#littlemermaidliveaction

[dragonmythfandom]

Little Mermaid 2023 looks ALREADY BETTER THAN LION KING LIVE ACTION !!!!

#little mermaid 2023 #little mermaid live action #live action #live action disney #disney live action #the little mermaid 2023 #the little mermaid live action #littlemermaidliveaction #halle baily #hallebaily #halle bailey #hallebailey #mermaids #mermaid #mermaid realm

[nokalatte]

To my fellow merms, with love

'But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.' 

With these somewhat somber words begins the live-action film The Little Mermaid. A much more tragic tone set for a film that originally swam colorfully and vibrantly into our hearts 34 years ago.  Within the first few minutes of the film opening -- it was clear this new take on the forbidden love story between man and mermaid would not disappoint.

I was born the year the original Disney animated film came out and I suppose that’s why so many grown women my age are convinced we are mermaids ourselves. The film is a part of the fabric of my life and as my partner says, it’s basically my religion. For that reason, I went into the theatre cautiously optimistic and I believe that’s why I left absolutely elated. 

I’ve always loved that the film begins above the water, before diving deep down to the ocean floor. While some criticize the film for it’s lack of lighting under the sea, I found it simply to be true of real life. A big reason humans like myself are called to the sea is the desire to be a part of what lurks beneath the surface; where fish have supernatural neon lights to navigate the darkness. Like Prince Eric, I am curious to discover the unknown, just as Ariel desires to go where she is forbidden. 

Ever since the first trailer came out, most of us knew Halle Bailey’s performance would move us. But her angelic voice and wide eyes filled with longing from scene to scene captured me in a way I didn’t expect. As she finished Part of Your World, I found tears streaming down my cheeks. I turned to my cousin (a fellow ‘89 baby) to find that she too was crying. We then immediately started laughing at ourselves. How could we be so emotional at a song we’ve heard thousands of times? Was it overwhelming nostalgia? The realization we could see ourselves in this character? The magic of Disney?? Call it what you want -- the fact remains we were overwhelmed with emotion. And I fully agreed with my cousin when she declared, “the rest of the movie could be crap and I wouldn’t care.  Because that was beautiful”. 

I’m pleased to say the rest of the film was NOT crap. Far from it. Though it’s about an hour longer than the original, nearly every new scene and piece of dialogue seemed to move the story forward and deepen the connection between our two main characters. 

While I could have done without Prince Eric’s solo ballad, to me, Jonah Hauer-King embodied the role perfectly. It’s as if Disney knew they were making this film as much for the adult women as they were for the young kids. The handsome, strong sailor who wants to do away with the boundaries between royalty and deck hands instantly had me hooked.  Through added dialogue between Eric and Grimsby, I could easily see what Ariel saw in him. 

The new song Ariel sings in her head as she’s suddenly among humans was a perfect addition to the story. It describes all the emotions running through her body; all the anxious excitement someone would feel when they finally make it where they longed to be. 

By far though, the best addition to the film is the discovery of Prince Eric’s whoseits and whatsits galore. The parallel between Ariel’s cave of collections from humans and Eric’s trove of treasures from under the sea was exactly what the animated version lacks: a deep soul connection between the two lovers. Ursula never stood a chance ;) 

Speaking of -- Melissa McCarthy does a fantastic job as our villain... but the actress playing human Ursula aka Vanessa -- Jessica Alexander knocks it OUT OF THE PARK! She’s only in the film for such a short time but she makes quite the splash. As the spell begins to unravel, her desperation and anger fully takes hold and I was actually a little scared!!

Though we don’t get the big wedding boat rainbow and sendoff in this version, we do get a much more independent Ariel. She’s the one who figures out how to teach the prince her name. She’s the one who ultimately takes down the villain and just like in the original, she’s the one who convinces her father that not all humans are bad. Breaking barriers for sea creatures and humans just as Halle has broken a barrier by being our first Ariel of color. 

