YMS: The Lion King (2019) Editing Highlights (Part 5)

[@videogamenostalgia]

Adam discussing the Lion King with his son, circa 2035: "you reviewed all of this?" "YeS"

[@hunmiliengtipi9218]

Adopted son?

[@videogamenostalgia]

@@hunmiliengtipi9218 Genetically engineered human/horse hybrid son

[@hunmiliengtipi9218]

@@videogamenostalgia Basically a centaur?!

[@videogamenostalgia]

@@hunmiliengtipi9218 Yeah, but with human limbs and a horse torso & head

[@hunmiliengtipi9218]

@@videogamenostalgia Oh.

[@RickRaptor105]

Broke: Watching Japanese media dubbed into English Woke: Watching English media dubbed into Japanese

[@superchroma]

I like how we've come to the point where western media is so shitty that watching it redubbed and subbed is a superior experience. I guess the weebs won this one in the end.

[@sircourgette]

I legitimately do this tho

[@deltoroperdedor3166]

@@superchroma this is truly the darkest timeline

[@FortoFight]

@@superchroma They waited and they fucking earned this victory.

[@dinogorawr4735]

hey rickraptor love your vids

[@redtintedglasses3529]

Zazu says they should turn Scar into a throw-rug, in Kimba, his dad is basically a throw-rug. Hmmmmm, suspicious.

[@useraccount3207]

Zazu says they should turn Scar into a throw-rug, in Disney's Hercules, there is a visual gag where Scar is a throw-rug. Hmmmmm.... suspicious.

[@prageruwu69]

i hear the fuckign background music of that video whenever someone says "hmm suspicious" oh my god

[@anthonyhenriques7654]

@@prageruwu69 🤣🤣🤣

[@ButtersTheGreat1]

Its cause the English one just grabbed names. Japan hired voice actors.

[@YMSHighlights]

They sure as shit didn't hire Beyoncé for her acting chops.

[@KyrieFortune]

Ironically, Japan also grabs names for voice acting... the difference is that the names they grab /are trained voice actors/

[@alliezah]

Dubs are the only thing that makes me tolerate Beyonce. I could actually listen to Nala without having to cringe.

[@kramenisfalling]

@@KyrieFortune Its not really "grabbing names" if voice acting is the thing they're famous for. That's just hiring people qualified for the job they're doing.

[@ButtersTheGreat1]

@@KyrieFortune I know how big voice actors can be in Japan and that their names rival big name actors here and rightly so. However, the voice actors they chose were done so because of their skills at voice acting certain characters. Not just because the name looks good on a poster.

[@CassieCollision]

Localized Japanese Version: * そうだ。* Original English version: Yæs

[@kunyoruyo]

HOLD UP He's obsessing with ANOTHER JAPANESE LION when will the nightmare end

[@comixproviderftw_02]

HMMM... SUSPICIOUS.

[@zac8780]

this is just his life now

[@whodatninja439]

what will he do with his life once the review is done

[@christophercase6042]

When "wah-was" ends. (The punline of the joke is subjecting the Kimba Krowd to the ending of "White Christmas" with that song).

[@dolores111]

YMS summed up in one comment

[@vennsync8480]

The biggest mistake we made in the USA animation industry was allowing celebrity casting to take center stage. Voice acting is a craft, and though some actors can do it, it's clear this cast was not up to the task. The reason the foreign dubs are good is because they cast professional voice actors instead of celebrities. Bring back real voice actors in animated movies!

[@DJKennedy90]

With Robin Williams, it was a novelty that was lightning in a bottle: he could sing, act and have enough emotion to make his character feel GENUINE. Disney and the other studios that came after tried to do this with greatly diminished returns. The original Lion King was a somewhat of a fluke with having more film actors in the VA cast, but almost all of them pulling it off completely... meanwhile, Mel Gibson was as interesting as a block of wood as John Smith in Pocahontas the next year.

[@MeeplandHeights]

It's also especially annoying to see Hollywood adapt Broadway shows and get a shitty famous singer who can't act or sing in the range expected for the character they were given (usually they were cast based on looks or fame). Like just hire Broadway actors, sure they aren't as well known as Taylor Swift but they're trained to act, sing, and usually dance. Or at least if they're unknown to begin with they likely won't be hired for the wrong parts and given a lead role they aren't physically capable of doing Like the Mamma Mia movie was awful by all means, but at least Meryl Streep was giving it her all and had fun with the role vs other Hollywood actors like Anne Hathaway who seemed to care more about getting her Oscar than being a good actor/singer. While technically Anne was singing better than Steep, Streep just felt more like Donna, Anne just looked like Oscar-bait and a dying waif

[@NerdzTM]

That's the problem too... There's a lot of celebrities that CAN voice act as well as act, but not EVERYONE can.

