In the next instalment of Disney’s live action remakes of childhood classics is The Little Mermaid.
In this remake, Ariel is played by 23-year-old Halle Bailey, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, with Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, and the voices of Daveed Diggs as crab Sebastian and Jacob Temblay as fish Flounder.
The Little Mermaid follows the story of Ariel, a mermaid who wishes to explore the human world. One day, she saves the human Prince Eric from a shipwreck and falls deeply in love with him.
This furthers her determination to explore the human world, against her father’s wishes, the kingdom Atlantica’s ruler King Triton.
She runs from her father’s disappointment and fear, and becomes entangled with Ursula, a manipulative sea witch, who wishes for the demise of King Triton.
She convinces Ariel to trade her beautiful voice for a pair of human legs, so that Ariel can go onto land and be with Eric.
This is when the trouble begins for Ariel, as she attempts to impress Prince Eric and is encompassed by Ursula’s greed and her father’s worry.
This live action remake is incredibly faithful, professional, and whimsical all at once.
Old fans of the childhood classic, and new fans discovering the character for the first time will fall in love with Ariel and her antics, as she balances her new world, her secret, and the inability to speak with the love of her life.
The CGI is convincing and retains the heart of the original film.
The entire cast are faithful to the tale but give the characters a human touch and human connection that the original film was missing.
Perhaps because it is live action rather than animated?
Who knows, but rest assured audiences will be glued to their seats watching this remake, one of Disney’s best.
The Little Mermaid opens at the Bowen Cinema Friday, May 26.
The Little Mermaid, great for new and old fans
