The new animated Dreamworks movie called Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken has been a hot topic lately for two reasons: the abysmal predictions regarding the film’s box office performance and its main villain’s extremely-noticeable similarity to Ariel from the 1989 animated Disney movie The Little Mermaid.  The “Kat” Is Out of the Bag Some misinformed Disney fans might think that Dreamworks chose to ...

The new Dreamworks animated movie called Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken has been the talk of the town due to its villainous Ariel doppelganger (who is named Chelsea Van Der Zee and voiced by Annie Murphy) — but now that the movie about a tentacled teenager is about to finally come to theaters, there is even more fodder for discussion! Low Expectations The ...

These days, more and more fairy tale retellings or fantasy adventure movies seem to revel in turning well-known stories or tropes on their head — and now, one of Disney’s most iconic fairy tale retellings is getting a taste of its own medicine as its character is turned into a monstrous villain! ‘The Little Mermaid’ With a Twist In the ...