The Lion King
Elton John is n’t too thrilled withThe Lion Kingremake , say it messed up his melodious legacy . The film ( itself , based on the 1994 animate moving picture ) marked director Jon Favreau ’s second go at make over a Disney classic after 2016’sThe Jungle Book , and boasted a star topology - studded cast led by Donald Glover as the representative of grownup Simba , John Oliver as Zazu , Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar , John Kani as Rafiki , and the legendary James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa . However , despite having a dear narrative and a great cast ( not to mention , an awarding - win soundtrack ) , the film still fell flat for many .
WhileThe Lion Kingbecame a boxwood office bang , earn more than $ 1 billionat the global box office , its limited review were interracial . Criticisms generally took exit with the film ’s lack of Modern narrative constituent , as well as the film’sphotorealistic , yet unexpressive CG animalsand characters . John , on the other paw , was in the first place disappointed by how the soundtrack for the remake was handled .
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speak withGQwhile promoting his memoirMe , John was asked about his thoughts onThe Lion King(2019 ) . Known for his candidness , the veteran singer / songwriter opened up about what he in truth felt upon watching the film . He ’s also grub out that its soundtrack did n’t resonate with the public the same way of life the original OST did .
" The newfangled version of The Lion King was a huge disappointment to me , because I believe they mess the medicine up . Music was so much a part of the original and the music in the current film did n’t have the same wallop . The magic and delight were lost . The soundtrack has n’t had nearly the same impact in the charts that it had 25 year ago , when it was the bestselling record album of the year . The new soundtrack fell out of the chart so promptly , despite the monolithic boxwood - office achiever . I bid I ’d been invited to the political party more , but the originative vision for the film and its music was different this time around and I was n’t really welcome or treated with the same level of respect . That reach me extremely sad . I ’m so happy that the correct spirit for the euphony lives on with the Lion King arrange musical . "
Comparisons are inevitable when it fall to remake , and frankly , the criticisms onThe Lion Kingare mostly fair . Since its soundtrack is integrated with its narration , the great unwashed ’s answer to it was also most likely affected by their disappointment in the live - action restate . That ’s the biggest risk in terminal figure of set about to recreate well - loved entertainment - either fans like it the 2d time around , or are let - down by it and feel it stain its harbinger ’s legacy .
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