YMS: The Lion King (2019) Editing Highlights (Part 2)

In this one, Adam explains why the music sucks too.
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/ adumplaze
• My Little Pony Cum Jar...
WOW! Dude! Pride Rock!

[@catendway4754]

*{Timestamps}* 00:00 - Disney getting rewarded for their tom-fuckery 00:09 - this is basically a Marvel movie for Jon Favreau 02:46 - the stampede scene 07:46 - Jon Favreau’s hatred towards 2D animation 08:48 - Adam’s pitch for Toy Story 5 09:11 - ugly ass skies are apparently realistic 14:29 - the FBR normies suckling from the supple yet dried up gland sacks of the all-loving Mother Disney 14:51 - the wh0ring-themselves-out interviewers 15:17 - Chronicles of Narnia (go fuck yourself Jon) 16:52 - an unfortunate photo of Jon 17:15 - what would Adam do if he met Jon in real life? 18:28 - _milk a fish_ 19:01 - maybe if Jon stopped having his cake and eating it too, he wouldn’t be as lardy as he is today (& more talented probably) 20:23 - Adam’s got a lot to unpack 22:39 - _well this says a lot about the animators (& probably says a lot about Jon himself)_ 23:42 - “deh he izz” 23:58 - _hmm suspicious_ 24:38 - Nala & Simba reunion 28:54 - "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (a pretty bad case of same face syndrome) 29:40 - when the singers suck just as much as the non singers… 30:38 - the awful music composition & editing in “The Circle of Life” 39:07 - Jon can’t even succeed at what he wants 41:04 - *DUDE RAFIKI* 42:05 - *YOU ARE A LIAR HANS* 42:13 - credits *YMS Highlights Pinned Comment:* Sorry about the number of subs around the stampede scene. Someone gave out a bunch of gift subs and it only shows them one at a time.

[@danielkhan1]

Jeez, one day ago. Thanks for the hard work 😊

[@catendway4754]

@@danielkhan1 you’re welcome

[@itskazooie3461]

DUDE PRIDE ROCK

[@bentramer682]

I think "SiMbA?!" might deserve one

[@mtwall5933]

I was like "whatthe hell is Milk A Fish" and god I really wasnt ready for it

[@nebularobo8148]

"Anything 2D is made for nostalgia" is one of the WORST takes I've ever seen about art in general

[@chrischickering1959]

Agreed

[@Igor-ug1uo]

It's kinda like saying that painting is old crap and 3d modeling is the future of visual art.

[@TheF0xskibidbopmmdada]

What does he even mean? I literally don't understand what he's saying

[@StupidHead-ur6um]

Not only does it not make any sense I can't think of a 2d movie of recent time that wasn't a new stand alone thing. How could you be nostalgic for something thats completely new?

[@ashkebora7262]

I think he was referring to feature films and not media in general. It could be argued for Hollywood that they're maybe a bit averse, (though it could be argued they don't do _anything_ that isn't a safe bet...) but there are plenty of great 2D feature films coming out elsewhere... If he meant Disney specifically ... maybe? I'm not familiar with their newer stuff because I don't like supporting trash. They definitely haven't done that much 2D compared to before when it was basically all 2D. I guess hiring real artists is hard... for Disney ... somehow.

[@MetallicAddict15]

The guy shouting "Dude, PRIDE ROCK!" actually had better line delivery than all of the voice actors in this godawful movie

[@agooddaytorespawn57]

It pains me how easily impressed that guy is.

[@Duskool]

@@agooddaytorespawn57 I hate the React videos because there's always one or several of the actor---totally real people, over reacting and impressed or bewildered by anything and everything

[@juro7854]

He should be a voice actor in the sequel

[@CrippyReviews-vy4cq]

@@agooddaytorespawn57 The people in those videos are told to ham it up. It's all fake.

[@hoppyman11]

Remember how distraught Simba looked when he saw his father's corpse? Desperately trying to wake him up and not being able to comprehend his death. Able to see every emotion he's going through painted on his face? Now see how Simba is just a cgi lion here and can't emote because he's a cgi lion and has to look like a lion and not a cartoon despite everything being animated.

[@jacobschaller6566]

Well, it could be worse. At least he's not prancing around Africa while wearing his dad's corpse and keeps it in his cave at Pride Rock.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Jacob Schaller I would prefer that actually

[@orwell9788]

I swear, my rottweiler/shepherd shows much more emotion when I hold a tennis ball than cgi Simba looking at his dead father.

[@asthmaticpathic]

The shot of him reacting to the stampede is pretty much gone too which still is so effective, he doesn’t even look like he’s running away or scared in the 2019 version

[@CandyDragon1994]

@@asthmaticpathic Original Simba: look of fear and shock clear on his face upon seeing the wildebeest stampede heading towards him. 2019 Simba: blankly stares at the stampede, showing little to no emotion on his face like "Oh. There's a stampede coming. Guess I should run now."

