The Lion King (2019)

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Wikidata Q27044293, film, IMDb tt6105098, TMDB 420818: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by year 2019 in the title as said (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang); 3 more episodes agree.

The shows' “The Lion King (2019)” is more than one work, told apart episode by episode: this one in 10 episodes; The Lion King (1994) in 1 episode.

Also said as The Lion King (live action remake): the same Wikidata item, so listed here.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check — Patreon

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Came from

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Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Aladdin: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (reboot definition): The Lion King → Aladdin. Lion King and Aladdin redefined what counts as a reboot versus a remake.
    “reboots were kind of redefined this year because of things like the Lion King and Aladdin”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:40:05 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Beyonce: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Beyonce → The Lion King. Beyonce's Spirit missing out is read as the Academy not caring about the Lion King or pop stars.
    “They don't really seem to care about the Lion King and or pop stars.”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:25:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Elton John: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): The Lion King → Elton John. In the animated-movies chat, the hosts single out the 1994 Lion King for its Elton John side and its music.
    “the 94 one. Yeah, the Elton John side.”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 1:32:47 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Mulan: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Mulan → The Lion King. Sean says the Lion King and Aladdin remakes hewed too close to the originals, while Mulan overcorrected by not knowing what was good in its source.
    “I think Aladdin and the Lion King, I thought, worked a little bit too hard to retain the tone and the approach and story of the original films.”
    The Big Picture · Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation · 0:25:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (ethical contrast): Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind → The Lion King. Nausicaä values insects as alive, whereas the photoreal Lion King has Timon and Pumbaa eating bugs that visibly flee in fear.
    “Whereas Nausaka is like the one person who's like, no, they're like alive.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:37:17 · Griffin Newman (0.55 sure it was them)

Sean Fennessey: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): The Lion King → Sean Fennessey. Amanda was angry when Sean called Lion King's plot bad.
    “I got really annoyed when you said that the Lion King was a bad plot”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 1:17:30 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)

Zootopia 2: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): The Lion King → Zootopia 2. Animated movies that work: the Elton John Lion King, Zootopia 2 with its Godfather references.
    “I also thought Lion King was really good.”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 1:32:44 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

contrast (3)

  1. contrast (ethical contrast): Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind → The Lion King. Nausicaä values insects as alive, whereas the photoreal Lion King has Timon and Pumbaa eating bugs that visibly flee in fear.
    “Whereas Nausaka is like the one person who's like, no, they're like alive.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:37:17 · Griffin Newman (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast): The Lion King → Sean Fennessey. Amanda was angry when Sean called Lion King's plot bad.
    “I got really annoyed when you said that the Lion King was a bad plot”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 1:17:30 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. contrast (contrast): Mulan → The Lion King. Sean says the Lion King and Aladdin remakes hewed too close to the originals, while Mulan overcorrected by not knowing what was good in its source.
    “I think Aladdin and the Lion King, I thought, worked a little bit too hard to retain the tone and the approach and story of the original films.”
    The Big Picture · Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation · 0:25:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): The Lion King → Elton John. In the animated-movies chat, the hosts single out the 1994 Lion King for its Elton John side and its music.
    “the 94 one. Yeah, the Elton John side.”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 1:32:47 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Beyonce → The Lion King. Beyonce's Spirit missing out is read as the Academy not caring about the Lion King or pop stars.
    “They don't really seem to care about the Lion King and or pop stars.”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:25:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): The Lion King → Zootopia 2. Animated movies that work: the Elton John Lion King, Zootopia 2 with its Godfather references.
    “I also thought Lion King was really good.”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 1:32:44 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (reboot definition): The Lion King → Aladdin. Lion King and Aladdin redefined what counts as a reboot versus a remake.
    “reboots were kind of redefined this year because of things like the Lion King and Aladdin”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:40:05 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): The Lion King → The Lion King. Ben: remake with actual animals, full roar.
    “Yeah, actual animals. With real animals.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:25:24 · Ben Hosley (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about The Lion King: Griffin finds the photorealism makes Timon and Pumbaa eating bugs feel cruel since the bugs visibly act scared and have no faces.
    “I was like, this movie doesn't understand that this is fucked up now.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:37:12 · Griffin Newman (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about The Lion King: Ben says the biggest complaint is that no one got scalped; 'you can feel the lack of scalpings'.
    “You can feel the lack of scalpings while watching it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:25:49 · Ben Hosley (0.50 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

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