The Lion King At The Hollywood Bowl Special Review

Out of all of Disney's animated movies it's safe to say that The Lion King is one of the most important animated films that they've done. As it's the film that well and truly proved in the nineties that Disney was back and that they knew how to produce great movies that could and have made both adults and kids not only laugh with joy but cry with sadness and with the film now officially thirty years old Disney have decided to release a film that they made last year in it's thirtieth anniversary and so then join me as I review the special that despite being filmed during the films thirtieth was released on the eve of the film thirty first anniversary with the special in question being called simply just "The Lion King At The Hollywood Bowl" enjoy.

With this film basically just being a concert of the songs from the original film it really doesn't have a plot to speak of whatsoever. This is something that does work well enough to the specials advantage as the songs are just that well known that everybody including people who haven't seen the original film will know those songs however with that being said tho this special does jump around in the timeline of the film something which actually wasn't done when this special was being recorded almost a full year ago which makes it dd that they'd edit it that way now as all that does is make things confusing as to what song is coming up next say what you will about The Little Mermaid Live and Beauty And The Beast A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration but at the vest least those specials presented the songs in chronological order where as here they do jump around quite a bit and while this doesn't effect the film as the main reason that the people are going to this concert and are going to be watching this special is the fact that it's the songs being sung live mostly by the original films actors but at the same time tho it would have been nice if they did present the special as it was filmed altho given what's happened with one of the special actors that might not have been such a good idea either but that also would have had it's huge upsides which would more then outweigh it's downsides and would have gone along way into making this special all the more better then what it actually was.

Starring in this special is Heather Headley as Herself , Jeremy Irons as Himself and Nathan Lane as Himself. Also starring in this special is Ernie Sabella as Himself , Jennifer Hudson as Herself , Billy Eichner as Himself , Jason Weaver as Himself , Bradley Gibson as Himself , North West as Herself , Lebo M. as Himself , this films conductor Sarah Hicks as Herself , Tehillah Alphonso as Herself and Monique Watson as A Dancer.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual actors that are actually featured / presented to us in this very special well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual actors that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. With the special having a good mixture of the casts from the original film , the broadway stage show and the 2019 remake and Mufasa: The Lion King but with that being said tho there are some heavy hitters from the original film that are noticeably absent in this special with the likes of Rowan Atkinson , Matthew Broderick and of course James Earl Jones who was still alive when this special was being made not even appearing in the special and that is something that the makers of this special really should have tried to do as he is the heart and soul of the original film so much so that they had no other choice but to bring him back to play the same character in the 2019 remake and yet here he only gets mentioned the once by Jeremy Irons and that's it and both Rowan and Matthew don't get that despite the fact that Matthew voiced Simba in all three animated movies and Rowan Atkinson was just a joy to watch as Zazu in the original film and very easily could have played the character again in either of the sequels or the 2019 remake and while yes there some heavy hitters from both the broadway show and the 2019 remake also missing as well this special is meant to be for the original film and there for as great as it was to see actors from those other productions it would have been better to see more of the actors from the original film as that's what those people who were watching the special live and have watched it since on Disney+ want to see.

Even tho this special was meant to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the original film and was even film in it's anniversary year. Disney for some rather odd reason have chosen instead to release it during it's thirty first year which makes the whole point of this special feel pointless as they mention quite alot that's been thirty years since the original film first came out and yet all you have to is see when this special is being released to know that there releasing this special one year to late Power Rangers Super Megaforce kind of did the exact same thing as that whole season of Power Rangers was to celebrate thirty years of the show and yet the big anniversary even crossover episode that they spent a good few years building up was released a about a year or two after the actual anniversary despite it being filmed close to the anniversary year with Disney instead choosing to release Mufasa: The Lion King in the anniversary year and not this special when they very easily could have pushed back that film and have it released this year and had the actual anniversary special actually be released in the thirtieth year of the original Lion King as that would have made alot more sense but for one reason or another Disney instead chose to go with the option that made the least amount of sense possible as nobody cares about Mufasa: The Lion King but what they do care is The Lion King and yet for some reason Disney instead chose to release that film last year and not this special heck they even could have released both within the same weekend if they really wanted to do so that families at home could make a huge weekend out of it by watching the newest lion king movie on the big screen and then loading up Disney+ to then go and watch this special.

