They have to wear out all their original animated features first. I hear they're waiting to make a live action/CGI Snow White for the very last since it was Disney's first animated feature, kind of as a bookend to the whole remake effort. Ah, but then what legacy will they rape? Guess it'll be time to see what's there to plunder in the new toys they got from Fox.
disney moves forward and not backward disney made mistake in the past and disney hope lion king and mulan little mermaid live action movie be a success now :) gargoyle and even finding nemo and even hunchback of notre dame and even rapunzel now
I’m tired of people telling me that animation is for children. My grandma hated animation until I showed her The Iron Giant and she’s changed ever since. It’s so sad that children of today may not know about the superior animated versions of these movies.
The Iron Giant was an excellent choice for an introduction. One of the best. If my kids ever watch the Disney classics, it will be the *classic animated* versions, not this stuff.
@@csmlyly5736 To be fair, other CGI lions have done much better on that front. Even Aslan was more emotive, and that movie was...how many years ago? Guardians of Gahoole or whatever that owl movie was had all realistic owls, but they still showed emotion.
the problem with trying to make cats seem morel ike cats is that they dont look like humans and so by default are hard to read. I even understand body language of cats to some extent but because allot if not al lthe important scenes were ripped straight from the animated classic they all focus on the face, which is a problem when everyone has the exact same stony expression. Besides, i have seen pictures of wild lions that have more expression in their facial features than this movie even attempts. all i had to do to actually see lions with personality is google pic search silly lions.
Worst scene for me was the mufasas cloud, on the original I could feel in my soul that simba was desperately lost. him trying to follow his father as he was fading was so emotional.
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However, when he said "I never left you" to Simba before fading away, gave me emotional feels
The fact that the remake took out the "past can hurt" scene from the original was so baffling to me I didn't even know what the point of the movie was anymore. It was so painful to watch.
@@stanhenderson9928 Okay but... was there anything there that would be considered not politically correct? Actually I'd say that scene fits with that whole mentality what with racial, gender, etc oppression in the past.
A lot of scenes were neutered in this movie, which as VocalCalibration said, is confusing because it's a full half hour longer. I didn't notice any scene in the remake that wasn't already in the original, but I did notice a ton of scenes that they cut out for the remake. Like Timon dressing in drag and doing the hula. Or the "past can hurt" scene. I feel like there were a lot more scenes with Rafiki in the original in general, but barely any in the remake. "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts" was missing, which made me sad as that's one of my favorite comedic scenes in the movie. "Be Prepared", my 100% favorite song from the original, lacked literally EVERYTHING that made it great...
Being realistic doesn't mean dark, boring, and/or pessimistic. Realism in storytelling is taking real life consequences and causes and effects and making it work in a story. Not just taking away creative liberties for realism.
I agree. I get involved with stories in general to escape reality.
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@@DLinton it's only a problem when their trying to remake something Designed to be unrealistic. 101 dalmatians not necessarily unrealistic, it's Superficially can be recreated into live action but talking animals aren't!
To everyone defending these remakes, be honest to yourself: Which version are you going to show to your children? Edit: Wow some of you are getting really emotional (and insulting) down there. If you like the remakes better, than you have a strange taste in my opinion but my opinion obviously doesn't matter, so watch what you want but I'd love to see disney making real new movies and not just sequels and remakes. Because why would I retell a perfect story?
Chiwetel Ejiofor is one of those actors who's technically great, but limited by the material they're given. If he's given crap, he won't have a prayer in elevating it to decent.
From the moment I found out they didn’t even contact Jeremy Irons to let him know about the remake, I had a terrible feeling about it. Then I found out they hired Beyoncé to voice Nala and I knew I was gonna hate it. Even so, I waited for the trailer and man, was that a huge disappointment. I hate this remake
Well in the French dub there's an excuse as to why Jean Piat (Scar's voice actor) didn't return to reprise his role. This great man has unfortunately passed away.
Tbf, most of the Disney animated classics are just their take on preexisting stories. But even then, it was still THEIR take on it, not just a completely copied retelling. You could still feel when it was Disney. These remakes just feel like soulless cashgrabs, nothing more.
It’s cus it’s so much about the money now. Nostalgia sells and they don’t want to take a risk putting money into something unknown. It’s a shame but at the same time there are plenty of great original things being made. You just have to look a tiny bit.
It’s times like this that I like to think back to a quote by a very wise fellow: “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should”.
I think the statement about standing on top of what others had worked for fits in here as well. - Well you are not telling a story you are putting actors on a rail to do what you tell them without leaving room for your take on it.
We don't need hyperrealism in films. We have hyperrealism already, it's called the real world. If I want to watch hyper-realistic lions with a story, I'll watch a David Attenborough documentary.
It wasn't about doing Scar dirty, it was about the hyenas. All jokes about them being stupid idiots was taken out. Be Prepared is all about being condescending and how stupid the hyenas were. If the hyenas aren't stupid in this movie, then the original song made no sense. I personally liked the changes and didn't feel like they changed enough. I felt like i was watching the same movie. Why would you want a movie that is word for word, scene for the scene the same? Just watch the old one.
@@KingLeno It's just that it's the best song in the movie and possibly the best villain song of all time. They could've changed everything else and left that song as close to original as possible and I woulda been happy
@@KingLeno that's the point of re-release Disney's movies. He said re-release them not reboot it in your own idea. And why not have it word for word, scene for scene? Just change a few things here and there but keep everything that people loved about it. Why take out the things people loved about it?
Taylor Weir freal..funny thing is when it first came out I was no more than 8 and scar was my favorite character 🤷🏻♂️don’t know why but when I seen him on the new flick I thought the same thing 😆
@@KingLeno they didn't do it scene for scene, the problem is that what they changed doesn't make sense. They add a few things about scar's backstory, which is a good thing, but they chose to make Scar look sick, which I think does not make Scar look as threatening. Scar just looks like a sad and dying lion, and he doesnt have his sassy attitude. They chose to cut important lines: "it doesnt matter, it's in the past. The past sometimes hurts." (rafiki). "you have forgotten yourself, therefore you have forgotten me" (mufasa). And the famous nala and simba song that we should call "can you feel the love this afternoon". And there is the lack of emotions, which is a big problem.
They even put that generic Beyonce song on Simba's come back to the Pride Lands instead of the much fitting original one, and removed the past can hurt staff scene--- So ye, it's definitely lacking at the core.
I also missed Jeremy Irons as Scar. Chiwetel Ejiofor is a really good actor, but Irons’ menacing voice was perfect for Scar and as iconic as James Earl Jones as Mufasa in my opinion. Like the “long live the king” line fell flat without Irons’ voice.
The entire part felt very weak. Up until the point of Mufasa saving Simba it was really intense. Even Mufasa climbing the rocks was intense. But Scar showing up and letting him fall was weak, and evem Simba yelling and crying wasn't that emotional (the only part makimg it good was the kid that voiced him). For some reason the most emotional scenes in the original were the most boring scenes in the remake. The scene of Scar confronting Sarabi and then letting the heyinas eat first was way more interesting than the final fight.
@@Jacob-rf7ci Logic is not your strength, is it? Even if they had only made one original movie, they would have made more movies in total than remakes...
markwaty1 the movies didn’t do well enough. I don’t understand why people don’t understand that, it’s about money. Businesses exist to make money. Treasure planet was a flop no matter how much we like it
@@snowdoll622 it was flop because Disney wanted it to flop in the first place. They keep on thinking that 3D animation is the future but really it's not.
@@GLARebel I'm glad that I didn't watch the CGI film. The one thing I like about the old film is because of the facial expressions, my friend who watched the film said that "he can't tell if they are happy or sad".
@@Everik-ct6pg But the hula scene had more comedic originality. They just put "Be Our Guest" in there as a quick "haha I know that" since the remake of Beauty and the Beast is still fresh in people's minds.
I disagree with the kid actor for Simba being good. He doesn't sell the emotions of the scenes to me and it sounds like he rushes EVERY line. But though I didnt like his performance, I do not fault him at all. Any problem with his lackluster performance is 100% the fault of the director.
