I love you..some of you. Goodbye 👋 “. But after giving us nothing but FACTS for 13 minutes, what else is there to say? 😂😂😂
JAJAJA RIGHT
Remember when a white prince was added to Aladdin and no one sent him any hate? I wish that was the case for Halle:”) but people have been so awful to her.
Emma Watson was objectively not a good fit for Belle between the singing, acting, and changing Belle’s character traits because she didn’t feel they were modern enough:”) despite being a remake of a classic tale.
Meanwhile people accuse Disney of “ruining established characters” by casting Halle Bailey when she did amazing in the role!
The funny part about them hating on Disney is that this story of the little mermaid was made by them. People tried to bring up the original book but the little mermaid film isn’t very accurate to the book. Halle was just a good actress and Disney can change the race if they want.
?? mena massoud isn't white wtf
Justice for Lilly Collins or even Emmy Rossum (I know she would have been older but she is younger than Anne Hathaway and I am sure she would have pulled it off). They should have held auditions. Could you imagine them finding a new Judy Garland…Hollywood is lacking in the triple threat department and it’s because they stopped doing searches for new faces.
Emma Watson lacks a sort of charisma/bubbly-ness that is present in Belle. That isn’t bad. Emma Watson brings a stiffness and seriousness to the character that isn’t there. Hermione isnt exactly like Belle. Hermione has more of a seriousness to her. Emma was perfect for that role.
Belle's supposed to be bubbly yet a bit serious, she is definetly a mix of those. However Emma failed to play that charismatic side of the Belle, and it shows, since that's what creates an interesting dynamic with the beast . Should have held auditions
Yesss! Everyone forgets about Emmy Rossum, when I first saw her I was like she looks like belle come to life, and can sing. I think they were happy with the Harry Potter fan base period.
EMMY ROSSUM WOULD'VE BEEN PERFEEEECT. I LOVE HER SO MUCH ESP WHEN I FIRST SAW HER IN TPOTO
For Belle, age doesn’t matter as she is still independent at the start and could have been played easily by Anne Hathaway being a woman who is pro-family that is her father and that’s why she chose to stay in the castle to save his life!
@@ladisneyprincesse I think Belle's age could have been changed, in the animated Beast is 21 so I believe Belle is around that too (since the movie doesn't mention her age so the ones who says she is 17 are just speculations) they could have moved her to be above 20
Exactly! It's not just about the singing, it's about the acting. Disney princesses are optimistic, pure-hearted, innocent and cheerful. Halle nailed the wide-eyed personality while Emma didn't come close. Period.
She has such a cute and pretty face, and my heart aches that people think she's ugly and unattractive just because she is black... They edited her face ridiculously and called her so many nasty names, and then they have the audacity to turn around and say that it didn't stem from racism... At least own up to your shit!
I completely agree. People claiming that the hate she got had nothing to do with her race is laughable.
There's someone in these comments that is completely kissing Emma's ass and saying how much better she is at belle then halle as ariel when I'm pretty sure they haven't even seen the film and they just can't admit they're racist. It's so ridiculous.
@@idaf3028 I’ve seen them it’s so pathetic 😭
True
, This exactly why racist behaviors can't have nice things from God's blessing.
The difference is that Halle played Ariel. Emma was trying to "play" herself. And ironically, with all the Belle's dress fiasco, Halle ended up looking more like Ariel despite the debate.
I 100% agree with your take on this. I hated Emma Watson as Belle. I just couldn’t understand why they casted someone who clearly can’t sing for that role. Halle had the singing voice required for Ariel. She was the best choice for Ariel.
I find it hard to explain how offended I am seeing her as Belle even though I like her as a person
You can hate it. But the hate brought a Billion dollars globally. That's what matters. 💰 Emma brought Disney money.
My theory is they should’ve found someone to sing for her(like what they did for Zac in HSM 1. I didn’t even know zac didn’t sing the first one for a while till I saw online)
@@Unsweetened8618and Disney does it for the money
@@lilybethkuhn9650 And what's wrong what that. Universal Picture's, ain't no different, from Disney in that aspect↪💰. Emma made Disney money. She brought in a profit.
the way she's a real life Ariel in every way shape and form is just mind blowing and sent from heavens honestly. Also this video is goldennnnn
It's wild that Emma was the weakest part of Beauty and the Beast and Halle was the strongest of Little Mermaid, given all the fussing over Halle. Also, to be frank, Emma's weakness in that movie wasn't entirely her fault; the script was pretty weak, the directing was kind of flat, and the choice to heavily pitch correct the entire cast was a mistake across the board. I think BatB would be aging better despite all its flaws, though, if they'd had someone with Halle's charisma as Belle. I have a feeling that the live action Little Mermaid will be thought of with some measure of real affection in hindsight because (and really only because) of Halle's performance.
I liked Halle a lot also because she has a sweet and curious expression. I saw so many Little Mermaid fancasts, but they all went for bombshells with exaggerated piercing stares. Halle instead brought the real Ariel: a curious and innocent teenage girl who looks at everything in wonder.