What was a rather smart movie was the fact that during the recording of this special they did what they did with The Little Mermaid Live. Which was where they showed the whole entire film from start to finish only this time they had the orchestra playing the music and they would then stop the film whenever a song would come on and bring on whoever is going to be singing that particular song this is something that is quite frankly cut out of the finished product and for good reason as all it would do is distract the audience watching this special on Disney+ and remind them that instead of watching this above average concert special that could instead be watching the original film and that's really it and while the puppets wouldn't have been as bad as the Flounder puppet was in The Little Mermaid Live it still would have meant hearing more terrible singing from a certain someone who will be discussed later on in the review and that is something no one really should gave to endure but at the same time tho there was alot more effort put into not only The Little Mermaid Live but also Encanto live as well as they at least tried to replicate the feeling of the original films in there stage design something that is very sorely missing from this production where they try to make it feel like a mixture of both the stage show and the original film instead of just going with something that combines the best elements from both of those two productions and creating something that is truly special and really worth seeing in this special.

Of course the biggest news that came out of the making of this special actually had nothing to do with any production of The Lion King. Rather it was fact that North West butchered "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" which after not only seeing a video that someone recorded of her performance and the final product in this special I can confirm that she did ruin the song however that is just the tip of the iceberg for her attitude problems as she never turned up on time for rehearsal but also refused to wear the broadway costume for young Simba and instead went out and got a homemade costume which is way the Simba outfit that she wears in this special looks so bad given just who her mum and dad are it's not surprising that she has a huge ego with it not being helped that there are articles that said that she got a standing ovation and yet if to watch videos of her performance from the making of the special it's clear that that wasn't the case even her father who tried to get one going failed to do which makes it even more odd that the makers of special edit it in such a way to make it look like that she got some applause when the fact is that people where actually leaving during her performance something that both her mum and dad also did after her performance and given just how she acted in the build up to this performance it's clear as day  that kid has a huge attitude problem that her parents should have actually dealt with and the fact that the producers of this special literally had another actors for young Simba before they cast her just really just doesn't work out but given that the same production company Fulwell 73 also producers her families reality TV show The Kardashians also produced this special as well.

This special did a really good of celebrating the original film by having filmed interviews with alot of the people who not only worked on the original film but also helped to make it as well. Which is something does make this special feel oddly right but at the same time tho they don't mention how Disney put alot of there B team animators on this movie because of the fact that they had little to no faith in it but given that this film is releasing on Disney+ that's to be expected and seeing how alot of the show came together through rehearsals which was fun to see even getting to see both Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella meet each other again was a truly heartwarming moment as you get the sense that these two actors really are the best of the friends off camera as well as on camera and seeing them meet Jason Weaver for quite literally the first time was truly special as even tho all three of them sang "Hakuna Matata" both Ernie and Nathan never met Jason as they recorded there parts of the song separately from him and even just seeing Jeremy Irons finally finish "Be Prepared" all these years later is truly special with this special being worth watching just for those moments alone as it's something that really does feel special and feel like a celebration of The Lion King with those filmed interview segments really being helped by the fact that we get to see some behind the scenes footage of the actors recording either lines of dialog for the film or some of the films songs which s more then enough to make people who really love this film feel like a kid again.

