The voice actor who portrayed Ariel in the original version of TheLittleMermaid has a lot of appreciation for the live-action adaptation. Disney
, the voice actor behind the original Ariel in the animated version of, shared her response to the new movie – which includes plenty of praise about the Disney film's attempt to reinvent certain aspects of the source material. Benson explains,"When you look at our film, we started in the studio in 1986, and we were released in 1989. Times change, people change, cultures change. What matters and what is important changes.
And as a studio, we need to make those adjustments, and we need to take into consideration what's going on around us. We need to be aware."in song, Benson doubled down on her immense love for the modernization of, telling the magazine,"I do feel all of the nuances and small, slight changes here and there are very important.
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