[@shadowdormin]

"Look at this shot" *can't see the shot because 90% of the screen is taken up by the subscription notification*

[@serialborxes]

DERE HE IS

[@alejandrotomascarreno3867]

''WOW DUDE, PRIDE ROCK'' It's probably the cringiest and funniest line i've ever heard in these highlights lol

[@PViolety]

“Yeeus”

[@avip671]

Someone needs to make a 10 hour version

[@IvanDubsK7]

It’s like the Sakuracon ad

[@donnylurch4207]

@@IvanDubsK7 PURIDO ROCK!

[@deltoroperdedor3166]

@@donnylurch4207 I mean, they might as well embrace the cringe and sponsor a Jojo spinoff of Lion King

[@EliTheMonKEE101]

*watches Mufasa falling down to his death* Dere he is.

[@YMSHighlights]

Dere he goes.

[@bellboy64]

Is it just me or did Mufasa's death in the remake resemble that famous meme recreation of the scene with video game model rips? The one where Scar's neck stretches out to meet Mufasa and it all purposefully janky and inept. I remember when Mufasa fell he was frozen in a T-pose and bounced off the environment like a beach ball.

[@renato6665]

DERE HE IS DERE HE IS DERE HE IS DERE HE IS DERE HE IS DERE HE IS

[@frederickshaibani5655]

"Have fun son, alright!"

[@coolcatvibes5491]

its almost unwatchable

[@Zedge-yq9sd]

You beat me to the comment. It is almost unwatchable. Though I didn't notice any of it in part 1 maybe it's not there, or not as bad idk.

[@SamuTT]

Mufasa!

[@happymoomoocow]

Unwatchable

[@Splitter4416]

"Anything 2D is being made for nostalgia" The entire Japanese animation industry: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

[@tommythecat7752]

And American cartoons. Legitimately great shows are still being made that way *in the US*

[@whiskeyhound]

@@tommythecat7752 But who wants animation that if made well will keep looking good no matter how much time passes?

[@warmbloodedkirby]

it's something that someone with zero interest in animation would say

[@blackvulture6818]

Time to broadcast Flower Hill at a higher power level from some radio tower in Pyongyang

[@lethauntic]

To be fair, Japanese studios are too scared to use 3D. There's some 3D anime, sure, but the medium is more delegated to random background people and it almost always looks disgusting. Watch Baby Steps for some of the worst 3D ever. Beastars and the studio that made it is one of the few Japanese studios that even put effort into 3D and it's kinda sad.

[@pony7653]

“Jon, you don’t even know why the movie is good”. This is spot on. Jon Favreau knows it’s critically acclaimed and made a ton of money but doesn’t really get it. I seriously doubt Jon Favreau is a huge fan of the original like he claims. This was not a passion project for him, period. I see no love for The Lion King in this remake.

[@JojosCrazyChannel]

Do you think he did it just to get extra money to make more of “the Mandalorian”?

[@theinternalkiller]

It was a pa$$sion project

[@IronFreakV]

They chose him as a director because his name is marketable since he worked on the Avengers. Literally no other reason, that's how Disney does all the casting for these soulless cashgrabs

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

I can’t really blame Favreau too much, he kinda needed that job for Mandalorian’s sake. Still wished he would at least try to make this movie not garbage.

[@theinternalkiller]

I'm glad we got mandalorian but it sure feels like a monkey's paw getting this cg nightmare.

[@MissMillsonxx]

The absolute lack of energy in the new stampede scene is just pathetic.

[@TheBaronessBlack]

Got the same reaction for Prince Ali in Aladdin, just so... void of any creativity.

[@froufroudeluxe]

Yeah. If anything, they’re jogging

[@michaelstrong5383]

Both versions used CGI and yet the 90's version was more chaotic than this.

[@unpopularopinions7407]

it’s insane how it feels so much smaller than the original

[@rommix0]

Modern Disney in general is pathetic.

[@samurotting]

>"Live-action remake" >"Highest grossing animated movie" bRUh PICK ONE!

[@wowitsjay]

As an animator, favreau’s comments about 2d animation being only for nostalgias sake pisses me off. not only is it incredibly stupid, but it shows he has absolutely no idea what he’s talking about when it comes to animation.

[@PeninsulaPaintings]

Animation is a valid medium for making art, and it needs to be respected. It (ironically) reminds me of people shitting on digital art in favor of the old school traditional kind. Both debates are stupid. Art is art when it means something.

[@goingunder2548]

JAWWWWN when his child gives him a drawing they made at school and he throws it in the trash because it's shitty 2D crayola and not glorious VR-utilised motion capture CGI

[@chanteloupe1321]

Mufasa's intro to the scene (1:47) reminds me of that time Elijah Woods showed up in Spy Kids 3

[@KyrieFortune]

At least that scene was well played - you weren't expecting Frodo m-fucking Baggins in Spy Kids 3 and it was in a moment of dire need for the heroes. Here it's Mufasa checking on why his brother didn't come to Simba's baptism.

