Why?

Rating: 5/10 (20 October 2019)

The Jungle Book was more worthy of remaking, but The Lion King was going to be tough. James Earl Jones seems flat here and Scar is monotone, only a few voices come across as interesting. I don't get why they replayed scenes and dropped certain songs. This made so much money, but it is a poor imitation of the original classic film. Replicating wasn't the wisest choice as you are only lengthening parts that were chopped from the animated film for good reason. Tired filmmaking and further evidence that these remakes are only mildly okay, but not worth investing at the cinema.