The Little Mermaid 2023 SPOILER Review - Easter Eggs, Ending Explained, Sequel?!

haha we can finally talk about Little Mermaid

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s and we have a lot to talk about and while I talk about my favorite changes in the movie, I can't wait to hear what yours are below, okay, so where to start, where to start. I'm going to start with the change I alluded to in my heart. I loved the opening with the waves crashing. You know, in that Hans Christian Anderson quote, the original story of The Little Mermaid, which you really know, took me by surprise and left me. I know I was expecting something a

little

different than your classic Nostalgia piece, but the movie took me to where I thought, oh, this is beautiful, it was at that moment when Eric's ship was sinking and, by the way, he was in You call, I thought, Ariel.

I could have reacted a

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more to seeing fire for the first time, but whatever, I'll note a couple things that I felt could have been better throughout the

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, but for the most part I'll talk about How Cool is the movie, but when Max was trying to swim to safety and it didn't look like he was going to make it, his little puppy legs couldn't get there, he ran out of energy, however, Along Comes Ariel, who secretly lifts, he lifts Max Up. From Down on his belly with his hand so he can get to the lifeboat and it's just a quick little tentative action and I mean, it obviously saves Max's life, but I thought about why I cared so much and why It was so strong. impression and this is what I came up with and I'll also be curious to hear your thoughts because when I alluded to this in my spoiler-free

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, a couple of you who had already seen the movie said: oh, I know what I'm talking about you and why you like this moment as much as I do, so I think it's the actual hesitation that I like so much because Ariel's not sure if she should help, I mean, she's already done one, no, no. she has come to the surface, but now she should dare to interact with the world of man, she should literally reach out and touch him, but she is forced to do it because Max's life is in danger and she can save him, and that she does with this still very small action.

There are tremendous repercussions that show the power within all of us to act, especially those of us who have been told that maybe we shouldn't act and all, but because Ariel dares even a small hesitant, hesitant action, and very quickly, it has tremendous repercussions. and that instantly makes her the heroine. I loved that and then of course she had to carry Eric to the ground. How far were they from Earth? I mean, the ship crashed into some rocks, so I guess they were a little close, but wow! It seemed like they had a ways to go and they highlighted it a little more here, although Ariel's story is so powerful in this movie, I'm sure she was able to bring him to shore pretty quickly.

In that sense, I loved how clever it was. Speaking of her maneuverability, I loved the clever way she uses the mirror in this version to trick the shark with a fake into thinking it's coming for her, but it's actually not, she's hiding somewhere else. I thought she was great, another movie did. that actually I forgot was drastic Jurassic Jurassic Park, the original Jurassic Park did that so it was cool, but it shows that Ariel is not only brave, as has always been the case, but she is very smart. I love making the heroine smarter. The big change I love is giving Eric her own collection, oh my goodness what a brilliant idea that is.

When I saw that he had his own collection and his own little cave, so to speak, I had a big smile on my face because I thought he was so smart I couldn't believe it and that they came together not just because Eric showed Ariel his collection, he It was cute that he had a statue of the Little Mermaid and he was like, oh, I see you found my Little Mermaid and she was like, Although she obviously didn't say that because she didn't have her voice at the time, but the whole audience was like, oh I see. , but they also bonded over maps about the future, things they could maybe do together, and the maps of their dreams. maps maps maps loved it, highlighting not only how they both want to explore the world beyond their little corners, but also the C, what the c is all about, but exploration at least for us humans, right? uh, and maps have always been a big part of that. and I think it was cool to bring all that cool stuff that we'll talk about the

ending

in a moment, another one that I loved even more and I want to get to First and you know, they stop on the way and he turns around. and she is no longer in the carriage, but she knew where she was.

I was like she was obviously at that party. We can all hear off camera. Come on. She wanted to go. Eric went and it was indeed a party. I thought it was great to not only have her. Ariel sees humans, but seeing them displaying her things was also another very smart decision: having a market that represents knick-knacks of the type that Ariel has been collecting, so for her it was a way to see all of these things and how they were used. I know that when she was in contact with Eric's collection, at that time it was more about studying and other cultures and this was seeing things in use, you know, seeing the real culture that you had, the clues that you know that were treats. what being an Explorer is all about by the way, speaking of honoring things, did you notice that Jody Benson was the one who gave him a jumper?