Now then this special has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and eight minuets and twenty eight seconds. Which us a solid running time for this film as this film is just hitting all of the high notes from the original film , the 2019 remake and the broadway stage show and really nothing more then that but at the same time it would have been nice if this film was a little bit longer just so then we the audience could have the chance to soak in everything that we're watching and while not including the bits where they were showing the full length film was a good idea it still would have been nice if the film did show us some scenes from the film just so that we could get context not only for the songs but also so that we could enjoy bits of the animation from the original film as well and as well so that we could get a good idea of just how much hard work the animators put into the original film and heck maybe you could have included interviews with Rowan Atkinson , Matthew Broderick and of course James Earl Jones as they to were a big part of the original films cast and if your going to include people from the remake then why not include an interview with Beyoncé as not only was she in the remake but her kid was in Mufasa: The Lion King and it would have been interesting to hear some of her thoughts on the original film as well and plus just having this film come in at just over one hour feels odd given just how good and popular that the original film not only was but still is as well but I really will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is a concert special that really does mean that I gave to actually talk about the actual songs that are actually featured / presented to us in this very special well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual songs that are actually featured / presented to us in this very special was in all honesty. With this special mixing in songs from the original film , the remake , the broadway show and Mufasa: The Lion King with alot of this specials songs being sung really well and while the highlight of this special is quite easily the songs another highlight is the banter between Ernie and Nathan Lane which was just funny with it being helped that both Nathan Lane , Ernie Sabella and Jason Weaver still really can sing "Hakuna Matata" just as good as they did back in 1993 when the film was first being made and while the films worst singer is quite easily North West that's not her fault as she is afterall just a kid and it wouldn't be fair to compare her singing to that of someone who two or perhaps even three times her age however the best singer which is something that alot of people can very easily agree on is by far Jennifer Hudson as she gets to sing not only "Circle Of Life" but also the Elton John version of "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" both of which she sings beautifully and while yes Lebo M. is also a really good singer and sings alot of his songs in this special really well as well nothing is going to top hearing Jennifer Hudson singing "Circle Of Life" as she just does such a good version of that song in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Overall while Encanto Live might be the better of the two Hollywood Bowl specials that Disney have done thus far this is the one that alot of Disney fans from the nineties are going to be more excited about seeing and will hopefully keep on coming back to as The Lion King is just that good film and this special whilst it doesn't quite do it justice is at least a good way to celebrate this truly classic Disney animated film in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are un this very special in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very special really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 7.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Disney fandom wiki page , IMP Awards . Com and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very special that I used in this very review being the really great Google Images really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very special with alot of them being better quality then what you'd really think of and all of the images are really of course up and really on Google Images are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Some Of My Favorite Disney Renaissance Films From Worst To Best

Disney is a company that has shaped all of our childhoods be it from there wonderful short films or there fantastic animated feature films. They've always been there for us when we really needed them the most and while yes the company has fallen on stony ground as of late that really doesn't excuse the fact that when they are at there best they really can knock it out of the park and so then join me as I tell you what some of my favorite Disney Renaissance films are all from worst to best.

Pocahontas

To be frank this film really isn't all that bad but at the same time it's not all that good either with it's biggest sin being the fact that it's just straight up boring. With nothing really happening for the vast majority of the films running time and when you add in the fact that Disney in all honesty thought that this film was going to do better then The Lion King it makes you wonder why they didn't put alot more effort into crafting a film that really could have been better then The Lion King as the film had all of the potential to be one of the greatest Disney films ever made and yet it just wasn't all that good of a film and this is not including the fact that the romance between John and Pocahontas just felt incredibly forced as the two of them barely spend any time together to make there romance seem believable and while yes this is also true for alot of the classic Disney films those films were still trying to figure out how to be a good Disney film where as by this point they should have really nailed it home on how to make a good Disney film.

As was just stated this film had all of the potential to be one of the greatest Disney films ever made purely based of off the fact that unlike alot of the films made around this same tie period this one is actually based of off a real person. Yet even so they managed to get so much about her life wrong alot of which is fairly understood as alot of it just really wouldn't work all that well in a Disney film but when you commit to making a film about a person's life you owe it to that person to be as really faithful to their life story as you can be and as a result when you mess that up as this film did you going to make alot of people who really knew what this person's life both was before , during and after the events of this film really mad as they've actually done the research to find out what this person's life was actually like.

Hercules

Unlike the previous film in this post this film whilst still being a fairly bad film for this time period is at the very least an entertaining film. As the film does have alot of performances that are so iconic that people are actively asking Disney to cast the same actors for the upcoming live action remake and heck alot of what makes this films performances work is the fact that the characters are perfectly well cast which is also true for the previous film as well with the standout performer in this film being the great James Woods who just nails it as Hades so much so that he actively said that will be willing to come back if they ever need him to voice the character in anything ever again as he just loves playing the character that much and it's not that hard to see why as he really is an entertaining character that can be painfully funny at times and yet also be really scary and downright creepy at other times and sometimes even in the exact same scene which is always hard to do.

However just like with the previous film this film does suffer quite a few issues the first of which is the fact that for a musical there aren't that many actual songs in the film which granted is a small issue but it's still an issue none the less. Another issue but one that's fairly major is the fact that the film openly ignores parts of Zeus's character that we know from various history books like the fact that he wasn't that good of a father or the fact that he openly cheated on his wife which was something that she knew about and speaking of his wife due to Zeus cheating on her she was known to be a bit of diva often going into fits of rage whenever she didn't get her way and these aspects of both of those two characters shouldn't be ignored as it's something that could also serve as warning to Hercules of who he could've become like if he was taken from his father as baby boy.

