Samhita Koltur

I didn't think anything could be worse than the movies but here we are. So I watched the show and read the books and its horrible. Recently Disney has been horrible with casting including the little mermaid and trying to be super racially inclusive to the point where they are dragging it down our throats and its too distracting. I have no problem with casting non-white people but please stick to the script and make a new show, movie, or idea with them, don't ruin our childhood. As for the show, it sucks and it wasn't what I envisioned when I read the books. Harry Potter was decently cast, Aladdin was decently cast, it would be so good if they could stick to the script in terms of appearance. In terms of acting -- its pretty mid range. When some actors got hate for being cast, Rick comforted people by saying they were phenomenal actors but it seems like a school musical. Pretty, pretty disappointed. The Disney magic I felt as a child is disappearing. Please STOP with the racial casting and just make new content for them.

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS MOVIE. Perfect casting. Perfect song choices. Perfect blend of genres. Not cringy at all. So sweet and made me love the “bad girl” aesthetic as well as Nick. WATCH ITS AMAZINg

The only thing I liked about this live action was Prince Eric, I thought his acting and looks were just like my childhood self pictured him. Everything else was absolutely NOT IT. Starting off with Ariel, it is not about representation rather what I and many saw her as growing up with the cartoon version. Sadly, in show biz, many talented actors/actresses can not get the role since they do not look like the character. It is just how it works, not racism. Halle has a stunning voice but she doesn’t look like what I thought Ariel as. Again, for representation, Disney should create new stories not change old ones. I am not saying this to be racist either, I don’t think Halle is as beautiful as what I imagined Ariel, and I am saying this as an Indian girl who grew up in America. For me, I would rather see stories being how I saw they were when I was younger. I don’t care too much about representation, as long as they create new stories. The story line itself was so boring and we were about to walk out at least four times during the film. I never felt this in the cartoon version so I’m just wondering why it was this boring. But worst of all was not just the representation for Ariel, it was the fact that everyone seemed Black when the original story is in the Sea of Denmark or around this area. DO NOT CHANGE THE OG. Literally everyone in the town was either black, asian, and it was hard to find white people. This is taking representation to an extreme level. All I’m asking is make a new version with representation for Black people or Asians. Just I’m begging Disney, pls, pls, pls don’t change the original or the cast we saw them as. This being said, I hope the Percy Jackson show doesn’t turn out a flop especially with the terrible Annabeth casting. Like I don’t care how well she acts, she isn’t my Annabeth. She isn’t at all what I pictured her to be. Stop this nonsense now.