The Little Mermaid Remake vs. Classic: Most Important Differences, Explained

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Rob Marshall’s 2023 The Little Mermaid has been met with resistance from audiences who complain of an uneasy “uncanny valley” feeling from watching too-realistic CGI sea creatures singing and dancing, and dark cinematography that’s hard to see... However, The Little Mermaid has also sparked positive buzz due to its casting charismatic actors like Halle Bailey as Ariel, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, and Awkwafina as Scuttle. So, looking closer at the details, what’s different between these two stories of Ariel?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Classic & Remake: Side by Side
00:44 A new kind of realism
02:12 The uncanny animal problem
05:00 Is the composition too dark?
07:03 Rocket Money
08:00 Updating the music and story
09:27 The importance of Ariel's casting
11:06 The iconic appearance of Ursula
12:07 The iconic costuming
13:18 More of the same

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Browner
Writer: HaleyJane Rose
Narrator: Jessica Babineaux
Video Editor: Tyler Browner

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