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

This film is undoubtedly the darkest film to come out of Disney during the Disney Renaissance era as the film touches upon themes that other films never even touched. Like for example child abuse , racism and to a lesser degree sexism all of which are themes and subjects that would never be touched upon in other Disney films and yet not only do this film touch upon each and every one of those subjects it tackles them all in way that is both family friendly enough to be in a Disney film but also dark enough to be considered mature and adult with the film being a very loose adaptation of the novel of  the same name by Victor Hugo the film dares to be something that other Disney films both before and since haven't been and that's thought provoking as this film makes you think about what it's talking about.

While this film does have some very minor issues like the annoying side comic relief characters who are there just to add bad comedy to the film and the fact that the romance between Esmeralda and Captain Phoebus does seem a little rushed you could also argue that that's the point as well as they are dealing with more serious issues as well. With the true standout for the film being the animation which is truly breathtaking to look at as it's something that not only looked great all the way back in 1996 but it's something that still holds up all of these years later with the visuals really being one of the best parts of the film next to the films songs of course but with the animation to bring alot of those songs to life alot of them just wouldn't hit home the same way that they do know as that's just how good the animation in this film and it makes you wonder why how managed to screw up the animation of the sequel film so badly as the animation in this film is just that good.

The Little Mermaid

The film that really did get this truly iconic era of Disney films going it's easy to forget just what big of an impact that this film had on Disney and indeed still does have on them today. As without this film being as good as at was the Disney Renaissance as we know it to be today might not have ever happened as Disney Animation was loosing quite alot of money and it's the kind of pressure that led them to going to back to what worked in the first place and that's fairy tails and telling universal stories and that's exactly what the plot of this film is as it's story is one that anyone can relate to in some shape or form and when you add in the fact that the film has animation whilst it does look dated today in some eras easily looks alot better then the animation that we're getting from the same studio today as alot more care and attention went into the animation of this film then what alot of the time goes into the animation in films being made today.

While this film does have some issues like the fact that the romance between Ariel and Eric wasn't all that good and the fact that the Eric doesn't have much of a personality out side of the fact that he likes to sail and that's really it. What really makes it work in this film as opposed to Pocahontas is the fact that the film is just pure fun to watch and isn't trying to be this deeply dark and serious film like Pocahontas was as this is a film that knows that it's a cheesy romantic and isn't afraid to be nothing more then that and when you add in the fact all of the songs of this film are well and true Disney classic it's really easy to see why this film really is as good as it was with this film being so good that people really were opposed to even just the idea of remaking the film in the first place let alone everything that really came after it and yet those same people still tuned in week after week to see the TV series as they just loved the character of Ariel really all that much.

Mulan

Unlike alot of the films that were released during the Disney Renaissance which were mostly based on either myths or fair tales/ This one is depending on who you ask based of off a real person from Chinese folklore with her story being wonderfully bought to life in this film with this film featuring some very truly stunning animation and voice acting with the film also having some really good dramatic moments none of which are undercut with the films more over the top comedic moments when it very easily could have been as we Eddy Murphy providing the comic relief and yet he's actually very subtle with his comedy playing something straight when it needs to be played straight and going all out over the top when the scene allows for that to be the case and yet even so while the film is indeed based of off a real life person it also doesn't go as far as it really cold have done with that aspect like for example the film doesn't tell us all that much about the Hua Mulan was as a person.

While the film does have some truly wonderful animation to it and some truly wonderful acting within it. The film does also very sadly have some things that let it down like the fact that the films songs aren't that good yes there are some good songs in there like for example "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" and "Reflection" but that's really it with the rest of the films songs being really bland and forgettable and the films whilst something new and different just isn't that good for the most part as while yes there are some interesting parts in the films plot like the fact that Mulan is doing this for her father is an interesting aspect to the films plot but the film does nothing with that aspect of the plot of the film as the father never really gets brought up again and while yes the film does show Mulan struggling to hide the fact that she's really a woman in an all boys army it's not enough to make that part of the plot all that more interesting then what it already is with the film also having a really rather weak romance subplot which felt out of place for this film to have in the first place.

