9 because it's not the original

Rating: 9/10 (19 August 2019)

After being hugely disappointed watching the Lion King I did not have high hopes for this one BUT as the credits rolled I told my son and husband that the creators of the Lion King should get some tips on how to do a remake.
Nothing compares to the original, I'll agree on that. The thing with this one was it stayed true to the main parts of the original but had some added flavour in there to reflect the actors and who worked on the film. The contrast of colours were amazing, Will Smith had a lot to stand up to but I believe he did Robin William's role justice and I reckon Robin wouldn't be mad that Will made the role his own.
I was mad watching the trailer that Jafar didn't sound as evil and dark but the actor definitely pulled me in to just how dark he was by the end of the movie.
It was good to have more focus on the main characters and less on Raja, Apu and Carpet, although they had some special moments too.
Overall I was pretty impressed on the movie. Some should really chill out a bit that yeah we get it, nothing compares to the original!?! We can't overlook the fact a lot went into this movie and it held my attention throughout even though I knew how it was going to end.