[@deusex9731]

@@NerdzTMits not even just actors, because that would at least be a similar field, but no they had to hire singers and a talk show host to act

[@Dardessia]

Jon Favreau: so you're sure you set up the mic correctly and it won't clip? unpaid Disney intern: *yeeus*

[@metalkreeper1449]

no JON--

[@SirArthurTheGreat]

Nah that’s unrealistic, Jon would never care about audio clipping

[@BrickBuster2552]

The microphone: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZSylaSBa86Cibs

[@johncoyne9930]

To be fair, if you listen to the original version of I Just Can’t Wait to Be King, there’s a mic peaking on “free to run around all DAY” at 1:08. But yeah, not nearly as bad.

[@maddieb.4282]

@@johncoyne9930yeah but that was 30 years ago and the rest of the movie is almost perfect haha

[@c-puff]

240 million dollars went to Beyonce. 10 million went to the movie. The other 10 million went into the marketing of Beyonce being in the movie.

[@jessehenderson2967]

I must be out of touch, but I didn't know anyone was in this movie except Seth Rogan

[@_sofie]

Fake news

[@dexstewart862]

I didn't even know who Beyonce was before this movie.

[@blablablacksheep4]

Wait Beyonce was in this?

[@chocobo4646]

"Would you like a SoHh-duHh?" "Yehehs."

[@comixproviderftw_02]

OUIIII...

[@FumDumBum]

R

[@Carp6969]

Soda...

[@Vanessa-xx3yz]

I never saw Mufasa as an old sage Lion. To me he was a King in his prime. He was smart, humble, brave and strong and had years left to reign until Simba would take the throne. You don't accept Mufasa's death through Simba because you realized he lived a full life.

[@ADragonNerd]

Exactly. I always thought Mufasa was an adult lion, not some elderly lion

[@pharoahcaraboo9610]

This this this.

[@liesalllies]

I was just saying this last night

[@kramenisfalling]

Right, he should be in his prime if he's the head of the pride

[@Vanessa-xx3yz]

@@pharoahcaraboo9610 aww thanks!

[@rottytherottski522]

You know the funny thing is Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory was actually filmed by a guy who only did documentaries before and used some of that style when setting up the dry humor and for the news casts in the first 1/2 of the movie as a contrast to the magical world of the factory and can use that style to make a classic. Meanwhile John just makes up what he imagines a documentary is like and fails completely. 11/10

[@memestealer6348]

I never knew that, who knew that a guy who only directed documentaries could create such a classic

[@matthewalmont1272]

@@memestealer6348 He made great documentaries too, Wattstax is an amazing concert film

[@rottytherottski522]

Meme Stealer hey and on top of it being his first normal movie just about everyone on the cast was completely new to the job and learned as they went, but somehow they succeeded at everything John aimed for with none of the expierence, money, and technology.

[@ellentaylor6883]

Thats interesting.

[@rottytherottski522]

Wish I watched the live-streams because I would love to add that to the pile against John

[@lalaace937]

That Japanesse dub slaps.

[@michaelstrong5383]

The fact that they also brought back the actor who played Mufasa in the original, and yet still sounds better than James Earl Jones nowadays is really fascinating.

[@Loffeleif]

SOOU DA

[@trnkabarfilm]

@@Loffeleif SOUDA!!! is better than yEs...

[@analicious94]

...my asscheeks

[@hyperdreamsurfer9141]

That was some delicious Soda

[@jarvy251]

"Why is it better?" Because the Japanese take voice acting pretty seriously, you get an actual performance that comes through even if you don't understand a word of the language.

[@ADragonNerd]

exactly. Even if you don't speak the language, you can HEAR the emotion. Emotions are universal

[@henryhammond7393]

I’m starting to think this movie is a ripoff of a 1994 film called The Lion King. I mean just the names are similar. Simba... Simba? Hmm suspicious...

[@pudimdeuva1]

Dinsey is so evil she steals HERSELF

[@theotherjared9824]

YOU'RE WATCHING THE 1994 VERSION!!!!!!!!!

[@hunt3r_OW]

that dang simba crowd

[@henryhammond7393]

I retract my statement. Upon watching both properties they are both offering very different experiences.

[@prageruwu69]

and scar himself looks like foreign, weak, with very female moves...

[@hyperdreamsurfer9141]

Original: Mufasa quietly exclaims "Simba!" under his breath. 2019: Mufasa delivers the line as if to say "Simba? Who is that?"

[@max5845]

yEs. you go it.

[@hyperdreamsurfer9141]

@@max5845 Yeeus.

[@pentelegomenon1175]

"Simba? I know that guy!"

[@deusex9731]

@@pentelegomenon1175ah yeah he is my son who is the nephew of his uncle scar who is my brother

[@thugkermit9999]

The dedication of this horse to watch the movie on separate languages just to show how the vas messed the movie up Other people would’ve stopped at watching the movie and listening to some interviews but not Adam, he’s way to deep in to stop now...