Then I don't even want to dwell too much on the fact that Halle has also been criticized because she does not reflect the "standard beauty", having a small and spaced eye shape. Yet it is a special feature, which by the way you don't even notice while watching the film.
While we have the daughter of Gwinnett Paltrow and the guy of Coldplay having worst look of her eyes and yet not even once on internet people call her stuff. Same with the blond actress of mean girls. Same eye type, same with the actress of now snow white. So it's obviously that people hate black women and always see them as some weird creature. I know because I'm black Latina and I can be in a conversation to anybody and they will use white pale skin as a way of call someone beautiful or worthy of something good. So yeah and comes out of nowhere 😂😂😂 it's just stupid
Every time you showed that Belle doll I nearly spit out my drink! 😂
This movie actually made me feel something I haven’t felt in a long time while watching a movie. It made me actually feel good while watching this film. Hallie is perfect as Ariel. She has this innocence about her that made her so perfect.
thank you so much for this video and for mentioning the lack of controversy surrounding jasmine! i always thought it was very hypocritical that halle got so much hate for playing a character whose race/ethnicity is immaterial to her story, but naomi scott is half white/half south asian portraying a west asian/middle eastern princess? like aladdin is so culturally specific, that they literally had to change jasmine's ethnicity in the live action in order for naomi's casting to make sense. but no one said anything. it highkey felt like the general (white) public sees all poc as interchangeable and ethnic/cultural differences don't matter, but the second a white person is changed out for a nonwhite person, it's a massive problem. great video!!
I completely agree, Halle is the best choice Disney has ever made for a Disney princess live adaptation, however, I still cannot get over the fact that the Disney team is calling it “representation” when it is just a way for them to make big bucks and to profit off of her skin color. Representation is not recreating a movie and only changing the characters skin color. Halle is so sweet and she didn’t deserve any of this hate!
Totally agree! I don't mind Halle playing Ariel at all, it's the reason that pisses me off.
Representation meaning as young black children needs to SEE a positive vision that they can be play role of a princess too or whichever part of a movie just like other nationalities girls have been seen on tv for decades. If you take notice you will see more blacks play degraded roles which were full of negativity. Nothing positive whatsoever. Hate was representation of blacks being promoted to play those roles.
Why are you as a white woman explaining what representation means to black people?
She is adorable and didn’t deserve the hate…everything is always about profit, plus Disney has a sleazy reputation anyway, this was always about them
For me, it’s more important that little Black girls stop wearing clothing with characters who look nothing like them on, all the time. That is so damaging to their psyche
Children see themselves in these characters
But if they’re constantly being told their image is ‘less than’ others, then don’t see themselves in a good light, like other groups of girls who probably take for granted that they are represented positively, it becomes problematic.
It also somewhat atones for Disney past portrayal of a Black girl centaur, goofily attending to the glamorous European centaurs in Fantasia, so I’ll take it
@@clapyourhands8056 Halle is good actually. But i don't think Ariel is a good choice because the consequences of blackwashing main character is bad. I want her career grow too but not by being employed by those capitalist in suits. Halle is very princess like and has such a beautiful voice she deserved to be in an original movie not a lackluster remake that will probably be forgotten in 10 years.
Is the image of the Jasmine we deserve a real person or ai because they are stunning! Would've been an instant hit in my books.
Wow this really meant a lot seeing someone that’s not black defend Halle I mean I’m assuming I’m not sure if you are white or not but thank you either way and calling these people out specially the ones with the messed up thumbnails which was completely unnecessary. And you made a great point that I tell them all the time their isn’t nearly this much outrage when white people play as a POC but as soon as it’s the other way around it’s the end of the world and they try to make it seem like that’s not what it’s about yet you have people making these videos with messed up thumbnails and people liking their videos.
If it helps I can tell you that I am white and thought Halle's performance as Ariel was amazing. The story was about Ariels voice not her looks and she was perfect
As a white person saying that Halle is not talented is straight up stupidity
Honestly they’re just being racist!
I am a non-black latina and thought Halle portrayed Ariel so beautifully to the point it is equal to if not better than the original. I an disgusted with the mixed reactions within my community.
@@amandaball552 it’s so sad cause they don’t even give it a chance. The thought that there are children out there who probably want to watch the movie and their parents won’t take them because of the skin of her color infuriates me so I can’t imagine how black people feel. I don’t even think it’s to be cool, people are just showering their true colors.
I saw the film with my multiracial friend, who is white passing and her daughter who has a white father…they loved it
We call ourselves #mermaidgang, because her daughter & I are Pisces
They said Tamika looks like me, I said Caspia looks like them. People who hold onto racial hatred are frustrating…I’m so over holding onto things that imo, both sides love to cling onto for no real good reason.
Hopefully, in the future this won’t even be a thing anymore. It’s very…ghetto to let such destructive ideas continue to have life, in big 2023. Imo.
