Publisher: oivindberg November 11, 2026
I love this movie so much! 🩷 We need a lot of new movies like this! Let me explain why. ✨ This movie tells the story of two girls, tweens, named Claire and Hailey who are in love with a lifeguard named Raymond. One day a mermaid appears who has left her home because her father does not believe in love. Aquamarine - the mermaids name - is convinced that love exists and is determined to prove it to her dad. Claire and Hailey become friends with Aquamarine, and of course she falls in love with Raymond as well. I won't spoil how the story unfolds or what ultimately happens. Rather, I will explain why I love this movie so much, and why I think we need a lot more movies like it. 💙 The story portrays love in a very healthy way. All the girls in this movie who crush on Raymond are actively pursuing him! They are making the first move, and the second move, and all the moves. There is no passive aggressive attempts to put expectations on Raymond to do the pursuing. Secondly, the movie is totally free from misandry! It portrays males as beautiful, admirable, vulnerable human beings deserving of love, and compassion. No boys or men are portrayed as dangerous or a threat to women or girls, or any of the other negative misandrist stereotypes we all know, at any point throughout the movie. There is a scene when Raymond and Aquamarine are together alone for the first time, happens to be on a paddleboat. Claire asks Hailey "do you think she \[Aquamarine\] will be alright?" and Hailey calmly answers with a smile "She's with Ray isn't she?". Exactly! That's what young people need to hear and need to see. That's how boys (and men) should be portrayed in movies. That's how girls (and women) should be depicted treating males in movies! There is another important scene where another male character, Leonard, is showed well deserved recognition and compassion. Again, I won't spoil anything, but you will know it when you see it. I highly recommend this movie to everyone, regardless of age even tho it is technically a kids movie. And I especially recommend it to boys and young men! You deserve to see yourself treated like this on screen much more often! 💙