As the epic big IP that swept the world back then, "The Lion King" naturally couldn't escape the arrangement of the "real-life madman" Disney's father.
I still remember that when the live-action version of "The Lion King" first released the trailer, it almost detonated the entire Internet, and the fans' hearts finally gave up half. Because from the preview, the live-action version not only has first-class visual effects, but also many scenes are highly restored to the original.
Who would have thought that the live-action feature film, which was released as scheduled, surprised many audiences, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes fell all the way to a failing level. The original plan to replicate the original animation's ambitions at the box office may also suffer from waterloo due to poor word of mouth.
Looking back at the animated version of "The Lion King" released 25 years ago, there is no doubt about its classic status. It once crushed the best works of the year with the second highest box office performance in film history. This perfect pinnacle is basically out of the way of other 2D animated films. Major studios started to develop 3D technology in a swarm, and to some extent, they were stimulated by the dazzling achievements of the animated version of "The Lion King".
Although the story of "The Lion King" is not new, the conspirators usurped the throne and the prince wandered for revenge, which is basically a prairie copy of "Hamlet". The pioneering point of "The Lion King" is that it uses the animation shell to carry the grand propositions of power and desire, justice and responsibility, reincarnation and new life, completely getting rid of the small pattern of previous animation films.
If The Lion King broke new ground in terms of storytelling, its success in art could be said to be the end of an old paradigm. The image creation in the film not only retains the posture of animals, but also integrates the emotional power of humanization.
Throughout the whole "The Lion King", the magnificent grassland, the dark and cramped wolf's den, and the mysterious and mysterious rainforest, these scenes not only restore the African style but also have a sense of oil painting, but also reach the epic level of 2D animation.
The soundtrack of "The Lion King" is indispensable in order to make the animated story feel the heaviness of Shakespeare's play. The theme music "This Land", the theme songs "Can You Feel The LoveTonight", "Circle Of Life", "Hakuna Matata" not only conveyed the emotional theme of love and adventure, but also became popular at the time.
Hans Zimmer and Elton John, the king-fried duo, also won two statues by composing the music for the "Lion King" soundtrack.
Although the original "The Lion King" has reached its peak, many viewers still expect that Disney, which has made big moves, can reach new heights with the live-action version of "The Lion King". Top visual enjoyment too. It's a pity that the technical shotgun replacement this time was self-defeating.
The biggest flaw in the live-action version of "The Lion King" is precisely the realistic little animals in the movie. In order to highly restore the people of the Kingdom of Glory, the movie has no real scenes, no cameras, and in order to avoid the previous "Fantasy Forest" that used facial capture to create a poker face, "The Lion King" uses CG technology from beginning to end, all animal characters in one fell swoop Every movement, every frown, and every smile are all computer-generated.
Unfortunately, the animals have no obvious expressions. When little Simba was running wildly on the grassland, when he saw his father Mufasa fall off a cliff, when he met Peng Peng Dingman who started a heartless new life, he looked almost the same, and his joys, sorrows and joys lost their response. Some appeal, the look and feel of the animal world makes people play every minute.
Although the animal characters have no human expressions, they still have to speak human words. Without the cooperation of the characters' expressions, you will never guess whether Simba or other lions open their mouths to RUA RUA roar, or to roar and say a series of impassioned lines.
You thought that after Mufasa was pushed off the cliff, there would be one last roar of the king full of sadness and unwillingness, but it was actually a series of non-embarrassing exclamations from the voice actors. You thought that the climax of the duel with Scar, Simba wanted to express the hatred of wandering for many years and the revenge of killing his father to seize power, but it turned out that the two lions roared a few times at each other and ended the battle in a hurry within two rounds.
The live-action version of "The Lion King" is basically taken from the animation frame by frame, but the level of adaptation is far less than the original. For example, the log bridge of the most classic three good friends has been taken over, and the "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" bridge of Simba and Nana's reunion was arranged in broad daylight, without the rich light changes at dusk in the original version. A heartfelt atmosphere.
There are many crappy innovations like this, and the half an hour more than the original version does not have a rich plot, but just lays out the background of the characters. The bridge is on.
However, I laughed so much, mainly because the animated version of "The Lion King" is really classic. Aside from the halo of the original, in fact, the live-action version of "The Lion King" can't be said to be useless. At least, the special effects and funds are not all burned on the weird painting style of the animal world. It is also very shocking that the original natural scenes can be truly displayed.
In addition, the fluffy and chubby little lion Simba also makes people enjoy a very smooth cat sucking experience on the big screen. In short, the live-action version of "The Lion King" is still a passable assembly line work, but it has indeed destroyed many people's childhood memories, and the collapse of word-of-mouth is not wrong.
The playful "The Lion King" not only gave fans a critical blow, but also hit the Disney live-action movie universe, which has always been short-lived, with a heavy blow.
As a veteran animation giant with countless popular IPs, Dad Di has been laying out his own live action movie series (live action movie series) since 2010. At that time, the live-action version of "Alice in Wonderland" directed by Tim Burton was sent to the soul. The gorgeous special effects and the dark fairy tale of excellent quality opened up a new world for the global audience and Disney itself. door.
Later, "Sleeping Curse", which wore the same dark filter, also continued the success of Disney's live-action movies with its ingenious story.
However, Disney, which was successful at the start, has not been able to maintain such good results, but has embarked on a road of no return where the ups and downs of word of mouth are unpredictable. Anyway, those who paid tribute to the original died on the beach ("Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast"), but the innovative ones all rushed to the beach ("Christopher Robin", "Fantasy Forest"), but for the box office I have to take care of the fans' emotions, and because of this, Disney's live action movie series has fallen into a very embarrassing situation. According to such a rule, it is no wonder that the "Lion King" restored frame by frame is on the street.
This year is undoubtedly a big year for Disney's live-action movie universe. Unfortunately, both "Dumbo" and "Aladdin" performed very mediocrely. I had hoped that "The Lion King" would reverse the word of mouth.
Although "Mulan" to be released in the future has won the Chinese market, there is still a question mark on whether it can be played; and "The Little Mermaid" has become a black fish, and was drowned in saliva as soon as the project was approved. After the "Lion King" store, the hope of Disney's live-action movie being completely restored seems even more remote.
Author | Fat to Laugh; Public Number | Watching Movies and Seeing Death
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