By Feature photo: Movie poster for “The Little Mermaid,” (2023) film. Photo credits: Google.
Earlier in 2023, a new version of an older classic Disney movie was released. Premiering in theaters on May 26 was the live-action movie “The Little Mermaid.”
The film ran for 2 hours and 15 minutes, bringing in $569.5 million.
Growing up, I had watched the animated version several times and thought it was great. I was young, but I was excited to have thought that mermaids were real. When I learned about a brand new live-action movie, I got excited all over again.
Throughout the movie, there were minor differences between the original story and the live-action version. One example is when Ariel and Flounder meet Scuttle, the seagull. Scuttle was swimming underwater with them, and I am not entirely sure seagulls can swim or breathe underwater for that long.
Another difference is that in the original version, we never got to see Prince Eric’s mother, but in the live-action, we did, and her name was Queen Selina.
One last difference I noticed was that Ariel was the one who stabbed Ursula, not Prince Eric.
Other than those minor differences, I thought that the story was close to the original. The music sounded just as good as before, the characters were supportive, and it was just as magical.
The main idea in both movies is a young mermaid named Ariel, the youngest daughter of King Triton’s daughters, who is longing to know more about the world above the sea.
When Ariel visits the surface, she falls in love with Prince Eric and wants to stay above the sea.
Ariel then makes a deal with the evil antagonist witch of the story, Ursula, who exchanged legs for Ariel’s voice.
The story continues with Ariel’s battle with Ursula because Ursula was jealous that Ariel got her voice back and got to keep Prince Eric.
I felt the live-action gave me a strong emotion of fear and anticipation to see what would happen next.
Overall, I believe this movie was fantastic. The live-action really allows the audience to see all the details and experience the characters’ personalities. It gives the younger generation a glimpse back to our generation’s childhood.
