It's hard to make a revision of a beloved classic animated film. So much of who we are is wrapped up in the original Little Mermaid. That being said, this is a beautiful and praiseworthy reimagination of the original. It's not perfect, but it has a lot of great things about it. I think most of the acting is stellar. Hally Bailey does a fabulous job. It takes a lot to portrait emotions and not speak during a third of the movie. Her voice is great, and I have to admit I cried when she sang 'part of your world'.
I am black and I really loved the diversity of the cast, who cares that it's supposed to be colonial time; it's a darn fantasy. I do think CGI is problematic because animation does a much better job with animal expressiveness. I also think it could have been a shorter movie. I liked the additional songs (I think there were only two and that's why it could have been shorter).
I am not sure I liked the way they did the ending. I can't wait till it comes out on Disney+ so I can view it again (because I can't afford to see it in theaters twice, too expensive.).
I am black and I really loved the diversity of the cast, who cares that it's supposed to be colonial time; it's a darn fantasy. I do think CGI is problematic because animation does a much better job with animal expressiveness. I also think it could have been a shorter movie. I liked the additional songs (I think there were only two and that's why it could have been shorter).
I am not sure I liked the way they did the ending. I can't wait till it comes out on Disney+ so I can view it again (because I can't afford to see it in theaters twice, too expensive.).