The Lion King 3D

Let me tell you about the true circle of life, at least in regard to Walt Disney. It goes something like this: the film is a theatrical release and release a DVD release, then enter the "jump" from a number of years, rose again, somewhere on the road when a new technology and a new format or another way to sell new equipment. The customer base is not exactly the change are not those of us who devour everything independently, but there are those who have children and create new customers, and Disney even know how to feed the parents and lots of different child the same food (think: Blu-Ray and DVD combos).

So it goes that in 1994 The Lion King is back in the theater as an event in 3D, but realistically, it is essentially an extended advertisement for the upcoming Blu-Ray. I think the press will house a 3D version too, but let us continue to be real, 3D sucks worse on TV than it does in Cineplex. If you are the type of consumer Mickey Mouse who digs in the third dimension, then you are already in line for opening day.

The Lion King 3D



Now we see the Lion King, while not in itself an evil. It 'a very good thing. I'm watching it every two years, if I have not done a second time to re-edition comes around, it's usually a good kick to get me again, and Simba's pride. And 'perhaps best classic Disney movies, they put out since 1960. The story of a young lion cub, which is led to believe that he caused the death of his father, and then withdrew from the throne of his uncle's evil, is a classic tale of Shakespeare's deception and redemption. It 's so smart, even more than I remembered. The character arcs are all impressive, with Simba through the real changes that extend to her to get bigger and change of voice actors (young Jonathan Taylor Thomas is replaced by Matthew Broderick). Simba is really old.

Also humor is funny and intelligent, sometimes even at the limit of, dare we say, adult overtones. It's the same with narrative themes of the film. Directors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff not dumb the story down to fit a form of market research on what children can do: there is a real danger in The Lion King, and it is part of the message of the film. Birth and death are a cycle, it is what it means to be alive. After the overwrought opening film music - and if I have one complaint, it is, seventeen years later, much of the music comes off as too slick and superficial - history is a hard rock introduce Scar, the villain of the piece, expressed Fey threat by Jeremy Irons. The situation is very different in the film is literally playing with a mouse Scar cute, he is preparing to eat. What kind of shade in cold blood, we should expect from a script on the regicide and guilt family, working or not.

The Lion King were animated with style and class, and although the songs seem trivial today, the rest of the presentation is not. The Lion King is the Disney studio has learned how to fully integrate digital effects without distracting from their tried and true method of drawing. The action is fast and frantic, computers make it possible to take advantage of magic. At the same time, makes producers and artists do not skimp on the more traditional. The fun characters - be it straight-up comedy (Timon and Pumbaa as presented by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella) to darker or laughter (the hyenas, played by Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin) - is resilient and strong. Environments they inhabit are too detailed and vivid. I do not think there is room for discussion: The Lion King has always been fantastic.

So far that's all. I would not say that the ruins 3D Lion King, but it is a superfluous addition. (Surprise, surprise). In fairness, most of the effects that are not exaggerated, and sometimes there are some nice separation of foreground and background, but in essence, there are so few of these moments, which you will pay premiums only buys you the ability to say "Oh, very pretty" once or twice. Most movies, you probably will not notice all of the 3D, which means you pay nothing. At worst, even if the 3D post-coverage of the case degrades the overall experience. The general appearance of the image is darker than I remember, which is a big disadvantage as far as I'm concerned. In some sequences action more exciting, it is post-production, ill-equipped to handle the speed of animated characters. They end up being uncertain and blurred, destroyed the desired effect. It is a total loss.

And for this, I say to avoid seeing in this version of The Lion King in theaters. Why bother? It is not true, and certainly not in favor of increasing the cost of the ticket. Instead, wait for three weeks and get a Blu-Ray and watch the Lion King HD broadcasts. Judging from the trailer for other Disney Blu-ray, it will look absolutely stunning. Blu-ray, which is designed to handle the intense colors, and increase the clarity of detail, the exact opposite of what the 3D post-conversion, and not just the presentation of films like The Lion King demands. In addition, depending on the size of your family, what it will cost to see Simba, the theater once to buy an unlimited number anyway. There is no good shopping in this theatrical effort.