almost five months after presenting the first preview of the new version of “The Lion King” live-action and clear the skepticism of many with a mind-blowing production level, Disney returns to get goose bumps with a two-minute trailer that leaves much fabric to cut.
Villain or antagonist?
For those first sentences of the trailer, we can guess that in this film the Scar fight to impose their own version of Justice, more passing by a consciousness of class than by simple spite towards the King. In the original, the motivations of Scar came from his petty family rancor, with phrases like “I will never be King” and “I think that I did not receive good heritage”. While in this version, it ensures that “some people are born to be a feast and others live in the dark.” Although still could not see well what is your relationship with the hyenas, it is likely to handle his henchmen through demagogy, we know that at this time would not work the discourse of “I am the true King”. Everything tells us that we can expect a version more realistic and mature these characters and the reasons that move them.
Everything the light touches… It is our tracing the birth of Simba scenes are as spectacular as in the original, with all the animals in the Kingdom, attending the ceremony under the light of a beautiful Sunrise, as we could see in more detail on the earlier teaser. Mufasa teachings are also contained in this new trailer, including the famous explanation about the endless cycle and the limits of the Kingdom. Father and son sit in the rock of the King to contemplate their domains, Simba steps into the footprint of Mufasa, pursues a beetle and Zazu follows them all sides. can we can expect that the first act of the film is a frame by frame of the original? So far it seems Yes.
Cemetery of elephants can also see the sinister cemetery of elephants that Mufasa forbids Simba go. Young Simba and Nala disobey it and are cornered by the hyenas do is Zazu? with them Until now gives the impression that everything has a much more somber than the original tone, we did not see musical numbers, happy no joke. Even the character of Rafiki seems a little more serious than his counterpart in pictures, but we hope that it will retain its charming personality. Ultimately, Simba will need all the help that can by his friends, to take the necessary courage and return to claim the throne.
Wildebeest Stampede learns one of the saddest scenes that trauma to a generation in its infancy. The infamous Stampede was generated by a computer program unique in its time, Disney developed exclusively for that scene. This achieved the animals to run in one direction through the Gorge without bumping into each other. Probably the same technology was improved and reused for the Stampede that we saw in this trailer. In addition movements, coats and details of animals are incredibly realistic, since the Studio was working on improving this type of animation for many years through his films. At the end of this scene, Scar said exactly the same words to his nephew to ensure that it never again and hyenas do their part.
Hakuna Matata iconic mount Simba growth through the musical number with Timon and Pumbaa singing “Hakuna Matata” is probably one of the most iconic scenes of animated film. In this trailer we see it practically calcada, with the main difference of the size of rudder with respect to their friends, since it goes on four legs rather than two as in the original. It is logical that in this version that tries to be more realistic, the animals have less anthropomorphic traits and more closer to their natural behavior.
The real King like that in the original, all the characters work so that Simba meets his destiny and to confront Scar to claim the throne. The last sentence we hear in the trailer is the voice of Mufasa saying “You must take your place in the cycle of life”. Although he also said it is known as Chiquito, this sounds more like the appearance of his spirit that reminds your child who is in truth. We also see Rafiki jumping between branches of bao bao (this African tree so iconic that it was present in the original) and painting the Simba Mane in the trunk, which wants to say that he found it. The scene with already adult Nala in the Lake is just the romantic moment before to have the conversation about their responsibilities as King.
Can it be “live-action” If there is no human?
And “Lion King” was the first (and for a long time, the only) Disney film without anyone and pure animal. Although in other films of the company human intervention is minimal, as the Hunter from Bambi, are key to the plot, and even though the last time others joined as Zootopia (2016) to the list, the film of Simba held the title of being the only one in COPD a more recent study. Why is still latent question of to what extent this new version is a live-action, when virtually all of the action is generated by computer, making it another animated film, but this time in CGI. However director Jon Favreau has demonstrated with its recent adaptation of the Jungle Book (The Jungle Book, 2016) that can make a quite realistic version of talking animals and make us believe that we are seeing the very same nature in action.
Famous voices in the first teaser had heard the voice of Mufasa, interpreted – just like in the original version – by the legendary James Earl Jones (voice of Darth Vader). In this new advancement, we hear the other campaign. The trailer begins with the infamous phrase of the villain Scar – which is also the first line of dialogue from the film original-the voice of Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange, 12 years of slavery). And it ends with Timon and Pumbaa singing, with the voices of comedians Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen, respectively. The cast is completed by Donald Glover as Simba, Nala, John Oliver in the role of the Adviser of the King Zazu, who can also see more closely in this trailer, as the singer Beyoncé Knowles Alfre Woodard as Sarabi, Simba, John Kani in the role of the wise Rafi’s mother Ki and skin of the hyenas Florence Kasumba Eric André as Shenzi and Banzai. It seems that Ed, the Hyena with fewer lights, ran out of dialogues to give a more solemn film tone, although perhaps they appeal to physical comedy.
Music calms the wild beasts that plays in the background during all the trailer is an epic and instrumental version of “the lion sleeps tonight” (original song by Solomon Linda) composed by Hans Zimmer, the musical genius who also made the unforgettable soundtrack of the origi animated NAL. In addition to giving his voice to Nala, friend and romantic interest of Simba, the musical Megastar Beyonce of course also perform the main themes, which is already working with the footballer Elton John, composer of “Can you feel the love tonight” (“this (night is to love”in our Latin Spanish dubbed version).
Shakespeare in the jungle is still not clear is if this version Mufasa and Scar effectively would be related. In the animated classic the two lions are brothers, but it was not always this way. At first Scar and Mufasa wouldn’t have relationship blood (in fact Scar is the first villain of Disney related to the protagonist) and eventually it was decided that this factor would give more drama to the story weight, although it approached it even more the work Shakespearean narrative matrix Hamlet.La of this foundational work of the Elizabethan theater is the same: the King is killed by his brother and the Prince flees from the Kingdom, to return later, exposing his uncle and assume the throne. Transferred to the world of lions, the story was a challenge extra: when a male kills the alpha and becomes the leader of the Pack, is paired with all the lionesses. Little fit for a Disney film, isn’t it? For that reason the producers decided that Nala was beyond the borders of the Kingdom in search of food, since in the first instance it would be by the rejection of the intentions of Scar.
The Lion King opens in Argentina July 18, just in time for the winter holiday and is one of the most eagerly awaited among the four! updates for live-action of their animated classic that Disney has prepared for this year, along with Dumbo (a surprising success in our country), Aladdin and the sequel of maleficent.
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