Play through the action of the movie in 10 levels of adventure and puzzles. Start life as Simba the lion cub, and try to survive long enough to become The Lion King. Help Simba achieve adulthood and reclaim the Pridelands in The Lion King. When King Mufasa is killed and Scar takes over the kingdom, Simba is banished from the lands of his birthright and has to grow up fast, honing his skills, for the day of his return. His father is the current King of the Savannah and the young prince is able to frolic the lands at will jumping on and around other subjects of this animal kingdom. By making the animals photoreal, we take away individual personalities, physical nuances, and even facial expressions, all of which help us relate to their plight.Young Simba just can't wait to be king.
Honestly, even the technical brilliance is often a hindrance. Still, with dialogue so slavish, you can sense the actors desperately trying not to copy what they grew up hearing. Listening to Glover & Beyonce sing together is special, Scar is decently rendered, and Rogen & Eichner offer the most unique and successful moments.
We're forced to sit through self-congratulatory animation montages that are useless beyond "look what we did!"Ĭrowds seem to be going for the cast, and many of those performances are the highlights. The few things that are changed don't expand the story, but just extend scenes past the point of reasonable story economics. Thankfully, the greatness of the story is left untouched, though it was already plenty great without being redone. So frustratingly unimaginative, it makes 2019's Aladdin look like a feat of original storytelling. It sets the stage for both the larger things (story beats / scenes), as well as the smaller things (specific line deliveries), to be a lazy karaoke tune. From moment one, when the iconic "NAAAH SA-VIN-YAAAH!" bursts forth, I realized they were so beholden to the '94 classic they didn't even bother rerecording that vocal. It's not just similar to its source material but is 100% the same in almost every aspect. Otherwise, my worst fears were warranted. Technically, the CGI animation is impressively state-of-the-art and new. My question going into the latest "pay-us-for-your-nostalgia" Disney-remake was, "Why do we need this? What new can it bring?".
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