Disney’s 2023 live-action rendition of The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, and Awkwafina as Scuttle is visually splendid. Sure, a good chunk of it takes place “under the sea” where life is the bubbles—but a […]