No cuz Halle made me believe that she WAS Ariel and acted like Ariel but Emma felt like she was acting like Hermione instead of Belle💀💀💀
Whenever she sang, I thought she was casting a spell🪄
is that her fault though? she spent most of her years when growing up playing hermione? she played hermione a much longer time than she did belle. ofcourse you’re gonna look at her with a yellow dress and see hermione instead of belle
@@ynlizard5297 like i said, emma played Hermione a much longer time than she played belle. she made 8 movies as hermione and just one as belle. same goes to anne. when i watched les miserables i thought she was another actress until i asked the people i was watching the movie with if it was the same actress from the princess diaries.
probably that happens based on which movies you saw first. so if harry potter became very popular and came out years before beauty and the beast then you’re gonna recognize belle as hermione
It literally makes zero sense to white wash characters who's race and culture is so vital to their identity in the original story, I refuse to watch those that have. However Ariel is a fucking MERMAID, a mythical creature ffs! Her skin could be any colour, as long as she has her beautiful voice and personality, she's Ariel! Live action remakes can't beat the originals in my eyes but I actually can't wait to watch this BECAUSE of Halle!! ✨️
Plus with Halle too is she is also someone who personality is similar to Ariel too. She fits the role well and people need to pay attention to the skill
“Med sine mørkeblå øjne”
Translation
“With her dark blue eyes”
“Hendes hud var så klar og skær som et rosenblad, hendes øjne så blå, som den dybeste sø, men ligesom alle de andre havde hun ingen fødder, kroppen endte i en fiskehale.”
Translation
“Her skin was bright and shiny like a rose petal, her eyes blue like the deepest lakes, but just like the others she didnt have any feet, part of her body was that of a fish”
“…og at hun havde de nydeligste små, hvide ben, nogen lille pige kunne have”
Translation
“…and that she had the lovliest pair of dainty pale legs, that any young girl would what”
“Da så hun sine søstre stige op af havet, de var blege, som hun; deres lange smukke hår”
Translation
“When she saw her sisters emerge from the sea, they were pale, like she was; their long beautiful hair”
Direct translation of the description of the little mermaid of the original the little mermaid by H.C Andersen, i am a DANE.
The little mermaid is clearly written to be white several times in the novel and what Disney did is cultural appropriation. They could have made the prince black actually, the only description of him we get is his BLACK eyes, nothing about skin.
@@Lyagani while that is true, the disney movie only takes some of the story. the lore, the ending, etc were replaces to the point where the original animated movie feels more inspired by the concept than anything.
@@mirmir0003 You can say the same about Mulan, its not 100% true to the tale, yet everyone would have a fit if they race swapped her. Its cultural appropriation and not okay.
I've always watched the little mermaid when I was young, never think anything about race or skin color. If they want to help minorities, why don't they just make a new story with black main characters (i know this is overused but this is the main point!). There are lots of dark skin characters like Kida, Esmeralda, Tiana, Moana etc. If they get whitewashed too are you guys are still okay with that? People don’t hate black people for no reason. Spider verse is a huge success even with black main character because Miles Morales is an original character, not a swap race version from Peter Parker so people would totally okay with that.
I dont want to be racist but if they really make a live action adaptation, why the main character is made differently? This isn't about interpretation but the character. It's not a matter of whether Ariel is a fictional character or not. What sticks in people's minds and what they remember about Ariel is red hair, red lips, green fins, blue eyes, white skin, and a beautiful voice. So remember it's not just about voice. If she's fictional character like what you all said then why all the little mermaid film sequences, starting from the original film (1989), TLM 2, Ariel's beginning (prequel), TLM tv series, TLM live, TLM musical broadway, Lilo & Stick, sofia the first, wreck it ralph 2, mouse of house and games like kingdom of heart or even movies that aren't from disney like robot chicken, shrek, family guy, kilala princess (this is japanese manga though) and more (because u know she's really famous) also depicted Ariel with the same appearence? Why not just make her different? From her race, skin color, face shape and everything? Mermaids dont have race right? Yes mermaids can be black but not Ariel! This makes me think that if non-Disney movies pay more respect to Ariel's appearance, why Disney did that? If they made this character black from the first place, surely many people would accept it and wouldn't critizice + probably would be successful too. The original story from the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen named The Little Mermaid, where she is described as a 15 years old teenager, blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin because this story is originally from Denmark and the background is also in Denmark. Although in the little mermaid (1989) the background setting isn’t specifically told, however in the live action they made a story change by changing the background to Caribbean to make it look more sense why her skin tone became darker. But it’s a very lazy reason for try to hiding the woke agenda.
If this blackwashing wasnt about representation or political propaganda or whatever it is then this is just a form of laziness in presenting stories. They take what is already there and has been successful and then change it for marketing gimmick so that many people are interested. It’s sad that hollywood movies now exploit diversity to make profit.
Very nicely done. You are absolutely correct in saying people need to recognize and reassess how the media has trained us to look at the world.
The Little Mermaid is the best live action adaptation that Disney's has done, but it's so obvious that there is a coordinated attack on The Little Mermaid. I wonder who's behind it?
