"Simba, you see, everything that the sun shines on is our land. The reign of a king is the same as the rise and fall of the sun. One day, the sun will sink as slowly as I do. And rise with you when you are king. ”
When familiar music sounds, can you feel the feelings you once were? "The Lion King", which has been away for 25 years, finally wants to meet the audience in another way.
The cg version of "The Lion King" is about to lead the world on July 12.
After 25 years, the phenomenal blockbuster of film history that has won numerous awards is about to be magnificently upgraded.
The new cg technology not only creates documentary-like realistic animals, but also restores the classic scenes of the animated version of "The Lion King".
For example, the classic scene of the wise wizard Raficci baptizing little Simba is extremely shocking and moving. Then he held aloft the cute little Simba with both hands and showed it to all the animals. Seeing these pictures again now, I will still be moved and burst into tears.
The "True Lion" version of "The Lion King" will also revolve around the story of Little Simba, telling the story of him experiencing difficulties and obstacles, and finally growing up to become the king of the forest in the company of his family and friends.
Don't think this story is outdated! The Lion King is definitely the culmination of Disney's past glory, and the Hamlet-like story tension carries a drama that far exceeds that of other Disney animations.
Royalty, power, intrigue, revenge, friendship, love, affection, and popular music, although the animated interpretation of the classic Shakespeare drama is a new bottle of old wine, but for fans the shock of this story is very huge.
This is not a thin fairy tale that can be compared, so that now you can recall the amazing boldness of the Lion King, although the subsequent "Mulan" is also good enough and has a modern spirit, but it can never surpass "The Lion King".
"Whether in terms of story expression or art and musical performance, The Lion King has undoubtedly created unprecedented artistic achievements and commercial value."
As the most brilliant work of Disney animation, Disney's 32nd classic animated feature film "The Lion King" was released in 1994, with a global box office revenue of more than $900 million, ranking first in the box office of disney animation studio films, the film spawned two sequels, and the Broadway song and dance drama of the same name produced by it has been hot to this day.
660,000 people on Douban scored a high score of 9.0, ranking 55th in Douban movies.
It also won that year's Anne Award for Animation (one of the highest honors in the field of animation) for Best Animated Feature, and its soundtrack was also an unparalleled classic, winning the Oscar for Best Original Score and Best Original Song.
Elton John's interlude "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" is a childhood memory for many people.
Peng Peng and Ding Man have become one of the happiest memories of a generation's childhood. Peng Peng is generous and kind, Ding Man is humorous and lively, and in their company, Simba's growth path is happy and exciting.
The very classic slogan in the film, "Hakuramatata", comes from Pempen and Timon, which is an old slang phrase in Western countries, which means: from now on you will have no troubles.
It is with their existence that our Lion King Simba can grow into a responsible, non-escapist Lion King.
However, the old lion king Mufasa is The mentor of Simba to become king, and his famous quote is believed to have become the motto in the hearts of many fans:
"Everybody is somebody, even a nobody"
"You must take your place in the circle of life"
Reddit has launched a survey of "the classic films you want to re-screen the most", and "The Lion King" has been in the top five rankings for many years, so when Disney announced the cg version of "The Lion King", the whole network boiled over.
Its trailer broke through 225 million plays in 24 hours, and netizens around the world are looking forward to the return of King Simba.
The reason why it is so exciting is because this live-action version of "The Lion King" uses a super production team.
Jon Feiru, director who has directed "Iron Man" and "The Jungle Book", will lead the ace special effects team of "Titanic" and "Avatar" to create the most realistic "animal world".
Full CG production, every hair, every face is meticulous, so that the audience can fully feel the sense of reality brought by advanced special effects.
Not only that, but the film's voice cast is also super luxurious.
Hollywood hit fried chicken Donald Glover voices Simba;
American diva singer Beyoncé voices Simba's Plum Bamboo Manana;
Simba's father, the Old Lion King, invited James Earl Jones, the voice actor of the animated version of the Old Lion King.
Among the nostalgic elements that fans are most concerned about, the original 94 version of the music team Hans Zimmer and Elton John will return, and the Hakunamatata of the African Savannah and the classic love songs of the century will return to the screen.
"The Lion King" has three major breakthroughs: in the production of traditional epic film boldness, animal images and habits have been designed by animators vivid and interesting, in the exaggerated anthropomorphism at the same time, maintain the true color of animals; the scene drawing of the magnificent mountains and rivers, wildebeest running wild in the African grassland is a major innovation in the history of animation. Beyond the beautiful graphics, the film's music culminates in the culmination of Hans Zimmer's passionate African music and Elton John's Western rock 'n' roll.
Everyone's life is worth watching The Lion King. If you've ever missed the animated version, don't miss the cg version this time.
Living and fighting for glory is the philosophy of life that "The Lion King" tells generations of fans.
As the old lion king Mufasa told Simba:
"When we die, the leaves fall back to the roots, turn to dust, moisten the grass, and the antelope eats grass, so we are all closely linked and live forever."
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