I thought it was cool and I love it, by the way, earlier in the kingdom, Ariel not only thought it was a crazy tool, but it was like it was a little trident like the one dead daddy carries. I thought it was awesome. Some of you already said that during our recent look at the animated classic, so why don't you think about it? a fork is a little trident eh, but anyway seeing all these humans together as an energized community really made the human world seem not only attractive but because attractive, I think to me because it was full of adventure and possibilities.

I am a city. person, so for me it was a lot like going to the city and I thought: "wow, what can't we do here?", so I loved it, we never got to see much of what it's like under the ocean for the people of the myrrh and we don't really go, we don't get to see that in the animated movie either. I guess it was too expensive and time consuming in both spaces, but it looks a lot less interesting on the bottom right and maybe that's because there are fewer merpeople and in the animated movie there were a lot of mermen, but here they really lean towards that mermen are these mythical beings, these ocean creatures, and obviously there wouldn't be many of them or you'd see them all the time.

I mean, what are dolphins and other sea creatures doing down below? I mean, they don't have societies. I guess you know, it's not all Atlantis down there. It's interesting, it's an interesting question, it's an interesting question. I mean, we never really saw anyone other than his family. that's also the case throughout the animated movie until the end of the movie, so maybe in a

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we'll talk about a possible

sequel

in a minute, but speaking of sea creatures, I liked to emphasize that more because the story of humans in the ocean have always included sea creatures and the dangers they pose, I mean, they drew them on all the maps, talking about maps, right, and while King Triton hates humans because they killed his wife, a new change here, although I think perhaps that was alluded to. the animated version, but anyway Queen Selena also fears sea creatures because she thinks they killed her husband, maybe they both took each other's wives, maybe they didn't, but you know they've been at odds, but the former king died at sea. as interaction with humans is apparently what killed Triton's wife, his Queen, but I thought I thought I'd go deeper into it and show it from both sides.

I thought it was really compelling. I quite liked that change once again, so yes, on that note, we find out here that Eric is adopted, he was discovered. I think they said he lost it. Look, they're not very clear about this and he was adopted by the king and queen to become the prince. Maybe he's part sea creature? I felt like there was a chance There's Something There and I think it's intentional, they're like another reason for us to have a sequel and by the way, since King Triton gives Ariel legs at the end of the movie, I don't see why that would be the case.

I may not be able to return. she turns into a

mermaid

every time she hits the water The best of both worlds thank you so much dad, I would love to, especially because for your honeymoon I know some people are disappointed that they didn't see the wedding, but for me this was about the future . and what they really wanted to do with their lives was explore, so Eric and Ariel set sail on an adventure to explore the world in their own boat. Ah, what a great idea, what a great idea, you can't keep any of those crazy kids! just landing or just watching, they really love exploring both and that means by the way, Ariel doesn't really need to leave the house, you know, she'll always know that and I think that's a good analogy for the way we are today.

You know, in the past it was like, oh, you have to make decisions, you have to grow, you have to do this that, and today everyone is like why, man, why can't you do what makes you happy, like what's wrong with everyone? , what's up with all of these. these things that bring us down, so I loved that she said: why do you have to leave home? The ocean is there, we're going to sail in it, so I thought that was cool, so I was like, yeah, they've created an amazing sequel and also take a look and see what the origin of baby Eric is.

I think there's some really interesting potential development there, although the pressure now is to come up with something really interesting. Anyway, that's the new

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. Now back to the party, I loved the energy. and how positive everyone was and it just reminded me of not just a vacation, but for some reason specifically a vacation at the Disney theme park, it seemed like all the problems in the world faded away and only the positives remained and we were all in on it. together it was also like a small world. It vibes a little bit and to me that's always been what Disney has been with that positivity, you know, looking at the past, looking at the future, celebrating the now, but the positive and everyone can be a part of this and that makes Even more tragic is the amount of negativity surrounding Disney these days and even this movie has had to deal with a significant amount of negativity, which because deep down this movie is so positive you know the negativity is being And that's really unfortunate, but I think it's great that the movie itself is such a positive experience.

