Remake with soul

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2019)

I bet I'm a little bit older than most of the reviewers who are discrediting this version 'because it's not the original'. I don't have the same emotional attachement to The Lion King, which makes it easier to accept that in fact it is not the original.
I loved the original, don't get me wrong, but I can see a lot of merrit in this version as well. It's beautifully made. You simply want to pick Simba up and cuddle him whenever he feels down. Scar is scarry because he's not an over the top villain, but an actual character with a different world view. Even Timon and Pumbaa are funnier because it's not overdone.
The realism of the CGI was added to the story, which makes it confrontational. Nala is much more portrayed as the powerhouse she is; she's no longer the sidekick, but get's credit for her heroism. Simba really has his coming of age moments and grows to be the king he was supposed to be.
Of course there are always little thing that could have/should have/might have, but they were very true to the core of the story.
Full disclosure: I cried my eyes out!