There will be plenty of people that will complain and say that this is nitpicking of a classic and things should stay the way they are. And it’s time to teach young and impressionable kids something different that empowers them. So if you have language in these lyrics that possibly takes away a woman’s (or mermaid’s) agency, it’s time to cut it. We are more socially conscious of the effect that our words have on people and how people learn from the content that they consume. And we are no longer the same people or society that we were when The Little Mermaid came out in 1989. Not because, as Menken said, people are “sensitive.” Times have changed. According to Vanity Fair, Disney composer Alan Menken has changed some of the lyrics in “Kiss the Girl” and “Poor Unfortunate Souls.” He noted that some ‘people have gotten very sensitive about the idea that would, in any way, force himself on [Ariel.” And that the other song in question had lines that “might make young girls somehow feel that they shouldn’t speak out of turn.”
And that stands true with Disney’s The Little Mermaid. "'Little Mermaid' lyrics get 'woke' update," FOX News reported: " The little mermaid used to sing 'up where they walk, up where they run.With any adaptation, there are bound to be changes.
The writer did not press Menken to elaborate, but conservative outlets took the news - a mere paragraph in a much longer article - and ran with it. We have some revisions in 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' regarding lines that might make young girls somehow feel that they shouldn't speak out of turn, even though Ursula is clearly manipulating Ariel to give up her voice." He answered, " There are some lyric changes in 'Kiss the Girl' because people have gotten very sensitive about the idea that would, in any way, force himself on. Speaking with Vanity Fair, Menken was asked if any aspect of the original film was changed. "The little mermaid used to sing 'up where they walk, up where they run.' Now she might sing 'up where they woke!'"Īs for the existing songs? They've undergone a change too. Miranda wrote the lyrics and Menken has composed a trio of additional songs, including one for Ariel that Menken described as "lilting," and a "power ballad" for human Prince Eric. In an interview Wednesday with Entertainment Weekly, the famed composer of the original "The Little Mermaid," Alan Menken, spoke of collaborating on the new film with "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Meanwhile, thousands of parents posted reactions of their children rapt at the teaser trailer, as Bailey sings.Ī new, full trailer has been revealed, and so has more information, including the fact that there are brand-new songs in the upcoming film. When the project was announced, a racist backlash ensued over the casting of Black actor Halle Bailey as Ariel. With a planned May 2023 release date, "The Little Mermaid" is the latest. Over the past few years, multiple Disney animated films have received the live-action treatment, including " Beauty and the Beast" starring Emma Watson. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale, "The Little Mermaid" tells the story of a redheaded mermaid princess named Ariel, who falls for a human prince she spots on land (a place she has always been infatuated with), and makes a dark deal with a sea witch named Ursula to become human and be with him. The film has since grossed $235 million worldwide. In 1989, "The Little Mermaid" changed the future and fortunes of the Walt Disney Company, bringing the animation giant back to its rightful place on top, and bringing in the dough: making over $84 million in box office returns in its initial domestic release. That's making quite a splash, and in a confusing climate of censorship, book banning and paranoia about so-called wokeness, some viewers are drowning in misplaced outrage.Ī tale of two Bobs: Bob Chapek out, Robert Iger in at Disney The lyrics in question include consent and young girls speaking up. Several songs, in fact, as news has emerged that the upcoming live action film of " The Little Mermaid" will include new tunes and changed lyrics for old ones. Now conservatives have another song to be angry about. According to USA Today, Disney CEO Robert Iger described "Song of the South," set in the post-Civil War plantation era and including harmful racist stereotypes, as "just not appropriate in today's world." Only a few months ago, some Disney fans and conservatives alike were angered by the closing and planned revamping of the popular attraction "Splash Mountain." The ride is being redesigned at both Disneyland and Disney World, incorporating Disney's Princess Tiana in its theme and doing away with associations with "Song of the South," the 1946 Disney musical.
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