The King Has Returned.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Voices of Donald Glover, Beyoncé, James Earl Jones, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, John Kani, Keegan-Michael Key, Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| Director |
Jon Favreau |
| Screenplay | Jeff Nathanson, Brenda Chapman, using characters by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton |
| Music | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel |
| Editing | Adam Gerstel, Mark Livolsi |
| Sound formats | DTS, Dolby Atmos |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2019 |
| Produced by | Fairview Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures |
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| Genre | Animated |
| Language | None |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Fairly frequent low impact fantastical violence with no noticeable effects. |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | The material contains complex and mature low impact themes presented in a context of a musical drama. Negative themes explore being a disgruntled and jealous uncle fighting to be a king, unforbidden land, disobedience, losing a loved one through death, conflicts, mistrust, betrayal, being a ruthless king, brotherhood rivalry, disrespect of royalty, grief, disappointment, deceit, being wrongfully accused of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and manipulation of Scar to Simba. Negative themes are mitigated by positive themes of good prevailing over evil, Simba retaining his rightful place as a king, being a responsible leader, protection of the kingdom, peace, positive father and son relationship, wisdom, family love and support, positive friendships, being disciplined, courageous, brave, reunion and unity. Themes have a low sense of threat and menace. Themes of manipulation, betrayal and death could be are likely to be confusing to much younger children who may have an emotional attachment and identification with the characters. Parental supervision is recommended to contextualize negative and positive themes themes to much younger children. |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for sequences of violence and peril, and some thematic elements. |
| Runtime | 118 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
| Suggested age limit 8 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Tonight Michael O'Sullivan  Spirit of 'The Lion King'. | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Christiaan Boonzaier Dié brul het jy al gehoor. | 10 |  |
| 24.com Gabi Zietsman It’s funny how this Lion King replicates almost every word and scene of the original but still fails so dismally. None of the songs were great revisions (except of course Hakuna Matata) and even Mufasa’s death - the scene that holds everything together - didn’t get a single tear from me. And that’s probably the biggest travesty of them all. | 10 | |
| RSG Leon van Nierop Die nuwe THE LION KING se storie is steeds resepmatig en in die kraal van vermaak-vrate. Onthou, dit kom eintlik tot sy volle reg in 3D, veral in reuse Scene X-Treme-teaters, 4-DX waar die stoele beweeg en skud, en Imax. Jy moet dit op die grootste skerm denkbaar sien met Dolby Atmos-klank, veral vir die Afrika byklanke en musiek. | 14 | |
| Metacritic.com 45 critics | 11 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 179 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer While it can take pride in its visual achievements,The Lion King is a by-the-numbers retelling that lacks the energy and heart that made the original so beloved -- though for some fans that may just be enough. | 12 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Sandie Angulo Chen Visually stunning remake is darker, more violent. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
| IMDB 5173 Netizens | 12 | |
| The Movie DB Community | 13 | |
Average .. 60% | 12 | |