REVIEW Lion King (The Lion King)

The King Lion's CGI animation film (The Lion King) was born 25 years after the original in 1994, showing the outstanding technical advancement of the Mouse House. However, if it comes to the creation of the plot, perhaps the Lion King 2019 has not replaced the original.



The Lion King is the story of Mufasa's son Simba, the first lion to govern and protect the King of Kings. However, after Mufasa was taken over by Scar, the young Simba was expelled from his homeland and had to grow up in an extraordinary place. After growing up and being aware of his responsibility, Simba returned to the Land of King to regain his throne.

Using progressive graphics and CGI techniques, almost out of time, the Lion King set new standards for technologies for later movies. If you are overwhelmed by the jungle and the animal world of The Jungle Book, you will be even more surprised with the Lion King when the image of the film is exceptionally right. Each smallest movement, such as raindrops, dusty wind, swollen ants on the nest or flowing water are all vividly reproduced. Both the actions or the behavior of the lion herds, the cry of the hyenas are right to reality, making the audience feel like they are watching a documentary about nature on television, the only difference is This is more talk and singing part of the animals.



The dubbing part of the film is generally good and quite good, especially with a slightly suspicious voice from when Scar's Chiwetel Ejiofor's trailer was played. Since starting the coup plan, Chiwetel Ejiofor has shown an opposing view that suits Scar. However, Jeremy Irons 'version of Scar is still a legend in the writer's heart because Jeremy Irons' vocals and vocals and vocals and vocals are the point of attraction. in Scar - the best villain of Disney cartoons. Chiwetel Ejiofor may be under pressure compared to the original, so the effort is too much and not natural, especially when singing the new remix of Be Prepared.

Donald Glover and Beyoncé were the cases that caused the writer to wonder about Simba's voice by Glover, though he heard Matthew Broderick's Simba voice somewhat thinner, unable to express the spirit of a young king. However, because he is a singer, his singing is particularly good. Beyoncé is the opposite, her voice is very suitable for Nala, but the singing part shows too many techniques and overwhelms you, so the whole is not harmonious. Especially when Simba and Nala duet the song Can You Feel The Love Tonight?



Seth Rogen's voice as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner voice Timon, as James Earl Jones returns to Mufasa with no complaints. Both the singing and the sound of the trio are very suitable for the role. Timon and Pumbaa are, of course, the bright spot of the film after viewers pass through the image so close to reality that people have to puck Pumbaa's face. The humor of these two characters brings color and helps the Lion King less annoying.

The film follows more than 90% of the animation and also because the plot of the original is too round, the 2019 Lion King lacks the creative space. If you have to compare it with the recently successful live-action, Aladdin, The Lion King falls into a disadvantage in the content.



The animated version of Aladdin has many fantasy elements, and even the context is not the actual context, the character of the playboy can change to be trendy, so the film has more space to change, also though the plot looks still the same. The Lion King possesses a tight storyline, and characters are hard to change in a new way. In addition, the Lion King himself is a highly anticipated movie since the project was announced, so Disney and the director can say not dare to change for fear of failure boldly. The Lion King and Aladdin both adapted shot-for-shot, but the Lion King was more similar to the original than Aladdin. The hyenas can be considered the most creative point of the Lion King when reducing the harmonic tone to a few steps, adding to the look of fear and drama, but the feeling is not thorough, so this is considered an open point. Sorry about the movie.

The climax was more exciting, especially when there was Nala and Shenzi's confrontation. Any scenes or details associated with the animation category are changed to suit reality. However, because of the two real words, the expressions of the characters are almost impossible to express.



If standing alone, the Lion King is a good movie when elements such as storytelling, themes, techniques are doing well. The film not only shows how the power of the strong and the weak is different but also raises the question of how courage is, what is the family but as a remake from the live version. In 1994, the Lion King was not really creative and lacked noticeable innovation. However, if you want a Lion King to live and be real, this version will make you satisfied.

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