Beauty And The Beast

If the previous film in this post made alot of mistakes when it came to the romance aspect of the film then this film made sure to correct all of those mistakes. As my god this film is perhaps the most romantic Disney film ever made and lot of that does come down to the fact that the romance between Belle and The Beast is really well handled with the characters seen going from people who can't stand to be in the same room as each other , to friends and to eventually more then friends and all of that seems alot more believable then the romance that in other Disney films as here we get to spend quite alot of time with them and we there for get to know them as characters and while yes there is always that ticking time boom of the final flower petal about to bloom it's not something that gets in the way of the romance as if the romance in the film doesn't work then the whole story doesn't  work and this is something that the makers of this film really did well and truly understand.

It really does go without does go without saying that one of if not the best parts about the whole film is the animation. As the animation in this film truly fantastic to look at and it's something that helped to advance the field of animation as before this film came out there had never been 2D animation mixed in 3D CGI animation in way that looked good and didn't take away from the scene and actually didn't look like 3D CGI whereas in alot of the films that tried that exact same thing even in Disney films alot of it really just looked like it was 3D animation and that most likely took people out of the film in question whereas here in this film the two really blend together perfectly so much so that if you were kid watching this film in the nineties nine times of ten you really didn't know that what you was seeing wasn't drawn on paper but was instead done in a computer.

The Lion King

Of curse this film had to be the best film released during the Disney Renaissance as this film is frequently cited as one of if not the best animated films released by Disney. Again so much so that people even questioned the need to a "live action" remake as not only is there no way to tell this films story in live action but also because of the fact that this film already told it's story so perfectly the first time that it made the whole point behind doing a remake seem even more pointless and what's all the more shocking is that Disney didn't consider this film a top priority for them when it was being made and as such they assembled what they considered to be there "b team" series of animators to work on this film while every one else worked on Pocahontas and yet all that did was light a fire underneath the people who animated this film as this films animation is truly gorgeous to look at from every single point of view.

Also helping to make this film as good as it is is the fact that every single thing about the film not only works but works well. With all of the songs being catchy songs that are still being played today with this also being helped by the fact that all of the films songs are really well written which is of no surprise as this films songs were written by the great singer and songwriter Sir Elton John and the great songwriter Tim Rice both of whom are really great singer and songwriters with this being helped by the fact that the films all of the songs are all really well sung with alot of them also really adding to either the plot of the film or the characters own personal characters arcs as well all of which make the films song both really good and really memorable as well all of which really make of this films songs some truly classic Disney songs that are still loved to this very day in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post from the official Disney fandom wiki page and IMP Awards . Com. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images for this very post that I used in this very review being the great and legendary the official Disney fandom wiki page simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not all of the images that are really from this episode and are of course on the official Disney fandom wiki page are really all fairly high in quality and as well as really them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Letting You Guys Know Some Of The Animated Films That I Love

Boys and girls you've seen me rate alot of things from bad to worst over the past couple of weeks and mostly that's because there so easy to do. For this one I couldn't really use that title and so I had to ditch the concept so instead of rating some of my favourite animated films from worst to best i'm instead going to go a little bit more personal and tell you guys what some of my favourite animated films are and like my previous animation related post i'm going to be including anime in this post.

Anime

Ghost In The Shell

There's very little actually wrong with this film and that's because it does so much right it's a true classic in every sense of the word. Without this film we wouldn't have gotten The Matrix movies for better or for worse , what honestly sells me on this film tho is how well done the mystery aspect of the story is it's so rare for me to find a genuinely good mystery and that's what this film has in my opinion.

A Silent Voice

Now depending on where your seeing this post you'll know that i've just done a review of this movie and will thus already know what I think about it. To cut a long story short I think that this movie is easily better then Your Name and it deserves alot more attention from not only anime fans but fans of animation , to me this film is far more upsetting because of the fact that anyone who's been bullied would know what the main female lead Shōko is going through and will find the film more relatable.

Cartoons

Toy Story 1,2 and 3

Now then for obvious reasons I can't include the fourth one in this so i'm only counting the first three films. In my opinion these first three movies are the perfect trilogy they tell one complete story and they have fantastic animation which only gets better with each passing film. On top of what I just said the third and second films also have great emotional moments which work because we've gotten to know the characters and because of the fact that the films are so well written , so to say that the fourth one has a lot of live up to would be a huge understatement.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

I can't believe that more people don't talk about this film since it has alot of things that make a great animated feature , it's has a great storyline , it has great characters , great animation and great jokes this film has everything that an animation fan would love. The only reason why i can see people not talking about it as much is due to the fact that it's British and films from Britain don't get talked about as much.