[@ridori7376]

@@KyrieFortune Also he proceeds to die like 10 seconds afterwards which is pretty funny

[@ChristianTheChicken]

I mean The Guy was talked up for the entire movie up to that point so it makes sense that there would be a fanfare when he finally shows up. Also what Ridori said.

[@TheRedRedKroovy]

"Anything 2D is being made for nostalgia" *Hayao Miyazaki spits in disgust*

[@andrewchung2940]

Glen Keane spits in disgust Andreas Deja spits in disgust James Baxter spits in disgust Sylvain Chomet spits in disgust Tomm Moore spits in disgust ....Actually, just substitute with any great 2D animator past and present and let's see how long the list goes

[@johnmanning6587]

Ralph Bakshi grabs a gun and spits in disgust

[@randomguy6679]

What point in the video did they say this?

[@arnavtosh914]

@@randomguy6679 8:00

[@satiricwriter]

Cartoon Saloon: Hold my selkies and wolfwalkers

[@comixproviderftw_02]

"DUDE! PRIDE ROCK!" Yep, you thought that stereotype died in the 90's. But no. That guy brought it back.

[@WreckingWood]

He does look like a late 30s millenial living in denial since graduating college.

[@RickRaptor105]

It's RLM's "I clapped when I saw it!", except it's unironic

[@comixproviderftw_02]

@@RickRaptor105 I didn't think it was real. I thought it was just them overexaggeration.

[@reverendneko8512]

@@comixproviderftw_02 It may have been the case that the people recording (The Fine Bros.) directed those guys to overreact, but to me they seemed pretty genuine. It's honestly just up to interpretation, but that all seemed like them genuinely falling hard for the nostalgia bait and getting excited about those "realistic" settings without thinking too deeply about what they actually liked about the original film.

[@Buttington_Headerson]

@@WreckingWood oh that's actually me... but I don't like this remake shit. I mean me in a metaphorical sense.

[@nomiddlenamedavis]

It is so ironic that Jon Favreau expressed realism was paramount and that's why the skies look like garbage. Currently, as I face my window with the most idealistic storybook blue sky imaginable as it might turn into the most beautiful sunset later this evening (I live in PA btw and I can honestly tell you Africa's probably 10 times as pretty)

[@FortoFight]

You liar, the sky is always mundane and boring.

[@Vely1]

I live in a town in Germany and even I have seen more interesting skies and sunsets than there were in the film

[@FortoFight]

@@Vely1 Yeah, I live in the UK and I get some awesome skies.

[@aloadofbollocks988]

ULOIRAR Blood moons and blood red skies are a thing. Don’t know about Africa, but does Disney film need to be meteorologically accurate?

[@FortoFight]

@@aloadofbollocks988 Yeah, I was joking.

[@Karaiathin]

The most striking thing about this remake is how much I realized the traditional animation of the original is able to make all the environments larger than life and epic. The sheer scale of things like pride rock and the gorge are able to be exaggerated and feel huge in a way that only artistic expression can, and it’s such an important element to the film. In the remake everything feels so boring and small, and all the dramatic mise en scene is completely lost. What a waste.

[@c-puff]

You are 100% correct... and yet then I watch something like the Planet Earth documentaries and there you ALSO manage to get that sheer sense of scale because the film crew actually knew what they were doing with their cinematography and how to frame things and which lenses to use to really bring the environment to life. Sometimes in the most hostile filming environments. And then I throw up my hands and go "So what exactly is the excuse here???"

[@thedogmaticdirector]

Everything is way slower, too. The Stampede in the original is so damn tense because of the speed of the wildebeests, and Simba can barely keep ahead of them. Remake Stampede slows down to a light jog at best, and theres no tension when you can just yell "RUN FASTER".

[@aebaarobele1654]

I swear the way Simba yells no in the remake never fails to make me laugh.

[@danibrent3068]

"MEEOOOOOOOOWWW"

[@f-22raptorlandingzone30]

It sounds like the world's slowest squeak toy

[@PeninsulaPaintings]

Someone once commented on how awkwardly Mufasa belly flops to his death in the remake and THAT makes me laugh everytime I see it now

[@could_possiblybe_thane07echo]

N⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰

[@battlemoosehat2471]

There he is... There he is... There he is... There he is... There he is... There he is... There he is... There he is... There he is... There he is... There he is... There he is... Have fun son... There he is... There he is... There he is...

