The Little Mermaid movie theater fight footage emerges and Twitter users react.
Disney has recently offered the ever-expanding fandom a string of live-action remakes, reimagining some of their most beloved and iconic animated classics for a new generation.
The latest to receive such luxury treatment is The Little Mermaid, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Halle Bailey in the titular role of Ariel. She’s also joined by an all-star cast that includes Melissa McCarthy, with exceptional talents breathing new life into beloved characters like Sebastian the Crab and Scuttle.
There were a number of moments from the cinema premiere which went viral, including a starstruck encounter between Melissa and drag queen Nina West on the red carpet.
More recently, on the other hand, there has been footage of a The Little Mermaid movie theater fight making the rounds.
Footage has recently been shared on Twitter showing heated audience members arguing and engaging in conflict during a theater screening of The Little Mermaid.
The exchange has been captured from numerous angles, although all footage begins after the argument has begun.
Annoyed viewers can be heard addressing that a refund is needed, with the issue totally disrupting audiences’ enjoyment of the film itself. Security eventually showed up and diffused the situation, allegedly ejecting all attendees of the screening out of the theater.
The footage was shared on Twitter on Monday, May 29th, 2023 by Mickey Central, a page for Walt Disney World updates.
“This happened at the movies tonight,” a caption reads over the video, “theater full of children.” Footage is also making the rounds on TikTok.
The Little Mermaid audiences react
A number of tweets have come out in condemnation of the scenes at the screening of The Little Mermaid.
“Unacceptable behavior of adults,” one wrote after seeing the footage. “There’s something magic about going to the cinema that you just don’t get if you stay at home,” another joked.
Similarly, others weighed in with humor: “Aerial interacting with Sebastian looks stupid. That’s why everybody is pi**ed.”
“Is this the new TikTok challenge, to get into fights at The Little Mermaid?” one Twitter user asked.
Jokes continue to pour in, with yet another writing “Well, Disney’s retelling of The Little Mermaid finally opened this weekend to 10 million fist fights at the box office.”
‘It was an inspiring and beautiful thing’
Halle was previously interviewed by Variety, recalling that her grandparents spoke of discrimination they faced and how proud they are of what she’s achieved with The Little Mermaid:
“It was an inspiring and beautiful thing to hear their words of encouragement, telling me, ‘You don’t understand what this is doing for us, for our community, for all the little Black and brown girls who are going to see themselves in you.’”
Despite the footage above, so many are having positive experiences attending screenings of the latest Disney blockbuster.
The Little Mermaid is now in theaters.
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