Tries to do the Impossible

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2019)

This film tries to ride a fine line between portraying animals as realistically as possible while also trying to stay as true to the original animated film as possible. The problem is that the original included cartoony aspects (like an elephant crushing Zazu, Timon filing Simba's nails, etc). The other problem is that real animals don't really show emotions in their facial expressions. So it was impossible to stay true to the original 1994 version.
The animation is incredible- they were going for realistic looking animals and that's what they achieved. The problem is those animals don't show emotions. So when you're seeing a sad moment, the faces of the characters aren't sad-looking.
Pros: Timon and Pumbaa, some of the songs, amazing animation
Cons: lack of emotion, wasn't willing to stray away from the 1994 version, nothing makes this film stand out