[@pnak0tic]

Maybe at one point all the animals had buttholes and then an exec saw it and was like "man this is weird you gotta remove the buttholes" and then an intern went through and removed all the buttholes but he forgot the one in the shot with simba and nobody noticed

[@superchroma]

Definitely what happened. An exec went through it with a notepad and a red marker and told someone what to fix. Either they changed the texture and rerendered certain scenes, or they painted it out using some sort of tool. I reckon the artist put it there on purpose; it's like the story about the marketing guy who put a duck in the promo material he's struggling to approve and management gets so hooked on the duck that they don't criticize much else, and the main feedback is to remove the duck.

[@kunyoruyo]

release the buthole cut!

[@Wolffeathers21]

A good question would be as to why they originally wanted to include buttholes, but not genitals.

[@pony7653]

Ixpantenco “The Lion King 2019 - The Butthole Cut”

[@pony7653]

Magearon I’d never thought we’d be discussing Simba’s butthole but here we are.

[@romulusnuma116]

No one has ever complimented Surfs up this much until now

[@royalblanket]

And i wont complain

[@cocoroach_ok]

I didn't remember it that much, but I've heard it's still interesting (not the sequel, wtf is that). Isn't Surfs Up kinda like documentary? Wait... So Lion King 2019 is literally just Disney version of Surfs Up? Hhmmmmm, suspicious

[@neal2399]

Dewi Shinta P Lotta layers to this comment. I like you

[@corbinmarkey466]

The Pride Lands world from Kingdom Hearts 2 looked better than the 2019 film.

[@YMSHighlights]

The voice of Scar sounded like some intern that likes to wow people with his Jeremy Irons impression, but doesn't realize it's actually terrible and sounds nothing like him. And that's still a more fitting voice than Chiwetel Ejiofor.

[@corbinmarkey466]

@@YMSHighlights not only that but the entirety of that world's story takes place while the Pride Lands are still barren and desolate, and its still more compelling than the film because at least it ends with you getting to fight a giant fuck off monster.

[@oak1835]

I'd dare say Bloodborne looks better than this movie.

[@michaelstrong5383]

@@YMSHighlights Even Jim Cummings sounds more like Scar. Hell, he even sang the last few parts of Be Prepared when Jeremy's voice gave out.

[@swagstephens6619]

Okay I think we've gone to far, I think u forget that level my friend lol we have reached maximum hyperbole lol, the movie doesnt look good dont get me wrong but these are like nostalgia critic comparisons

[@emanibrahim5356]

kinda want him to make the "there he is!" gif a little smaller because it covers the screen so much

[@Whiteboykun]

or get fucking rid of it. maybe it's some half assed attempt at transformative content for the review?

[@emanibrahim5356]

@@Whiteboykun it has nothing to do with the review, it's just a twitch notification that shows new paying subscribers. but other twitch streamers keep it smaller and in the corner

[@Whiteboykun]

​@@emanibrahim5356 I know what it is and I know what twitch is. I'm saying maybe at some point adam thought 'keep or leave? ehh leave, it might add weight to this review/commentary being transformative' the same way his camera & criticism count as transformative. That said the cool cat shit is annoying as hell so I dipped after like 15 minutes.

[@EskimoCreamKing]

@@Whiteboykun this isn't the review it's footage from the stream. It will not be in the final review.

[@Maria-le5jp]

@@Whiteboykun have you ever been or seen twitch videos?

[@keeganfawcett610]

Don't think I can handle 42 minutes of Estrada saying "There he is."

[@YMSHighlights]

It's mostly the stampede scene. 90% of the video doesn't have it.

[@fierceshadowxd511]

@@YMSHighlights did someone gift a bunch of subs?

[@YMSHighlights]

@@fierceshadowxd511 Yes.

[@FortoFight]

@@YMSHighlights Half of this comments section didn't watch more than 10 minutes of the video before complaining lol

[@watchALLthethings]

You just can't handle the Estrada. You ain't hard.

[@jesusangulo2119]

Also, in the remake they added a backstory to Scar, when he got his scar by attempting to take Mufasas throne from him. So all the lionesses are not aware that this crippled lion tried to outhrone Mufasa in the past, and dont think that all of this could be a trap set up by Scar. And also, they didn’t ask Zasu, who literally has been told by Scar that he is going to help him. Doesn’t make any sense.

[@emilystewart6175]

So they turned remake Scar into Starscream? Keeps doing all these murder attempts until he finally succeeds at his murder attempts and everyone else is just like Shocked Pikachu face.

[@belletho6098]

This!! And I don't know if this was an intentional change (or just a result of the terrible voice acting), but in the remake Scar came across a lot more hateful and sinister. His voice could barely hide his contempt for Mufasa in that opening scene. Even when he says he'd never dream of challenging Mufasa, you don't believe it because he sounds so angry when he says it, like he's just WAITING for a chance to prove Mufasa wrong. At least in the original, Scar was portrayed as more of a charming weasel, so Mufasa views him as a minor nuisance rather than a genuine threat. When he says he'd never dream of challenging Mufasa, he rolls his eyes as if Mufasa is an idiot for even thinking Scar wants to challenge him. And the animators did a really great job of portraying this in his body language - when he speaks to Mufasa in that opening scene, his legs are bent and his body is low, so he is looking up at Mufasa, intentionally portraying himself as weak and small. None of this is in the remake.

