Beautiful reimagining of a Disney Classic

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2019)

First and foremost the movie is visually stunning!! Like everything looks amazing! And second, props to the cast! They did a wonderful job lending their voices to these iconic characters. Everyone did a good job! Donald Glover I felt killed it as Simba, I shed a tear when his transition from cub to adult hit the screen and he hit that first note in Hakuna Matata.
I see a lot of people complaining about the emotion, but you have to remember that this is a "realistic" reimagining. Which puts a limit on the amount of expressions the characters can show because they are supposed to be realistic. And I think the voices continued to help convey that emotion. But I think people are stuck on the "expressionless" faces that it makes it hard for them to feel the emotion the movie is trying to portray.
Overall I think the translation from animated to live action was perfect. I don't think they could've done any better, to be honest. The movie is well worth the watch! You can tell the cast had a great time working on this! Good job to everyone involved! And I will be watching it again very soon!