Another kind of change, I suppose, is that Ariel doesn't fall in love with Eric just because she sees him, but because she hears something. of your ideas I'm not going to go it's a little it's a lot like being on a first date you're like I heard flashes of what you were saying and you're nervous so you're talking in circles but in a way I liked what I heard, but in a way anyway he's explaining to Grimsby his hopes and dreams not only for himself but for his people, that's pretty much what I thought he was saying and somehow I got the feeling that Ariel is attracted to him because they are both of royalty a prince and a princess who will one day be king and queen at that moment they don't know if they will be together or she doesn't know if they will be together they just met but I think she relates to the The fact that they are both dealing with no just with that responsibility but also with the opportunity to make real change when they're in charge because they're fortunate enough to have that position so you know, even if it may seem like a burden at times, how can you become? on a positive note, it's just a sliver of an idea here, but I wish it had been developed more, but I got it and I liked it, okay, let's talk about some characters, now we weave some characters into this conversation, so Ariel, I think Hallie Bailey really holds the movie together with her spirit oh, such a wonderful human being, she just radiates kindness and generosity like a Disney princess should and I think that while she seems a little hesitant at some points in the role, she has the most personality of any. any actress.

She has been cast to play one live-action Disney princess to date. I mean, the bar wasn't very high, so she easily surpassed them all, like I said, she radiates kindness and she's the only real singer they have yet to hire. playing a Disney princess in live action and I think that makes a significant difference. Another idea here is that Ariel's song is a siren song, so Eric is maybe so enthralled by it that he cheats and I guess that's what he does. Note, let's take a moment to talk about your romance and the changes you made, girl, instead of falling in love just for the sake of it.

I felt like Eric and Ariel fell in love here again because of their similarities, their shared interests in exploring and other cultures and also because We're both royals with responsibility so they understand each other, but I also really got the idea of that Eric just wanted to thank the woman who saved his life. You know, that was something important to him because he was a serious guy and so was I. I liked it I liked the change, I mean, things too muchcomplicated, but I think it was for the best that Ursula made Ariel forget that she needed to get a kiss from Eric by the third sunset because she made Ariel not have an agenda. and that made her romance with Eric I think it could have happened naturally and innocently.

There's talk of changes in Kiss the Girl lyrics about consent and stuff like that and that's fine. I didn't really notice the difference, I just thought about it. It was still a big number and to me it was still pretty much intact, but another big change that I didn't notice was how he learns what Ariel's name is and instead of guessing it until Sebastian just whispers it in his ear, he's speaking to the stars. and the constellations that were used by sailors to navigate and create Legends were not the same. I don't know if it was the sailors who made the constellations, but it was a nice touch and Ariel was the one who somehow understands the constellations even though she's been underwater this whole time, but anyway she knows him, maybe he She

explained

it to him when they were talking about her collection, but she uses the Aries constellation to imply her name and I thought that was too much.

I liked that it was again, it was a smarter way, you know, of doing it. I think she just made them both more interesting, so I guess we'll talk about Eric next. I think what I like most about Eric besides how much you know them. I did it as Ariel, so they have a lot of similarities and I like the development of this character, but I liked his castle, a nice place. He basically lives in a beautiful Caribbean resort and I loved the big open spaces. I love an open floor. plan and I love the big open windows and like I said before when I watch the movie I can feel the ocean mist in the warm breeze which I liked and that summer where they had dinner and finally had the engagement party and then the grand finale when Ariel and Eric get back together.

I mean, I could just watch those palm trees sway in the wind for hours, so I thought, "This is it again, it's a nice place, man, uh, but yeah, the new wedding, right, I did it, uh, I do it." ". By the way, Eric seems more hypnotized here than in the animation. You say yes, he's really out of it. Don't worry, Ariel, uh, but I didn't love getting rid of having the big finale on a boat. I mean, I like that and that she had to swim to the boat and she didn't know how to swim. That was all great, but I guess it was too expensive.

However, when Vanessa came back to do a great job, Jessica Alexander with that small role, but when Vanessa becomes. back to Ursula and pulls Ariel back under the water and Ariel sees her human dress floating behind her in the water like a ghost of the life she almost had oh again, I thought that's a strong image, I loved it and then to I like that she ended up putting it back on in the end instead of buying a fancy new dress. She says no, this is the life I want to lead and it was a beautiful dress.