[@fussanchez2716]

;)

[@superchroma]

The thing is, unlike Kimba there doesn't seem to be new depths here; no twist or nuance. It's a thoroughly lazily made film which prioritized celebrity worship over integrity. I'm not even surprised how this came to be as I completely expected it and it's on par for modern Disney. Like, the bits about clipping are mildly interesting and reinforce the points being made, but we already could tell that the voicework was sloppy, lifeless and without craft. It's fun to dunk on Disney but honestly I'm not sure this film will be worth a 1.5 hour rant to be entirely honest. I guess for Adam it's personal, and that's ok.

[@punishedbarca761]

@@superchroma I think he's going to break down every technical flaw with the movie to preemptively debunk the "it's just your opinion that it's bad" crowd

[@superchroma]

@@punishedbarca761 I get it, and a man has got to have a hobby, but personally I couldn't care less what those people think. Also if you're smooth brained enough to enjoy it you probably don't have the prerequisite attention span for an exhaustive breakdown either..

[@bw-xv2rz]

"Yeus", "Oui", "Soda" pick your poison

[@Charles12]

そうだ

[@lonelyrooster]

YeEs

[@SammEater]

I am more of a Last Airbender: ".........YES"

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

Lion King 2019 is a great argument for "Dubs over Subs."

[@romulusnuma116]

Only when they aren't Japanese to begin with

[@billplaymo3271]

Dubs are literally only acceptable when the original is shit to begin with anyway

[@knavenformed9436]

@@billplaymo3271 Or if the dubs are pieces of national art (Lion King/Incredibles/Aladdin in Finnish)

[@Alberich_Prince_of_Dwarves]

@@billplaymo3271 like in Ghost Stories' case. Thank you ADV Films. The only english dubs of anime outside of Ghost Stories where I can safely say that it's at least watchable is FMA2003 and I've heard Cowboy Bebop is pretty good (haven't watched it)

[@EvilPineappl]

FLCL was pretty good, it's got some neat localization tweaks too.

[@Kolbatsu]

The thing is. Because the 2019 version doesn't have facial expressions the cast have to act twice as hard to compensate for the lack of expressions which is something experienced voice actors can do. But the cast is mainly celebrities and people used to doing on screen acting which is different from voice acting all together plus it feels like there's no real direction involved and that's possibly due to Faverau not knowing how to work on animation vs working on live action. Because no matter how realistic an animated movie is, it's still animation. And that's why the Japanese dub is 10x better.

[@rikukicksass07]

I take responsibility for Adam watching the Japanese dub of lion king 2019 since I was the one that linked him to the Japanese version of “I just can’t wait to be king” on stream

[@QuincySeagull]

Scar is like foreign, weak and with female moves

[@micahcook2408]

The irony of Scar, his highly testosterone mane, and sad revelation of him being first in line says so much to me about him, mufasa, and their relationship... and not just mufasa keeping scar around for pact reasons but maybe also for reasons of the guilt he may feel for inheriting the kingdom over someone who may be more right for the job. Another reason could also be mufasa even needing him around as a “sperm donor” for a stronger lineage in their pact. It’s just interesting to see that there’s a possibility of conflict within mufasa while showcasing scar may have been right. The remake completely removes that human-like quality in favor of realism of mufasa having the darker mane ... I think it’s more interesting to see the other and adds more complexity to the relationship between the two brothers.

[@StoutShako]

@@micahcook2408 This is a great point, but OP was quoting a meme if you didn't know.

[@Tulip_bip]

@@kimifw58 a journalist writing about how the lion king ripped off kimba the white lion used this as a source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWOkh6mdh7OZaLM

[@QuincySeagull]

@@kimifw58 if you're watching a YMS video about the Lion King then you can't expect people to not quote other YMS lion king videos. It's like watching a tv show and getting upset when they reference an earlier season that you didn't watch

[@VCJunkie]

Clearly, The Lion King 2019 is ripping off Kimba, since they both prominently feature Japanese lions. C’mon, Disney, stop being so lazy!

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Mmmmmhhhh... Suspicious.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

@Stellvia Hoenheim Both, actually.

[@alexkaplan6581]

@@Alejandroigarabide Him suspiscious.

[@EthanSchmethan]

Now presenting the next contender in the Sub v.s. Dub Wars: The Lion King (2019).

[@michaelstrong5383]

I'm definitely on the Sub side of the argument.

[@strawberryqueen0382]

Without Sub you don’t get “Yeuus”

[@DiscountOstrich]

but this time the Japanese is the dub

[@vjara94]

I couldn't point why people on the internet keep saying that the acting in The last Airbender was so bad, until I watched it sub, the dub version that I watched did that movie a huge favor

[@comixproviderftw_02]

The Lion King in Japanese, the closest to a live action Kimba.

[@alliezah]

I can't wait for the 8 hour long review. Or even better - make it a series pls.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

The Adum cut will be 10 hours long, split into 1-hour episodes.

[@tylerhackner9731]

What if this review will be shown over 3 days

[@Alejandroigarabide]

@@tylerhackner9731 A 3-day-long video? Awesome!

[@hummbug72]

Whats gonna be longer? A season of the walking dead or this single review?

