It seems incredible, but it must be repeated once again: representation matters. And this is demonstrated once again by the teaser for the remake of ‘The Little Mermaid’, the new version of the beloved Disney Classic, which will debut in theaters in 2023. This first preview arrived last Saturday, September 10, as part of D23 Expo. , and it quickly became the most talked about thing at the Disney fan convention. A conversation that continues after days, and which unfortunately and as usual with large projects that include diversity, female protagonists or people of color, sparked a lot of negativity and racist comments.
Fortunately, amid all the noise and ugliness of social networks, Halle Bailey, the actress who brings Ariel to life in the flesh, has found a refuge to enjoy what really matters: the reactions of the public of children and the new generations, to whom the remake is mainly aimed. The 22-year-old interpreter was deeply moved by the videos of the girls watching the trailer, shared these days on social media.
The video that has gone viral these days is the reaction of a black girl who looks excitedly at the trailer and says to open her mouth to her mother “Is it Ariel? Is it her? Is it really her?”. The extraordinarily sweet clip moved thousands of people (according to People, it was viewed more than 4 million times on Twitter and TikTok) including Bailey, who retweeted it by adding: “Okay, I just sobbed looking at this, thank you. It’s so sweet.”. How not to cry.
ki was sobbing just looking at this thank you ?? is it so sweet ??? https://t.co/jKKdHkOvDe
? Halle (@HalleBailey) September 11, 2022
Throughout this week, the actress has enjoyed and shared messages of support following the release of the trailer and wanted to make it clear to fans that all the love is coming for her. A few days after D23, Bailey retweeted another video, this time a compilation of black girls’ reactions to the trailer, including the first viral video, with this message: “People have been sending these reactions to me all weekend and I am really moved. this means everything to me”.
people have been sending these reactions to me all weekend and i’m really in awe ?? does this mean the world to me ?? https://t.co/cuKjKN8nxH
? Halle (@HalleBailey) September 12, 2022
There have been many other reaction videos, but one of those that has enjoyed Twitter the most is that of another girl who, after seeing the teaser, tells her mother: “Is it me or was that Whitney Houston?”.
Okay wait – THIS might actually be the funniest reaction to #The little Mermaid trailer?? pic.twitter.com/0eLvd6mrF7
? Paris Athena | Founder of Black Tech Pipeline (@ParissAthena) September 13, 2022
The happiness of the girls before the new Ariel can be felt in each of the videos, and the actress has decided to keep it, while at the same time there is a much less pleasant debate over the networks about the remake. It’s something similar to what happened recently with “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” due to the inclusion of racialized characters in Middle-earth. The Amazon series has faced criticism and attacks so horrific that even the original hobbits have come out in support of the diverse cast of the series. after that, Ismael Cruz Córdova, who plays the elf Arondir, wanted to send a message of support (in Spanish) to Baileyafter deciding, like her, to ignore the trolls: “Dear Halle Bailey, congratulations. The rest? Have fun in your caves?”.
Dear @ Halle Bailey 🙂 congratulations ?? … the rest? Have fun in their caves? https://t.co/9uuPeqY33r
? Ismael Cruz Cordova (@IsmaelC_C) September 13, 2022
One of the most viewed trailers of a Disney live-action
As Variety exclusively revealed, the first trailer for “The Little Mermaid” garnered 104 million views globally in the first two days, adding visits from YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram, with the exception of the UK. Ireland and Australia. , whose figures have not been included due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8 September.
The teaser of “The Little Mermaid” has surpassed other recent Disney live-action such as “Cruella” (68 million), “Aladdin” (74 million), “Beauty and the Beast” (94 million) or “Maleficent: the lady of the Evil ‘(62 million) Obviously, that’s not far below the first trailer for “The Lion King”, which broke all records with 224.6 million views online in the first 24 hours of its release.
Source: E Cartelera
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