The amount of hatefulness that has spread from this reveal has been absolutely disgusting. But I am excited to see the movie as well. I'm just deeply saddened at how negatively the public has seemed about it and for very weak and inexcusable reasons.

i think it just they expected ... well.. since these are live action remakes.. they would stick to the character likeness as much as they could..

Look at the outrage what happened when Sonic didn't look right... at least sega is trying to fix that

Honestly, I'd have to agree with you. I just feel like if you're going to do a remake of a classic and beloved character, why would you not try to get someone who looks as similar to the source material as possible?

Ariel from The Little Mermaid isn't even an original concept since there was a (much darker) novel that Disney took the idea from-- arbitrarily changing the look of the character is almost tradition, by now. That being said?

Comparing the racist and flat out disgusting backlash people are having against a black mermaid to fans thinking Sonic 'didn't look right' is naive at best and made in bad faith at worst. =_= The two aren't even remotely the same.

People are always butthurt about change. I think changing the characters or plot will make it stand out from the original so it's a shame how people reacted so negatively.

None of the remakes, to my knowledge anyway, have stuck completely close to the original adaptation. They'd be silly to stick to the original imo, since you want to encourage new viewers to see some changes. Many of the "remakes" are more like "re-imagining" or following closer to actual novels the stories are based on. I liked the changes with Jungle Book, and from what I've been hearing about TLK, definitely liking the changes there too. Many of the arguments against it that I have read just... seem a little too far-fetched to not be masking of...well...blatant bigotry or other sinister thought processes. Not everyone is like that of course but... It's sad that this morning, I googled "black mermaid" and saw the screen nearly filled completely with hatred. Hopefully it will pass.

i might see it i like under water views