[@michaelstrong5383]

Don't forget his crush on Sarabi, which, apart from the two times he asked her to be his Queen, went absolutely nowhere.

[@emilystewart6175]

@@belletho6098 It sounds like they were trying to do something ""different"" with Scar so it's not just the same as the original. But does sound like a matter of 'It wasn't broken, so why did you fix it.'

[@belletho6098]

@@emilystewart6175 Yeah, it did seem like they wanted Scar to be more blatantly sinister in the remake....but they didn't add enough of their own unique flair to the character, so he came across as a generic villain with no interesting quirks that stood out (at least, in my opinion). I remember Scar from the original because he was a sniveling sneaky asshole with a cool voice, and I remember Scar from the Broadway musical because he was a loud bombastic egotistical asshole with an awesome look....but Scar from the remake was just...so unmemorable :(

[@featheredcanine1897]

I seriously can’t wait for the full review. I never get tired of seeing people tear the 2019 version to shreds. I’m gonna dedicate a whole evening to it.

[@animefan6753]

Same!

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

Your wish has been granted.

[@makani9004]

I've dedicated too many evenings to it already. I refuse to watch the Disney remakes, they're so disrespectful. Alladin and Mulan were my favorites growing up and it just makes you so sad to see the way they were pimped out.

[@rickkcir2151]

I’m happy Adum is getting a lot of subscribers. But, I can only listen to Eric Estrada drunkenly saying “there he is” before I become clinically insane.

[@ShadowRubberDuck]

Highest-grossing “a-N-i-M-a-T-e-D” film... edit: Sorry I meant highest-grossing documentary film... Editing my last edit: My apologies Mr. Favreau What I REALLY meant was highest-grossing live action documentary film sponsored by HTC Vive

[@pony7653]

Dan E Live action documentary. Please, don’t forget the live action!

[@JeanMarceaux]

Highest grossing AI stock footage generation program product.

[@MyBenjamin73]

That Mexican guy on React is the pinnacle of "CONSOOM" Culture. He squeals over every trendy thing thats put in front of him

[@michaelstrong5383]

"Dude, Pride Rock!" "Dude, waving keys!"

[@S1nwar]

real-life nerd crew

[@athenajaxon2397]

Honestly he's just a really positive dude he's like that about everything

[@BensonBoy2019]

its a react channel. i wouldn't be surprised if most of the reaction's are played up for views.

[@Vely1]

It reminds me of Nerdcrew by Redlettermedia.

[@Dardessia]

I'm embarrassed to live in a world where this is the highest selling animated movie ever.

[@CrippyReviews-vy4cq]

I feel the same about Avatar. Pure trash

[@billiey8995]

If it makes you feel better, I think it's only the highest selling because of the inflation

[@wastelandlegocheem]

HIGHEST SELLING????????

[@Problematist]

The Lion King (1994) music: *literally the voices of hell* The Lion King (2019): lol just play "bada dam damdam" on repeat

[@robobrando]

DERE HE IS

[@littlemsterious991]

adum should talk about music theory/psychology more often, i don't know this stuff and i like learning it.

[@drakechandler9014]

I really learned a big element on why the music felt so much flatter to me. I never understood it before, but the feeling was always there. And his explanations on music theory made so much sense to me.

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

"Anything 2D is being made for Nostalgia." Then why doesn't Disney make more 2D films!?! I'd happily pay for more Disney 2D features over this schlock!

[@randomguy6679]

Didn’t realize Klaus was made to make people nostalgic about Santa Claus

[@kitaqiusa160]

"Anything made with 2D is being made for Nostalgia". Did he never heard of Anime?

[@kyoungt14]

Matter of fact, does he even know what film he's working on when he made that statement????

[@slothbaby2104]

What is the anime?

[@shwibbleglibble7197]

Imagine if every old series got the 2016 Berserk treatment.....

[@shea42]

You know, I think he did never heard of anime

[@nackskott12]

Jon “the skies look like shit because it's more realistic” Favreau says something utterly clueless? I'm shocked. The sad part is, that mentality seems really prevalent in film making right now. They see the money is in CGI eye-candy, and when people complain about the lack of a place for 2D animation there's this implication of “you're living in the past, 2D animation is out of vogue now. This looks better.” It's SO frustrating. Sure, the technology is impressive but I haven't seen a CGI movie look even HALF as good as Akira does. Even worse, they ignore the success of movies like Your Name as being “nostalgia.” I fucking hate it.

