allhow many of the first 10 reviews on metacritic will have "uncanny valley" in the headline
I like this reading.This Lion King now has another political resonance that was absent from the 1990s version, one that Favreau, if he intended it at all, doesn't stress too hard: The movie's vision of a once-honorable empire being taken over by a corrupt and malevolent usurper will strike many Americans as having an undeniable ripped-from-the-headlines quality. When Scar consolidates his power by enlisting the protection of an army of hyena henchmen, it's hard not to think of another luxuriously maned would-be dictator who relies on a pack of scavenging subordinates to carry out his vile commands
9. If we're lucky maybe 7.how many of the first 10 reviews on metacritic will have "uncanny valley" in the headline
how many of the first 10 reviews on metacritic will have "uncanny valley" in the headline
Seems divisive so far. The criticisms about the photoreal approach are valid, but I am completely baffled how negative the reaction has been here compared to the same realistic render for Jungle Book. That movie is at 93% on RT and a skim of the reviews shows lavish praise for the lifelike animals.
I obviously havent seen TLK but Im curious how an identical approach from the same director can leave one movie soulless and the other fantastic
It's a step forward technologically and three steps back every other way. It represents a new high and a new low in Disney's ongoing recycling program.
It's persuasive, meticulous work within its chosen visual landscape, as far as it goes.
And for me it goes nowhere.
The new "Lion King" has every reason to exist in fiscal terms. It has no reason to exist as a movie we might take with us into our futures.
I didn't really understand what people liked so much about Jungle Book beyond the effects. I thought it was kind of boring but the animated version wasn't one of my favorites as a kid either, so maybe it's just a boring story.Seems divisive so far. The criticisms about the photoreal approach are valid, but I am completely baffled how negative the reaction has been here compared to the same realistic render for Jungle Book. That movie is at 93% on RT and a skim of the reviews shows lavish praise for the lifelike animals.
I obviously havent seen TLK but Im curious how an identical approach from the same director can leave one movie soulless and the other fantastic
Scar's jaunty villain anthem "Be Prepared" has been totally gutted, whereas the Oscar-winning "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" now unfolds during the day, for some reason.
The Jungle Book was a fairly different approach to the animated film and took place in a variety of lush environments. The Lion King is basically a shot-for-shot remake of the animated movie.
Jungle Book had Mowgli to interact with the animals plus Jon was doing his own interpretation of the story and wasn't just a shot for shot remake of the movie.Seems divisive so far. The criticisms about the photoreal approach are valid, but I am completely baffled how negative the reaction has been here compared to the same realistic render for Jungle Book. That movie is at 93% on RT and a skim of the reviews shows lavish praise for the lifelike animals.
I obviously havent seen TLK but Im curious how an identical approach from the same director can leave one movie soulless and the other fantastic
I think a lot of it has to do with how iconic and memorable the original LK was compared to The Jungle Book.Seems divisive so far. The criticisms about the photoreal approach are valid, but I am completely baffled how negative the reaction has been here compared to the same realistic render for Jungle Book. That movie is at 93% on RT and a skim of the reviews shows lavish praise for the lifelike animals.
I obviously havent seen TLK but Im curious how an identical approach from the same director can leave one movie soulless and the other fantastic
How do you gut the BEST song in the movie?!
I feel like the talking realistic animals won't be able to convey the emotions of the cartoon. We'll see though
But both characters have been so authentically rendered, with the limited range of facial motion their respective species possess, that we're essentially just watching two animals stare blankly at each other.
And the lack of expressiveness becomes a real liability when it comes to caring about our hero, prince Simba (JD McCrary as a cub, Donald Glover as a grown lion), who sports the same placid, unchanging cat face when he's confronted by the defining tragedy of his childhood as when he's pouncing on a beetle.
typically the early reviews tend to be the more positive ones is the concern here.Hmmm 66% from 29 reviews...if it can hit 70+ I think that's fine.
But both characters have been so authentically rendered, with the limited range of facial motion their respective species possess, that we're essentially just watching two animals stare blankly at each other. The emotional connection between them is entirely theoretical, supplied only by context or maybe by memories of what their hand-drawn ancestors more clearly conveyed.