The Movie Review: What happened to the frothy pleasure of The Little Mermaid?

The sisters don’t live in the castle; they only visit from their respective sea kingdoms for the coral moon to reconnect with their father, King Triton (Javier Bardem). The sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) observes this connection and uses it to exploit Ariel for her own gains — revenge for havin...

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Published in:New York (1968) 2023-06
Main Author: Bastién, Angelica Jade
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
Black people
Feminism
McCarthy, Melissa
Motion pictures
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Summary:The sisters don’t live in the castle; they only visit from their respective sea kingdoms for the coral moon to reconnect with their father, King Triton (Javier Bardem). The sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) observes this connection and uses it to exploit Ariel for her own gains — revenge for having been exiled from the kingdom by her older brother, King Triton. Diversity is surface level — a neat way for Disney to bolster its image and give the appearance of political thought; the studio is more than happy for Black people to act as foot soldiers defending the worth of the brand against a barrage of online trolls with bad-faith arguments.
ISSN:0028-7369