Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is not a ripoff This movie is completely different from ‘The Little Mermaid. This movie, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken had been scheduled for release for quite some time now. The only reason some are calling it a ripoff is this looks to be a better movie than the recent debacle of Disney’s Little Mermaid film. Where the writer of this article wrote “A teenage girl discovers she has an ancestral gift that turns her into a giant creature with superpowers which she attempts to hide from her high school peers while trying to prevent a destructive disaster” and trying to ask if that sounds familiar… talk about a REACH about something that doesn’t even happen in the Little Mermaid. The key words are HIGH SCHOOL PEERS, Ariel doesn’t even GO to high school.
Where does it say they ripped off the plot of Little Mermaid? The plot is from Disney’s Turning Red. The Little Mermaid comparison is because the villain of the film is a mermaid with red hair, purple bra, & green tail. Nothing to do with plot.
The author was referencing the plot of Turning Red. It’s literally the next paragraph.
That said, it’s irrelevant on the plot – DreamWorks leaned heavily on the villain looking exactly like Ariel in all of the matketting. That worked out much better when DreamWorks was making Shrek and was Katzenburg thumbing his nose at his ex.
It works less now that DreamWorks is struggling to not be fully swallowed up by that other animation studio Universal owns – Illumination.
But yeah, very unlikely Turning Red was what they were trying to rip-off, plotwise.
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is not a ripoff. This movie is completely different from ‘The Little Mermaid. Where the writer of this article wrote “A teenage girl discovers she has an ancestral gift that turns her into a giant creature with superpowers which she attempts to hide from her high school peers while trying to prevent a destructive disaster” and trying to ask if that sounds familiar… talk about a REACH about something that doesn’t even happen in the Little Mermaid.
Did you actually pay attention to the part where the article said that was a rip-off of Turning Red which is also a Disney animated film and not the Little Mermaid?
It’s basically the concept of Turning Red but the villain looks like a watered down version of Ariel.
I completely disagree. Supernatural themes mixed with coming of age stories have always been popular. Shows that have vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural creatures going through some form of school or some coming of age story. It’s actally a pretty common plot.
The theme has been becoming popular due to attempts to represent poc who grow up under similar pressures and conditions. For example, Encanto brought up generational trauma, turning red brought up balancing your family and your traditions with your own wants that might contradict these. It’s just a theme that’s increasing in popularity.
Also, while there’s clear design influence from Ariel and the character is meant to be evil, that’s more just a regular crack at Disney. It’s not a ripoff if the implication is obvious.
The plot you described wasn’t even first done by Turning Red. It essentially boils down to this: Teenager finds they have powers and has to save the world. That’s practically half of movies. Did Turning Red flip the world on its head with its earth shattering plot? Nah. It’s basically Harry Potter or Buffy with minor tweaks. And stating DreamWorks essentially just rips off Disney is rich, given nobody rips off Disney more than itself – which is why we’ve been cursed with all of this live action remakes. Even then, Disney “ripped off” classic fairy tales. This also fails to give credit where it’s due. HTTYD is a brilliant franchise. Shrek is great. A lot of DreamWorks older stuff like Prince of Egypt is beautiful. And don’t get me wrong. I love Disney stuff. But it isn’t indicative of DreamWorks that this movie is bad, and it doesn’t have to be DW or Disney. It can be both. This movie may be bad (haven’t seen but probably won’t because it just doesn’t look great), but that isn’t because it was stolen or because DreamWorks is bad. Because then you have to explain why the live action Lion King made so much money, being all but an exact replica of the animated version which is essentially just the plot of Hamlet.
Are we just not going to talk about the fact that most Disney movies are rip-offs of classic books? Maybe the other studios are using the original source material. Personally, I liked the ending of The Little Mermaid book better. It was a lesson about not compromising who you are for something you think you want.
Having not seen this new Kraken movie, I did not immediately understand the author’s rant about Turning Red. That part seemed disjointed, and irrelevant, until I looked up the plot of this new movie. It appears that paragraph confused other commenters, as well.