[@thecorbohole3637]

I like listening to adum talk about music in particular, he's got a good knowledge of what he's saying and provides some cool insight

[@Rakinjo2]

Hearing someone say; "I don't think he's a bad person" in the context of that person making a creative decision about an established IP that the individual saying it cares about is so refreshing.

[@NurseValentineSG]

why is there so much less energy in the 2019 stampede? Like it doesn't feel like Simba is running for his life, it feels like it's a nice stroll.

[@ofirbun]

Energy and emotion are unrealistic so they were removed

[@videogamenostalgia]

There's less energy in pretty much every aspect of the 2019 version (and all the live-action Disney remakes, for that matter)

[@michaelstrong5383]

Even the stampede itself doesn't look all that intimidating.

[@kramenisfalling]

Boring cinematography. The original had cool low camera angles and well timed zooms. It made you feel like a tiny lion cub through perspective

[@joeiorio9654]

17:30 That was wholesome. Adam can rag on films all he wants but he’s still a human being. The man is a Chad

[@Vosk21]

just rewatched the original, couldn't stop thinking about how good the stampede scene is. it hits so hard and is basically the best scene in the film.

[@thisisawsome34253212]

The Fine Bros' react series, at the very least, demonstrates how clueless the average movie viewer is.

[@dumbdumb572]

Nah, it represents how a character on a react channel reacts to something for views.

[@thisisawsome34253212]

Shawn White Aren’t they the same thing?

[@dumbdumb572]

@@thisisawsome34253212 an actor acting for views for a channel and the average movie viewer? Uhh, do I have to answer that lol

[@RazorusR3X777]

At least Mufasa removed the vibrator that was stuck in his throat.

[@basementdwellercosplay]

All the voice acting in this feels like the actors are reading off the script before they act/give emotion and John just went with it

[@AvengerAtIlipa]

I like how Twitch kept doing the "dere he is!" from Cool Cat all throughout scene where Mufasa and Zazu were looking for Simba in the gorge.

[@cabin_quilt]

I just get so sad every time I see the 3D movie's footage. They sucked out all the color and expression and LIFE from it. It legit feels like gaslighting for them to continually put down the original and tout the new as superior.

[@anttorrez64]

The reason why the music sucks is because they spent two thirds of the budget on Beyonce and the movie's animation being so close to a documentary

[@fishmoly7592]

“You saw this in your childhood right?” “Now applaud and rate my movie highly”

[@aliceduren6542]

I could listen to Adam discussing music theory for a whole video.

[@vizard_ichigo_3893]

A large majority if the problems stem from EVERYONE stroking bayonces ego, when in the original was the effort from everybody

[@frankmerker630]

I don’t think other actors/performers in the industry care that much about her, it’s just the press that idolize her and you have to go along with it or else you’ll get roasted

[@maddieb.4282]

No….. the problems with animation, writing, etc. stem from processes that were in motion before Beyoncé was even cast. The massaging of her ego did not actually contribute to how poor the movie was, just how annoying the media approach was to the film.

[@watereyenebula4055]

Can we just take a moment to admire Adam’s singing voice?

[@oklahomacityradiowaves5462]

He makes music! It’s pretty damn good

[@KingPK]

I don't care about "DERE HE IS", I'm 10 minutes in and he's not talking about Beyonce so therefore he will never talk about Beyonce. Unsubscribed.

[@sinfulrat287]

Saying the Lion King remake is Live action is like saying Happy feet is live action

[@smdytmrrwmyb9523]

I mean at least happy feet was motion capture and had live action characters at the end

[@sinfulrat287]

@@smdytmrrwmyb9523 thats true

[@francyflynn]

"It tried to imitate real animals so it's live action" 🤢

[@theMadCEHMist]

“i WaNt It To LoOk LiKe A dOcUmEnTaRy” ...But like....any nature documentary looks better than Lion King 2019 🙄

[@randomguy6679]

Planet Earth 2, for a start

[@NiteOfTheWorld]

Rafiki picking up the stick is like Chewbacca getting that medal at the end of Rise of Skywalker.

[@summerwoodsmusic]

I like that Jon says he feels nostalgia for the first Lion King “because it’s the most successful 2D animated film”. I feel like that explains a lot…

[@michaelstrong5383]

6:29-6:46 One could ask why Zazu didn't do that in the original film, but I always took it that Zazu getting hit by that rock from Scar must have scrambled his brain to the point where the stampede was all but a blur to him. At least it makes more sense than in the remake where Scar banishes Zazu even though he could have easily flew over Pride Rock and tell the lionesses everything that happened.

[@lich109]

In the original Scar doesn't claim make the same claim, even if Zazu remembered everything he wouldn't be able to contradict anything Scar said in the scene after.

[@animatrix1490]

Plus, we see Scar has Zazu "locked up" and away from the other animals in the 1994 version

[@josephcater6336]

everyone says DERE HE IS why not Dere he is.