[@prestonheit1582]

Didn't he say he is never gonna do a part-series again because he realized making a huge long video is better for his thought process

[@aggressivebuttonmasher5486]

maybe the reason the in scene where simba yells "no" that sounded like a squeal, was not because he couldn't break from his shell as an actor but was because they didn't want him to peak the microphone

[@zevburrows1871]

16:09 In the '94 film, the chord that hits when Scar jabs his claws and Mufasa cries out in pain, I'm pretty sure it's a minor 7 flat 5 chord (the notes in this case being E, G, Bb, and D, with the E as the highest note of the chord in that instance); it's used in that case to emphasize Mufasa's shock at what's happening and what is about to happen, and Hans saves the minor chord until he's thrown from the cliff. In the remake, I wouldn't be surprised if Favreau asked him to make it more sad for the sake of the audience knowing what's going to happen based on their knowledge of its original, because he thinks the audience can't figure things out for themselves.

[@antrimross9008]

Nice analysis!

[@zevburrows1871]

Antrim Ross Thank you!

[@sarsaparillagorilla441]

I have no idea if this is correct but it’s sounds technical and therefore correct.

[@FairEnoughDude]

"Well, the singing performance is so bland because it's not realistic that a singing lion cub would be excited to be king." - Jon Favreau, probably

[@newbygamer]

References "Meghan is missing" Me: Thats a name I haven't heard in almost 7 years

[@BB-04]

@@metalheadretrogamer5330 26:00

[@scifience8297]

Wow dude, Pride Rock!

[@FortoFight]

You could get the same reaction showing him a fan recreation on deviant art or something.

[@tylerhackner9731]

yEuS

[@gaborsalamon3629]

yEuS!

[@officialkidwizard]

I clapped!

[@akshaydalvi1534]

I know what that is!!

[@SztywnyPatyk]

Adum should also check the Polish dub. It's really good, especially pretty menacing Scar.

[@lauralaura4362]

dont listen to clarence he is salty cause he didnt get into art school

[@themastermindwithahat607]

No matter what language you choose, it's pretty difficult to get past scar, who is very weak and with very feminine moves

[@alexuspus]

@@themastermindwithahat607 classic

[@robertanderson9447]

@@themastermindwithahat607 Don't forget he's foreign, too. Very important.

[@Methelaine22]

Oh hi Patyk! Didn't expect you here!

[@DontTouchMyCroissant]

26:10 Adam combing through his hair and then throwing the hairs that came out in all cardinal directions is very relatable to me.

[@jamstonjulian6947]

Scar 2019 just seems very hollow and miserable. Original Scar you love to hate, remake Scar is just depressing

[@ryngobrody1627]

Original Scar reminds me of Palpantine

[@grandarkfang_1482]

@@ryngobrody1627 he _is_ Disney's Palpatine. Or at least, he was.

[@lampini]

These are so addicting and I don’t know why

[@metalkreeper1449]

I know right?? I've been binging them all

[@ggundercover3681]

@Tree Fiddy I think there's more to that. cuz tons of ppl do it but I think he is different because he truly shows us how. he compares and contrasts. and he even kinda tells how what the original does in terms of cinematic shots, or construction of music that makes certain scenes work.

[@orenalbertmeisel3127]

Don’t now if you will ever read this, but I was never really into YMS. Then one day I got one of your Kimba highlight videos recommended, I watched all of your Kimba highlight videos and I ended up watching the YMS Kimba review twice. And now I’m looking forward to every Lion King edit editing highlight you make

[@LessMessYes]

Its only matter of time before you start watching him on twitch.

[@Whirlwhind1]

I did almost the exact same thing, except it was the Kimba review that was recommended to me for over a week straight, thought "why not?" and I've since watched it 3 times over and all the highlight videos.

[@gutless3534]

Welcome

[@KyrieFortune]

yoU rule- yoU rule- yoU rule- yoU rule- yoU rule- aHll oF THis- aHll oF THis- aHll oF THis- aHll oF THis-

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Yeeus...

[@lilo19951995]

*OUI...*

[@haha_hollie]

yeeuhhss

[@metalkreeper1449]

Soh-DahHH

[@gooieglopp]

I REALLY appreciate the spoiler warning for Lord of the Rings. I've seen all of them a thousand times, but its so great to see such respect given to the art of storytelling. Most people give such little consideration to spoilers, especially if the film is older. Much respect.

[@cocoroach_ok]

Oh My God, Adum should watch Japanese version of Aladdin 2019, at least any Genie song. The guy who voiced Genie (Koichi Yamadera) is a great Japanese voice actor and considered the best of them all. He also voiced the original Genie and... almost every Disney character. I'm talking Sebastian, Stitch, Donald Duck, Beast, and Mushu (ok they were probably out of people idk). In the original Aladdin, he was just as energetic as Robin Williams. It was really distracting when I watched Prince Ali or Friend Like Me in Japanese, Yamadera was so pumped and clearly having fun with his role than not-so-interested Will Smith. Also funfact: he voiced Shun Akiyama, so he sang Bakamitai too (not Kiryu version)

[@RepressedJoker]

When I learned that my man Akiyama's VA did a bunch of Disney dub songs, you bet I looked up and listened to all of them

[@Trecherousbeast]

Dewi Shinta P I don’t really think that Will Smith sounded bored. His style of music is pretty relaxed, and I got that same vibe from his takes on genie’s songs, and I love it! I’ll definitely check out the Japanese version though.