I felt like everyone was just going through the motions and reading lines. This could’ve been just as good(bad) if they just put the audio with shots from a National Geographic video. Would’ve saved them a bunch of money too.
Me too! I was expecting what they showed was the intro and the real song would start to play. but no.. they built up then it fizzled and i felt like wow that was it?
I noticed a fair amount of people having genuine interest in the Idea of a Atlantis and Treasure Planet live action remake. Honestly I love the idea, they're both really underappreciated films that deserve so much more and the remakes could easily have spin-off films considering how unique each films world's and mythology are
I adore those movies, but Disney will (sadly or hopefully depending on your views) never make them into live action. Although they are classics now, they were box office flops when they first came out. Disney would be too scared to even touch those movies lol
The second I saw the first trailer I knew that it was gonna be bad. How can the characters show emotion on their faces when they can barely move it at all???
Broxalax They ruined every aspect of this movie. Watched the original with my kids last night. They immediately said they preferred the original, after seeing the new one a couple weeks ago. It was a total cringe fest.
My biggest issue with these remakes: They will never be as good as the originals. This is not because they don’t have any virtue, but because they have a standard to live up to that will never be reached. Why waste your time tainting a story with cheap retellings and strained repeats of dialogue???
I find it funny that when voice actors do their voices, they act with their body. You know doing some hand movements and some body movements to get into character. But when you see the movie, the characters are just... emotionless. It’s just blank stares
@@coastersplus The best animators work at Walt Disney Animation Studios, the creator of the original _The Lion King_ , not at Disney Live Action or rather whichever special effects studio the latter hired to do the animation for them.
Very good point. Just because your movie is supposed to be realistic, doesn't mean you can't have any sort of creative license, and must make it dark, drab and dull.
Live-action and photorealism can still make great use of colour and be all bright and vibrant. To use a musical example for comparison, look at something like La La Land. That film uses vibrant splashes of colour all over the place, especially in clothes and lighting, to give it a unique, almost fantasy dream-like feel. But it's all too common for films trying for some kind of 'realistic' look to use colour-grading that sucks most of the energy and life out of it, which you don't really want in a fun, feelgood Disney musical.
Never been a fan of remakes of animations. It is a insult to 2D animators, receating iconic moments which the 2D animators worked really hard to achieve, only for a fast cash grab. I havent watched The Lion King Remake. Instead watched the original animation, and The Prince of Egypt.
@Ω - Your opinion has some flaws. If a original animation was made in 3D (like Toy Story), and it would have been remade in 2D to earn some fast cash. Then yes, it would have been a insult to the 3D animators. However that is not the case here.
@@SAWTheDesigner That argument still makes no sense. It's not a "fast cash grab" if tons of effort went into the work. The animators who worked on the movie have done so much work, and therefore a "fast cash grab" is a straight up insult to them.
I refuse to see this movie because it just looks like an Animal Planet documentary with talking and singing animals. That sounds so dumb. But I also want Disney to stop making these remakes, so I've stopped seeing them since Beauty and the Beast
@Death Omen Thanks for the correct because having your made it impossible to understand my comment. But besides that they went for a realistic approach. You shouldn't have expect it to look colored like the original. Lighting could have have been better but bland and boring is your nostalgia talking.
I love captainmidnight videos but my favorite thing to parody is the carefully hidden and slick segways into ending advertisements. "So, yeah, Pulp Fiction really has great scenes especially with Big Kahuna Burger and for great burgers, I always go to Shake Shack".
Yes, the attempt to make a slick segue just makes them all the more jarring. It’s like he’s trying to get one over on us. I’d rather then sponsorship was kept slightly apart from the main body of the video.
@@kamandi1362 I feel like he does it on purpose though. By making them subtle he makes them very noticable and by doing that he pays his honesty to the viewer. No tricking or hiding whatsoever.
Wiebejamin hmmm... that is a good idea I mean the reboots are of really amazing and delightful films and 1 1/2 was really more “meh...” so maybe they could try to improve the okay films instead of the amazing films
@@andrewreegs6319 "I have to watch this when it comes to Disney Plus" Please don't financially support corrupt corporations by paying money for a Disney Plus subscription. I'm sure you can find a way to pirate a free version of this movie somewhere. PirateBay probably has it. If you really feel the need to waste money, you can always just make a fire in your backyard and burn a few dollar bills, instead of giving them to Disney.
@@matthewbennett9928 there are so many clowns like you that gave it a high score so you argument is really meaningless unless you can prove that the people and critics that rated it were 100% honest and unbiased, which you can not do.
Another note on Beyoncé. In her songs she does a thing that I personally hate, where she drags the words and basically shows off her vocal range, just because she can. That's just a personal complaint on my end, though, as I mostly find it kinda obnoxious when any singer does that.
Really? I thought I was the only one who hated her covers of stuff because she would just sing unnecessary riffs! I'd make fun of her by singing it back and it would sound really stupid because there was not reason to sing that way. It feels like she is in a competition to sing better than others and people reward her for it.
Beyonce is a talented singer, there's no doubt about that, but you're absolutely right. Those riffs were completely unnecessary...but everything has to be about her. She is the lead and everyone else are her backup singers. She even sang above Donald Glover in "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". It was not a duet (where both sang equally), but more of a Beyonce feat. Donald Glover.
As soon as we left the theater, my sister in law said Mufasa's death scene didn't affect her nearly as much as the original. I cried during both, BUT the original Mufasa falling clip is so much more powerful. It's like you can feel the betrayal, sadness and fear....which didn't come across in this version. That scene was so iconic & monumental, but seemed like it was an afterthought in this movie. Idk...I knew going into it, that nothing would compare to the original, but the Mufasa dying scene was by far the biggest fail imo.
Weeb Freak erm first of all they’re called musicals darling. Secondly unless you’re not particularly cultured why would you naturally assume that the live action remake should be better than the live musical?
The True “Live Action” Version of Lion King will always be the Broadway Musical. There’s more heart into that stage play then the 2019 version of Lion King. I always thought when they announced the Lion King remake all those years ago, I thought they would take cues and songs from the Broadway Musical. I was so excited, and now that I saw reviews and clips of the 2019 version, it just hurt to watch.
And the worst part is, the new Lion King has still at this point grosses over $1.2B... Which makes it the highest grossing remake of all time, and it's the 3rd highest grossing animated movie of all time. Just behind Finding Dory and Incredibles 2 lol.
I was so disappointed with John Oliver’s performance as Zazu. I really thought he would be perfect for the role, but he sounded like he just phoned in the character.
It's an obsession with realism and with CGI. The storytelling is shoved all the way in the back, which is why I have been leaning towards non-Hollywood cinema for years now.
I disliked how it was a frame for frame remake practically. This was risky. It is like going to see a cover band; it can be flashy and well executed but it is still not the original. I had more respect for the other Disney remakes because they at least delved into different aspects of the story. Maleficent is a great example. It wasn't just a live action sleeping beauty, it gave us a new story about a character we were familiar with. No one can dispute how realistic Lion King 2019's animation was, but that doesn't objectively make it a good film.
Yeah exactly. At least the other remakes did change things here and there. this movie just felt like a lesser version of the original all the way through.
RedBeardNP Yeah, I'm tired of people always praising projects just because of how they "look." Just because it "looks" realistic or whatever doesn't make it good. That's the same beef I have with some modern video games; people only seem to care about the "graphics" rather than anything else. It's really irritating. Me, I think it's the inside that counts, not the outside.
Prophet They are talking about how they changed almost nothing. They didn’t really add anything or take any new songs from the broadway play kept the same songs except for that Beyoncé song. They were lazy in the story and everything that everybody loved in the original they took it out. In order to understand what happens you need to have watched the original.
That’s the way to do it if you’re curious! People need to stop giving them money ‘just to see how bad it is’! The ticket sales are why they keep making them!