[@fawnieee]

Dere is he

[@ev6784]

Everyone says dere he is but they never ask how he is :,(

[@eratinuwu1952]

I would absolutely watch you tear into every note Adam

[@rutgerhauerfan]

3:00 Funny thing is how the animation in the stampede scene would also be groundbreaking nowadays, because animators seem to have forgotten how to draw anything in 2D.

[@saliv88]

I feel dumb for laughing at Adam blowing a huge cloud of vape smoke at the start of the FBE clip, but it’s just really funny to me.

[@SoWhosGae]

They were supposed to be all "authentic" and diverse and shit with the casting and yet none of them sound like any african speaking english. Just listening to Beyonce saying "I thoughtch'ya wea dead!" ugh

[@aloadofbollocks988]

All Blacks sound like they’re from the Deep sauth.

[@c-puff]

I'm from Africa. The ONLY African accents in the whole movie I can identify is Rafiki's voice actor (which the original also had) and the singer of "Circle of Life". That's it.

[@pony7653]

“B-b-but they’re all black like real africans and that counts, right...? At least they’re absolutely not white except for the british bird!” - some Disney executive

[@randomguy6679]

@@pony7653 and Timon and Pumba

[@Cur1ocity]

Yes, because diversity was definitely THE problem with this movie

[@jacksonflood9344]

Adam has heard the words "there he is" more than any person who has ever existed

[@typhoonzebra]

You underestimate how many times per night I've watched Cool Cat Saves the kids for the last 5 years.

[@bw-xv2rz]

@@typhoonzebra you need Jesus

[@typhoonzebra]

@@bw-xv2rz ALL I NEED IS COOL CAT

[@nivircescrittore8304]

"Every 2D is made for nostalgia" Excuse me sir, have you ever heard the word 'Anime' before?

[@hannahburdge2394]

33:50 I sang this song in group setting several times and I can tell you with certainty that what you're describing goes over a lot of heads. "Than can ever be seen" is sung like that because the actress/vocalist felt good doing it (I can also vouch for the fact that the step-wise version feels tense-- as it absolutely should). Almost everyone wants the "be" to be one note higher as a result of how well the song was written so more than anything I think your point is supported really heavily here: it's the easy way out, for the audience and the singer.

[@ichigowww]

I like how there's a small amount of time between the "DUDE PRIDE ROCK" and Adam losing it He needed to process it first

[@videogamenostalgia]

The stampede scene with the occasional "DERE HE IS" subscriber notification sound is so amazing

[@KyrieFortune]

Mufasa: dies Eric Estrada: DERE HE IS

[@Rosie1757]

for the Circle of Life differences, the original gradually builds the same way the sun is building over the horizon over the animals all congregating to welcome their future king growing higher and higher in the scale as the music swells. meanwhile the remakes version feels like stomping your foot down too hard on the top step cause you expected there to be more than there is.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

Adam is asked what would he do if he met Jon Favreau in real life, and Adam's answer *_WASN'T_* _"kill him on sight."_ Well _damn,_ there goes my fanfiction...!

[@floraposteschild4184]

"It's not part of the animation language now". Don't tell the animators in Japan and Korea, not to mention many other places in the world. If animation means "bloated spectacle" to you, sure, I guess.

[@Loffeleif]

Gifting subs was a mistake

[@francyflynn]

Was it you hahahah

[@Fraude_fiscale4]

@@francyflynn *YOU*

[@brunobucciaratiswife]

Y o u.

[@cola98765]

I just realised that all those editing highlights are edited well enough so they can be considered by some "extended review" that's gonna be like 10 hours by the end.

[@heyro3852]

An explanation about the disappearing butt holes if anyone is reading this: Every VFX house that gets contracted to work on these movies usually has their own character models, so there are dozens of different Simbas in the whole film. It's very likely that some of the Simbas got modeled with butt holes and others did not, and no one caught on to the discrepancy (because why would they on this trash fire). This doesn't happen on flagship Disney animated movies because those are mostly all made with one team working in the same building with very little if any external subcontracting.

[@monkakonga4305]

How can a dude have such a funny speaking voice but a such a nice singing voice, what the fuck?!

[@vishrutbajaj337]

Why can Adam sing so well wtf

[@Buttington_Headerson]

Yeah he's pretty good.

[@Butanik]

At 12:14 , when the Sun breaks through the clouds, it shows the sun to be above and infront of Pride Rock, but a couple seconds after that is a wideshot from the side, showing the sun barely above the horizon in the background. What

[@Jottschrott]

I know it's been a while, but I still can't believe that someone thought having a realistic looking Lion King remake was a good idea. Even more baffling is, that it apparently was a good idea considering how much money it made.

[@minim-ms]

Hello! Classically trained musician here! Adam is 100% correct about that one song.

[@davidh4555]

Thanks for the highlights man. Really gives those of us who aren't into streams content to enjoy!

[@eli_r_q]

I love the way at 3:45 the music is perfectly timed to the "There he is!"

