As a marketing strategy this was a success.
As a piece of art to be observed for the ages, it was not.
The most apt way to describe this thing would be an unintentional absurdist masterpiece.
It's a remake, that is worse in ever way, but also half an hour longer.
Disney could have just played a kazoo-version of the original soundtrack, over an image of Jon Favreau flipping off the camera for 2 hours, and saved themselves 400 million dollars, but whatever.
The Lion King 2019
Keep away for safety reasons. Have some respect for your eyes.
And for Gods sake, don't let your kids see it. At that point you might as well show them Saving Private Ryan. The cost of therapy would be about the same.
As a piece of art to be observed for the ages, it was not.
The most apt way to describe this thing would be an unintentional absurdist masterpiece.
It's a remake, that is worse in ever way, but also half an hour longer.
Disney could have just played a kazoo-version of the original soundtrack, over an image of Jon Favreau flipping off the camera for 2 hours, and saved themselves 400 million dollars, but whatever.
The Lion King 2019
Keep away for safety reasons. Have some respect for your eyes.
And for Gods sake, don't let your kids see it. At that point you might as well show them Saving Private Ryan. The cost of therapy would be about the same.