You're way off with the diversity thing (diverse doesn't just mean "not white" lmao) but I agree that she was cast for her voice and star power rather than voice acting talent
Honestly cried a bit... I've been legitimately depressed lately, since so much of my awesome childhood seemed like a blur. Just remembering that damned spoon brought back a wave of memories from when I was *five.*
I wonder how many artistic geniuses there are out there ready to tell impactful, imaginative stories, but are being turned down because new = risk of not making money. Disney had it's 'dark age' before, but at least people back then weren't applauding illogical, unimaginative, soulless, formulaic, lazy, dull cash grabs. Tbh this scares me
@@geertdenhartogh1241 I didn't either but I just felt like it was bland and so were some of the songs! Like can't wait to be king all they did was run through a field or can you feel the love tonight in the middle of the day?! I was also dissapointed when they didn't keep the scene where Rafiki whacks Simba with his staff, instead finds it during the battle!
Oh no! People actually clapped at the end? I'm cringing as I type >.< The only time I witnessed people clapping at the end of a move in theatres was with How To Train Your Dragon 2. And by golly, that movie earned that applause. But The Lion King remake...? O.o
They tried to start a clap in my theater but it didn't work. Like one person clapped really hard and everyone else just sort of groaned and got up from their seats.... :(
@@FruityHachi there's always one smart ass in the room, well Mr smart ass, Kimba: The white Lion and The Lion King are two DIFFERENT films, similar stories yes but different movies, we are here discussing the disaster that is the new live action version of The Lion King; when I say I prefer the original, why in the hell would you think Kimba when we are in fact talking The Lion King, simple, because you sir are a smart ass and nobody likes a smart ass.
@@doctorkhumalo7730 calling someone a smart ass, not once but multiply times, does not make your point any stronger or valid, smart ass. you smart ass the lion king is straight-up plagiarism of kimba the white lion, go watch scene by scene they are NOT two "different" films, all iconic scenes in the lion king were ripped off of kimba the white lion, all the characters too
@@FruityHachi look i know the story is plagiarized but that doesn't take away from the animators' and voice actors' amazing hard work that definitely payed off.
It saddens me these things make so much. New IPs or the originals deserve the cash these get far more. *A real shame this is where the animators are being put to work at. What they've done with the CGI is phenomenal - it's just a downright stupid choice of artstyle considering the context.
Charlie they seemed kinda dull. Since the animation is way too realistic, meaning they can't show much emotion, the only way emotion could be properly conveyed is through the voice, which..didn't happen much.
@@oliimoon8634 Agreed. I went in with an open mind. I do not get how people think the voice acting was great. And since almost everyone was terrible (actors who are great in other productions) it all points to the direction.
Pop singers are great pop singers... But, musicals require a different skill set... the music was half assed and the visuals were a hinderance to the iconic story
OMG that Lion King spoon commercial just unlocked a childhood memory that I completely forgot about !!!! And I used to love that spoon lol omg (Im a year late but that made my day)
@@interceptingfist5682 in books it is specified when characters feel a certain way in movies we have to see it from the characters on the screen so no your question makes no sense
@@interceptingfist5682 You do realize with a book, it tells you how the person feels and you are left to imagine their facial expression yourself right? Not really the same when a movie is supposed to do that for you.
Can you imagine live remakes of Looney Tunes? Animations excel at making over the top facial expression, live remakes just subtract so much away from originals
Damn that's crazy. I watched the remake two days ago and the only thing I also remember are the sour patch kids I ate... not even the pictures in this video help me remember much but the clips from the original bring back so many memories
Aslan from the Narnia trilogy was animated beautifully! he was realistic but still so expressive. they should have done it like that. it didn't need to look like a documentary.
I'm surprised nobody ever talks about John Oliver whenever they mention miscast characters... Zazu's character as absolutely slaughtered with this awful casting.
I loved Zazu in the original, but he was just so annoying in the reboot and there was nothing that I could feel or relate to when it came to him, I just wanted him to get eaten in the second scene
Greywall I actually like John Oliver, but he was NOT a good Zazu at all, and dear god he only had like one part where he sung but he can’t sing in the slightest
Greywall I love John Oliver in his own show but I was honestly shocked to hear he got a voice acting role in a movie. Why??? Why would you do that? Same way I felt for a lot of the stars. Just cuz you’re good at something doesn’t make you good at another skill.
It really sucks that these movies are being so poorly made. In my opinion, Jungle Book was actually a pretty good movie. I feel like it kept the spirit of the original pretty well, and was well casted. It felt like there was some passion to it and the movie also had a live action history that made the choice feel more natural. But most of these live action remakes just feel like cash grabs.
@Zack2backzlat I was just watching another video by Toon Ruins titled “Why The Lion King (2019) Doesn't Work”, and Jon Favreau was quoted saying that he, for whatever reason, thought even the animals in his Jungle Book remake felt “too human” to him with the added expressions. It seems like he completely botched that aspect of his Lion King remake, just to solve a “problem”, which nobody else had with the Jungle Book and even praised with the rest of that movie’s visuals
Mark Cobuzzi I honestly see what he means. He wanted it to be more like how he imagined it. Granted it wasn’t that popular but it’s his vision of the movie. He’s the director. Now I’m not defending the Remake of Lion King because of this, but I’m simply stating that he disliked his own work even though others liked what he feels he did wrong.
@@blueismylove3128 Please go on. Pikachu isn't a real animal. They used cartoon proportions with realistic textures. Rocket is rigged differently than the animals in this movie and he expresses feelings with more than just facial expressions. He has body language. This movie lacked because goddamn there wasn't a lot of emotion in their default expressions.
@@mccinna5534 Doesn't matter if he isn't a real animal he is still an "animal". And both characters had better facial expressions than any animal in the Lion King. That was my point.
As a counterpoint to the lack of expression, I thought of the Queen in Brave when she turns into a bear. One of my favourite things in that movie is how she looks like a bear, but with these animated expressions and gestures, but when she turns more like a real bear, she goes kind of dead-eyed, like *she* is not all there. It was great way to show what she was experiencing. It seems to me like in the Lion King, they opted to stick strictly with the latter, and yeah, it definitely comes out flat - like the characters as people aren't entirely there. It's made even more stupid by fact that real animals can definitely show quite a good range of expression...
Do you think Disney should keeo making remakes of animated classics?
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captainmidnight No they need to stop!!!! I won’t be giving them anymore of my money!
They should stop making them, I do not want to see a live action Lilo & Stitch.
If its a good movie then I don’t care what they put on screen
@@christmasload1236 why
God, I wish Disney would go back to traditional animation, and NEW stories.
They have to wear out all their original animated features first. I hear they're waiting to make a live action/CGI Snow White for the very last since it was Disney's first animated feature, kind of as a bookend to the whole remake effort. Ah, but then what legacy will they rape? Guess it'll be time to see what's there to plunder in the new toys they got from Fox.
ME TOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Lion King wasn't a new story (it's Hamlet by Shakespeare...written 417 years ago)
disney moves forward and not backward disney made mistake in the past and disney hope lion king and mulan little mermaid live action movie be a success now :) gargoyle and even finding nemo and even hunchback of notre dame and even rapunzel now
YES.
I’m tired of people telling me that animation is for children. My grandma hated animation until I showed her The Iron Giant and she’s changed ever since.
It’s so sad that children of today may not know about the superior animated versions of these movies.
The Iron Giant was an excellent choice for an introduction. One of the best.
If my kids ever watch the Disney classics, it will be the *classic animated* versions, not this stuff.
TheDirewolf 1234 That's what I'm worried about.
Ah yes, this quality animated movie is made of quality animated movie
It is for children though, you little child.
Grow up kid.
Bird of Prey, many adults watch animated movies. There is nothing wrong with that.
Simba happy: 😮
Simba sad:😮
Simba scared: 😮
Simba afraid:😮
Simba excited:😮
Simba angry:😮
Simba literally seeing his father's dead body and thinking it's his fault:😮
@@csmlyly5736 To be fair, other CGI lions have done much better on that front. Even Aslan was more emotive, and that movie was...how many years ago? Guardians of Gahoole or whatever that owl movie was had all realistic owls, but they still showed emotion.
People saying they accept other people's opinions😮
@@csmlyly5736 Cats emote very much, thank you. :D just not with their muzzles. As a result, there's nothing for a HUMAN audience to look at.
Clinton McBride *surprised pikachu face*
the problem with trying to make cats seem morel ike cats is that they dont look like humans and so by default are hard to read. I even understand body language of cats to some extent but because allot if not al lthe important scenes were ripped straight from the animated classic they all focus on the face, which is a problem when everyone has the exact same stony expression.
