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Related: Disney Changed The Lion King In 2002 (But Nobody Noticed) The Lion King Struggled With Expanding The Story That's something he couldn't do with The Lion King. The Jungle Book's storyline is very episodic, moving from the wolves to Baloo to King Louie to Kaa and so on, which made it easier for Favreau to change things up and weave the story together in a more connected way. It does everything it needs to within just 88 minutes, which makes it harder to justify a remake that isn't simply shot-for-shot, because there's not a huge deal to add in. The Lion King remake also had trouble with the fact that the original's story is incredibly tight and, well, perfect. The film still looks and feels great even now. By comparison, The Lion King is relatively young at just 25-years-old, but what's more is that most of Disney's hand-drawn 2D animation used here hasn't really aged. Not that it looks bad, per se, but there's definitely a stronger argument for it to be remade and updated with new technology. The original The Jungle Book is pretty old too, having been released in the 1960s. That simple fact alone put slightly less pressure on 2016's The Jungle Book, and also gave Favreau more to play with. For starters, although 1967's The Jungle Book is very good, it's not on par with The Lion King, which is one of, if not the greatest animated movies ever made. The original version of The Jungle Book is rightly beloved as an animated classic and a childhood favorite of most Disney fans, but it's also easier to remake than The Lion King.
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Both take on beloved Disney classics with the exact same approach, so why are the outcomes so different? The Jungle Book Is An Easier Movie To Remake Than The Lion King
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Related: Why The Lion King 2019's Reviews Are So Mixedīoth The Lion King and The Jungle Book remakes are directed by Jon Favreau, and both have used the same groundbreaking CGI technology to make photorealistic animals to populate their respective settings. This isn't the only Disney live-action remake to be critically approved - Beauty and the Beast was mostly well-liked too, in addition to a massive box-office haul - but it's the similarities between The Lion King and The Jungle Book that make the difference in execution and response so startling.