'The Little Mermaid': A small-budget movie with a very big heart
When the first trailer of 'The Little Mermaid' was released in March 2017, many took to Twitter to express their disappointment and the first thing to be pointed out was that the film has no 'Disney' magic. Granted that the movie isn't a big budget blockbuster by a big studio, but why should a label decide how good the film is? The fantastical movie, slated to release on August 17 in all AMC Theatres and Netflix, is a humble $5 million project with a very big heart.
In my interview with William Moseley (who plays Cam Harrison), he used the same words to describe the upcoming film and I did not know what that meant until I watched the fantasy drama. The second trailer which released this May has crossed over a million views, and while people pointed at the lack of Disney characters, including Ariel and Eric, the film is proof that fairytales can take different forms while still retaining their original ethos.