Besides, i have seen pictures of wild lions that have more expression in their facial features than this movie even attempts. all i had to do to actually see lions with personality is google pic search silly lions.
Worst scene for me was the mufasas cloud, on the original I could feel in my soul that simba was desperately lost. him trying to follow his father as he was fading was so emotional.
However, when he said "I never left you" to Simba before fading away, gave me emotional feels
This movie was based solo on photorealism and star power. Makes me sad
And nostalgia.
Brand recognition. The Lion King is arguably Disney's most popular Renaissance film.
Lmao "Lions Attack"
@@nerychristian no it did not 😂😂
@@nerychristian ....How?
Ah, realism! The one quality I look for in a movie with, TALKING ANIMALS!
Live action trend $$$
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hollywood/Disney/movie industry in general is retarded because the majority of its customers is.
I mean, better than cats.
Couldn't be further from the truth.
The fact that the remake took out the "past can hurt" scene from the original was so baffling to me I didn't even know what the point of the movie was anymore. It was so painful to watch.
Especially as the movie was longer than the original!
PC generation, shouldn't be surprised
@@stanhenderson9928 Okay but... was there anything there that would be considered not politically correct? Actually I'd say that scene fits with that whole mentality what with racial, gender, etc oppression in the past.
A lot of scenes were neutered in this movie, which as VocalCalibration said, is confusing because it's a full half hour longer. I didn't notice any scene in the remake that wasn't already in the original, but I did notice a ton of scenes that they cut out for the remake. Like Timon dressing in drag and doing the hula. Or the "past can hurt" scene. I feel like there were a lot more scenes with Rafiki in the original in general, but barely any in the remake. "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts" was missing, which made me sad as that's one of my favorite comedic scenes in the movie. "Be Prepared", my 100% favorite song from the original, lacked literally EVERYTHING that made it great...
@@JohnJohnson-dc9yv That feeling when a 2hr remake of a film has less in it than an 1 1/2hr kids film from the 90's.
Being realistic doesn't mean dark, boring, and/or pessimistic. Realism in storytelling is taking real life consequences and causes and effects and making it work in a story.
Not just taking away creative liberties for realism.
I agree. I get involved with stories in general to escape reality.
@@DLinton it's only a problem when their trying to remake something Designed to be unrealistic. 101 dalmatians not necessarily unrealistic, it's Superficially can be recreated into live action but talking animals aren't!
You are wrong.
There are LOTS of realist stories and are excellent.
Of course, this movie is not one of them.
@@cristhianmlr agreed
To everyone defending these remakes, be honest to yourself: Which version are you going to show to your children?
Edit: Wow some of you are getting really emotional (and insulting) down there. If you like the remakes better, than you have a strange taste in my opinion but my opinion obviously doesn't matter, so watch what you want but I'd love to see disney making real new movies and not just sequels and remakes. Because why would I retell a perfect story?
Not gonna lie I prefer the Cinderella remake, that dress transformation scene is beautiful
Both.
Definitely not the white-washed, blend Indian culture with Arabic culture live action Aladdin.
Live action Cinderella is good tho, I'd be happy to let them watch it
None? Because Disney is trash? Yeah, none
When they said Jeremy Irons wouldn't reprise Scar I lost all hope
I saw this movie and like the malnourished Scar it needed more Iron
Chiwetel Ejiofor is one of those actors who's technically great, but limited by the material they're given. If he's given crap, he won't have a prayer in elevating it to decent.
From the moment I found out they didn’t even contact Jeremy Irons to let him know about the remake, I had a terrible feeling about it. Then I found out they hired Beyoncé to voice Nala and I knew I was gonna hate it. Even so, I waited for the trailer and man, was that a huge disappointment. I hate this remake
“I’ll be sure to practice my curtsy
Well in the French dub there's an excuse as to why Jean Piat (Scar's voice actor) didn't return to reprise his role.
This great man has unfortunately passed away.
Remember when people made new shit up and then filmed it?
Tbf, most of the Disney animated classics are just their take on preexisting stories. But even then, it was still THEIR take on it, not just a completely copied retelling. You could still feel when it was Disney. These remakes just feel like soulless cashgrabs, nothing more.
It’s cus it’s so much about the money now. Nostalgia sells and they don’t want to take a risk putting money into something unknown. It’s a shame but at the same time there are plenty of great original things being made. You just have to look a tiny bit.
@@MrEL91N My problem is just that I expect better from Disney, because of all the great stuff they have made in the past.
Kefka Palazzo not the lion king it’s a straight rip off lol
@@MrEL91N I blame millennials
Walt Disney: "Keep moving forward"
Disney the company: *moves backwards*
Walt: What did I *just* say
Very accurate
Hasn't Walt Disney been dead for decades though? That's not exactly "just" said.
@@happysmash27 It's probably not meant to be taken literally, considering it is part of a joke
He's rolling on his grave now.
Walt Dinsey: "Did I fucking Stutter?"
The performance that surprised me the most was Mufasa's, then I realised it was just the original voice actor....
That's why he had the best performance.
........And Darth Vader as Mufasa
James Earl Jones
no could live up to James earl jones
Every one of the characters are deadpan. No genuine emotion in any of their voices.
It’s times like this that I like to think back to a quote by a very wise fellow:
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should”.
Snake Aah yes, the wise Ian Malcolm
I think the statement about standing on top of what others had worked for fits in here as well. - Well you are not telling a story you are putting actors on a rail to do what you tell them without leaving room for your take on it.
Oh but see they did think about it they just want money
' a very wise fellow'
Thats a quote from a film dumbass
@@georgesewell3936 t h a t ' s t h e j o k e
We don't need hyperrealism in films. We have hyperrealism already, it's called the real world. If I want to watch hyper-realistic lions with a story, I'll watch a David Attenborough documentary.
It's still cool to see.
At least I think it is.
Say it again for the people in the back!!
EXACTLY!
Huzzah, a man of quality
Everything you said were my exact thoughts. And I was SO PISSED about what they did to Be Prepared. They did Scar dirty.
It wasn't about doing Scar dirty, it was about the hyenas. All jokes about them being stupid idiots was taken out. Be Prepared is all about being condescending and how stupid the hyenas were. If the hyenas aren't stupid in this movie, then the original song made no sense. I personally liked the changes and didn't feel like they changed enough. I felt like i was watching the same movie. Why would you want a movie that is word for word, scene for the scene the same? Just watch the old one.
@@KingLeno It's just that it's the best song in the movie and possibly the best villain song of all time. They could've changed everything else and left that song as close to original as possible and I woulda been happy
@@KingLeno that's the point of re-release Disney's movies. He said re-release them not reboot it in your own idea. And why not have it word for word, scene for scene? Just change a few things here and there but keep everything that people loved about it. Why take out the things people loved about it?
Taylor Weir freal..funny thing is when it first came out I was no more than 8 and scar was my favorite character 🤷🏻♂️don’t know why but when I seen him on the new flick I thought the same thing 😆
@@KingLeno they didn't do it scene for scene, the problem is that what they changed doesn't make sense. They add a few things about scar's backstory, which is a good thing, but they chose to make Scar look sick, which I think does not make Scar look as threatening. Scar just looks like a sad and dying lion, and he doesnt have his sassy attitude. They chose to cut important lines: "it doesnt matter, it's in the past. The past sometimes hurts." (rafiki). "you have forgotten yourself, therefore you have forgotten me" (mufasa). And the famous nala and simba song that we should call "can you feel the love this afternoon". And there is the lack of emotions, which is a big problem.
They should’ve remade it with human actors instead and called it “Hamlet” 🤣
Lol
Nah, it already make and named Black Panther.
Hamlet is about absolutly different thing.
Or Kimba the White Lion.
No that’s coming and it’s called cats
Lol
This film is obsessed with being based off the original only superficially and forgets to have any of it's soul.
Ah you mean the soul they stole from kimba the white lion... cool
@@benjaminlennox4249 Isn't every Disney animated movie technically "stolen?"
