A disappointment or a masterpiece? The Lion King divided the critic

It can be said that the big studios do not have any idea. And you do not exaggerate. Most of the successes of recent seasons are recent successes or new versions of past glories. Fashion and nostalgia push millions of people into theaters and the industry is without artistic risk. Let's go over the last tanks: Toy Story 4 (2019), Avengers: End of the game (2019), Aladdin (2019), Dumbo (2019) and Spider-Man: far from home (Spider-Man: far from home, 2019). All the titles of the all-powerful Disney.

Interestingly, although they make millionaire collections, 3D adaptations or live scenes of animated clbadics usually do not convince critics unanimously, nor thirsty fans – who will never stop paying their entrance to judge with their own eyes. The risk is clear: it is not easy to play with the childhood of millions of people. This same controversy runs through the expected remake of The Lion King (Lion King, 1994), which received a mixed reception in the specialized media. Chef d'oeuvre or total fiasco? The notice is divided.

The media coincide on some points: it sounds like a moving homage and adheres to the spectacular of the fable. But these conditions that some consider as their virtues, others feel like their weak point. "It is the most conservative film, the least surprising and the least risky of this century, safe, safe and calculated, it's like it had been regurgitated.", said Todd McCarthy in The Hollywood Reporter.

Another controversial point is the change of support to represent the adventures of Simba. "He puts the emphasis on" realism "at the expense of entertainment, weakens his melodramatic side by minimizing his emotional side," said Scott Mendelson. Forbes. A point of view very similar to that expressed by William Bibbiani in L & # 39; envelope: "The contrast between the impossible events that appear on the screen and the hyper-realism of the images does not always work (…) Sometimes it's fascinating, but it's usually ridiculous . "

Despite these questions, the means were not lacking to get to the version of Jon Favreau. Technically, this seems indisputable, the changes to the songs are positive and the performers could not be more effective. "Donald Glover and Beyoncé are fierce and computer-generated photorealism is incredible"said Chris Hunneysett at Mirror. After all, it's such a compelling blockbuster that it can not fail. But one has to wonder what is the artistic value of an opportunistic adaptation to somewhat brazen commercial aspirations.

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