Posted: 7/18/19 at 8:52pm
Just got back from seeing the movie, and its a good movie, not quite shot for shot but most of the iconic shots are there. The dialogue is very different aswell, and because I am a fan of she stage version, its always odd to think you are following on with the dialogue and all of a sudden its totally different. but it was enjoyable except for 2 minor things. for some reason the audio level was very low compared to the trailers that came before, but that might be an issue with my cinema, also the aspect radio was off, like it was not taking up the whole screen as most movies do, which i thought was very odd.
But back to the soundtrack, it really is a shame they didnt use some of the stage songs, for example, there was a PERFECT setup for Endless Night, the scene was set perfectly for a number to be placed here. Shwdowland however would not really have worked where it is in the show because in the movie where shadowland is, is all about Nala escaping the pride. Also Scar does not try to make her queen like in the show. I guess too my favourite number, He Lives In You, could have also been used, they cut all the dialogue about the past can hurt and running from it etc.
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