I liked that blue dress. I thought it looked cool. I also love the visual. from Ursula, when she got really big over the ocean, she became a Kaiju and the VFX team really delivered on that shot with the rain coming down and the lightning and the clouds. I mean, it really was a sea creature. I thought about drawing that on a map. We don't want to encounter this again. I mean, it was amazing and yes, Ariel is the one who drives the shipwreck into Ursula's side while Ursula tries to kill Eric. They turned it around, but I didn't think it castrated Eric.

I think so. she did it in a way that makes sense and for me it worked by turning it around because again Ursula is Ariel's villain so she should be the one to defeat her. I'm so sorry because they also had a bigger emphasis here on what happens to King. Triton and I thought more than the animated version. Here, Ariel realizes in that moment that this has gotten a lot bigger than her and Eric has really gotten out of control and you know, talk about the domino effect, and again it's important for her to be the one to defeat his Ursula. because Ariel is the one who unleashed her, okay, Ursula Melissa McCarthy.

I think she ended up doing a great job here. My two favorite moments that I think she really made her own were when she heard for the first time people called her the sea witch, I thought it was really funny and awkward, she said what I thought was cool and then also when she tells him to Ariel who is offering the whole package here, that was a great line, I don't know. whether it was improvised or not, but it was great and allowed Melissa McCarthy to make Ursula her own. Plus, she really delivered on Poor Unfortunate Souls with a lot of help from the VFX team, making Ursula's tentacles light up was phenomenal on the other hand.

The visuals in Under the Sea were a little disappointing, you know, I don't think they could have had more fish, but the song is very good and I think Halle Bailey brought so much energy and delight to it that it still worked and Be Our Guest I also thought that It was a bit disappointing in live action. I guess it's too hard to do these live action VFX. I mean, this shows that old school Disney animation really got it right. The VFX team is like what else to do. You want from a man, I guess it's a lot harder, but I don't know if they have the same amount of time to make these movies, I mean, animation used to have the luxury of taking four years or something like that to make these movies. because they would work on them by overlapping them so that they would come out in closer succession, but now, as you know, we know about things before and the machine needs to be fed.

VFX teams don't have it, I think maybe time maybe they would. They were like four years old too, I'm sure they would, although Flash was four years old and I think he still looks a little better, but that's okay, anyway Part of Your World talking about the songs is of course a song incredible true? I liked Ariel's new song for the first time, which is from the Broadway play, but I like that song anyway. I liked her a little more, maybe in part because she was new but had a lot of energy and she was very excited to see the human world. and being able to interact with him I thought was cool, uh Numa desweni and Malik art brought a lot of warmth to the human world.

I thought these people are very nice up here and then also, on that note, new characters, Martina Laird. it's uh Palace made Lashana so sweet uh he loved her and then also the fishermen uh who finds Ariel when she turns into a human for the first time he also seemed like such a kind man I was like Wow Ariel you're so lucky the amazing David Diggs this guy was a little reserved for me as Sebastian, but he came out in the end and had some really funny jokes that he liked when he had to crawl over to Ariel's and said, of course, you're not downstairs and Javier , down bar, he was a good Merman, but he didn't like to steal scenes or anything and yes, Ariel's sisters looked fabulous, but with so little to do, all dressed up and nowhere to swim, we had enough of them and I wanted more, for example, I love the idea that they all represent the seven oceans, but which oceans I want to clarify for me and what they did all day.

Why do any of them have more interest in Ariel? She has six sisters and is not close to any of them. She was close to one of them, but I don't know, I liked it, I liked seeing more of her sisters. I thought she was really nice, but instead Ariel hangs out with Scuttle and Flounder, who she would have written out of the movie, but in the end. The day this new little

mermaid

made me feel I think I really like it because she made me feel like I was in a Disney theme park in Adventureland specifically and I love that feeling, it really felt like a Pirates of the Caribbean movie to me. which I also love for the same reason, but it's one of the better Pirates of the Caribbean movies, but I really liked it, so that's my Little Mermaid spoiler review.

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