[@cocoroach_ok]

@@Trecherousbeast I may say it wrong, but he's not boring by any mean. Will Smith just sounded not that interested. He tried tho, I appreciate that, especially when you compare with Mr. Aladdin bin Bored here. Also I disagree, I don't really feel like it's his song, but what current Disney think will smith song should sounded like, aka it's Disney takes. I don't know anything about music, so you can't really trust me And not that I think that Yamadera as 2019 Genie is great, it's still not as great like back then

[@zakbrandsinc]

The Lion King Remake sounds better in Japanese. Kimba the White Lion originated in Japan. HMMMMM Suspicious...

[@NWolfsson]

34:12 Original: Scar is so good at manipulating he's *halfway climbing a friggin cliff, out of breath* to warn Mufasa, and actually sounds concerned, so much he don't bother making complete sentences although he is MUCH more verbous than Mufasa, usually.. "Stampede... In the gorge... Simba's down there!" Remake: Scar on stable ground: "Stampede, in the gorge. Simba is down there." No wonder the whole back-and-forth lacks gravitas.

[@John_Notmylastname]

Honestly I can’t stand the way the kid who plays Simba sings. His parents need to get him some professional singing lessons. He needs to learn that vocalizing every chance you get doesn’t make you a good singer. It makes it a chore to listen to. Especially when he sang the national anthem. He’s a good singer but holy shit tone it down child.

[@bokoura]

His parents need to stop using him as a cash cow, more like.

[@John_Notmylastname]

bokoura yeah his childhood is gone and we all know how that goes. Either they get lucky and keep getting work which is incredibly difficult or they drown.

[@backwardsbandit8094]

His parents are probably the ones that told him to ham it up

[@xblade149]

I mean he can sing but he can't act

[@DuckBilledAtheist]

"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should" fully applies here

[@TheAlanRaptor]

"Black, black, black, black, black, black." Truly, the most complete sentence ever spoken in english.

[@lupin-x2]

I'm so glad I can't tell what the hell a "microphone peaking" even sounds like, i would probably be miserable by the looks of it.

[@YMSHighlights]

Basically, it's when someone makes a noise so loud that the microphone can't handle it and it gets distorted. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hai3haKZodt7gsk While it's not as bad as this video, you can hear the distortion in the audio. Especially on the "All of this?" line.

[@lupin-x2]

@@YMSHighlights Thank you but also jesus fuck on rice what is this you have linked me to 0_õ

[@YMSHighlights]

@@lupin-x2 I needed to explain this to a friend. So I looked up "peaking audio" on KZbin and this was the first result.

[@Jesus-wi1tt]

At first listen you cant hear it but when adum plays it over and over again the mic does peak even in a regular conversation

[@johncoyne9930]

@@YMSHighlights Adam, I thought you might find this interesting. Go back to the 1994 version of I Just Can’t Wait to Be King. I think there’s a mic peaking on “free to run around all DAY” at 1:08. Interesting because I had never heard it before.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

When dubbing in spanish, Disney has 2 priorities: keep the original emotion (even if it's bad acting) and have perfect lip-sinc. Those are not the right priorities. They're faithful to both good and bad acting; and they change the words and their meaning just so the sound coming from the characters' mouth coincides with the mouth movement, sometimes leading to what I call: -"Yoda speech": like when "Yzma is back" became "Yzma de regreso está" wich means "Yzma back is"; or "The wilderness must be explored" to "La naturaleza vamos a explorar" wich means "the nature we will explore"; or "you're lower than dirt, you're an ant" to "Una hormiga es lo que eres, no eres nada" (an ant is what you are, you are nothing) just to name a few. -and Anime speech: like changing "Is your brother uninteligent?" to "¿Y tu hermano no tiene inteligencia"? (Does your brother not have intelligence?); or "And then she eats it" to "Y luego se lo cena" (and then she has it for dinner); or "I was born" to "vine al mundo" (I arrived at the world"). As a spanish speaker I must say this is really gringy. They even changed the wildebeasts from "The Wild" into "antílopes" (antelopes) because it fits the lip movement better than the spanish word for wildebeast (ñu).

[@Mazorska]

Hola ¿Te refieres a la versiones en castellano o las latinas? Puedo suponer que pasa más en la versión castellana aunque también podría ocurrir en español latinoamericano. No me parece raro que intenten ajustarse al movimiento de labios para que no resulte extraño, aunque sí alguna de las elecciones de frases y palabras son bastante horribles.

[@imtrulygreg6707]

And you don’t even need to learn English to notice the awkward way things are worded. It’s just that nobody talks in that way

[@Alejandroigarabide]

@@imtrulygreg6707 Exactly!!!

[@Alejandroigarabide]

@@Mazorska Latino de hecho. Los casos de "hablar como Yoda" son "las locuras de Kronk", "Up" y "Bichos". Aunque si busco seguramente encuentre más. Y los casos de "hablar como animé" son "Narnia: El león, la bruja y el ropero", "Vida Salvaje" y "La leyenda del tesoro perdido".

[@Mazorska]

@@Alejandroigarabide Hmmm te entiendo, el problema es ese que no quede natural y esté forzado para el ajuste de labios. El principal problema que tenemos es España es cambiar el diálogo completamente, no llegamos al nivel de "Yoda talk" (creo) pero chirría bastante cuando ves la versión original.

[@tylerhackner9731]

I love that Japanese dub. This is just making me more excited for the eventual REALLY long review.

[@mistletoesatyr8976]

38:18 The original Lion King sound mixers actually put lion and tiger growels underneath Jones's lines to achieve that rumble. (Think it's stated on a commentary track.)

[@jjjayaraman8963]

The sad part about those Japanese dubs though is that it sounds pretty good at times, until you open your eyes and see their soulless faces.

[@jackdiseker3467]

The entire time he was talking about peaking in the movie, HIS audio was peaking................. but he gets paid $5,000 a month. At that rate, he would have to work for centuries before he received the level of funding this production got. And this isn't his actual review. A $200 million film has the standards of a Twitch stream. Embarrassing.

[@user-garnet]

Also, Adam doesnt specialise in sound, nor was hired specifically to make sure the sound is alright. Plus hes doing it live so he cant just re-take lines. But you know who doesnt have any of these excuses??? *slowly turns head to Lk2019*

[@-Zakhiel-]

Voice acting in Japan is huge. In France (even thought it makes me cringe and I prefer watching a movie in its original language) we also have a long tradition of voice acting. Some of them are famous and have done their job for more than 30 years. And the thing is, there is also a good tradition of voice acting in the USA. Just watch Avatar the last airbender, Batman the animated series. Great voice acting... But it seems that they didn't cast voice actors for that movie, they casted celebrities. And that's always a recipe for disaster.

[@kramenisfalling]

There definately are really good professional voice actors in the US, but they're not anywhere near famous as regular actors are. Unless you're specifically interested in animation, most of the general public don't ever care to remember voice actors names. They almost exclusively get work on television shows or as memorable side characters because movie industry would rather hire known celebrities they can use to push ticket sales. Not a lot of respect for voice acting as a profession. 🙁

[@-Zakhiel-]

@@kramenisfalling Oh I agree and it's obviously the same in France. But because at least a third of the movies we watch (for the last 50 years) are american movies, we are more used to hear voice actors, a lot of them are even the official voice for some actors. But yeah, they don't have the same status as "real" actors. Still, casting your voice actors just because they are famous is nonsensical.

[@bw-xv2rz]

Can't wait for The Lion King 2019: Beyoncé Cut

[@dokusa2173]

I mean, while it is pretty easy to bash on the audio failures of the movie, I feel like most of the voice acting dilemma could've been rectified if the characters were animated with some GODDAMN EMOTION.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Why not bring back most of the original cast? Oh yeah, some of them are white

[@metalkreeper1449]

@@sweetcinnamonpnchkin omgggg

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

I normally hate 8 hour long reviews of single films. But Adum is the rare exception.

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

@LeadFaun Ever watch a Mauler review?

[@bokoura]

"long man bad"

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

@LeadFaun I've watched his Last Jedi review and many of his "debates." Their just garbage. He and his pals ramble on constantly, repeating themselves, when many of their arguments don't even have a strong base.

[@HOTD108_]

@@isaiahwilliams2642 Isn't he the guy who insists that art can be judged objectively? And people take him seriously?

[@HOTD108_]

@@isaiahwilliams2642 Most of Mauler's reviews are just him repeating things, summarising the films, and then calling something bad without quantifying it. I truly believe he deliberately doesn't cut the fat from his videos so rational people won't be mentally able to watch them, thus making it near impossible for anyone to respond to him and expose him for the moron that he is.

[@bkebradley]

The singing in the Japanese dub is still autotuned to hell and back though

[@lonelyrooster]

Pitched correctly though

[@themightyblat5007]

@@lonelyrooster But it's not even incorrectly pitched in the english version. What is adam talking about?

[@micahcook2408]

TheMightyBLAT JD falls out of the chord/key with his riff “way ay ay ayyy”. I need to hear it from someone who has perfect pitch and knows music theory 😭😫 but I’m pretty sure it’s his vibrato or one or two notes that are flat.

