Though, strangely, that's not the case with the comedy in the movie. What the "Lion King" remake lacks compared with the original are basic expressions on the characters so you care about them.Ĭhiwetel Ejiofor gives a powerful performance as Scar, and Beyoncé sings her heart out as Nala, but the audience doesn't get the full emotional tug because the eye doesn't generate what the ear gets. That's where I feel the movie loses some of its emotion. Favreau even has said he didn't do any facial motion-capture effects of the actors specifically so the animal's movements (including their faces) were as realistic as possible.
But because of the realistic nature of this version of the story, the animals' mouths move but there are little to no facial expressions. Throughout the movie, there are stirring proclamations and heated encounters. A king is killed by his brother, and the heir to the throne goes into self-banishment over the belief that he was the cause of his father's death. "The Lion King" is Shakespearean in its story. That's especially true of the animals who make up the characters of the story, and that is where Favreau's dedication to reality in the visuals butts heads with his storytelling. From the lush vistas of the African plains to close-ups of a mouse scurrying around, every frame of this movie looks real. The "Jungle Book" director Jon Favreau is once again at the helm for this landmark moment in movies. The look of this movie is so sharp and stunning, it feels as if you're watching a nature documentary. It takes the photo-realistic computer-generated animation used in 2016's "The Jungle Book" (which went on to make close to $1 billion worldwide at the box office) and elevates it beyond anything done before. It often indicates a user profile.ĭisney's "live-action" remake of "The Lion King" (in theaters July 19) is the boldest update of one of Disney's classic animated movies to date. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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