They even put that generic Beyonce song on Simba's come back to the Pride Lands instead of the much fitting original one, and removed the past can hurt staff scene--- So ye, it's definitely lacking at the core.
@@gabrielgray2345 Really don't get that edgy Kimba drama popping out recently, Disney has never been about ideas, it was the execution.
@@sikisikiamimis Very true, and I thought lion king was originally from hamlet?
I also missed Jeremy Irons as Scar. Chiwetel Ejiofor is a really good actor, but Irons’ menacing voice was perfect for Scar and as iconic as James Earl Jones as Mufasa in my opinion. Like the “long live the king” line fell flat without Irons’ voice.
Also I would have paid Mr. Jones just to use his audio from the original
"Long...live..the king..."
Vs
"Long, live, the KING!"
it wasn't just irons menace that was amazing it was the gravitas and honestly camp given to scar that could only be pulled off by irons
The entire part felt very weak. Up until the point of Mufasa saving Simba it was really intense. Even Mufasa climbing the rocks was intense. But Scar showing up and letting him fall was weak, and evem Simba yelling and crying wasn't that emotional (the only part makimg it good was the kid that voiced him).
For some reason the most emotional scenes in the original were the most boring scenes in the remake. The scene of Scar confronting Sarabi and then letting the heyinas eat first was way more interesting than the final fight.
Thank you, Chiwetel Wjiofot felt flat and monotone throughout the movie
Instead of remakes. Can we get original stories? Make new classics?
No? Just make bad remakes? Okay then ._.
I think disney is in the era of making remakes, but they will be making originals soon. its not like their going to be making remakes forever
There only been three so far and you've automatically assumed Disney's now nothing more than EA 2? Dont you think before you type?
@JC Valenzuela cinderella, beauty and the beast, aladdin, maleficent, dumbo, pete's dragon, and the lion king is more than 3
@@alfa01spotivo ok so I miss counted. But still, they've made WAY more movies total than live action remakes.
@@Jacob-rf7ci Logic is not your strength, is it? Even if they had only made one original movie, they would have made more movies in total than remakes...
Why not just do a live action Treasure Planet or Atlantis, huh? Are they still gonna keep on pretending that it didn't exist?
markwaty1 the movies didn’t do well enough. I don’t understand why people don’t understand that, it’s about money. Businesses exist to make money. Treasure planet was a flop no matter how much we like it
@@snowdoll622 it was flop because Disney wanted it to flop in the first place. They keep on thinking that 3D animation is the future but really it's not.
@@GLARebel I'm glad that I didn't watch the CGI film. The one thing I like about the old film is because of the facial expressions, my friend who watched the film said that "he can't tell if they are happy or sad".
treasure planet and atlantis were amazing, I loved no stupid singing, but I dont give a flying crap if theyre not popular
@@drakirolopez9361 Yep, no singing BS, show us the dark side of humanity, lust for power and greed.
Did they remake Timon’s hula dance? If not, what’s the point?
Numerous reports confirm they didn't even remake Rafiki's "the past can hurt" part.
Timon distracted the hyena's by performing the beginning of "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast
@@spider-sem5143 makes as much sense as the Hula scene
@@Everik-ct6pg But the hula scene had more comedic originality. They just put "Be Our Guest" in there as a quick "haha I know that" since the remake of Beauty and the Beast is still fresh in people's minds.
@@marcohidalgo1101 BUT THATS ONE OF THE BEST PARTS!??!
The original Lion King has endured for 25 years. This new one didn’t even endure in my memory for more than 25 minutes
You're lucky. I forgot this movie in 25 seconds.
You’re lucky. I forgot this movie in 25 nanoseconds.
I haven’t even watched the new movie and I’ve already forgotten about it
It will not last the year even to people who gave it a pass.
Flash and fucking ato second memes
I disagree with the kid actor for Simba being good. He doesn't sell the emotions of the scenes to me and it sounds like he rushes EVERY line. But though I didnt like his performance, I do not fault him at all. Any problem with his lackluster performance is 100% the fault of the director.
I felt like everyone was just going through the motions and reading lines. This could’ve been just as good(bad) if they just put the audio with shots from a National Geographic video. Would’ve saved them a bunch of money too.
Ani Vasion And this is the same director who gave us Elf! Which is a GOOD family movie!
@@artbytesia and Iron Man
@@josejimtharayil1511 True, though that's more of a sci-fi movie.
I was so mad at Be Prepared. I love that number and it was butchered
Me too! I was expecting what they showed was the intro and the real song would start to play. but no.. they built up then it fizzled and i felt like wow that was it?
Yep...that was a massive letdown!
I watched in theatres and people started to say “that’s it???” It was a massive let down.
I agree too about Be Prepared. The composition, the feel & melody doesn't have anything going for it
Right?? It was what I was looking forward to most! Such a classic, amazing song with modern production technology? Yes please! Except it did horribly.
I noticed a fair amount of people having genuine interest in the Idea of a Atlantis and Treasure Planet live action remake. Honestly I love the idea, they're both really underappreciated films that deserve so much more and the remakes could easily have spin-off films considering how unique each films world's and mythology are
Yesss
I adore those movies, but Disney will (sadly or hopefully depending on your views) never make them into live action. Although they are classics now, they were box office flops when they first came out. Disney would be too scared to even touch those movies lol
Those people are completely lost.
I want a treasure planet remake. Then it may get the credit it deserved. Still boggles me it bombed in box office.
yesss
It felt weird that the animals looked so real but could speak. Should’ve made them more stylized.
rpandya97 100 times this
Yeah stylised realism like Aslan, realistic but still expressive
The cast supposedly never actually met Beyonce, and their big cast photo has her subtly photoshopped in.
Sheesh... that's how desperate they were...?
I think we’ve all subtly photoshopped Beyoncé next to us in our photos at some point....!!!
@@WileyCylas no, no we haven’t 😂
Despite some of the amazing CGI, it felt so... soulless.
Narnia had better CGI
Musa Tariq I guess it needs to ride the lightning
Like aladdin Live action
Slayer and Metallica pfps!
The second I saw the first trailer I knew that it was gonna be bad. How can the characters show emotion on their faces when they can barely move it at all???
Someone said it was national geographic with a Lion King soundtrack.
Ben H Exactly.
And why is that bad?
That's funny.
And that's what makes it awesome.
Lol facts.
I wanted to hear rafiki say squashed banana hereny harna song.
So disappointed.
Broxalax They ruined every aspect of this movie. Watched the original with my kids last night. They immediately said they preferred the original, after seeing the new one a couple weeks ago. It was a total cringe fest.
Omg I was so disappointed too. I loved the squashed banana song
My biggest issue with these remakes:
They will never be as good as the originals. This is not because they don’t have any virtue, but because they have a standard to live up to that will never be reached. Why waste your time tainting a story with cheap retellings and strained repeats of dialogue???
I don't think they are meant to be as good. They're just there to make money. And it's working so far.
Some of them had potential, like beauty and the beast. But indeed, none of these remakes matches their original counterparts.
Because of 1 billion dollar earnings.
Why can’t they just remake a mediocre or bad movie for the purpose to improvised it?
Well I can only think of Cinderella that is as good or might be better than the original. Other than that, they all felt flat
I find it funny that when voice actors do their voices, they act with their body. You know doing some hand movements and some body movements to get into character.
But when you see the movie, the characters are just... emotionless. It’s just blank stares
The best animators get this and can use it for inspiration. It's a shame they couldn't here.
@@coastersplus The best animators work at Walt Disney Animation Studios, the creator of the original _The Lion King_ , not at Disney Live Action or rather whichever special effects studio the latter hired to do the animation for them.
Wow that looks verrry dull, color wise, and it doesnt need to be. For example John Wick is colorful as hell, and it's a dark action movie.
So true
Very good point. Just because your movie is supposed to be realistic, doesn't mean you can't have any sort of creative license, and must make it dark, drab and dull.
I don't like anything John Favreau does. Bad director.
Live-action and photorealism can still make great use of colour and be all bright and vibrant. To use a musical example for comparison, look at something like La La Land. That film uses vibrant splashes of colour all over the place, especially in clothes and lighting, to give it a unique, almost fantasy dream-like feel. But it's all too common for films trying for some kind of 'realistic' look to use colour-grading that sucks most of the energy and life out of it, which you don't really want in a fun, feelgood Disney musical.
