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Super Carlin Brothers

Disney: The Little Mermaid Makes NO Sense

Super Carlin Brothers

J and Ben Carlin

News, Entertainment News, Tv & Film

4.8880 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/super to get 10% off your first month. Come see us at RTX! https://purchase.growtix.com/eh/RTX_Austin_2023 Today J dives into the ocean of The Little Mermaid to discuss how it makes NO SENSE at all - Seriously why didnt Ariel just write stuff down for Eric to read? And can he understand the sea creatures or not? #supercarlinbrothers #TheLittleMermaid #Disney Edited by :: Riley Murtagh

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And the Little Mermaid makes no sense.

0:17.8

Guys, next month the latest in Disney's long line of live action remakes

0:21.9

will hit theaters, the Little Mermaid, and so far just based on the trailers, I have to say it looks pretty epic.

0:28.0

She got legs, you idiot. I mean that is exactly how I remember Sebastian looking in what I thought he'd look like in the live action right everyone spot on

0:36.4

No, actually I am looking forward to it earlier this year my family got to go to Disney world and my son Luke was so excited to meet Aria.

0:43.7

We took pictures with there and when we got home he was drawing pictures over.

0:46.8

It was really quite adorable.

0:48.0

So yes, I am personally very excited to bring the family to see The Little Mermaid because

0:51.7

while these live action remakes are often hit or miss,

0:54.4

I do normally walk away with at least one really big positive from them.

0:57.8

In Aladdin, for example, they gave Jasmine a song and way more independence and competence and

1:02.1

honestly they could have just called the movie Jasmine and I don't think anyone would have complained

1:05.7

Similarly Beauty and the Beast gave the Beast a song and also explained away a bunch of the plotholes

1:10.9

from the animated version, which were numerous.

1:13.8

And I suspect the Little Mermaid will do a lot of the same, which is good because the original

1:18.2

messaging in the movie is, you know, a little sexist, and the plot holes are gaping.

1:22.8

Like I'm seriously not sure if any character's motivations or their subsequent plans to follow

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