Ima nečeg sumnjivog u rezultatima kritike 'Male sirene' — ažuriranje — kritičari su sigurno ludi

Updated 5/29/23 with a review below. Turns out I actually really liked this movie!

Nešto sumnjivo se dešava Male sirene Rotten Tomato korisničke recenzije. U potpunosti sam očekivao da će ovaj film bolje proći kod kritičara nego kod publike s obzirom na to kako kulturni ratovi inače funkcioniraju.

Umjesto toga, ocjena kritičara je samo 67% od ovog pisanja, dok mu publika daje nevjerovatnih 95% — značajno više od Knjiga o džungli 86%. Taj film je postigao 94% kod kritičara.

Ovo je zapravo prilično slično Film Super Mario Bros., koji je dobio samo 59% kod kritičara, dok je 96% fanova pozitivno recenziralo film na Rotten Tomatoesu. Ali to se skoro tačno odražava na Metacritic-u, gde Film Super Mario Bros postigao samo 46 kod kritičara, ali je dobio 86 kod publike.

U međuvremenu, Metacritic's The Little Mermaid stranica odražava gotovo potpunu suprotnost Rotten Tomatoesu:

This is much more in line with what I expected would happen with audience reviews since this movie has become so embroiled in culture war debates around race-swapping, “wokeness” and so forth, as well as just Disney fatigue. Many people not invested at all in the culture wars are nevertheless tired of the live-action remakes.

Nalazim ga potpuno besmislen that this film would score that much higher with audiences than with critics. Critics, while not entirely politically aligned, are much more likely as a group to be sympathetic to social justice politics and less reactionary to changes made to beloved classics than the average moviegoer. I would expect this movie to have a pretty wide spread of negative and positive reviews, and a score within shouting distance of the critic score (a bit higher or a bit lower, but not almost 30 points higher!)

Zaista, live-action remake The Little Mermaid sada zabija mnogo više kod publike od animiranog klasika iz 1989., koji ima 88% kod publike i 92% kod kritičara. Treba li vjerovati da filmski gledaoci vole rimejk čak više od originala? To svakako nije bio slučaj Ljepotica i zvijer, koji je kod kritičara i publike bolje prošao kao crtani film sa velikom razlikom.

Da li mislim da je Metacriticov 2.1 tačan odraz kvaliteta ovog filma? Definitivno ne. CinemaScore ima stvarne članove publike koji ovome daju ocjenu 'A', tako da je definitivno toplo primljen. Ljepotica i zvijer Remake uživo je također dobio 'A' CinemaScore, ali je postigao samo 80% na Rotten Tomatoesu.

Znam da Rotten Tomatoes ozbiljno shvaća moderiranje korisničkih recenzija i pokušava spriječiti bombardiranje recenzija, ali ovi rezultati izgledaju naduvani iznad onoga što je realno vjerovatno za film koji nailazi na tako mlak prijem od strane kritičara. Petar Pan i Vendi, najnoviji Diznijev rimejk sa živom radnjom, sa samo malo nižim rezultatom The Little Mermaid sa kritičarima (62%), ali potpuno bombardovan sa publikom od samo 11%.

Even just casually observing forums and social media, you see a pretty wide range of reactions from wild praise to “meh, it was okay” to “this was hot garbage.” There is no way that Rotten Tomatoes’ 95% or Metacritic’s 2.1 are accurate reflections of what people are actually saying about this movie in the real world. Make of that what you will.

Na kraju, treba da istaknem da su ono što Rotten Tomatoes prikazuje na svojoj naslovnoj stranici rezultati 'Provjerene publike', ali možete kliknuti na 'Sva publika' i odjednom je to sasvim drugačija slika:

Ovo izgleda kao realističniji odraz onoga što je postalo vrlo kontroverzan film. Kontroverze izazivaju negativne kritike. (Napomena: Nekontroverzno Film Super Mario Bros dobija 95% sa "Sva publika" i 96% sa "Proverena publika.")

Similarly, if you click over to Top Critics rather than All Critics, you’ll see that the score drops to just 47%. That aligns even more closely with All Audiences. Curiouser and curiouser.

I haven’t seen it myself yet. This is not a review, obviously. I think it looks fine. My biggest concern with all of these live-action remakes is that they almost always lose at least some of the magic that the original animated versions had in spades. Even ones I’ve enjoyed, like Ljepotica i zvijer, I think to myself after, “Well, I’d prefer to just watch the original!”

And honestly: zar ne bi?

UPDATE:

The Little Mermaid Review: A Delightful Surprise

There’s a fun scene in the new Little Mermaid live-action movie where Ariel snags a hat for Prince Eric, plopping it on his head playfully after snatching it off the head of the street vendor. Later, Scuttle steals the hat in order to get the pair to follow the bird down to the lagoon so that they could serenade the would-be-lovers with a slightly altered version of Kiss The Girl.

Well, speaking of hats it’s time I ate mine. I was deeply skeptical about this latest Disney remake. I’ve been burnt out on the whole project for quite some time and thought this would be another soulless cash grab from the House of Mouse. I was wrong. The critics must be crazy, because this is an absolutely delightful picture and is quite possibly my favorite of all the princess live-action remakes.

Much of that is due to the powerful performance—and singing chops—of lead Halle Bailey as Ariel. She is wonderful throughout, perfectly capturing everything we loved about the original Ariel, but adding a little bit more depth and adventurousness to the character. She and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric have splendid chemistry, which certainly helps. Indeed, the entire cast is marvelous and the remakes of the old songs are truly fun and delightful.

Is it a perfect film? Absolutely not. There are a handful of new songs and the only one I liked is the Scuttle rap, performed by Awkwafina with a bit of Sebastian harmonizing. Daveed Diggs is great as the grumpy crab majordomo also. But the new song for Prince Eric is forgettable, as is Ariel’s new number. They pale in comparison to Ispod mora i Part of Your World, both of which are wonderfully adapted here. Bailey’s singing voice really elevates Dio vašeg svijeta to a whole new level. It’s brilliant. But I do miss the cartoon version of Under the Sea, with all the fish on their musical instruments.

Indeed, my biggest complaint is the fish. I don’t like the attempt to make Sebastian and Flounder (Jacob Tremblay) look “realistic.” You lose a lot of the fun expressiveness of these characters going this route. I’m thrilled the movie was so bright and colorful after the trailers made it look much less so, but I just sincerely dislike the art direction for the aquatic creatures.

Rounding out the cast we have Javier Bardem as King Triton where he does a very good job as the strict-then-relenting father. His emotional farewell to Ariel hit all the right notes. (His multi-racial brood of daughters makes you think he really got around under the sea, too).

I was skeptical of Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, but she does a terrific job as well, really capturing everything about the original villain perfectly. Her comedic timing and charm really pays off here.

All told, this ended up being a really pleasant surprise for me and my kids. We all went in a bit jaded and skeptical and we all left with smiles on our faces, though both my daughter and I cried like babies at the end. I’m a real crier when it comes to the father/daughter or father/son stuff and this tugged at the heartstrings just right. Probably the best of the Disney live-action movies, which I’m shocked—but happy—to report.

I guess you can lump me in with audiences on this one. It’s a treat. I’m još surprised it’s getting this high of an audience review score, but it’s really worth seeing on the big screen. I’m happy to have been wrong!

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