The Lion King Movie Review
The Lion King Movie Review:
Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Music
Editor
Donald
Glover as Simba (voice)
Beyoncé
Knowles as Nala (voice)
James
Earl Jones as Mufasa (voice)
Chiwetel
Ejiofor as Scar (voice)
Alfre
Woodard as Sarabi (voice)
John
Oliver as Zazu (voice)
John
Kani as Rafiki (voice)
Seth
Rogen as Pumbaa (voice)
Billy
Eichner as Timon (voice)
Eric
André as Azizi (voice)
Florence
Kasumba as Shenzi (voice)
Keegan
Michael Key as Kamari (voice)
JD
McCrary as Young Simba (voice)
Shahadi
Wright Joseph as Young Nala (voice)
Amy
Sedaris as (voice)
Story: When the royal lion cub,
Simba is born to Queen Sarabi and King Mufasa, animals in the forest rejoice at
having a new heir. But their joy is short-lived when Mufasa dies trying to save
little Simba’s life. Feeling guilty for being the cause of his father’s death
Simba runs away from the forest. And now his evil uncle Scar takes over the
throne.
Review:2019’s Lion King is a visual extravaganza to savor. Everything you see
on screen is etched out with spellbinding detailing and the visual finesse
gives way to near perfection. Some scenes especially ones with the fire flies
in the night, open starlit skies and expansive views of the forest look
stunning. Where the visual appeal falls short is in the expressions and
emotions on the faces, especially the eyes of the animals which the animated
version had got so right. So while you do feel sad when Mufasa is killed, you
are not particularly moved to tears like with the original. And while Scar
looks evil, he is not menacing. Also though the film is thirty minutes
lengthier it pretty much remains an almost scene by scene copy of the 1994
version, losing its potential to surprise and intrigue further.
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