Good - Basically the Original With New Graphics and Mild Variation

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2019)

Overall, a good movie. It follows the original very closely, at times almost scene-for-scene and line-for-line with little variation. So at times, especially in the first half, you feel like you're basically watching the original Lion King with just different graphics. (So don't expect big differences.) The graphics are very good, probably the best CGI ever produced. However, the characters can't express emotion strongly (as they are realistic animals) so it often feels quite dry. Partially due to this, most original characters have a little stronger of personalities. Most new characters are very similar to their original counterparts, but the hyenas are very different. I like most of the original characters more personally, although I favor the new Scar. The song scenes are undoubtedly much better in the original. Overall, it really doesn't add new value to the original, but even if just being different in graphics with mild variation, I still enjoyed re-experiencing a classic movie in a new way. 8/10