Mawara Tahir
Walt Disney’s The Lion King movie is to hit cinemas’ once again on Friday, July 19th, 2019. We believe it is about to spellbound its fans worldwide with its magic, taking them on the enchanted journey of childhood and nostalgia.
The battle for Pride Rock is soon to be ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and ultimate drama. Cinemas’ are expected to experience a great number of adults especially the 90’s generation who may come to relish their childhood memories.
The Lion King is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney’s traditionally animated 1994 film. An American musical drama from the makers of The Jungle Book directed and produced by Jon Favreau, with a screenplay written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, as well as James Earl Jones reprising his original role as Mufasa.
It’s trailers and teasers have already received mixed reviews, with praise for its visual effects, score and vocal performances, re-imaging, vibrant and dramatic scenes depicting life like characters and way more brimful of emotions. Every hair and whisker is in the place, every footprint raises a puff of dust. You’ll believe that Pride Rock is a real place somewhere in Africa, watching over a landscape kept in careful balance by the stewardship of its great lion king.
But, it is also receiving some criticism for being derivative of the original. Also, the critics added that the sequel is indeed beautiful but it lacks magic.
People around the world are excited about the remake and are having high expectations from the movie. It is hoped that the memories of the movie will last in peoples minds for a long time. The magic of the songs like “The Gift”, the unbridled expressionism of ‘Hakuna Matata’ and the hyper-realistic animals are going to fill the air with charm and glory soon.
Numerous film industry experts said at the Cinema Con in Las Vegas this week, that the biggest blockbuster of 2019 probably won’t be “Avengers: Endgame” or “Star Wars: Episode IX,” but It’ll be “The Lion King.”
“If a movie could be judged solely on technique, ‘The Lion King’ might qualify as a great one,” A.O. Scott of the New York Times said.