Comments for DreamWorks Railed for Disney Rip-Off
Robert Munes
Did they actually release Ruby Gillman in theaters? Usually knock-off movies like those are found on ad-based movie apps like Tubi.
rteker
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is not a ripoff This movie is completely different from ‘The Little Mermaid. This movie, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken had been scheduled for release for quite some time now. The only reason some are calling it a ripoff is this looks to be a better movie than the recent debacle of Disney’s Little Mermaid film. Where the writer of this article wrote “A teenage girl discovers she has an ancestral gift that turns her into a giant creature with superpowers which she attempts to hide from her high school peers while trying to prevent a destructive disaster” and trying to ask if that sounds familiar… talk about a REACH about something that doesn’t even happen in the Little Mermaid. The key words are HIGH SCHOOL PEERS, Ariel doesn’t even GO to high school.
Anon
Where does it say they ripped off the plot of Little Mermaid? The plot is from Disney’s Turning Red. The Little Mermaid comparison is because the villain of the film is a mermaid with red hair, purple bra, & green tail. Nothing to do with plot.
Nah
The author was referencing the plot of Turning Red. It’s literally the next paragraph.
That said, it’s irrelevant on the plot – DreamWorks leaned heavily on the villain looking exactly like Ariel in all of the matketting. That worked out much better when DreamWorks was making Shrek and was Katzenburg thumbing his nose at his ex.
It works less now that DreamWorks is struggling to not be fully swallowed up by that other animation studio Universal owns – Illumination.
But yeah, very unlikely Turning Red was what they were trying to rip-off, plotwise.
rteker
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is not a ripoff. This movie is completely different from ‘The Little Mermaid. Where the writer of this article wrote “A teenage girl discovers she has an ancestral gift that turns her into a giant creature with superpowers which she attempts to hide from her high school peers while trying to prevent a destructive disaster” and trying to ask if that sounds familiar… talk about a REACH about something that doesn’t even happen in the Little Mermaid.
Morgan
Did you actually pay attention to the part where the article said that was a rip-off of Turning Red which is also a Disney animated film and not the Little Mermaid?
It’s basically the concept of Turning Red but the villain looks like a watered down version of Ariel.
Stephanie
The author said the plot was a rip off of Turning Red. One of the characters is a rip off of Ariel. Get your facts straight.
Sunny
I completely disagree. Supernatural themes mixed with coming of age stories have always been popular. Shows that have vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural creatures going through some form of school or some coming of age story. It’s actally a pretty common plot.
The theme has been becoming popular due to attempts to represent poc who grow up under similar pressures and conditions. For example, Encanto brought up generational trauma, turning red brought up balancing your family and your traditions with your own wants that might contradict these. It’s just a theme that’s increasing in popularity.
Also, while there’s clear design influence from Ariel and the character is meant to be evil, that’s more just a regular crack at Disney. It’s not a ripoff if the implication is obvious.
Kehk in a MiG
It’s not DreamWorks’fault that Disney decided to ruin their franchise.
Emily
The plot you described wasn’t even first done by Turning Red. It essentially boils down to this: Teenager finds they have powers and has to save the world. That’s practically half of movies. Did Turning Red flip the world on its head with its earth shattering plot? Nah. It’s basically Harry Potter or Buffy with minor tweaks. And stating DreamWorks essentially just rips off Disney is rich, given nobody rips off Disney more than itself – which is why we’ve been cursed with all of this live action remakes. Even then, Disney “ripped off” classic fairy tales. This also fails to give credit where it’s due. HTTYD is a brilliant franchise. Shrek is great. A lot of DreamWorks older stuff like Prince of Egypt is beautiful. And don’t get me wrong. I love Disney stuff. But it isn’t indicative of DreamWorks that this movie is bad, and it doesn’t have to be DW or Disney. It can be both. This movie may be bad (haven’t seen but probably won’t because it just doesn’t look great), but that isn’t because it was stolen or because DreamWorks is bad. Because then you have to explain why the live action Lion King made so much money, being all but an exact replica of the animated version which is essentially just the plot of Hamlet.
Snie
You do know Disney didn’t create the little mermaid right they stole it from a danish book it’s a open copyright anybody can use it
Ashley
He is talking about Turning Red not The Little Mermaid. They stole the plot from Turning Red
Rina
Might not happen in The Little Mermaid, but it’s a very similar idea to Turning Red.
Yomama
Are we just not going to talk about the fact that most Disney movies are rip-offs of classic books? Maybe the other studios are using the original source material. Personally, I liked the ending of The Little Mermaid book better. It was a lesson about not compromising who you are for something you think you want.
Having not seen this new Kraken movie, I did not immediately understand the author’s rant about Turning Red. That part seemed disjointed, and irrelevant, until I looked up the plot of this new movie. It appears that paragraph confused other commenters, as well.
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