I thought I would be much more upset by changes and the omission of lyrics in the classic songs like Kiss the Girl and Poor Unfortunate Souls; but to be honest, I barely even noticed them. I’m almost embarrassed to have questioned decisions made by the one and only Alan Menken. I can honestly say In Alan, I trust! 

And also -- in Grimsby I trust!! I’ll leave you with this new quote from Eric’s confidant that truly struck a chord in me. A motto I will likely continue to recall when I find myself struggling with a decision in matters of the heart:

“Don’t be held back by what you think should be. Think of only what is”

#thelittlemermaid #littlemermaid #littlemermaidliveaction #merms #mermaids #disneyliveaction #disneylittlemermaid #ariel #princeeric

[cassiebones]

I cannot wait to see @hallebailey as #TheLittleMermaid. She's already doing an amazing job 💕 #littlemermaidliveaction #fanart #myart #mermaid https://www.instagram.com/p/CidMJJlu8Rg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#thelittlemermaid #littlemermaidliveaction #fanart #myart #mermaid

[boogiebuttonbaron]

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#boogiebuttonbaron #disney #etsyshop #disneyland #disneylife #smallshop #resinart #disneyworld #etsysellersofinstagram #disneybuttons

[myvegasdollsandcollections]

Happy 😃 birthday 🎉 Little Mermaid Ariel. #Ariel #littilemermaid❤🐟 #disney #disneyworld #disneyland #disneyparis #disneyparks #Eric #ursula #thesea #disneyclassics #disneymovies #littlemermaidliveaction #birthdaycakes #32 #smiles #instabdayshoutout #undertheseaparty https://www.instagram.com/p/CWccp-xr-jH/?utm_medium=tumblr

#ariel #littilemermaid❤🐟 #disney #disneyworld #disneyland #disneyparis #disneyparks #eric #ursula #thesea #disneyclassics #disneymovies #littlemermaidliveaction #birthdaycakes #32 #smiles #instabdayshoutout #undertheseaparty

[jukubabii]

#LAACHALLENGE Okay so I was going to post at 5, then this took longer than planned, then it took even longer and I’m still not happy with it because filtering as usual ruined the skin tone so I had to recolour the skin 3 times and then the hair🙄😭 but anyway here we go lol - { #disney#disneyland#disneyworld#waltdisney#disneyprincess#princess#beauty#love#edit#art#photography#photooftheday#like4like#ariel#mermaid#thelittlemermaid#hallebailey#liveaction#littlemermaidliveaction#princeeric#partofyourworld#ursula#manip#disneymanip } Reposted from @thedisneyplace https://www.instagram.com/p/B64BMSagYcs/?igshid=1wz7slxllswwv

#laachallenge #disney #disneyland #disneyworld #waltdisney #disneyprincess #princess #beauty #love #edit #art #photography #photooftheday #like4like #ariel #mermaid #thelittlemermaid #hallebailey #liveaction #littlemermaidliveaction #princeeric #partofyourworld #ursula #manip #disneymanip

[roy-fishes]

A muchos les gustó esta sirenita que subí la semana pasada las historias, así que decidí agregarle algunas olas y subirla 🧜🏾‍♀️♥️ . Amo que @chloexhalle intérprete a Ariel ♥️✨ . #littlemermaid #littlemermaidliveaction #illustration #drawing #lasirenita #mermaid #coloredpencils #seashell #siren #traditionalmedia #sea https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6LT97F4ga/?igshid=ghawamt2dpdo

#littlemermaid #littlemermaidliveaction #illustration #drawing #lasirenita #mermaid #coloredpencils #seashell #siren #traditionalmedia #sea

[laluna-tic]