It's called the earth and real life
Never been a fan of remakes of animations.
It is a insult to 2D animators, receating iconic moments which the 2D animators worked really hard to achieve, only for a fast cash grab.
I havent watched The Lion King Remake.
Instead watched the original animation, and The Prince of Egypt.
The Prince of Egypt?
Fast cash grab? Now that's an insult to the 3D modellers, texture artists and animators making this movie. 3D animation is farm from effortless.
Ω That’s true, but I don’t think anything Disney puts out now can compare to the visuals in the original Circle of Life.
@Ω - Your opinion has some flaws.
If a original animation was made in 3D (like Toy Story), and it would have been remade in 2D to earn some fast cash.
Then yes, it would have been a insult to the 3D animators.
However that is not the case here.
@@SAWTheDesigner That argument still makes no sense. It's not a "fast cash grab" if tons of effort went into the work. The animators who worked on the movie have done so much work, and therefore a "fast cash grab" is a straight up insult to them.
*Without Jeremy Irons' voice, Scar is no longer a scar, he's healed aka lost his edge.*
And I thought Aladdin 4:Jafar may need glasses was bad.
🤣🤣🤣🤣lmaooooo
They're just trying to retain their IPs. Disney is pretty greedy tbh.
“number 1, or number 2”
“uhhhhh”
Okay family guy
They took out Ed. Enough said.
There should be a law.
Is Whoopi still cast as Shenzi?
No it's the actress who plays ayo in black panther
Ikr the bad guys have been dulled down to nothing.
It is so sad. :(
Shenzi was the only Hyena to keep her original name. Banzai and Ed's were changed. One of them is now called Kamari.
He was funny
I refuse to see this movie because it just looks like an Animal Planet documentary with talking and singing animals. That sounds so dumb. But I also want Disney to stop making these remakes, so I've stopped seeing them since Beauty and the Beast
Ciao
Amen to that
TS64 same
TS64 Beauty and the Beast did have it’s problems but is enjoyable. And even though I didn’t care for Dumbo I really liked Aladdin.
I do think Brother Bear should get a remake
And this is why I refuse to watch ANY live action remake. Because if enough of us stop watching then they’ll stop making the damn things already
Too bad there are so many people out there that fall for it 😔
Snowwhite and the Huntsman?
I would like point out that Africa is beautiful, and the animated version captured this beauty more that the "live" action.
Where specifically in Africa is beautiful, captured by the animated version?
@@toonnaobi-okoye2949 the colours brought out the more beautiful look of Africa
@Death Omen Because it looks real? I see the flaws in the film but your just being dumb
@Death Omen Thanks for the correct because having your made it impossible to understand my comment. But besides that they went for a realistic approach. You shouldn't have expect it to look colored like the original. Lighting could have have been better but bland and boring is your nostalgia talking.
Thank you David C. finally someone who is smart
I love captainmidnight videos but my favorite thing to parody is the carefully hidden and slick segways into ending advertisements. "So, yeah, Pulp Fiction really has great scenes especially with Big Kahuna Burger and for great burgers, I always go to Shake Shack".
Yes, the attempt to make a slick segue just makes them all the more jarring. It’s like he’s trying to get one over on us. I’d rather then sponsorship was kept slightly apart from the main body of the video.
@@kamandi1362 I feel like he does it on purpose though. By making them subtle he makes them very noticable and by doing that he pays his honesty to the viewer. No tricking or hiding whatsoever.
So you're saying Timon and Pumba were the best parts? So it's official. If they make a photorealistic Lion King 1 1/2, I'll go see it.
Wiebejamin hmmm... that is a good idea I mean the reboots are of really amazing and delightful films and 1 1/2 was really more “meh...” so maybe they could try to improve the okay films instead of the amazing films
@@jamescolm1133 1 1/2 was better than Lion King 2.
Cam James it’s the best Disney sequel.
tanner moore I wouldn’t say that
Nah fam photo realistic bloopers I'll pay and watch
I literally laughed out loud in the final battle when Scar confesses to Simba that he killed Mufasa with that horrible slow motion flashback 😂
Wait, this movie has slow motion flashbacks??? Lord Almighty I have to watch this when it comes to Disney Plus just to laugh at it.
@@andrewreegs6319 It's the only one in the film, which makes it even more jarring....
@@andrewreegs6319 "I have to watch this when it comes to Disney Plus"
Please don't financially support corrupt corporations by paying money for a Disney Plus subscription.
I'm sure you can find a way to pirate a free version of this movie somewhere. PirateBay probably has it.
If you really feel the need to waste money, you can always just make a fire in your backyard and burn a few dollar bills, instead of giving them to Disney.
they forgot the best part of the cloud mufasa scene, when he says "You have forgoten who you are, and so you have forgotten me"
And the rafiki past can hurt scene with the staff. I was shocked it wasn't there, such a memorable scene.
I knew it was hopeless when Chris Stuckmann called it soulless.
Chris Stuckman is just a typical critic I don't care what he thinks. It has an audience score of 89% so most audiences like myself loved it.
@@matthewbennett9928 there are so many clowns like you that gave it a high score so you argument is really meaningless unless you can prove that the people and critics that rated it were 100% honest and unbiased, which you can not do.
@@zoisantonopoulos7999 its at 750mil rn, probs gonna hit 800-900mil before long, that kinda shows that people like it...so idk man
@Matthew Bennett You either have comically low standards or you're a literal infant.
Just because a lot of people like something doesn't make it good. Some people will like something until someone points out the flaws to them.
Another note on Beyoncé. In her songs she does a thing that I personally hate, where she drags the words and basically shows off her vocal range, just because she can. That's just a personal complaint on my end, though, as I mostly find it kinda obnoxious when any singer does that.
Really? I thought I was the only one who hated her covers of stuff because she would just sing unnecessary riffs! I'd make fun of her by singing it back and it would sound really stupid because there was not reason to sing that way.
It feels like she is in a competition to sing better than others and people reward her for it.
And people wonder why I dislike her being casted in this movie.
Beyonce is a talented singer, there's no doubt about that, but you're absolutely right. Those riffs were completely unnecessary...but everything has to be about her. She is the lead and everyone else are her backup singers. She even sang above Donald Glover in "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". It was not a duet (where both sang equally), but more of a Beyonce feat. Donald Glover.
@@nkotbsb84 She did one duet with Ed Sheeran if you listen to it, there is a lot of unnecessary singing compared to Ed and the original.
Not a Beyonce fan but I hated that so much ...LOL
As soon as we left the theater, my sister in law said Mufasa's death scene didn't affect her nearly as much as the original. I cried during both, BUT the original Mufasa falling clip is so much more powerful. It's like you can feel the betrayal, sadness and fear....which didn't come across in this version. That scene was so iconic & monumental, but seemed like it was an afterthought in this movie. Idk...I knew going into it, that nothing would compare to the original, but the Mufasa dying scene was by far the biggest fail imo.
Without Jeremy Irons' voice, Scar is no longer a scar, he's healed aka lost his edge.
When the plays are more enjoyable than a high budget remake
@powerstar 2028 no that's usually the case. Plays haven't been around for 1000s of years for no reason
Weeb Freak erm first of all they’re called musicals darling. Secondly unless you’re not particularly cultured why would you naturally assume that the live action remake should be better than the live musical?
Plays are amazing though...
@@MarkerMurker theres something called a opinion.
@@Hey1mJay Yes. I never said anything to the contrary.
Damn and I just watched a video on what made the original so amazing.
Thanks for this Cap.
Aslan has actual facial expressions and looks realistic... and Narnia was made in 2005!!! Let that sink in
Yeah. Do Better Disney. We know you're capable of it.
I know right!
The True “Live Action” Version of Lion King will always be the Broadway Musical.
There’s more heart into that stage play then the 2019 version of Lion King.
I always thought when they announced the Lion King remake all those years ago, I thought they would take cues and songs from the Broadway Musical. I was so excited, and now that I saw reviews and clips of the 2019 version, it just hurt to watch.
