Why was this made?

Rating: 1/10 (12 July 2019)

Ask yourself honestly - Why does this exist? Was there some artistic vision that was not expressed in the original that warranted a remake? Is the animation of the original sub-par and outdated? Was Jeremy Irons underwhelming as the voice of Scar? How does this new adaptation build and/or improve upon the original?
What made the original so timeless and magical was not the story, it was the one thing they changed - the animation. This "Live Action" (which is not in fact live action since it's 100% CG) does make the animals look realistic, which essentially means they look bored, emotionless, and overall bland, while supposedly going through very human range emotions that real animals just can't convey. And the cherry on top is that while the original animation is timeless, this new CGI will look about as dated in 10 years as the Star Wars prequels look now.
This is a tasteless, visionless cash grab. Nothing more.