Racists
I preferred them making the movie exactly how they did.
I think all the people around the world hate it
@@nut4ku Actually, that’s not true. It was successful in the Philippines. 🇵🇭
@@crosstatt7441 the gross is $5,996,122 in Philippines. Well still low
😭I found my people! I feel like everything is so negative about Halle when she's so good
I loved your video essay! I couldn't find the better way to express how I feel about Halle and all the backlash she got 😥 You're a beautiful soul who can see what matters most... I wish Halle could see your video.. I hope she does one day 🥲♥️
I rarely comment on videos but I just want to say thank you so much for making this! Its nice to hear a voice of reason amongst the covert racists that literally can’t see through Halle’s skin colour and recognise that she makes an amazing Ariel. It’s really disappointing that in 2023 we’re still dealing with this.
I wholeheartedly agree with you that if a characters race is not central to the narrative of the story then there should be no clear reason why you shouldn’t cast someone of a different race to play the character as opposed to the original. In the case of the little mermaid, Ariel’s race did not affect the storyline whatsoever. Look what happened when the directors decided to cast Emma Watson as Belle without any auditioning who on paper looked and seemed a lot like Belle but lacked the essence and charisma of Belle.
It’s interesting how as soon as any POC (especially black POC) is cast in a live action film there’s a huge uproar from people claiming that they’re not racist. But with a white actress there’s nothing but praise. Go figure.
Halle did an amazing and powerful job despite the hundreds and thousands of people hating on her for no other reason but the colour of her skin. It actually makes me sick.
Anyway rant over! And thank you for continuing to speak out against this ❤
And the thing is, while Emma did get criticism, it was valid. It was on her performance and her singing. Every stupid "criticism" I see about Halle as Ariel isn't about how she portrayed the character. It was always about how she looked.
That is another lie, you fool. The "criticisms on Emma's performance and singing were not valid and are invalid, wrong as well as null and void.
Furthermore, the criticisms towards Haileyr Haileyr are valid and justified, for she was horribly miscast as Ariel, and was only cast for woke agenda. Like, Haileyr Haileyr was not Ariel and did not earn that role. #NotMyAriel
@@ajpat9620 lol go touch some grass
Then I shall gladly contribute with some criticism towards Halle that doesn't have to do with her colours; She doesn't understand Ariel and is VERY arrogant. She has completely thrown the animated Ariel under the bus with her nonsense.
@@CrystalGoddess90 I said valid criticism, not something that makes it seem like you’re mixing up Ariel with Kuzco. The first half of the film is practically a copy/paste of the original so I don’t know what you’re on about.
@@moyarb I'm not talking about the movie, I'm talking about the actress Halle Bailey. She is incredibly arrogant and doesn't understand Ariel at all. She claims that OG Ariel left the ocean "only for a boy" and that this new one is all about her identity, her desires and going after what she wants. The animated Ariel NEVER left the ocean "only for a boy", it was ALWAYS about her desire to be a part of the human world.
Thank you for this video. Us black people are tired of having to defend Halle. She was literally chosen for her voice, which is why the movie is the movie to begin with… but because she’s not a white woman, a lot of racist people had a problem with it.. they’re doing the same thing to Metraiyi (I might have spelled her name wrong but she was in “Never have I ever”) because certain people don’t think that she could play the part of Rapunzel because she’s not blonde…💀
I’m tired of people my own color being so racist. You guys are the same as us just different color. Personality is more important than looks and skin color anyway(you guys look amazing btw). They are also forgetting that in the US we have a vice president that is black. You guys all deserve more appreciation (this is also annoying for me cause I have family members who are of color/biracial. You guys are the nicer ones unlike many(not all) white people
Not everything has to have a black version, this film failed because they forced this inclusivity, now Disney know it and I bet they won’t do it again. They made fun of y’all doing this and y’all let them, instead of creating black stories originally, they gave y’all bones and y’all ate them like a starving dog and even then the movie was not as successful as the beauty and the beast.
@@marialacona not everything has to have a white version. Also you are making it sound like it’s our fault they didn’t write what you wanted
@@lilybethkuhn9650 absolutely, not everything has to have a white version, I agree 100% with you, but it’s the same energy for black version of things, they made Cleopatra black now. Afrocentrism is a bad as whitecentrism!
@marialacona929 Whites whitewash and steal all the time, so you can really shut up about being unoriginal.
If you literally close your eyes and just listen to Halle speaking the lines as Ariel, it’s not hard to see why she was cast. To me her voice itself sounds a lot like the original Ariel. Me and my family were blown away by the film, I ended up seeing it twice when it was in theaters as a result 😂
I mean sure with closed eyes I can see her as Ariel too but I prefer to actually WATCH movies.
@@onlyfoes she was a great ariel I was just commending her for having a very similar voice to the original. The movie as amazing and people hate it on it because they’re either racist or a stupid follower. Hope this helped 🙏
@@plourde98 no she wasn't. The original one (yes the drawn one) will be forever the only real one from Disney to me because I grew up with it and this life action trash is just insulting to real fans.
