The Lion King

Rating: 9/10 (3 August 2019)

I have never seen the former animated The Lion King, so no history there or need for comparison. We noticed during the movie that a lot of other people were singing along or even predicted out loud what would happen next. And no we didn't attend a matinee, so there were no children present, they were all grown ups. But that shows how much people loved the earlier animated version (as a part of their childhood) and perhaps that explains the bad reviews. I've read a lot of them and there are people that complain that this version is the exact same and others complain that it leaves out too many details. It seems that it could never live up to the expectation no matter what. We really enjoyed it, I get that the animated older version gives the animals more expression. But choosing to do it in real life form, is choosing for less expression. Because in real life a lion does not have human expressions. The CGI was breathtaking, and for us it was a combination of a great National Geographic documentary combined with a nice story (not too complicated).