The Lion King (2019)

7.0 /10

The Lion King is a 2019 live-action remake of 1994's animated movie of the same name. It is directed by Jon Favreau, who previously directed Disney's The Jungle Book. It uses photorealistic computer-animation technique to create animals. The 1994's version is one of the best movies of all time. So does this movie lives up to all hype? Definitely.

All animals look so realistic that you can't differentiate between them and those in National Geographic's documentary. It is visually stunning. But at the same time, this is one of the limitations of the movie too. Since all animals look real, it limits the ability to show expression like in animation one can show shocking expression by very big eyes, which will look a little awkward if they try that in live-action. The movie keeps zoological authenticity.

It would be a little injustice to the movie, if we compare it with 1994's version as childhood memories, are always sweeter and this is the reason the older one will always be better than the later one.

As an individual, I really enjoyed the movie. The lovely Father-Son relation, their bonding, Mufasa's philosophy and lessons to Simba are still very effective. One can easily connect with them.  When Simba puts his paw on the impression of his Father's paw, the scene is literally heart touching.

Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner are delightful as Pumbaa and his best friend Timon. Both characters entertain people a lot. They teach Simba a new philosophy "Hakuna Matata" which was totally opposite of Mufasa's Philosophy.

There is a lot to learn from The Lion King. The movie teaches so many lessons of life and perfectly depicts human nature with the help of animals.