In honor of the new Little Mermaid live action cast announcement for Ariel being the stunning @chloexhallebailey (Halle Bailey) I created this little cartoon like doodle of her. The dreads effect didn’t come out exactly how I wanted them to, so I might go in and edit and make more detail but for now they’re not too bad XD Ariel has always been one of my most favorite Disney princesses of all time and she means a lot to me personally so I hope they do this one justice. Please. For my sanity ad anxiety lol Enjoy! ❤️ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #art #anime #disney #ariel #littlemermaid #hallebailey #illustration #illustrator #female #girl #femaleart #femaleartist #procreate #ipad #ipadpro #apple #littlemermaidliveaction #red #mermaid #disneylittlemermaid #ocean #sea #underthesea #girlpower #poc #dreadlocks #dreads #princess #disneyprincess https://www.instagram.com/p/B0BiTRMAMX0/?igshid=1ecl2izdloiq0

#art #anime #disney #ariel #littlemermaid #hallebailey #illustration #illustrator #female #girl #femaleart #femaleartist #procreate #ipad #ipadpro #apple #littlemermaidliveaction #red #mermaid #disneylittlemermaid #ocean #sea #underthesea #girlpower #poc #dreadlocks #dreads #princess #disneyprincess

[clarecordell]

Here’s hoping they bring me on as the casting director for #LittleMermaidLiveAction because I’ve got some ideas... 🧜🏼‍♀️✌🏼 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzh868gATSG/?igshid=eevj17ff0k6x

#littlemermaidliveaction

[paraphraze615]

We can't have shit, huh? #TheLittleMermaid #LittleMermaid #TheLittleMermaidRemake #LittleMermaidRemake #LittleMermaidLiveAction #HalleBailey #ChloeXHalle #HalleBaileyLittleMermaid #BlackLittleMermaid #BlackActressesMatter #BlackHollywood #Racism #RacismSucks #Racist #Eracism https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgUysxAD9c/?igshid=1sbn7i52na8qk

#thelittlemermaid #littlemermaid #thelittlemermaidremake #littlemermaidremake #littlemermaidliveaction #hallebailey #chloexhalle #hallebaileylittlemermaid #blacklittlemermaid #blackactressesmatter #blackhollywood #racism #racismsucks #racist #eracism

[jaqirabbit]

✨🐚And her voice, it’s as sweet as angels sighing. And her voice, it’s as warm as summer sky🐚✨ @chloexhalle • • #ariel #thelittlemermaid #mermaidhair #littlemermaid #disneyprincess #princessariel #instadisney #disneygram #disneyside #disneysea #disney #disneyparks #disneyworld #waltdisney #disneyanimation #disneylove #disneylife #disneymagic #disneyfan #disneyaddict #disneyig #disneylover #disneyart #disneynerd #partofyourworld #underthesea #halleisariel #absolutelymyariel #littlemermaidliveaction #hallebailey #hallebaileylittlemermaid https://www.instagram.com/p/BznxG7EjNtN/?igshid=1trl1043nthml

#ariel #thelittlemermaid #mermaidhair #littlemermaid #disneyprincess #princessariel #instadisney #disneygram #disneyside #disneysea #disney #disneyparks #disneyworld #waltdisney #disneyanimation #disneylove #disneylife #disneymagic #disneyfan #disneyaddict #disneyig #disneylover #disneyart #disneynerd #partofyourworld #underthesea #halleisariel #absolutelymyariel #littlemermaidliveaction #hallebailey

[arwenstarsong]

Dear world... i love to sing. And little mermaid was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Please please please let me be your ariel. #littlemermaid #littlemermaidliveaction #castme

#littlemermaidliveaction #littlemermaid #castme

[mmmmisiak-blog]

Made this edit because I prefer white Ariel.

Original author : Jaqirabbit

#ariel #thelittlemermaid #mermaidhair #littlemermaid #disneyprincess #princessariel #instadisney #disneygram #disneyside #disneysea #disney #disneyparks #disneyworld #waltdisney #disneyanimation #disneylove #disneylife #disneymagic #disneyfan #disneyaddict #disneyig #disneylover #disneyart #disneynerd #partofyourworld #underthesea #halleisariel #absolutelymyariel #littlemermaidliveaction #hallebailey #hallebaileylittlemermaid #edits #feminism #sjw #whiteariel #arieliswhite