@@onlyfoes “real fans” bruuuhhh it was put out by the company that owns the rights to the character. Whoever they decide is a Disney Princess, is a Disney Princess by definition. Cry about it m0r0n 🤣
oh this needed to be said and you summarized it beautifully. People are still coming up with dumb excuses for their racism when Halle brought more soul to her character than any other live action princess actress did before.
Emma as Bella look lost in role and she can't sing it hard my ears but hallia can sing and perfect for Role for Ariel
the amount of live action belle doll jumpscares in this video were terrifying
I love Emma Watson as a Harry Potter fan. But her as belle was terrible she was so stiff! It wasn’t natural and didn’t show belle’s adventurous spirit.
Also, Halle's eyes very much remind me of the animated character's.
Exactlyyyy
Same
Exactly and her nose , face shape and everything her vibes too
@@vim2339 Yup, totally agree! The eyes, nose, face shape, voice, and vibes. Halle is the total package for this character. Someone on Twitter had the nerve to tell me Halle doesn't look like the original Ariel. She does! They are just focused on color rather than shapes/features.
I will admit I was one of those people who was angry that the live action Ariel didn’t look like the one I grew up watching. But I realized that Ariel’s character isn’t based on her ethnicity, but her curiosity and her singing voice. I was happy to hear Halle’s was an amazing singer, and she would have a greenish talil and reddish hair. I’m actually glad the hair wasn’t a fire red! I saw the film in theaters and it was awesome!
Which is why they made all of Ariel sisters different races
@@emmiarts1474 I liked that!
Wow this video was logical and had valid points. I always thought that a lot of those s actresses looked nothing like the animated versions such as Jasmine,Belle or Cinderella. and none of them received the amount of hate that Halle had to endure. So awful
I have some theory that live action remake is actually another story of fairytale in other universe , so that why so many difference and similarities on animated and live action remake
Ofc. Live action versions of these movies have been done for decades wth different actresses and hair and everything
also "remake" means not "copy", most movie remakes do on purpose it with completely different looking actors....and remakes of famous movies are mostly rejected by majority of fans because of lack of nostalgia. The Little Mermaid is so popular and Ariel too famous...the problem is that Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast were too similar; and also Maleficent also only accepted as "alternate version", but for Ariel, it was rather announced as "improved" version....and who wants to see a favorite movie as something to be fixed....good movie, bad marketing....
Agree. For me it is the essence of the character anyone who can capture that should get the role.
Just shows that racism is ALIVE and well not just in America but in Asia specifically as well, since they’re the ones who have always pushed for pale skin since their inception and lighter skinned Asian countries look down on darker skinned ones it’s so pathetic.
I was extremely disappointed in the caption of Aladin. There were so many characters but only a few were actually Arab, Jasmine was half white half Indian. Princess Jasmine was never Indian to begin with! The reason why people didn't care about the casting is because no one cares about Arab people, the media almost erases us, we are only portrayed as Terrorists or oppressed muslim women.
Agree, I was salty about that
The lead actress should have been Arabic, without a doubt
This is the problem when some demographics don’t have much representation, it matters more to represent them properly
I hope humanity moves on from this Eurocentric lens because it’s very stifling, there’s literally room for everyone.
I also felt that Jasmine should have been darker skinned, like the cartoon, because girls who look like Jasmine, don’t see themselves in the media enough.
"there is no double standars if there isn't an equal playing field" well said! 👏
I'll admit, I was oriiginally one of the idiots who was skeptical of this. The original book said the title character had blue eyes and white skin and I tend to get very nitpicky about film adaptations changing what the original author says the charcter looks like. Then I remembered that the animated film changed pretty much the entire story and message period and thought "Hold on, why am I getting upset about this?" Halle is the perfect Ariel. So perfect, I think if Hans Christian Anderson saw the film, he wouldn't even care how much of the source material was changed as he'd be too mesmerized by her performance.
That’s a very mature response. Good on you for admitting when you’re wrong. I hope it opened you up to a really great portrayal.
I hope more people can mature as you have
When I did some research, almost all sources say that the og Little Mermaid takes place in Denmark, the same as in the original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. In the beginning of the live action movie, they quoted lines from the original author, Hans, but it only looks ironic because they are trying to removed the Danish roots of this story. Hans Christian Andersen probably doesn't care if her hair changed into red or locs (fun fact: in the og, they actually want to set her hair blonde but the rest of the crew prefer red head because they never had it before) but Disney's disrespecting his culture by setting a Denmark fairy tale in Caribbean to make it look more sense why her skin tone became darker. But it still considered problematic because they filled the islands with European architecture, clothing, technology and white people, making it looks more like Europe than the Caribbean. And the most controversial thing is that they literally casted an African woman as the queen of the island. Idk why they added this even though he wasn't even in og and she didn't contribute to the story.
