The 1A Movie Club Sees 'The Little Mermaid'
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4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Many elements from the 1989 cartoon musical have stayed the same — there's a singing crab, a mermaid king, and a tentacled sea-witch.
But a new, diverse cast brings the characters to life, or at least to CGI. And they're led by Halle Bailey, who stars as Ariel.
We discuss how the remake holds up and the Disney live-action remake formula.
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| 0:00.0 | This is 1A, I'm Jen White. |
| 0:11.0 | The little mermaid is back. |
| 0:13.5 | This time the Disney classic is reimagined in live action. |
| 0:17.8 | Most of what you remember from the 1989 animated film is the same, a singing crab, a mermaid |
| 0:22.8 | king, and a tentacled sea witch. |
| 0:25.7 | But a new, diverse cast brings the characters to light for at least a CGI, and they're |
| 0:30.6 | led by Hallie Bailey, who stars as Ariel. |
| 0:33.5 | I'm where they walk, I'm where they run, I'm where the style day is the sun, one |
| 0:42.4 | open free, wish I could be, heart of that world. |
| 0:49.0 | So how do these changes hold up and has Disney figured out a live action remake formula |
| 0:53.6 | that works? |
| 0:54.8 | That's what we're here to discuss in this month's edition of the 1A Movie Club. |
| 0:58.7 | I'm Jen White. |
| 0:59.8 | You're listening to the 1A podcast, where we get to the heart of the story. |
| 1:03.4 | We'll be back with more in just a moment. |
| 1:10.6 | Let's dive right in. |
| 1:12.0 | Joining me from California is John Horn, honorary movie club vice president. |
| 1:16.2 | He's an arts entertainment reporter and host of the podcast retake at LAest. |
| 1:20.9 | John, welcome back to the program. |
| 1:22.6 | Jen, always a pleasure to be with you. |
| 1:24.7 | Also with us is Aisha Harris. |
| 1:26.9 | She hosts NPR's pop culture happy hour. |
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