“The Little Mermaid” live action edits original songs, Disney continues with edits

Within the world of cinema, Disney continues with the strategy of making live action remakes of some of its most successful animated films, and many of these titles have not been very well received by the public due to their changes, one of them is that of ‘ The Little Mermaid’, a production coming to theaters, which will have a major change in its songs.

It should not be forgotten that ‘The Little Mermaid’ is already one of live action remake most criticized by Disney fans, because, after the premiere of its official trailer, this new film was underlined by the appearance of its main characters now in live action, so the change in its songs predicts a new controversy.

In a recent interview for Vanity Fair, composer Alan Menken revealed the change in some of the songs that we can hear in the original animated film of ‘The little Mermaid’, indicating that this is because times have changed, so the lyrics of these tunes have also been changed to build consensus.

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One of songs that were edited for the live action version of ‘The little Mermaid’ is ‘Kiss her’, as according to the composer, the audience can interpret this melody as forcing Ariel to kiss the prince, on the other hand, the theme ‘Poor Souls In Desgracia’ also underwent changes in his lyrics for this live action adaptation.

There are some changes in the text of ‘Bésala’ because people are very sensitive”, comments the composer.

Undoubtedly, these changes will be interesting in the new live action version of ‘The little Mermaid’, given that for many they will go unnoticed, others will receive them gladly, and still others will strongly criticize these changes, what is certain is that this live action remake was one of the most controversial produced by Disney.

When does the live action premiere of “The Little Mermaid” air?

The good news is that we won’t have to wait long to draw our conclusions from the live action adaptation of this film. Disneybecause the live action of ‘The Little Mermaid’ has been confirmed by the company of the mouse as part of the cinematic releases for the month of May.

It will be May 26 when the new film ‘The Little Mermaid’ will debut in cinemas, a title which, despite criticism and controversy, promises to generate a huge box office, let’s not forget that the original animated film released in 1989 is one of the most successful in the entire history of walt disney animation.