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If for no other reason The Lion King is worth one's movie investment to gawk at the visual effects. Place of leadership from the beast who killed his father. Later, and now fully grown, Simbaĭonald Glover) will be faced with the task of rediscovering his heritage, reclaiming the depressed and dying Pride Lands, and taking his rightful Home, befriends the warthog Pumbaa (voiced by Seth Rogen) and the meerkat Timon (voiced by Billy Eichner). When he finally sets a plan in motion that kills Mufasa, he lays theīlame at Simba's feat, who scurries off in shame and defeat and barely avoids death at the ravenous teeth of Scar's hyena minions. Heartless, and hate-filled lion who eyes leadership of the expansive Pride Lands. Not amongst them is Scar (voiced by Chiwetel Ejiofor), a scheming, Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones) and Queen Sarabi (voiced Alfre Woodard). Hundreds of animals gather at Pride Rock to celebrate the birth of a new prince, Simba (voiced by JD McCrary), to elated and proud parents King The film plays as much like a National Geographic wonder as it does a major motion picture, and this is one case where there's just notĮnough of a grounded perspective to allow free flowing reality to define a story rooted in recognizable life motions but ultimately defined by theįantastical rather than the photorealistic. Much spectacle and construction challenge - but it rings hollow, lacking the spirit of its animated predecessor.

And that's not a knock on the film's technical merits - Favreau has done a remarkable job putting together a movie of so Most cherished animated features, if not its best and most highly regarded in many circles of life, but it may be the least of the studio's revamped liveĪction offerings. The Lion King may stand as one of Disney's The film is Director Jon Favreau's second stab at animal-heavy live actionĪdaptations for Disney following his very successful work on The Jungle Book. Technical, narrative, and structural challenges. Of all of Disney's live-action re-takes on its most popular animated evergreens - from Cinderella to Beauty and the Beast - it's The Lion King that must have Reviewed by Martin Liebman, October 15, 2019

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