‘The Lion King’: First Reactions From Fans
Can you feel the love for The Lion King? The live-action film, starring Beyoncé and Donald Glover, is officially in theaters today, which means fans have started offering up their reviews of the remake. And since these critiques are available via Twitter, they’re short, but not always sweet.
Many loved the film, which use realistic CGI animation, for giving them that ‘90s nostalgia rush they crave. Even when it hurts.
#TheLionKing
— Sandhya Suresh (@sandhyaasuresh) July 19, 2019
Me, before and after I saw Mufasa die, AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/dc8HAqg0G0
I loved everything about #TheLionKing 😭
— zee base 🗯 (@zygmaund) July 19, 2019
The music, the lighting, the scenes were all too real. Mufasa's death is a hundred times more painful in live action 😭😭, Scar was so dark, Timon and Pumba pretty much brought the life to the movie. Everything's so beautiful. 😭 Timeless! pic.twitter.com/cyCElsJlns
Some early moviegoers even noted that the animation was so good, they had trouble knowing what was real and what was fake.
#THELIONKING
— ur avg Gen Z movie critic (@cinemara_) July 19, 2019
I cannot rave enough about the animation. It is amazing, I couldn’t tell what’s real and what’s fake. From fur to grub, it was realistic. And the lighting!! Impeccable.
The music was moving and powerful.
Can’t miss movie of the summer.
The Lion King is timeless. pic.twitter.com/F4xFh12ZOS
Im putting it out there, this #lionking is better than the original, CGI and scenery is insane!!
— AYGRAY🎭 (@AYGRAYY) July 19, 2019
Others, though, had a bone to pick with some of director Jon Favreau’s choices. Like say, his decision to not set the scene for Beyoncé and Donald Glover’s big “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?” duet at night.
Honestly, the worst part about the new lion king movie is that they set the “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” scene during the day pic.twitter.com/jGAzrYD2E8
— Jon Negroni 🆒 (@JonNegroni) July 16, 2019
No surprise, most couldn’t stop talking about the power of Beyoncé, who voices adult Nala. One fan noted she “has turned from a cute animated kids movie to the centerpiece of a cultural movement.” Bow down to Queen Bey of the jungle, who dropped her The Lion King companion album, The Gift, too, today.
https://twitter.com/YONCEKORDEl/status/1151398167637708800
THE LION KING MOVIE THURSDAY, A BEYONCÉ SOUNDTRACK FRIDAY, A MUSIC VIDEO TO SPIRIT TONIGHT. HIVE, ARE WE NOT FED? pic.twitter.com/WGvewGiUw8
— ✧.* (@DONSLAYS) July 16, 2019
Will you be seeing The Lion King this weekend?