At this point, I think that the reason why they did this is because they wanted black royalty. But if you look at African royalty in the 18th century, it lacks a certain sense of charm and sophistication when you compare it to the Europeans and they didn't have the balls to put that in The Little Mermaids. Well if they're going to Africanize the story, maybe they should create new Black characters who have unique ethnic backgrounds with African ancestry from all around the world because that is a lot more relatable.
Also we talked about Disney's version. They adapted a fairy tale to introduce it to the new generations. Sure they were inspired from it but that's how Disney adapt a fairy tale. Changes the story, mostly the ending and make it more family friendly to fit their audience which is mainly kids. Inspired is not as the same as live action adaptation or remake. "Inspired" means you want to make original story of yours but taking the main idea from another art.
13:04 I love this side-by-side comparison. What a perfect screenshot. Halle's facial features seen in near profile are exactly like Ariel's! Halle embodies the essence of Ariel really well, but I'm embarassed to say cartoon Ariel seems a bit dense by comparison, and the cartoon romance was just that. TLM was my fav movie growing up, but I actually prefer the live-action TLM to be honest.
That’s what I been saying Halle is Ariel her face shape, nose , eyes and just he vibes is Ariel she did amazing
The fact that Ariel's ethnicity is not a defining characteristic (unlike Nani and Lilo, who's ethnicity ties in with the plot and setting) makes the backlash against Halle even more bogus. In fact, the live action's story was seriously enhanced by being set in a Caribbean kingdom, instead of some random white colony. It added depth to Eric's character, gave a reason to why Ariel has darker skin (bc duh she's in the sun all the time), and made the overall vibe so fun and sweet. I really hope the people who complained about the casting actually watch the movie to see how incredible of a fit Halle is.
“Med sine mørkeblå øjne”
Translation
“With her dark blue eyes”
“Hendes hud var så klar og skær som et rosenblad, hendes øjne så blå, som den dybeste sø, men ligesom alle de andre havde hun ingen fødder, kroppen endte i en fiskehale.”
Translation
“Her skin was bright and shiny like a rose petal, her eyes blue like the deepest lakes, but just like the others she didnt have any feet, part of her body was that of a fish”
“…og at hun havde de nydeligste små, hvide ben, nogen lille pige kunne have”
Translation
“…and that she had the lovliest pair of dainty pale legs, that any young girl would what”
“Da så hun sine søstre stige op af havet, de var blege, som hun; deres lange smukke hår”
Translation
“When she saw her sisters emerge from the sea, they were pale, like she was; their long beautiful hair”
Direct translation of the description of the little mermaid of the original the little mermaid by H.C Andersen, i am a DANE.
The little mermaid is clearly written to be white several times in the novel and what Disney did is cultural appropriation. They could have made the prince black actually, the only description of him we get is his BLACK eyes, nothing about skin.
@@Lyaganiso would you rather someone be hired for talent or looks?
@@gabbylindy Are you saying no blue eyed pale actress would be talented enough to play Ariel?
@@Lyagani do you know any blue-eyed and pale actresses that can sing as well as Halle *and* act *and* looks young?
@@gabbylindy So now they have to be previously known? I had no idea who Halle was before this movie either, your point is moot.
I agree with all of this. I remember five minutes into Beauty and the Beast, being like "Jesus fucking christ this is so autotuned," and just generally hating the casting choice, whereas when I saw The Little Mermaid, I was like "she IS Ariel" and I loved every second of it.
That info right there is a total lies. There was no autotune being placed on that movie, and let alone the casting choice of Belle is not hated.
And as for the talk about Ariel, Haileyr Haileyr is not Ariel, and was horribly miscast. Furthermore, her casting alongside the Little Mermaid movie were pure woke garbage, you stupid woke fool.
Next time dont put the belle doll unexpectedly its a jumpscare. 😭
Something I don't get is why does the color of our skin matter? We're all human. We're all gonna die someday. So why would you argue over the most, if not possibly, dumbest thing ever? "I can't believe this is the land from which I came" -Michael Jackson
With the character too she is a MERMAID- people tried to bring science into it and anything like Halle wouldn’t get hated on if she was white and that’s it. She have the skill and everything but people got mad about her skin
Halle was amazing, Emma was ok? She wasn’t bad. But it wasn’t good. However Halle was a standout and perfect and goddamnit I loved it.
I agree Emma Watson was not the best choice. I’m personally not a fan of her acting. She does this thing where she holds her breath while saying her lines… I liked her in this is the end. Unfortunately, she was the reason I didn’t watch the B&B movie until very recently, and it was just as much a mess as I expected it to be. 🤦🏽♀️😩
They fixed all the flaws that the critics did and could find in the original film . this remake is my favorite remake so far and as the biggest fan of the original Little Mermaid1989 It's a good thing that the new Ariel and the original are different, because Ariel 1989 has a special place in my life and no Ariel could take its place .
some people was ready to replace the original with any white trash with fake ugly wig even at the cost of having the worst voice and not even being able to sing like the original Ariel, who has the most beautiful voice if you have seen the original movie or if you care at all.
worst thing is they called themselves fan !!!! disney little mermaid fans this disney little mermaid fans that but all of them wants to see disney fail if disney make remakes theyr lazy and out of ideas but if someone else do it with disney story they fine with it . a bunch of hypocrites
it’s like Belle, people only care about her looks, not the personality of the character. That’s how shallow people are! Preferring a cosplay of the animated version to a talented young lady who is so perfect fpr the role that even scares me
@@raulalbuquerque7849 I agree ❤
Exactly!! I’m an original Little Mermaid fan too and the new movie was amazing!