[@squidsquiddly5970]

I have never noticed a richer color scheme in any Disney animation than in Lion King. It WAS AFRICA. It embraced all the colors that I associate with African art and culture. The new one could literally be anywhere... It is so shitty to see the director shit on the 2d animation that was and IS 10000 times ahead of what he shat out. Actual pictures of Africa are so so so much prettier than this

[@michaelstrong5383]

The score in the remake sounds like Lion King's Greatest Hits than a new score with some hints of nostalgia. Plus it sounds way more underwhelming and boring than the original.

[@wofuljac]

''DERE HE IS '' always makes me laugh lol. Never get rid of it YMS!

[@ashburystreet]

Seeing Adam smile and laugh always makes my day.

[@pinecone9619]

*"I wish I could milk a fish"*

[@chupacadabra5161]

slurp

[@huggerderek]

Adam's singing voice is actually pretty great

[@RickRaptor105]

8:48 If this doesn't happen in Toy Story 5, we riot

[@k4miko921]

I just wonder what movie we would have gotten if as much love and effort was put towards it as the original and it was also in beautiful 2D art with today's technology. The potential is insane and could have been more than a cash grab. Remaking stuff like this is still stupid to me, but if it were to happen at all, this is what I would have wanted.

[@k4miko921]

OH YEAH AND MAYBE ACTUAL PROFESSIONAL VOICE ACTORS AND NOT RANDOM AF CELEBS

[@thisisawsome34253212]

Disney could've gotten Julie Taymor to direct a Lion King remake since she already made a successful broadway adaptation of the original. I'm not saying that it would've been great, but it'd at least be unique.

[@Enbious]

I completely forgot about “milk a fish.” Probably was just repressed. Also, why does Simba, and only Simba, have a butthole, and just that one scene? I wanna know the story behind that weird decision.

[@hoppyman11]

This is like watching those "REALISTIC MARIO LEVEL!!! 4K 60FPS (Unreal Engine)" And all the comments are "omg, why doesn't Nintendo hire you? They're so dumb." Despite the fact that it lacks any sense of aesthetic or defined artstyle.

[@MrDarthT]

I love hearing the "Documentary" compilation playing in the background at one point. documentary Documentary DOCUMENTARY DoCuMeNtArY dOcUmEnTaRy daa· kyoo·men·tr·ee

[@DradthemercenaryXV]

can confirm, people in the movie theatre cheered when the stick showed up, disney has mastered the art of crowd manipulation

[@StummerVogel]

Is that actually a thing over in the Americas? I've read about people cheering and clapping in theaters but I always thought those comments were just exaggerating.

[@DradthemercenaryXV]

StummerVogel my case happened in Peru so idk

[@kramenisfalling]

@@StummerVogel Yes, it really happens. Very distracting, can't stand it. At least it pretty much only happens the the opening weekend of the movie, though. People also clap when the credits start. Has the same energy as people who clap when thier plane lands.

[@theallinonegamer8482]

it's funny that Attack of the Clones CGI will age better than The Lion King 2019 will. not even a joke just compare AOTC to big-budget video game CGI at the time and AOTC somehow looks better at parts.

[@nackskott12]

Style goes a long way for making animation look good. This film has no style, and any movie that prides itself entirely on technology is going to age like SHIT as the technology quickly becomes redundant.

[@4ll3sb4n4n3]

The pride rock dude kinda reminds me of Rich Evans reacting to the Star Wars Force Awakens trailer "OMG it's the Millennium Falcon!" XD

[@jimjambaroo777]

Ok but after listening to Adum talk about it, I think a genuine documentary style The Lion King remake with 0 dialogue, maybe a David Attenboroughish narrator to help tell the story, in this hyper realistic animation style isn't the worst idea It might've turned out just as bad or worse, but not only could it have been genuinely great but it also would've been ballsy, experimental, and DIFFERENT from the original that would've brought a different experience to the table rather than the safe, shot for shot remake with 0 emotion

[@FinnTheBee]

I forgot that Adam has a really nice singing voice :)

[@saramations]

35:47 the marching ants is also a lot weaker in the remake because their Silhouette isn’t as strong. Watching the ants carry the leaves that are bigger than them works better in the original because you can see the mass better.

[@wantwithout]

im really glad Adam brought up the vocal mixing. That's a trend in a lot of stuff made these days where they basically throw the instrumental in a box and let the singer hold it while they wail

[@aaronsouthan7798]

Gotta clap for Rafiki's stick, gotta clap for it!

[@rooksclown316]

Please clap

[@TheRoboG]

Very cool!

[@0blivionvoid139]

Verrrrry coooool!

[@Buttington_Headerson]

I KNOW WHAT THAT IS

[@Scabloonshki]

42 minutes of Adum ranting about why the 2019 Lion King sucks? Oh you spoil me