The lion king is my absolute favorite disney movie, so you can imagine my excitement when they announced this one. the return of James Earl Jones, Simba played by Donald Glover and Nala played by Beyoncé...what could go wrong? a lot, apparently.

not only was i disappointed in the lack of heart, but some of my favorite scenes and songs from the last film were cut short. my favorite song from the original movie is Be Prepared, and that was one of, if not THE most disappointing part of the entire movie.

on top of that, a few characters break the fourth wall and discuss the original movie, which i was taken aback by and not happy with.

i think they could have done something really wonderful here and they just completely dropped the ball