Early Man

Sticking with Aardman for there newest film which is also the latest film from animation legend Nick Park Early Man is a football comedy set in the stone age. Yes Americans I said football because that's it's name now that i've just insulted an entire country I best explain why I love this film I love it because of the fact it has all of the things we've come to expect from an Aardman film plus it's set in my hometown of Manchester ,  on top of all that tho it's a weird film that on paper shouldn't work but it some how does and I love it for that.

Moana

Now one of the reasons why I love this film I won't go into because it can also be said for the next film i'm going to talk about and I would thus be repeating myself. Another reason for me loving it is the fact that the animation is truly beautiful to look at , each frame is truly stunning and it's not often that I get to say that about any film. This film also made me cry alot and any film that made me do that is in my opinion a great film.

The Lion King 1994

Now i've had to label this film just to make it more clear that i'm talking about the original movie because I don't want people to think that i've somehow got my hands on a copy of the remake. This film was such a huge part of my childhood it's a movie that I loved as a kid and I still love it to this very day , heck I love this movie so much that I not only saw the musical but I bought the soundtrack and I saw it when it re-released in 3D. Like Moana this film has jaw dropping animation and it's shocking that animation this good came from the Disney B team and again like Moana this film made me cry and I cannot remember what I was going to say when I wrote the Moana segment for this post so yeah i'm ending it here.

  

My Top 5 Disney Animated Films

Walt Disney has made a ton of great animated films and a lot of them have gone on to become not only animated classics but also film classics as well and like the rest of the world i grew up with Disney films and here are my top 5 and yes i might be including Pixar films as well.

Honorable Mention

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

It's the first film that Walt Disney produced so i couldn't do this list and not feature this movie in some way because with it Walt Disney Studios wouldn't be where it is today.

5) Peter Pan

This was one of the first Disney films i watched with the other being Pinocchio when i was a kid i was way into this movie more then i was the original story but now since i'm older i'm way more into the original story but i still have a place in my heart for this film.

4) Toy Story

This film still holds up to this day it has lovable characters and the animation is truly fantastic and without this film Pixar wouldn't be around to this very day to me this film is a true classic and i truly do love this film and this series.

3) The Jungle Book

I have fond memories of watching this on VHS as a kid this film has some of the best songs heard in any Disney film and this is the last film that was produced by the legendary Walt Disney there's really nothing more i can say about this film.

2) Moana

This is the film that i will say is better then Frozen and Zootopia any day of the week to me this film changes the game for the typical Disney Princess and it helps that the artwork and the animation in this film is stunning it's enough to make anyone cry regardless of how old you are.

1) The Lion King / Inside Out

I honestly couldn't choose which of these two films should be number one because they are both so good and in the case of Inside Out it has the power to make people think about their emotions and both films for me at least are classics hell The Lion King is such a classic it's getting remade and has a smash hit Broadway musical.

My Personal Top 5 Animated Disney Films

Hello there Disney fans Walt Disney Pictures have made some of the best animated films of all time there's no question about that but i'm sure your all wondering what my top 5 disney films are and before i tell you i want to lay down some ground rules first i'm only counting there animated movies since that's what there most famous for second it has to have gotten a cinematic release  third i'm not counting any of the Studio Ghibli film's that the company has released over here nor am i counting any of the PIXAR movies since they could get a list to them selfs and fourth it has to be feature length.

5) The Little Mermaid

i recently did a review on this movie so i won't go into to much detail here but for me the songs were good and the animation was great but the romance wasn't that great and neither was the story but it's a still a classic film none the less.

4) Zootopia / Frozen

i'm not gonna lie i couldn't pick one of these two movies to be at fourth place because of the fact they are good movies and unlike The Little Mermaid they have really solid stories that may be because of the fact that the writer of Frozen also wrote Zootopia but when you also add in the fact that i kinda liked these characters as well you'll see why this was a tough choice.

3) Beauty and the Beast (original)

i really enjoyed this film it's characters were fun and likable it's story was interesting and it had great animation the only real issue i have with the movie is the fact that Belle pretty much does nothing for most of the movie and when you think about she boils down to the typical Disney Princess.

2) Moana

i've made it no secret that i truly love this movie and what's not to love it has a great story , great characters and great songs there's nothing more i can really say about this movie that hasn't already been said.

1) The Lion King

This movie has all the things that Moana has so what makes it number one i here you ask well it has a memorable storyline, a memorable storyline and memorable songs and like Moana i can't really say anything about this movie that hasn't already been said it's a classic for a reason