'The Little Mermaid' sits in third place

The movie 'The Little Mermaid', which was controversial about excessive PC caution and blackwashing, failed to catch up on the second day of its release and was caught up.

On the 26th, 'The Little Mermaid' on the 25th of the Yeongjinwi Cinema Ticket Integrated Computer Network attracted 28,025 spectators on 1291 screens, and accumulated 75,649 spectators. 'The Little Mermaid' started in second place on the first day of release on the 24th, but failed to rise and sat down one notch.

While the likes and dislikes for the work are divided, it seems that it has not escaped the controversy over 'PCism' and 'blackwashing'. 'The Little Mermaid' caused a controversy over 'blackwashing' by appointing black singer and actress Halle Bailey for the character of Ariel, who was represented by white skin and red hair. In addition, rather than focusing on the essence of the film itself, it is pointed out that it is excessive 'PCism' by intentionally placing and displaying various races.

In particular, Disney fans who liked the animation 'The Little Mermaid' show dislike for black Ariel and express disappointment. The backlash from domestic fans was also strong. After watching the movie, Korean fans are giving it the lowest star rating, leaving comments such as 'I can't really get into it' and 'This isn't the Ariel I used to know'. In addition, the flat story structure and long running time are also cited as bad news.

On the same day, "Fast and Furious: Ride or Die" mobilized 43,657 viewers on 1344 screens and won first place, with a cumulative record of 1,055,321.

In second place was 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3', with 29,309 viewers on 1,011 screens, with a cumulative audience of 3,478,562.

The 4th place was the Japanese movie “10 Years Remaining Life” (4770 people), and the 5th place was “Theatrical version of Crayon Shin-chan, Animal Summoning Ninja Belly Guard” (2914 people).

Jiye Choi, staff reporter at TenAsia wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr