I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that on Wednesday, Disney shook the table and released the first full-length trailer for The Lion King.
Obviously, this new remake has a lot to live up to, but there's no denying that so far, everything looks pretty stunning. Just LOOK!
We even got a little glimpse of Nala, serving you some "you're gonna feel this love tonight" eyes. The Academy is dusting off Beyoncé's Oscar as we speak.
But, of course, people are fighting. Not about the lack of Beyoncé's vocals in the trailer, which I personally feel short-changed and attacked by. No, people are fighting about original gay icon Scar looking like...well, not Scar.
Just to refresh your memory, in the animated version of The Lion King, Scar is flamboyant, he's sassy, he's a flawless icon. To put it simply, Scar is That Bitch™.
In the trailer for the live-action version, Scar looks like he's been THROUGH it. He looks like he's sick of everybody's shit. In fact, he looks a little sick, period.
So, I guess you could say there's quite the difference.
But people have barely noticed. They're not fighting about it at all...
Animated Scar is rolling in his animated grave after seeing his live-action counterpart #TheLionKing
they got scar looking like he eat hot cheetos in the morning
I've seen the Lion King trailer. Shit is pure Mufasa propaganda. They had Scar looking dry and malnutritioned, like that man wasn't a bad bitch in the animated movie.
just watched the trailer for the lion king and am disgusted to find that scar isn't sexy, goth, or gay. just an ugly lion! what's the point
It looks like the jury's given their verdict on animated movies vs. live-action remakes, and it's not looking good for the latter.
I'm all for the lion king remake, (mostly because of Donald Glover), but these two pictures highlight how having live action cartoon characters restricts the portrayal of emotion, I mean just look at the picture of scar in the original photo compared to the new one #TheLionKing
live-action Scar is not wickedly sexy like the original Lion King cartoon babe was, so i'm out
There's a lot of focus on Scar's hair in particular. Noah Fence, but it does kinda look like his wig is in orbit after listening to Beyoncé sing "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" which is absolutely fair enough.
@lizzo It's 2019 girl. This is climate change Scar.
Scar's dusty scalp is gay erasure https://t.co/R6MutqFmju
All in all, people seemed worried that Disney's live-action remakes are starting to lose the magic that made the originals so great in the first place.
Disney's live action remakes are draining the soul from their films, and it shows the most in their villains. Jafar and Scar were lively and dramatic characters. It showed in their visual design and personality, but these feel so flat and reigned in.
Tbh the new Lion King trailer just looks so devoid of personality. In the Jungle Book the animals had some unique traits in their designs, here they just look so generic. I barely recognized Zazu and mistook Scar for Mufasa for fuck's sake.
However, not everybody feels the same.
People are really complaining on how scar looks🤦🏾♂️ You can’t compare Realism to an cartoon illustration😩 Can someone show me REALISTIC photo of a flamboyant lion with black hair, I’ll wait....#TheLionKing
Disney did a fantastic job on Scar in the new #LionKing
In fact, some are happy with Scar's more realistic portrayal, particularly as most Disney villains are shown as much darker and sinister.
I actually love that that the live-action Scar looks just like the other lions and doesn’t have a black mane and darker fur. I hate how the villain animals are so often made darker. What signal are they sending? What if you’re the darker kid? https://t.co/LWBWOH40Ra
Either way, catch me at the cinema on 19 July ready to see Scar in action.