The Disney Corporation has become the master of recycling treasure into complete garbage.
Recycling garbage into even smellier trash
Wiz).... Disney is all about making 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰📺📼📽
They are trying to be the most we co friendly company in the world.
Wizard Clip Audio Cough Cough Kimba did it first*
And the worst part is, the new Lion King has still at this point grosses over $1.2B... Which makes it the highest grossing remake of all time, and it's the 3rd highest grossing animated movie of all time. Just behind Finding Dory and Incredibles 2 lol.
People should make a deal and decide to stop watching Disney live action remakes instead of invading Area 51
Amen.
Simple Bitch or do both
That will be impossible, I actually saw lot's of people on my social media news feed excited for this movie.
@@SlapshotStudios Yeah, that's okay too
@@4sake123 Yeah, me too. Even some friends were excited about it, and I was kinda disappointed, was hoping they had good taste
Waiting for remake of Lion King: Simba's Pride in 2021...
Luis Lopez me too
@@stephenmcdonagh8677 stfu and respect people's opinion
The comeback FTW hopefully, road of redemption 2021
Their making a jungle book 2 so yeah they might actually make that😒
@@kelseyclemons8881 they shall redeem themselves
It's like that 90's remake of Psycho that recreated its shots faithfully but missed the Hitchcockian suspense or appeal.
You said "cockian" 😅😅😅
And we got Vince Vaughn
I was so disappointed with John Oliver’s performance as Zazu. I really thought he would be perfect for the role, but he sounded like he just phoned in the character.
You should be more respectful i think
No-one goes into a movie about talking lions should be worried about "realism"
This is exactly how I feel. Who the heck ever decided that the material was even appropriate for realistic-looking characters?!
Exactly! Why take something unrealistic and force it to be hyper realistic? Doesn't make sense.
Coming Summer 2076: Steamboat Willy remastered
lol guess we have a long way to come
By 2076 they'll be remaking the Lion King again--
It's an obsession with realism and with CGI. The storytelling is shoved all the way in the back, which is why I have been leaning towards non-Hollywood cinema for years now.
In other words, the characters weren't expressive in their feelings which would make them relatable to the audience.
I disliked how it was a frame for frame remake practically. This was risky. It is like going to see a cover band; it can be flashy and well executed but it is still not the original.
I had more respect for the other Disney remakes because they at least delved into different aspects of the story. Maleficent is a great example. It wasn't just a live action sleeping beauty, it gave us a new story about a character we were familiar with.
No one can dispute how realistic Lion King 2019's animation was, but that doesn't objectively make it a good film.
Yeah exactly. At least the other remakes did change things here and there. this movie just felt like a lesser version of the original all the way through.
RedBeardNP Yeah, I'm tired of people always praising projects just because of how they "look." Just because it "looks" realistic or whatever doesn't make it good. That's the same beef I have with some modern video games; people only seem to care about the "graphics" rather than anything else. It's really irritating. Me, I think it's the inside that counts, not the outside.
Prophet They are talking about how they changed almost nothing. They didn’t really add anything or take any new songs from the broadway play kept the same songs except for that Beyoncé song. They were lazy in the story and everything that everybody loved in the original they took it out. In order to understand what happens you need to have watched the original.
I always had no intention to see The Lion King 2019
I'm waiting till it's free, then I'm gonna watch it along with Aladdin
That’s the way to do it if you’re curious! People need to stop giving them money ‘just to see how bad it is’! The ticket sales are why they keep making them!
Spirit Orb 1616 exactly we need more people to do this so they learn that if they want our money they better make it worth it
Me too!!!
@@SpiritOrb-tm8gf EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!! People have no other choice! When the majority of them actually WANT SOMETHING NEW!!!!!
Beyonce is in the movie for star power and diversity, not to fit as a talent matched up to a role.
You know almost evryone in the cast was black so you are wrong
@@davishollis898 exactly, leads to more prove that the cast was based on diversity
@@josay3394 its not diversity if evryone was black idiot learn what the word means first
You're way off with the diversity thing (diverse doesn't just mean "not white" lmao) but I agree that she was cast for her voice and star power rather than voice acting talent
@@davishollis898 jesus christ do u even know what diversity means???
Benedict Cumberbatch should’ve been Scar
It's a simple spell, but quite unbreakable.
Alternate take.
This movie shouldn't have existed in the first place.
MUFASA! I've come to bargain
@@john383
"Hyenas! I've come to bargain!"
"You've come to die..."
Wigglygeoduck77 YT I understood that reference
WAIT i think i had that lion king spoon you just shook my memories
I was so excited when I found that clip! I had totally forgotten about those!
Honestly cried a bit... I've been legitimately depressed lately, since so much of my awesome childhood seemed like a blur. Just remembering that damned spoon brought back a wave of memories from when I was *five.*
Oh I definitely had one or two of those spoons. Ah, memories.
I think Disney already had a good live action Lion King. It's called Black Panther.
Hell, even the songs were better. A MCU film had better sung OST than A FLIPPING PART-MUSICAL.
The MCU Black Panther movie was actually loosely based on the Lion King
I will watch the og lion king or black panther over this any day
@@joshhirst8762 The most notable is probably the scene where tchalla talks to his father in the clouds
black panther is a marvel movie it doesn't introduce real lives lions cause he a hero in the shadow and he strike at any enemy now
I wonder how many artistic geniuses there are out there ready to tell impactful, imaginative stories, but are being turned down because new = risk of not making money. Disney had it's 'dark age' before, but at least people back then weren't applauding illogical, unimaginative, soulless, formulaic, lazy, dull cash grabs. Tbh this scares me
haso323 I'm one of those ready people! Though I haven't exactly been turned down.
Its so realistic....great CGI but very boring compared to the original
Even the songs didn't get you into them! Cause they felt so flat! Like can't wait to be king or Hakuma matata!
Idk, i enjoyed it, maybe it's nostalgia, but the songs imo where good. And I liked the visuals, I just didn't put a lot of tought in it.
@@geertdenhartogh1241 I didn't either but I just felt like it was bland and so were some of the songs! Like can't wait to be king all they did was run through a field or can you feel the love tonight in the middle of the day?! I was also dissapointed when they didn't keep the scene where Rafiki whacks Simba with his staff, instead finds it during the battle!
@Benjamin Fischer everyone has their opinions
The only time I cringed at people’s clap in the cinema.
Oh no! People actually clapped at the end? I'm cringing as I type >.<
The only time I witnessed people clapping at the end of a move in theatres was with How To Train Your Dragon 2. And by golly, that movie earned that applause. But The Lion King remake...? O.o
Melissa Wilkins Yep. I mean Avengers Endgame deserves those clap more than this beautiful garbage.
I clapped because this movie was absolutely amazing
They tried to start a clap in my theater but it didn't work. Like one person clapped really hard and everyone else just sort of groaned and got up from their seats.... :(
I cringe every time people clap.
When you realize the Lion King is basically a remake of Kimba the White Lion
Bro you have no life
Your in literally 95% of the videos i watch
2nd
@@omit4727 then you have no life either by your logic
@@lowdistortion this is true
Oh no, this idiots back making comments that show he obviously didn't watch the video.
Disney made 1.2k RUclips channels to dislike this video 😂
Holy shit... when you mentioned the Cinderella remake I had to pause for a moment to think, I had completely forgot about it's existence.
@El Cucuy Yeah...both were pretty forgettable.
@El Cucuy I don't even get why they remade Pete's Dragon, there's no big nostalgia for that one
Can't wait for them to remake Mickey Mouse in live-action film.
oh hell no
mickey mouse would of become ugly as hell
but it's your opinion okay
@@megaball-ps8tq it's sarcasm, mate. :D I know it would look awful on screen.
Bruno Aguilar they were being sarcastic
Mari Lin okay
I'd love to see it actually
The movie was rubbish. I'll be sticking to the original thank you
sticking to the original? you mean kimba the white lion
@@FruityHachi there's always one smart ass in the room, well Mr smart ass, Kimba: The white Lion and The Lion King are two DIFFERENT films, similar stories yes but different movies, we are here discussing the disaster that is the new live action version of The Lion King; when I say I prefer the original, why in the hell would you think Kimba when we are in fact talking The Lion King, simple, because you sir are a smart ass and nobody likes a smart ass.
