Review of The Lion King (2019) by Compi24 — 20 Jul 2019
We've reached a critical mass -- of sorts -- when it comes to these live-action remakes of Disney classics. I wish I could say that I have a hot take on this one, but I'm going to have to echo a lot of the points already being made by other filmgoers.
Yes, the technology in play looks incredibly photorealistic. No, "photorealistic" is not synonymous with the word "aesthetic." Not always, that is. Yes, these are some pretty convincing-looking lions.
Yes, that also means you get the added tradeoff of muted emotionality. I simply have to stand by my original opinion on the whole trend -- I don't see why we need to remake so many of these classic films.
Yes, we now possess the technology to make these stories appear more realistic. But if trending closer towards realism is something I should come to expect from Disney (Yes. DISNEY.) then I'm not sure what the world's come to, where we all went wrong, or how to fix the problem.
This review of The Lion King (2019) was written by Compi24 on 20 Jul 2019.
The Lion King has generally received positive reviews.
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