Lion King 2019
I was not the biggest fan of Lion King growing up. For me it was ruined by a boy in my class who was obsessed with the film and used to run around pretending he was a hyena. But now that that boy is just a distant memory my love for the film has grown, as has my appreciation. I was highly antcipating the release of the new lion king, after seeing the new Aladdin revamp and loving it even more than the original (which is in my top 5 Disney film of all time). Me and my Mother were sat at the back anticipating this alleged film of the year. The Circle of Life music erupted into the cinema and filled our hearts with joy. My eyes started to well with tears, the music combined with the beautiful animation was overwhelming to the soul. Then they spoke... This remake takes everything that was good about the original and takes a big steamy dump all over it. I understand that the shots and animation where more realistic but if I wanted to watch some animals run about in the desert for 2 ho...