Mufasa: The Lion King

Name: Mufasa: The Lion King
Released: 2024
Rating: 6.7

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2024 ·118 min ·United States of America ·PG 12+

★6.7

IMDb 6.6 КП 7.6 RT 56% MC 56

Adventure, Family, Animation

Director: Barry Jenkins

🎭 Based on «The Lion King»

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Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

Budget: $200M

US Gross: $254.57M

Worldwide: $722.63M

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Aaron Pierre

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Kelvin Harrison Jr.

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Tiffany Boone

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🎬 Razzie Awards 2025 — Worst Sequel, Remake or Ripoff

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Mufasa: The Lion King is a technically impressive feat that utilizes hyper-realistic CGI to create stunning, documentary-like landscapes. However, the film receives mixed reactions regarding its narrative substance, with many finding the story predictable and inferior to the original, while others appreciate the expanded lore and character depth.

	Production	The photorealistic CGI provides a visually breathtaking and technically avant-garde experience that elevates the savanna setting to cinematic beauty.
	Acting	The vocal performances, particularly by Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr., successfully anchor the characters within the digital landscape.
	Score	The musical score and songs are widely considered unremarkable and forgettable, failing to reach the iconic status of previous entries in the franchise.
	Humor	The comedic relief provided by Timon and Pumbaa is frequently viewed as forced, irritating, and a failure to integrate smoothly into the narrative.
	Screenplay	Opinions on the screenplay are divided: some praise the film for adding nuanced emotional depth to Mufasa and Scar's history, while others find the plot predictable, illogical, and lacking the moral complexity of the 1994 original.

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