Just a Few Thoughts on Disney's Adaptation of "The Lion King"
I thought about posting a quick little blurb about my experience watching the new Disney remake of The Lion King (2019) on Facebook or Instagram, but decided to write it all out here. It's been a while since I posted a review from this blog, and ultimately I figured that I had enough to say in order to warrant a post. This won't necessarily be a full on review of the film like many of my other reviews, but more of a discussion about my thoughts and feeling of both watching it and acknowledging its existence, so bear with me. Disney has fully embraced their campaign to remake all of their classics, a venture I personally think is unnecessary, but I'm no stingy stick-in-the-mud; art should never be censored, and I'm going to go see them regardless. So, maybe I'll just start with my perspective on this venture and then move into my thoughts on The Lion King (2019) . Storytelling is a cyclical art form. I don't know who it was that origin...