Exactly...you know how many times they rehashed the
SAME EXACT original 1989 story through live
Broadway or school plays..this live action movie was a nice breath of fresh air while retaining the story of the original and Halle was perfect. The original will always be there, so people saying foolishness like “my childhood is ruined” sound extremely retarded and racist. The TALENT is what counts, no matter who it is or what color they are ❤🩹
I hate to break it to you but black little mermaid is officially a flop 😂.
I always thought it was popular opinion that Emma wasn’t a good choice. She cannot sing and it really boils down to that. They thought of her because she is Hermione. They aren’t the same character at all. 🤷🏿♀️ Halle was truly a perfect choice and I’m actually so happy her race didn’t prevent her from gracing us with her other worldly performance.
Yeah but see Emma Watson made money for Disney. And that's all that matters. Disney is a company for profit. Not the best choice.
I love this video 😍😍😍 and im so glad you put this up coz its literally what ive been saying all slong. I remember when the little mermaid was rumoured to be getting a live action and after seeing " Beauty and the beast" i was terrified. Mermaid has always been my favourite movie so i was really not on board with an auto tuned Ariel 🤣 ironically Halle was my fan cast because people were saying Ariana Grande and Zendaya, i didnt agree. I knew Halle from Chloe xHalle and grownish and as soon as heard "cool people " i saud she'd be perfect, but they wouldn't cast her. Im so glad i was wrong 🤣
I used to be one of the people who felt disappointed by the casting of Ariel, because Ariel has always been my favourite Disney character and I was shocked to see that the live-action actress looks nothing like her, but after watching the movie, I looooved the acting, singing and overall presence of Halle Bailey as Ariel!
It makes me happy to hear that.
I think Halle was the best thing about this movie BY FAR. I just wish her hair had a brighter shade of red. I think it would have been beautiful.
Yeah, and wish that she also had been given the wardrobe of the OG Ariel instead of the sad blue dress she wore for major part of the film.
She’d have looked stunning in those OG outfits IMO.
Not Jenna Ortega as Princess Tiana ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
I always thought Emma was a bad cast as belle... just as you said... she was just... there...
Emma watson was terrible. Can’t wait for the remake of the remake.
Nah we just need to stick to the animated originals. They’re already perfect and animation fits these stories more than live action ever could
@@Perrier_enjoyer also this!
Honestly, there's an underlying societal point being made with a black person singing, "wish i could be part of your world". The song was written by a gay man wanting to be accepted.
They could have recast Norm Lewis as king tritan and queen latifa as Ursula... Then three main characters would have been black. Imagine the outrage 😂
I would have preferred that. It would make more sense to the story than making all characters being from different race.
@@MichR14 The idea is that each sister represents a different sea. Their designs are based on fish that live in the sea that they represent, that's why they're all different. Of course it's to sell dolls, but it made more sense than the sisters in the cartoon. Even if they were all living in the Atlantic, none of them should be white anyway.
i would never support ursula to be black, never
@@lenirasusana5693same here
We’ve seen quite enough BW cast as overweight villains, which society is clearly more comfortable with, than a BW as the princess character
@@alkahinat4558 This. So many of those same nasty r$cists were saying they were all for Ursula being black right around the time Halle’s casting was announced. All I remember thinking was “Of course, you are alright with that”. They are actually have no problem with seeing black women on screen. Just as long as the character fits with in their established stereotypes as a villain, side kick, mentor, and/or is being degraded in some way. Complex main character who is attractive and is going through their own interesting character arc? Oh that’s ‘woke’ and political.
Belle was more than an animated Emma Watson. Emma Watson embodied Hermione Granger who was more cynical than naively wonder-eyed than Belle was. Whereas Halle from her voice to her mannerisms (like the cute part where she mimics a pufferfish) embodies Ariel's playfulness ans curiosity and the only downside to her character is that her hair wasnt a brighter red
I would have loved a deeper red on Ariel 2023
Yes, Emma delivered Belle in a Hermione style, that’s the only thing that saved her performance, imo
You could see the similarities between the characters and Emma played into that
Belle needed to have more vibrancy, expressive eyes, darker hair…she wasn’t captured well enough, but Emma was skilled enough to pull it off, so it just about worked
I totally agree with the hair, it's my only problem
Halle was the PERFECT casting choice!!!! The way the went about The Little Mermaid live action, faaaar surpasses any of the other live actions. Each actor EMBODIES their role and elevates the story even more and perfectly adds on to the animated version. They done with The Little Mermaid, what they have failed to do with all the other live actions. Just as The Little Mermaid (animated) saved disney and started the renascence era, The Little Mermaid (live action) is going to save them again in their remake era. Lets just hope that they learn to approach future live actions as they did The Little Mermaid!