[@themightyblat5007]

@@micahcook2408 The notes she sings are G# and then F# which is exactly what the singer in the Japanese version did

[@micahcook2408]

TheMightyBLAT if you go listen again the vibrato JD adds makes him sing somewhere in the middle (specifically he’s singing an G as well as an F# and G#) versus in the Japanese dub, the vibrato is added later after Simba sings the end of the phrase using legato. I hope that makes sense. I still don’t think Adam explained it right and I don’t think it was auto tune tbh

[@casualcallie7195]

By the time Adam is done with his 2019 Lion King review, we'll already have a shitty "live action" version of Lion King 2.

[@Agamaruda]

Japanese "Sou da" (sorry, I don't have japanese on my computer) sounds better than "Yes" because it means something more like "indeed" or "yes, it is". "Yes" would be "hai" and it would probably sound pretty weird and unnatural.

[@NintendoJoe64]

3:00 "You recorded all of that?" "Eeyus!"

[@isaacbuddy]

In japan it's part of the workplace culture for voice actors to reprise their old roles. This is the reason why you still have grandma goku.

[@jet-g4458]

Really late response but not necessarily it’s context dependent for example for the fruits baskets 2019 anime remake it was actually the english dub that brought back the original cast while the japanese replaced their voice actors.

[@isaacbuddy]

Spit your shit ineed! Respect for throwing that out there when me, and maybe Sal, are the only people who will ever see that. Loved that manga so it's cool to know that about the anime remake.

[@PViolety]

The best parts are hearing Mufasa saying “yEs.”

[@dickcheesemcgee6978]

"wHaT i MeAnT wAs."

[@michaelstrong5383]

Wait, that "Spirit" song was suppose to be sung by Nala? Shadowland from the Broadway musical was a much better song for her than that.

[@animefan6753]

I know shadowlands gives me chills

[@gh000stful]

when we watched it, my boyfriend and I deadass did not know that was supposed to be nala, we genuinely thought it was just meant to be beyonce vocalizing for the sake of beyonce vocalizing. if what it actually is was a song for nala that's good I guess? but the fact that you cant tell the difference eesh yikes

[@soulslvr9562]

The worst thing about the quote about the lion king being "unfinished" is that originally the Lion King wasnt expected to make money so they made it the least important secondary production and actually sent people to lion king as a PUNISHMENT! And yet it made more money than Pocahontas did. So as a secondary production i wouldnt be surprised if they decided to delay the lion king back a bit because of its lack of importance compared go Pocahontas at the time. And the reason why we wouldnt have known it was because of the internet at the time not being so expansive or as developed as it is here now. Thats how we knew so much about Gigantic before it got canceled

[@GASA1997]

Did my microphone peak. Mufasa: “Yeeus.”

[@kevinoryon9007]

Mufasas "Yes" sounds like a pitched down version of Channing Tatums "Oh yes" from 22 Jump street after saying his name was Jeff

[@busted_keys]

I think I can explain all the clipping. I've worked as a studio engineer before and you can have the most expensive mics, preamps, mixing consoles and what have you - but you still have to set the levels and that usually requires the singer to do a bit of a test run - sing as loud and as quiet as they're gonna so you can adjust levels accordingly. And they never do it as loud as they end up being in the real take - so in a normal studio environment you'd ask your singer to redo that part so that you can readjust the gain accordingly. But this aint a normal studio environment and this is freaking Beayonce and I'm sure asking her to do retakes because of sound issues is just out of the question. Still agree there's no excuse - you can setup mics with outboard comps, limiters etc to help keep a more consistent signal going in and I could probably find you lots of kids fresh out of recording school that would have done a way better job. I've heard this kind of stuff before though in a Celine Dion acapella track for a remix competition. Poorly recorded vocals on a Celine Dion song! So kids if you wanna get into this DO IT since the "pros" apparently aren't all that good anymore.

[@darienwest4748]

Adum: "Never trust Reddit." Me: "Of course." Also me: *starts looking at Kimba memes on Reddit*

[@heisenbaj]

The flower shop scene in The Room has better audio than the Yeeus conversation.

[@YMSHighlights]

"Hi, Doggy."

[@samanthabest8926]

Oh hey Johnny, didn’t know it was you

[@Stelling4ever]

You are my favourite costumer

[@ad-sd-vids5332]

2019 lion king: they get singers who can’t act to act, actors who can’t sing to sing, and comedians who can’t do either to do both

[@X_Blake]

Wow, Shinya is putting James performance to shame.

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

yEs

[@SteffBrockley]

John Oliver just referred to himself on his show as not being close to the best version of Zazu.

[@Vincent1808]

Someone ought to make a completion of Adam saying "JOooohn“

[@hbmcu24]

@YMSHighlights I'll never stop appreciating you Olivia

[@SerryJeinfeld32]

Fr

[@roberthan5109]

33:00 I honestly bursted into laughter when mufasa said this line in theaters. Everyone kept staring at me, but that line delivery was just so bad

[@NewNicator]

“Why is it better?” Because the English translation merely had them reading the words, while the other languages put passion into those words.

[@chupacadabra5161]

In the remake, when Mufasa asks "Is that a challenge?", his mouth doesn't move at all in a way that would indicate he is saying the line. Also, when Scar said "My big brother will always rule", he said "rule" to make it a cheap segue for Mufasa to bring up Simba's eventual reign.

