Terrible Voice Acting

Rating: 2/10 (24 July 2019)

This is my first ever movie review, but I genuinely believe this needs to be said. Disney really crashed and burned with the making of this film. I love the Lion King story (the original) and they absolutely butchered it. Some original movie lines (what was said) were put into this movie and the voice acting sounded so forced it was cringe-worthy. There was a bit of "natural" voice acting that did not copy the original movie lines, which almost made the movie bearable, but this was completely overshadowed by what I would consider sacrilege to the original - which is to say the concept of Hakuna Matata. In this movie, this seemingly carefree concept was turned into - the world doesn't matter, everything you do is meaningless. WHY would anyone want their kids to believe in this concept!? I'm sorry but hakuna matata from the original to me meant to remain stress free and to keep moving forward. Also, another component missing in this movie was the magic! I mean, you have talking animals and I know you want it to seem more "real," but let's be honest, disney movies are supposed to be filled with magic and imagination to allow for children to dream and hope. The pitiful scene with mufasa in the thunder clouds did not capture the essence of the original. I for one felt no emotional attachment to any of the characters in this movie because it was too unrealistic/fake, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way.