The Lion King (2019) Official Trailer Review

What’s up, you guys.

Once again, I’ve decided to make another trailer review for you guys to see.

Originally, I was planning on using this post to put up another review, but, because of the reviews I’m currently working on not being ready, I decided to show you all my thoughts on another trailer.

Anyway, today, I will be making my second trailer review by analyzing the trailer for the upcoming Lion King film.

First, have a look at this trailer for yourselves:

Now, onto my thoughts:

I will definitely say that unlike so many others out there who gave positive reactions and comments to this trailer...

I’ve honestly found myself less than impressed with it.

I mean, yes, I thought that the effects on the animals and environment were impressive, music was impressive to my ears, and the narration from James Earl Jones was totally awesome, but this trailer...well, it gave me the impression that there wasn’t going to be anything new about this film at all.

Everything that was featured in it was mostly just scenes, which is typical for a trailer to have. However, it had mostly been of ones that were all too familiar to me personally, such as the parts with the wildebeest stampede and Rafiki holding baby Simba. It gave off too much of a nostalgia rush, really, and the way everything played out made it seem it was just going to be the same movie, only with photorealistic animals in place of hand-drawn animated animals.

And, aside from hearing the voice of James Earl Jones in this trailer, as well as the obvious knowledge that he’s returning to play Mufusa, we never really got to have any peeks whatsoever at the characters and how they’ll be portrayed.

So, all in all, for me it doesn’t seem like there’s going to be anything new and exciting about this film at all, especially in contrast to the Dumbo film coming out this year, which I thought showed a lot more creativity and newness in promoting the film.

What do you guys think?