The live-action "Lion King" word-of-mouth rating is lifted: Rotten Tomatoes freshness is 58% and the average score is 57

Disney's live-action blockbuster "The Lion King" officially landed in mainland China today (July 12), a week ahead of North America. With the release of the film, the media ratings and Rotten Tomatoes reviews in North America have also been released. As many fans worried after watching the trailer, the film's reputation is very bad. As of press time, the Rotten Tomatoes freshness has fallen below the passing line of 58%, and the average media score recorded by Metacritic is only 57 points.

The prominent "rotten" icon on the Rotten Tomatoes "The Lion King" interface:

The "critical consensus" given by Rotten Tomatoes reads: While the visual effects achievement is indeed something they can be proud of, "The Lion King" is still a makeshift remake that lacks the emotion and spiritual connotation of the original work - but for some fans, this is enough.

As for the authoritative media scores recorded by Metacritic, 16 gave excellent reviews, 15 gave so-so reviews, and 4 gave bad reviews. It is precisely because the scores of bad reviews and so-so reviews are quite disrespectful that the average score is pulled to 57. There are many well-known authoritative media that gave good reviews, such as IGN, Variety, and CNN, and the reason for giving high scores is concentrated on two words - feelings.

Positive reviewers said that what director Jon Favreau had to do was simple: don't ruin the original. And he did it, and that's enough. The glory of the original "Lion King" can't be reproduced, so as long as the live-action "Lion King" can tell the same story and make people recall the feeling of watching the original animation, it is a successful enough remake. In addition, fans can also enjoy the realistic visual experience brought by the most powerful technical team on the surface.