After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
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- bluriApril 24, 2025It took me a while to sit down and watch this faithful and ultimately unnecessary remake. From the whole CGI set of classic remakes, I've only seen Beauty and the Beast, which was ok. I tried Jungle Book, but could not make it through the opening. I plan to give all of them a chance by watching them at least once, but I'm not in a hurry. What can I say about a modernized version of a beloved animated classic? The CGI is technically perfect. This is what Disney was aiming for way back when they made Dinosaur (2000). Surprisingly, the character animation falls short of the animated version. Simba and Scar, the key characters, suffer the most from performance issues. With that, I mean the voice acting and character expressions. The latter is a problem across the board. Simba is not playful enough, and Scar is not menacing enough. It’s not easy to fill the shoes of Broderick and Irons, but they could have done better. Nevertheless, it feels like the CGI took the majority of the budget. Even James Earl Jones, who reprises his role of Mufasa, lost some of his warmth. Which could have been the new direction. On the other hand, Zazu and Pumbaa were good. Perhaps the final fight between Simba and Scar is the only significant upgrade over the original. A hit and miss CGI feast of the eyes mostly turns out ok for the young generations, while older folks will miss the original, which was perfect in every way. Especially in hindsight.
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The Lion King was released on July 12, 2019.
The Lion King was directed by Jon Favreau.
The Lion King has a runtime of 1h 58m.
The Lion King was produced by Jon Favreau, Jeffrey Silver, Karen Gilchrist.
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
The key characters in The Lion King are Scar (voice) (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Zazu (voice) (John Oliver), Simba (voice) (Donald Glover).
The Lion King is rated PG.
The Lion King is a Family, Animation, Adventure film.
The Lion King has an audience rating of 8.8 out of 10.
The Lion King had a budget of $260M.
The Lion King has made $1.66B at the box office.