@@doctorkhumalo7730 calling someone a smart ass, not once but multiply times, does not make your point any stronger or valid, smart ass. you smart ass
the lion king is straight-up plagiarism of kimba the white lion, go watch scene by scene
they are NOT two "different" films, all iconic scenes in the lion king were ripped off of kimba the white lion, all the characters too
@@FruityHachi look i know the story is plagiarized but that doesn't take away from the animators' and voice actors' amazing hard work that definitely payed off.
It saddens me these things make so much. New IPs or the originals deserve the cash these get far more.
*A real shame this is where the animators are being put to work at. What they've done with the CGI is phenomenal - it's just a downright stupid choice of artstyle considering the context.
I agree that it was amazing visually, but the voice talent in this version was APPALLING! Hollow and lazy.
Yes..terrible
bruh what, I thought that the voice acting was perfect.
Charlie they seemed kinda dull. Since the animation is way too realistic, meaning they can't show much emotion, the only way emotion could be properly conveyed is through the voice, which..didn't happen much.
@@oliimoon8634 maybe it was the visual lack of emotion that affected your perception of the voices. Everybody not named beyonce did a really great job
@@oliimoon8634 Agreed. I went in with an open mind. I do not get how people think the voice acting was great. And since almost everyone was terrible (actors who are great in other productions) it all points to the direction.
I knew from the start that this remake in not much special from the original
Pop singers are great pop singers... But, musicals require a different skill set... the music was half assed and the visuals were a hinderance to the iconic story
From what I’ve heard the only one I really like is Donald Glover as Simba, which isn’t surprising to be honest
Pop singers are great at selling albums (by looking attractive and singing as loud as they can). But they suck at conveying emotion through music.
@@jachariah4694 I didn't really enjoy him as much as I should have... The rest was just so far off base
OMG that Lion King spoon commercial just unlocked a childhood memory that I completely forgot about !!!! And I used to love that spoon lol omg (Im a year late but that made my day)
I found it hard to emotionally connect to the characters due to the lacking of facial expressions
I take it You must not enjoy books?
@@interceptingfist5682 in books it is specified when characters feel a certain way in movies we have to see it from the characters on the screen so no your question makes no sense
@@interceptingfist5682 This is a stupid comparison and you know it.
@@interceptingfist5682 You do realize with a book, it tells you how the person feels and you are left to imagine their facial expression yourself right? Not really the same when a movie is supposed to do that for you.
I think you’re all just crying because you’re not 6 anymore. Relax. Everybody is a movie critic now hahahahahah.
In all honesty it was just pointless to remake a phenomenal movie such as this one 🤷🏽♂️but they’re not stopping anytime soon it’s all just for money
How about a grungy Black Cauldron remake, but closer to the book.
I mean, that's a live action remake that could ACTUALLY WORK!
YES I feel like no one I know even remembers the black cauldron honestly
It would be fun to see the shock and tears on Childrens faces if the real story was brought to the big screen...
Can you imagine live remakes of Looney Tunes? Animations excel at making over the top facial expression, live remakes just subtract so much away from originals
Don’t give them any ideas.
Mom: "Hey, you wanna go watch lion king?"
Me: "No, I told you i'm not a fan horror movies."
Mom: DONT YOU DARE TALK TO ME LIKE THAT YOUNG MAN! YOU WILL HAVE RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIKE THE MOVIE OR ELSE!
@@Jacob-rf7ci I'm a girl..., but who cares.
Me: 😭😭 Okay
@@deonmara1761 oh... uh. Sorry?
I watched it a week ago and have completely forgot about it before this video, wait I remember something....... aaah, the sour patch kids I had.
Damn that's crazy. I watched the remake two days ago and the only thing I also remember are the sour patch kids I ate... not even the pictures in this video help me remember much but the clips from the original bring back so many memories
If this was just the opening and was a short film that plays before another movie, it would 've been great
Lambert the Sheepish Lion anyone?
I agree with this.
Aslan from the Narnia trilogy was animated beautifully! he was realistic but still so expressive. they should have done it like that. it didn't need to look like a documentary.
Jon vavreu : make decent adaptation of The jungle book
Also Jon Favreu : Photorealistic is the way
I personally am fine with some animated movies being adapted into a live action version, I just want to see a good one.
I'm surprised nobody ever talks about John Oliver whenever they mention miscast characters...
Zazu's character as absolutely slaughtered with this awful casting.
I loved Zazu in the original, but he was just so annoying in the reboot and there was nothing that I could feel or relate to when it came to him, I just wanted him to get eaten in the second scene
Greywall I actually like John Oliver, but he was NOT a good Zazu at all, and dear god he only had like one part where he sung but he can’t sing in the slightest
Thought the same :-(
Greywall I love John Oliver in his own show but I was honestly shocked to hear he got a voice acting role in a movie. Why??? Why would you do that?
Same way I felt for a lot of the stars. Just cuz you’re good at something doesn’t make you good at another skill.
They should have brought Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean back for Zazu.
It really sucks that these movies are being so poorly made.
In my opinion, Jungle Book was actually a pretty good movie. I feel like it kept the spirit of the original pretty well, and was well casted. It felt like there was some passion to it and the movie also had a live action history that made the choice feel more natural.
But most of these live action remakes just feel like cash grabs.
When you can’t find a good voice actor that happens to be famous: screw it, here’s Seth Rogen
Or get the original Pumbaa(and Timon) to come back instead of replacing them with two hacky comics.
or just don’t remake the freaking Lion King
Jungle book- how to get a remake right
Lion king- how to not get a remake anywhere
Talia B it's weird because they both have the same director
@Zack2backzlat
I was just watching another video by Toon Ruins titled “Why The Lion King (2019) Doesn't Work”, and Jon Favreau was quoted saying that he, for whatever reason, thought even the animals in his Jungle Book remake felt “too human” to him with the added expressions. It seems like he completely botched that aspect of his Lion King remake, just to solve a “problem”, which nobody else had with the Jungle Book and even praised with the rest of that movie’s visuals
Mark Cobuzzi I honestly see what he means. He wanted it to be more like how he imagined it. Granted it wasn’t that popular but it’s his vision of the movie. He’s the director. Now I’m not defending the Remake of Lion King because of this, but I’m simply stating that he disliked his own work even though others liked what he feels he did wrong.
Actually no because Jungle Book is not like original story,it's just a bad version of Disney's version which is also not like the original book...
A realistic animal can only make so many facial expressions. This movie was kind of destined to lack the same feeling.
Pikachu, Rocket Raccoon? Need I go on?
@@blueismylove3128 Please go on. Pikachu isn't a real animal. They used cartoon proportions with realistic textures. Rocket is rigged differently than the animals in this movie and he expresses feelings with more than just facial expressions. He has body language. This movie lacked because goddamn there wasn't a lot of emotion in their default expressions.
@@mccinna5534 Doesn't matter if he isn't a real animal he is still an "animal". And both characters had better facial expressions than any animal in the Lion King. That was my point.
@@mccinna5534 And what about Aslan? Even he had better facial expressions.
@@blueismylove3128 Sorry I was confused. I got your point now.
As a counterpoint to the lack of expression, I thought of the Queen in Brave when she turns into a bear. One of my favourite things in that movie is how she looks like a bear, but with these animated expressions and gestures, but when she turns more like a real bear, she goes kind of dead-eyed, like *she* is not all there. It was great way to show what she was experiencing. It seems to me like in the Lion King, they opted to stick strictly with the latter, and yeah, it definitely comes out flat - like the characters as people aren't entirely there. It's made even more stupid by fact that real animals can definitely show quite a good range of expression...
Isn't Black Panther pretty much a live action version of Lion King?
Lol
So is yo mama
Lol funny
@@doctorkhumalo7730 stfu
I didn't see the 2019 version because I thought everything looked pale in comparison to the original (both metaphorically and literally).
that's not... how you use that phrase
That was a great transition from The Lion King to Curiosity Stream, I applaud you Captain Midnight.