[@vrabo3026]

Mufasa: "Deauzz veuurr guoiiid" Adum: "That's pretty bad."

[@CassieT]

31:07 oh no... Red Letter Media's 'I CLAPPED WHEN I SAW IT!' joke became reality...

[@okmeowokmeow]

The “Simba?!” exclamation in the new movie sounds more like “Who, now?🤨” When in the original it’s “OMG my F🌸CKING SON IS IN DANGER”

[@epsteinspilot3024]

James Earl Jones sounds like he's playing Mr Plinkett

[@vaanya8163]

Adum singing is the best part of my day!

[@wilcowan-daly5508]

Adam's evil laugh when he mentions getting the picture of Beyonce gives me life

[@MalzraAirwynn]

"He'd make a very handsome throw rug" gets me pretty good after the whole Kimba thing with his dad's body.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

0:22 The Lion King (2019) OP 1 - The Circle of Life

[@randomness928]

I love when adum sits there for a few seconds laughing at animation frames and making silly voices

[@nicolasgarcia2306]

But is there elephant genocide in the Japanese version?

[@ladyirisbits9793]

The Lion King (2019) but every time he says John the video gets faster

[@MaggieOffutt]

My ears have been blessed by the sound of dubs!

[@corbinmarkey466]

Zazu vs Scar was one of the all time greatest anime fights

[@sonicfreak04]

its too bad the translators cant edit expressions to the characters

[@belletho6098]

Yeah, the Japanese voices might sounds better, but they don't fix the creepy effect of cheery, excited voices coming out of blank, expressionless faces.

[@ggundercover3681]

@@belletho6098 yea. the worst part is as I listened to Scar's VA, I legit recognised the dudes voice was just...so sad. The dude is an excellent VA and did good work, but no matter how well he delivers a line, the lack of expression in scar's face just makes it even worse. it's like a waste of talent.

[@superhuman33]

i sware adum yells so loud about the mic peaking that his mic peaks lul

[@soxncrox6042]

the mic peaks in synecdoche new york, "she's a FUCKING FOUR YEAR OLD" but even that is excusable, cus Phillip Seymour Hoffman is actually yelling, unlike a boy in an audio booth, not even raising his voice.

[@venomz8888]

22:43 *now that is art*

[@thetwitchywitchy]

that’s really cool that the japanese voice actor for mufasa was the same for both movies, i didn’t know that ^.^ i’ll have to listen to the original movie in japanese to compare the two

[@CatsRul85]

Fun fact the JP seyuu/ va for Mufasa is the same one who voiced him in original film too

[@4203105]

Maybe try the German version. I personally haven't seen it, but we dub everything, so our voice over industry is pretty good. I would be surprised if the German dub wasn't at least decent.

[@Eidlones]

I just looked up the Simba/Scar scene in german, and Scar has so much more personality.

[@ggundercover3681]

now I need to look into German dubbing

[@toolatetothestory]

@@ggundercover3681 I reccomend it! We do really well in 95% of all cases x3

[@NWolfsson]

Something really bothering me is... Why did they think about making Scar a dirty lion missing half his hair? In the original he striked me as thin, probably malnourished, but taking great care of his hair... I mean, Mufasa had naturally good hair but Scar looked like he took half the day making sure his mane and goatee are On. Point.

[@laurarosales19]

Ugh whenever Adum shifts from the 1994 footage to the 2019 footage it’s so jarring to see the difference with how appealing the scenes look. The 2019 movie looks so fucking ugly.

[@bleh-v8q]

I lost when said "WAS IT PHARREL!?" (at 6:55)

[@ermerk]

I watched chef and thought Jon Favreau cared about charm and emotion or some shit, then he makes this... it really feels like a different artist.

[@ryngobrody1627]

It's possible that Jon was also working on Mandalorian at the same time, and he paid more attention to that since he knew Lion king would make tons of money even if it was a powerpoint slideshow with MSPaint drawings.

[@catendway4754]

*{Timestamps}* 00:00 - the Japanese dub of the Lion King 02:47 - the audio peaking 07:53 - the Japanese dub of the Lion King (cont’d) 08:53 - the incompetence of US audio vs the foreign dubs (mainly the Japanese dub) 21:45 - Beyonce or BeAndre 22:25 - the Beyonce photo drama (Buzzfeed’s cancer btw) 25:29 - can Adam stomach TLK 2019? 26:43 - the awful portrayal of Scar 30:38 - other dumb stuff 31:00 - a Marvel movie moment 33:02 - James Earl Jones being a shadow of his former self 34:44 - the overbearing music 35:15 - artificial voice acting 39:37 - credits

[@BigBossMan538]

The Japanese version of I Just Can’t Wait to be King is kinda lit though

[@TheForbiddenDBag]

13:52 English classic Mufasa: *(Shocked concern)* English remake Mufasa: *(Comical confusion)* Japanese remake Mufasa: *(Agitated disappointment)*