Disney has several live-action remakes under its belt, and each has made a few mistakes. Now, The Little Mermaid can prove it learned its lesson.
Disney's The Little Mermaid is part of a long line of live-action remakes produced by the studio, so it can be hoped that the film will have learned from its predecessors' mistakes. Despite a lot of criticism, these newly adapted classics have performed well enough that the House of Mouse has deemed it lucrative to continue making them. The Little Mermaid is next, and it's assumed it won't be the last. In a perfect world, mistakes will become fewer with each film.
This wasn't a mistake for Maleficent itself, but the character's redemption started a trend that has begun to get away from Disney. Instead of purely evil characters, more recent films and adaptations have featured sympathetic bad guys and worked to redeem those who had previously been detestable. In the case of The Little Mermaid, this would be a disaster. The best thing about Ursula is that she liked to pretend that she was reformed when really she was as evil as they come.
3 Straying Too Far From The Original Animated Movie Some Disney remakes have been criticized for aligning too much with the original animated version. However, this is far better than the alternative. Mulan rethought the 1998 version entirely, which meant a nearly unrecognizable movie and story. A new villain was added, Mulan was given powers, and certain talking dragons were wholly eliminated. This new plot and style might have been great for a brand-new film.
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