Tony the Tigger
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Yes.
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Disney's Live Action The Little Mermaid
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Angel Ariel
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Can’t speak for anyone else, but I can both recognize that there are decreases in quality while also continuing to find enjoyment and magic where we can. (This goes for both parks and movies.)
Californian Elitist
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Just wanna say the Naveen is not black. He is racially ambiguous.
BuddyThomas
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This song! 
gerarar
Premium Member
It's not just you lol.
I saw Aladdin 8 times in theaters. 4 times at my local AMC (took friends, family, etc. across different showings) and then 4 more times at my local second-run theater. Tickets only cost $3 there and popcorn for $2, so it's a steal to watch movies there after they make their initial run in theaters (after about a month or so). Plus I get to support a local theater as they're becoming rare these days.
I really really loved the remake. I've come to the conclusion that for me it was a combination of the songs, characters, colors, the production, additional story elements (like the Genie's family) from the original, etc. My only really gripe was that Jafar could be more menacing, but alas.
When the full trailer dropped, I was immediately hooked on the "A Whole New World" snippet. The dramatic instrumental music (wasn't used in the movie so it was just for trailer thematics) combined with Naomi's voice just did it for me.
Timestamped here:
Plus it was a pretty sweet trailer/compilation of movie scenes too lol
BlakeW39
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Yeah, he's presumably native to the fictional country of Maldonia, which has an unknown geographical location but after a quick google search (?) appears unlikely to be in Africa.
Californian Elitist
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Correct. “Maldonia” is a combination of Macedonia and Maldives. Mans is not black lol. I remember Disney being criticized for that.
Angel Ariel
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Speechless is a fantastic song. So powerful.
This isn’t hard to figure out Walter.
GOTG3 was a good movie.
Mermaid was a movie.
Was someone saying he was Black?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Indeed…guardians is the best MCU movie - by far - in years. It’s almost like a complete story and good characters is better than the brand, kylo?
Nah…can’t be…
Mermaid is the victim of 50% of the planet being so racist that it dictates how they pick on the AMC app
…that is the story the “press” is kinda running with
Ghost93
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This song!
I like the song, but its staging of it in the film made me chuckle. It was like "What if Mr. Darcy started singing "Bet on It" from High School Musical 2?"
Jedijax719
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I guess here is the straight up question that should have been asked a while ago.
Do people think Disney should have cast someone else for the role of Ariel JUST so it could make more money in certain overseas markets?
Do people think Disney should have cast someone else for the role of Ariel JUST so it could make more money in certain overseas markets?
Disstevefan1
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No worries, we have both at WDW
Tony the Tigger
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And the moral and ethical answer is an unequivocal no.
Disstevefan1
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This movie aside. The data is clear. Disney does not make movies JUST to make money.
LittleBuford
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Change…unfortunately…takes time. If it feels “forced”…you defeat yourself.
But my belief here is I think Disney is not “arrow up” and that affects box office as well. They are struggling mightily in the public/world eye…it’s a drag.
I also think nobody wanted this and maybe the gimmick is wearing off?
Tha Realest
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No. But when casting an unknown in the role, perhaps Disney should have considered that while setting the budget.