Good but Need to be evaluated from 2 points of view

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2019)

One point of view come from those people that see the original one. The second from the ones that didn't. For both of them this is a stunning visual achievement. Absolutely it is. The images are so crisp and technically perfect. The music is really nice, the scenes are funny (Timon and Pumba steal the show), most of the content is really good. But here comes the difference: for the ones that saw the original this all technical achievements comes without a soul.What happens Is basically a triumph of the art ( hand animation) over the science (computer animation). The art succeed In transmitting to you the feelings of the character. You can identify yourself with them, think was is happening in their minds, see the evil or the good or the joy on the eyes of the character. Science on the other hand couldn't get there. The visual result is terrific but lacks of emotion. Is like if Disney made a live action of his beloved Cars, no matter how good is the CGI you will not be able to see a smile coming from the hood. Here is similar, the animals looks real but their faces cannot provide the same emotions you can see on the 2d animated counterpart. Don't get me wrong, the scenes are gorgeous, but feels like seeing a 2 hour Natgeo program or seeing a movie with the directors comments audio track enabled; feels odd to say the least. For the second group, the ones that didn't see the original movie, the power of the story can give them a very enjoyable visual experience, sound is terrific, action scenes are quite good, totally worth it. But again, once they see the original they will find how way far of the remarkable simplicity but emotional original this movie was , instead they receive a superb technical tour de force. This is a frame by frame copy and I truly believe that is one of its strongest point as the original is so good that nothing need to be changed. The point of view of the ones that didn't see the movie is clean and the lack of comparison will provide a less critical opinion. No matter that, In no way this movie deserves less than 6 stars, but no more than 7 either , mostly because of the lack of searching a way to put more feelings on screen/animation. In summary i recommend to see both versions as each one have they own merits to be proud of.