Emotionally Beautiful

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2019)

As a huge fan of the original, The Lion King is so emotionally beautiful, reliving my childhood life all over again in live action. I may be a man but I teared up a lot at the most beautiful moments just like the original such as the Circle of Life intro, the ending but the saddest of all, Mufasa's death that hurt me a lot. The casting was perfect, Billy Eichner did a good Timon but however not good enough apparently. Love hearing James Earl Jones returning as Mufasa but also I would've wished they brought back Jeremy Irons for Scar as well, just those two and thats it. Hans Zimmer coming back to compose the soundtracks brings tears of joy to my eyes and really completes me, my all time favourite movie composer. One other thing that puts me off is when Simba goes back to the Pride Lands while running in the desert, Beyonce's new song kind of ruined that moment which I didn't like. Overall, beautifully fantastic movie and brings back childhood memories.