8/27/2023 0 Comments Deja vu movie rotten tomatoes![]() ![]() Thus, with an expectation this story’s well known (probably enough to not need to concern ourselves with spoilers but I'll designate some crucial ones for those who somehow may not have encountered The Lion King previously), here we go with the basic elements of a dramatic tale-funny at times, very tragic at others-set in Africa with only animal characters, no sense of human existence at all (so much the better for these noble beasts, many of them facing extinction due to our intrusion into their native habitats). What Happens: If this summary begins to sound very familiar to the Disney 1994 hand-drawn-animation-version of The Lion King, don’t be surprised because these narratives are quite similar (although the new one’s considerably longer at almost 2 hours whereas the earlier one’s only 88 min.) except the obvious (although sophisticated) cartoon style of the original’s been replaced with computer-generated-imagery looking near-photographic in almost every frame (although I did find the night sky stars seeming just a tiny bit fake at times, but that’s been a difficult visual to properly render in a variety of movie genres). While critical response has tended toward the negative (not from me, though), I found quite a bit to admire, appreciate, accept here, with hopes it would also work as well for you. ![]() If you don’t already know what comes next, I’ll stop here, unless you care to wander into the spoiler zone just below or want to see this new version of The Lion King for yourself before reading all that’s there to share with you in this latest posting from Two Guys in the Dark (it shouldn’t be too hard to find a screening nearby as the movie’s playing in 2-D or 3-D just about anywhere you’d choose to look). The little cub survives the assassination plan but leaves his homeland, presumably forever, convinced he was responsible for his father’s death. This basic story follows the original very closely as the lion king and queen are proud of their new cub, but the little guy (and his father) face danger from the king’s jealous brother who wants the throne for himself he plots with vicious hyenas to kill his relatives so he can become the new king. ![]() Visually, this would seem to be a live-action-remake (as Disney’s done lately with many of their older movies) except the exquisite images are computer-created no matter how realistic they may look, so this isn’t quite what you’ve seen from Disney already this year in Dumbo and Aladdin where photographed actors and sets combine with sophisticated computer effects because here there are no humans, only animals who talk or sing in very natural presentations, nor any actual landscapes, just amazing visuals you’d swear are shot on location. “Executive Summary” (no spoilers) : If you’ve ever seen (or even heard of) the 1994 Disney animated classic, The Lion King, then you know exactly what you’re in for here (although I’ll designate some of the plot summary as spoilers just in case this is new territory for any of you).
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