Posts by Eric Rodriguez7

Matthew Kern3 said:If the production took place during 2020 and 2021, right in the thick of the peak pandemic years, then I can actually see why they might have cut certain characters out of the script...

By the way, it's been ages since I sat down to watch a Disney animated movie, but I do remember the basic plot well enough to follow along...

As for why Halle Bailey was specifically cast as Ariel, I honestly can't say. However, I truly believe she was Disney's best choice for the part, even if she is Black (which personally doesn't bother me one bit at all).

It would be fine if they hadn't gone and thrown in all these new characters. If I could say, "Yeah, look, they cut people because of pandemic protocols to keep the crew size down on set," I'd take it. But nah, they just invented new people instead.
People love to claim it’s "just like the cartoon," but that logic doesn't really hold up once you start adding new characters. You can't honestly tell me it's the exact same story if the original version didn't even have those people in it.

nimblemarlin6 said:Look, I don't have a problem with whether The Little Mermaid is Black or white, but I do have one if her father is white.
In that case, her dad should probably be Black too.

That scene where the prince and The Little Mermaid are in the boat was honestly kind of hilarious to me—since they’re both decked out in 18th or 19th-century attire, my brain immediately went to: this is happening somewhere in Louisiana, and a plantation owner's son is flirting with a gorgeous enslaved woman.

Also, the whole trailer is just coated in this nauseating, sugary sweetness that really rubs me the wrong way.
But hey, that’s just the classic Disney trademark.
In the original story, The Little Mermaid gets legs because she's in love with the prince, so it feels like she ends up dying for love in the end.
Even though that's a deeply moving and tragic tale, I highly doubt they'll go that route here.

It doesn't seem like it's being made clear anywhere that she actually wants legs because she fell head over heels for the guy. That kind of motivation is actually pretty subversive by today's standards.
A woman sacrificing herself for a man? Who would have thought!
They really should have just made it so the prince was the one craving the fins.

It feels a bit silly and forced, honestly. You’ve got a white father and a Black daughter. Maybe the mother was Black? They don't even mention her in the trailer. Regardless, making her dark-skinned goes against everything the original animation and books planted in people's imaginations. Now they're going to change something that's been set in stone for 150 years. It’s like trying to overhaul a long-standing tradition. If that's the case, just change the title already—it isn't the same story anymore. I'm not against Black actors, but Disney didn't need to do this. Turning the little mermaid from a light-skinned character into a Black one just feels unnecessary.

Look, this version of The Little Mermaid isn't some direct remake of the Disney animated classic. They didn't even mention Queen Athena or who this Queen Selena lady is supposed to be, and they completely missed the mark on the mermaid's hair and skin tone. This is just a new take on the story, so people should probably just treat it as such. We all grew up knowing the mermaid as white, which is why this decision to make her dark-skinned is rubbing people the wrong way—myself included. I guess we'll see how it performs at the box office, but judging by the early buzz, there's a ton of backlash because it feels like Disney is forcing diversity where it doesn't really fit. It’s similar to when they made the princess in The Princess and the Frog dark-skinned, though you could argue that was more forgivable since that's a totally different plot anyway, and it barely even relates to the original stories where everyone was white.

The plot feels a lot like the Ms. Marvel series—I don’t even know how to describe it, just a whole lot of cheesiness and some pretty bad jokes in the first half. Things pick up a little and get a tiny bit more serious toward the end, but honestly? Overall, Thor: Love and Thunder is just fun nonsense. The only part I actually enjoyed was that scene where they're traveling on a boat being pulled by goats. I used to think Eternals was a bad movie, but this one might actually take the title. Personally, it's the worst Marvel movie I've seen so far. The only reason to sit through it is to keep up with the MCU timeline, since all these movies and shows are tied together into one big narrative for every saga. I do like that aspect, though. They're slowly building out this new Multiverse Saga, and I'm just curious to see how much this specific movie actually impacts the direction of everything moving forward.

silverviper6 said:Look, I'm telling you this as a total pro at installing Windows 7.

Don't touch Windows 7 until:

1. You find every single driver specifically made for Windows 7. Those original ones on the
CD that came with your motherboard WON'T WORK.

2. Once you find them, put them all on a USB drive and ONLY THEN should you wipe your current setup and install the Seventh.

3. Got any other questions about Windows 7?

4. By the way, I'm 15 and I know more than everyone else here on Reddit.

Honestly, don't waste your time stressing over drivers. Windows 7 will recognize almost everything on its own. If something doesn't show up, you just grab it via a software update or download it manually, but it handles most of it automatically.

Matthew Parker2 said:thank God I didn't bother installing that this week. Just total garbage.

XP! 😁

And what exactly is this genius using? The fact that they stopped selling XP proves everything is moving toward Windows 7. You can't really judge if you haven't actually installed it and used it for even a single day. Right now, Windows 7 paired with Office 2010 is the best OS Microsoft has ever put out. Even Office 2010 is lightning fast compared to Office 2007. It’s like Microsoft finally woke up and decided to do their jobs. Look, I have nothing against XP, but it's honestly not practical anymore given all the security holes Microsoft can't patch. And don't even get me started on how easy Windows 7 is to use. Try it first, then talk.