I believe disney should stop with the remakings and instead make new movies with new stories and new caracters, but putting that aside I also want to say that disney should have stood up more for Halle Bailey when she was getting all of that hateful backlash
Emma Watson’s Belle is the worst part of the remake for me and is what ruins the film for me. I have nothing against Emma Watson she seems like a nice person but she didn’t understand what made the original Belle beloved and iconic. I feel like Disney and Bill Condon casted Emma Watson as Belle only because she was in the Harry Potter Film Franchise and both Belle and Hermione are bookworms who like to read. Halle Bailey is the standout in the 2023 remake is she better than the original Ariel? No but she wasn’t trying to be she was doing her own thing while at the same time keeping the heart and essence of Ariel
I honestly don't understand why people immediately thought Emma Watson was a good choice for belle. Sure she is a good actress but she can't sing and that's important for a musical. And that's not getting into the finish product. Halle had the singing chops already so that as a relief for me. And while the TLM remake wasn't great, she is probably the person who carried the entire movie. She and Lilly James Cinderella are the best live-action remake castings.
Halle Bailey was the highlight of The Little Mermaid for me. I've had her soundtrack songs on repeat. She's wonderful.
If you watched the movie you can see she really embodies the curiosity and playfulness of Ariel in addition to an amazing singing voice where she gave me chills during "Part of Your World" something I get from Jodi Benson's version as well. I couldn't imagine someone else taking the role after watching this version. Needless to say, the color of Ariel's hair, skin, and eyes has nothing to do with her character. Furthermore, Halle is slender and petite like animated Ariel, and has a an appearance that is cuter more so than sexy, which Halle also embodies. Now when you start complaining about how her skin, hair color, hair texture, etc. don't exactly match the animated version when the story/character doesn't call for a specific race (given the context, plot, etc.) then it is very clear you have a problem with the actor's specific racial or ethnic group, not the performance (especially when most of the complaints came before the release of the film and subsequently by people who refuse to watch the film now that it is showing).
Im sorry but Emma Watson is nowhere near pretty enough to have played Belle. Belle is one of the prettiest Disney princesses. Halle actually looks, speaks, and sings like a Disney princess.
Bro ur just being rude
You have no right to address someone as "nowhere near pretty"
@@usersiudfgjj I said what I said. Sooo...🤷🏿♂️
Belle is supposed to be gorgeous Emma is more of a girl next door type of beauty not super gorgeous
@@usersiudfgjjit does sound rude but Emma didn't fit at all. She didn't even want to wear a corset .
In that case, the space between Halle's eyes is 1 kilometre
I was the biggest fan of the original. Halle taking the torch in the new one was amazing. It became my favorite movie, and not just a remake of something.
Lily James as Cinderella … spot on casting
Absolutely love this video and i agree. Usually videos like this tend to be very hateful but you delivered some good points objectively. Definitely going to subscribe
Exactly
Same, thank you @Tommy Ross
I heard someone complain about Halle’s casting because it’s disrespectful to danish culture and the original story …as if the 1989 one really payed homage to danish culture or stayed true to the original danish story or something lmao (if that was the case Ariel would have *died* at the end)
the 2015 Cinderella live action is still by far my favourite Disney live action
That's not even the most ironic part of this casting. The most ironic part is that people have portrayed Ursula as a black woman for years and no one has ever batted an eye. In fact, people across all boards have supported this decision. It's very dissapointing.
Right. In my personal opinion, Queen Latifah is one of my favorite Ursulas because she's extremely multitalented as she's an amazing rapper, singer, and actress! However, I find it weird that black people are only seen as acceptable in Disney roles if they are playing animals (or people who turn into animals or anything else that is non human), supporting characters, or villains, but when they are in those lead roles people find every little opportunity to complain about it. Black people deserve lead roles as much as they deserve any other type of role in film! Personally, I think Halle is probably the best love action princess by far as she fully embodied everything that Ariel is!
The ironic thing is, most fancasts had Emma watson as Belle before the movie came out. She was the people’s choice and when the movie was released the people hated it.
Not everyone hated it I loved her in the role and she even took months of musical lessons for her role even though she didn’t have to. She worked really hard with the role. It’s one of my favorite remakes Disney has done right next to the little mermaid.
Amazing video. Thank you for making it. I also loved you're casting choices for Jasmine and Nani, they were spot on.
U spoke facts I’m so happy a white man spoke up may b the people will listen coming from u…
I have no issue with skin color. Ariel doesn’t need to be white for me. However, I do have an issue with hair. They should have died her hair bright red to make the character recognizable as Ariel.
Halle Bailey is gorgeous and very talented. People are really acting like she can control her skin color? Just focus on her amazing acting and singing!
H.E.R. as Belle was better!
Honestly true
I think Kiernan Shipka should have been cast as Belle instead of EW. She could have brought Belle’s dynamic, engaging and strong side.