Tuesday, November 05, 2019
The Lion King 2019
- Commentary: I confess that I have not yet seen this movie. When I picked it up at Costco I was delighted I was finally able to purchase it, remembering my pleasure in the 1994 (and original) version of this story.
I haven't yet watched this movie. Suffice it to say, I expected to watch it the day I purchased it. Then, I looked up the Wikipedia article about this version and completely confused myself with the stridently divided critiques of it. While praising the voice acting, critics simultaneously called the movie various versions of "soulless". How is it possible for excellent voice acting to render a "soulless" movie, I wonder? Maybe some critics had a problem with the cgi-animation. Frankly, I love cgi-animation, so, we'll see. Soon.
Maybe today.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Donald Glover Simba Seth Rogen Pumbaa Chiwetel Ejiofor Scar Alfre Woodard Sarabi Billy Eichner Timon John Kani Rafiki John Oliver Zazu Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Nala James Earl Jones Mufasa Florence Kasumba Shenzi Keegan-Michael Key Kamari Eric André Azizi
In case you're curious to see what information Wikipedia has to offer about this latest film rendition of the story, here's the link.
Release Date: 2019
Directed by Jon Favreau.
Labels: §, adventure2, animated, cgi-animation, coming-of-age1, kids, musical1, royals
