YMS Watches: Mufasa: The Lion King

Quick Overview

The reviewer strongly dislikes the 2024 Lion King prequel trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King, criticizing the animation quality, particularly the hyper-realistic animal designs and the vocal performances, while finding moments like young Simba's antics and Scar's backstory reveal somewhat funny.

Key Points: The reviewer predicts Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) will be worse than the 2019 live-action remake, citing poor visual quality. The reviewer expresses strong dislike for the animal designs, specifically noting the young Simba's appearance, which they feel did not improve over the 2019 version. The reviewer heavily criticizes the voice acting, calling it lazy and noting a lack of connection between the voices and the animation. The reviewer laughs when the young cub says, "I always wanted a brother," and mocks the character Taka's name meaning 'garbage' or 'waste' in Swahili. The reviewer reacts strongly (hands on head, shocked face) to the stampede sequence and the dramatic waterfall scene, finding the entire sequence 'so funny' and 'so weird and wonky'. The reviewer laughs when Rafiki is shown presenting Simba to the pride and when Scar's backstory is revealed, suggesting the film is trying too hard to explain things. The reviewer's own reaction includes exaggerated expressions, a visible list of patrons/members, and the eventual appearance of a meme overlay featuring a man with Joker makeup when discussing Scar's supposed betrayal.

Context: The video features a content creator reacting in real-time to the first trailer for the Disney prequel film Mufasa: The Lion King (scheduled for release in 2024), which utilizes photorealistic CGI similar to the 2019 version of The Lion King. The reaction includes the creator's commentary overlaid on the trailer footage, often showing his face in a small inset box.

Detailed Analysis

The creator immediately expresses a negative prediction, stating that the 2024 trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King will be worse than the 2019 remake. He shows distaste for the photorealistic CGI, particularly in the scene with young Simba (00:03), comparing it unfavorably to the original animation style. The creator mocks the music used during the Disney logo reveal (00:26) and expresses strong disapproval of the voice acting, calling it lazy and lacking synergy with the visuals (1:20, 2:20). Key plot points from the trailer are met with loud, exaggerated reactions, such as the stampede sequence (2:04) and the cliff scene (1:13), which the creator finds unintentionally funny. He mocks Scar's backstory reveal, pointing out that Taka means 'garbage' or 'waste' in Swahili (20:30), and laughs at the dramatic reveal of Mufasa in the clouds (23:37). The creator also mocks the white lions' confrontation in the snow (15:45) and Rafiki's performance (08:04). The reaction concludes with the creator laughing through the end credits, stating he would still watch it for a review despite his criticisms, and giving the film a 'three' out of ten.