Disney's 2023 version of "The Little Mermaid" was ridiculed by the crowd before it was released.
After its release, it did not cause a movie-watching boom, except for North America, the box office of other countries and regions added up to $1.637 million.
In terms of rating, "The Little Mermaid" really did not taste good in East Asia, and all gave low scores.
South Korea's score is 2.3, Taiwan's score is 2.2, Macao's score is 32 (on a 100-point scale), Hong Kong's score has risen from 3.8 to 5.7, but it still fails, IMDb score is 7.0, and mainland Douban is 5.5.
From this point of view, the basic plate of "The Little Mermaid" is only North America, but on IMDb, "The Little Mermaid" actually locked the score, no matter how the score changes, the score is still 7 points.
This is a choice made by Disney itself, and naturally it has to bear the corresponding consequences.
In the past, Disney was the embodiment of fairy tales in the real world, which made people look forward to it, and after "The Little Mermaid", horror was like the wind and often accompanied by it.
Because "The Little Mermaid" is no longer ruining childhood, but stepping on childhood as a bubble, sprinkling a jar of salt on the wound, and spitting out a mouthful of thick phlegm before leaving.
And the boring plot, less yawning is disrespectful to this film, and what is more terrifying is that the box office of "Little Black Fish" in the mainland is estimated to exceed 10 million.
As an assembly line remnant born purely for political correctness, "The Little Mermaid" opens by showing the magnitude of the sea.
Aquaman has black, white and yellow skin, the daughter of various races of Ameria and Africa, and then the island where the Little Mermaid and the prince are, the white man is a servant, doing coolies, and the black man is high and becomes the master.
The black queen even adopted a white child, and there was a whole species diversity party at the end of the film, echoing the beginning, and also let the reality of the United States recognizing that there are 97 genders shine into the movie.
The appearance of the little mermaid makes her look like a delicate contrived no matter how quiet she is, and Zhu Bajie looks beautiful compared to her.
Watching the little mermaid with dirty braids standing on the reef and singing with her head up, it is not like longing for and expecting love, but the rise of the ape race, and Caesar is shouting "No" to humans. ”
Although she should not deliberately attack her appearance, Little Mermaid's poor acting skills did not add points to her appearance.
No wonder her king's father tried his best to prevent her from going to the shore, making contact with humans, for fear that the catfish monster would scare humans, really a family with an old man like a treasure, who knows this well-intentioned, family.
The prince's love at first sight with the mermaid does not have the slightest credibility.
Watching their sweet and sweet love every second is torment, a glance at them kissing, will definitely go into cardiac arrest, and immediately talk with Yan Wang about wine, just like Liu Dekai and Aunt Ximen playing in the water, Jiao Enjun said to Aunt Ximen, "Silly girl." ”
This sense of discord, I am afraid that even Hans Christian Andersen will get angry and go back to the past, tear up the original manuscript of "Daughter of the Sea", and violently beat the black queen who said in the film that "they are really matched, like a fairy tale".
Disney's ability to find ugly 360-degree actors is also painstaking.
It is incompatible with the fairy tale world, but Disney also molded it into a way that everyone was impressed by her beauty, laughing at the city, and then laughing at the country.
The prince chose the latter between the white woman with white skin and beautiful appearance and Guo Jingming's height and Zhong Kui's appearance, and he went deep to her.
Others also felt that there was nothing wrong with his choice, but thought that his pursuit of fairy-like white women was aesthetically problematic, which was like a piece of defense in a palatial palace.
Even if there are all the rare treasures around, it can't change the nature of the stench, and even Luffy, who is not a picky eater, can't eat the grilled fish made with her.
In this way, Disney understands aesthetics, in fact, it is clearly praised, and the last highlight is white beauty.
The purpose of the red neck has been achieved, even if it does not make money, it does not matter, the surface is correct, it confuses the blacks, and actually raises the whites, what a yin and yang strangeness.
But "The Little Mermaid" is not useless, Disney's production level is still online.
The magnificent and fantastic underwater world, the special effects of encountering strong winds and waves, and the cute appearance of birds, fish, and crabs are all quite in line with normal aesthetics.
If you follow this process, "The Little Mermaid" will not be complained about, forming a situation where there are all bad reviews and no good reviews.
In addition, the soundtrack of "The Little Mermaid" is quite good.
Every song in the film, whether it is a Chinese version or an original version, is relatively good, and in the current era of bad songs and bad streets, this good voice is commendable.
Although the heroine's appearance and acting skills are very poor, as a female artist under Beyoncé, she does have two brushes in terms of treble, bass, vibrato, etc.
Audiences who don't want to risk watching "The Little Mermaid" because of curiosity can listen to the soundtrack of the movie, which is worth playing on a loop, and the male lead singer is also good.
Such as the old classic "Part of Your World" and "Under the Sea" and other famous songs.
New songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Wild Uncharted Waters" by Prince Alec, and "The Scuttlebutt" by Awkwafina and Davide Diggs.
These songs cover rap, pop, reggae, and are basically good-sounding and top-notch, complementing the bright, colorful picture.
But these advantages are Disney's work, for them, song and dance are assembly line products, and Hollywood blackening ruins too many movies.
In contrast, Disney's 1989 animated version of "The Little Mermaid", Ariel's long red hair, touching voice, and fair skin left a beautiful image of our childhood.
Today, more than 30 years later, fairy tale dreams have become a horror nightmare, and a film and television work that was regarded as the "princess dream enlightenment" for children around the world more than 30 years ago has actually deteriorated into a horror science fiction film.
At this time, this group of white people in the West who think highly of themselves should actually reflect on it, is this aesthetic really the right and progressive thinking? Is it really suitable for your next generation? Is it really a fairy tale?