Wednesday 26 August 2015

The Lion King

Rating: *****

Not only does this movie hit right in the childhood but stirs emotions inside even those usually devoid of such things. The vibrant colours and brilliantly written music transports everyone to Africa, no matter who's living room you're sitting in, no matter how much the howling English rain is battering the windows. I watched this recently expecting it to be something that seemed great as a child but having experienced a lot more animated movies created with much more high tech computers would seem disappointing in comparison. But still the goosebumps formed at the opening sequence and for some reason all I could do was watch the animals that I could believe where alive because he animators had done such a great job capturing the essence of all the creatures on the savannah. So animators (from which Big Hero Six are excluded - it was awesome) step up your game and stop with the crappy proportions of your characters.
So maybe it is just me who feels this way about this movie. But if this is the case then I hope that every person gets to see a movie that connects to them as this one has to me. It's an experience that I wish upon the world.