The Lion King Remake: Disney's Biggest Mistake

Lion King 2019 in this day and age is a stark reminder of how far a studio is willing to fall from it's core ideals, and no more than ever needs to reminded of what needs to be done to change things, as it can never die out.

[Jo-dkmy]

the fact that I COMPLETELY forgot the live action Lion King exists speaks volumes 💀

[superfanmusicmaker]

The weirdest thing about this movie is that it drags and adds enough scenes to make it half an hour longer than the original, but all the genuinely meaningful scenes from the original (like Simba and Nala's reunion) are either rushed through like footnotes, or they're omitted entirely.

If they had enough time to give half-baked subplots to Nala and Sarabi, as well as prolonged sequences revolving around a mouse and a literal piece of shit, why didn't they have room for Rafiki's "the past can hurt" line which literally sums up the entire message of the story?!

They _really_ didn't have their priorities in order here.

[poncho]

I'd argue that this film isn't Disney's biggest mistake. That comes later this year with the unnecessary sequel where they make Mufasa a villain and make Scar a sympathetic character.

[bencroyle]

My mom forgot that she took me to the theater to see the remake. That is just how forgettable it is, despite being a beat-for-beat remake of the original with nearly nothing new added.

[battybuddy]

One thing that I love is that everytime I look at videos about the flaws of this remake, my own pet cat comes up to me expressing way more emotion then these fake animals where they got rid of the human expressions but didn’t replace them with actual animal emotions.

[dracodracarys]

The worst part was turning Shenzi serious and militaristic and stripping her of any sort of humor or personality. In the original, she was silly, snarky and bantered with the others a lot, but she was also legitimately dangerous when she wanted to be and was clearly the leader in charge.

[chibicheeks]

James Earl Jones sounds like he’s just there to collect a paycheck in this remake. Also how does Aslan look so much better 20 years ago than these lions do in 2019?

[Supersaurus]

When I first learned of this live action remake, I was obviously very disappointed.

The Lion King is one of my top childhood favorites, it was just fine and had no need for a remake like this.

[hunterolaughlin]

Here’s a fun story: While my mom and I were driving back from seeing the remake in theaters, I pointed out to her how the film was barely different from the original and her reply was “she heard Jon Favreau say he loved the original so much he didn’t really want to change it that much”. Thinking back on it 5 years later, it makes me wonder if Jon Favreau thought the original was perfect, why even remake it in the first place?

[TrueMohax]

Rango is evidence that they could’ve used that middle ground, but they chose not to.

[beccacroce]

This remake should've included Broadway musical songs.

[odindarkll]

Mufasa: "Remember who you are."

Lion King Remake: "Nah. We're going to be soulless and decimate your character in a prequel!"

[Waltman]

If there was a list of every mistake Disney has made in the history of their existence, this would be high in the top 5. The very idea of a live action Lion King is not only stupid to the core, but it feels like a massive spit in the face to everyone who loves the original and traditional animation as a whole. At least with the other live action remakes (regardless of their quality), there was SOME form of justification for their existence. Lion King 2019 has none of that. It's nothing more than just a blatant technology flex that screams "hey look, I'm a classic disney movie but with advanced graphics. give us your money!!!". Whoever at Disney's boardroom approved this abomination should've been fired from the company.

[pierre-samuelroux]

The fact 'realistic' Mufasa fought WHOLE BIG GROUP of hyenas and still made it without scratch when at the very least he should have been slightly bitten

[torytellstales]

God...James Earl Jones sounds like the life was sucked out of him in the live action

[oranjaglad]

I remember seeing this “remake” in theaters. Most boring experience I’ve had.

[DainRiffgin]

This original was made to tell a story. This one was made to appease shareholders and play on nostalgia. The problem with Mufasa will be that there is no nostalgia for it since it's a new story, and the live action trend is played out. So we are going to get the sequel to a soulless copy of a masterpiece, and I do NOT think the shareholders will be happy if it bombs (which I suspect it will).

[jessicanoellejp]

My 10 year old son said "I wish the new Mufasa movie was like.. a cartoon"

[blackkitty]

I cant even tell who is who! The lions all look the same!

[SpammytheHedgehog]

Seriously. Did anyone ask for a Live Action remake?