There is no reason for this movie to exist. Full stop. If Donald Glover and Beyoncé had released a cover album on the 1994 film's anniversary this year with selected dialogue, it would have been just as good.Simba (JD McCrary) is born to privilege as the only son of King Mufasa (James Earl Jones), much to the ire of Mufasa's brother and former heir, Scar (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Scar manipulates Simba into feeling responsible for Mufasa's murder and chases him out of the Pride Lands. Alone and forlorn, the lion cub meets a friendly warthog (Seth Rogen) and meerkat (Billy Eichner) who basically raise him to be a self-centered slacker. Meanwhile, the lioness Nala (Beyoncé) has had it with Scar's mismanagement and leaves to find the now-adult Simba (Donald Glover) to convince him to return and regain his rightful place.
Sure, the photorealistic CGI is impressive. It also completely removes any expression from the animals' faces and renders them totally interchangeable. Turns out it's really difficult to distinguish one lioness from another if they aren't cartoons. The music is fine, but again, unnecessary in conjunction with the movie. It is currently streaming on Disney+. But so is the better animated film. Make good choices.
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