Great Film

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2019)

Okay in truth I don't believe this movie is perfect but nevertheless I'm giving it 10/10 because of the bad rep this film is getting. Yes it is difficult to get the emotions of the film, when animating ultra realistic animals, but this is the trade off. The film looks absolutely stunning! It's almost photorealistic and is such a technical achievement that I'm willing to look past the fact that the characters can't emote in the same way that a cartoon style animation offers. The voice acting is absolutely superb. Timone and Pumba I would argue are even better in this film, and all around the voice acting is incredible. Even Beyoncé does a great job in her role as Nala. The music is on par with the original and the score is as goosebump inducing as the original as are the songs. The new Beyoncé song which is added is also incredible and fits in the overall movie and story, and adds more to the character of Nala. Overall this is an excellent retelling of the original, maybe it's a cash grab, but this is Disney we're talking about, and I definitely preferred it to the other recent remakes, with the exception of Jungle Book perhaps. An absolutely enjoyable remake of the film that touched the world, with stunning visuals, in a new awe inspiring way to tell this beloved story.