SSNP 304 | The Lion King (1994 & 2019): The Best & Worst Thing to Happen to Disney Animation (feat. Stephanie of Mocha Minutes Podcast)

Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff's seminal animated film, "The Lion King," represented the pinnacle of success for traditional Disney animation...and the beginning of its downfall. Twenty-five years and numerous regime turnovers later, the Disney corporation has remade "The Lion King" under the direction of "Iron Man's" Jon Favreau. Marketed strangely as a "live action" remake, it is a scene-by-scene (and almost shot-by-shot) rehash animated with photorealistic CGI animals and environments. Can the new version hold a candle to the old? How did the original "Lion King" manage to both break box office records and plant the seeds for the death of American traditional (hand-drawn) animation? In this episode, the SSN Crew and special guest Stephanie of the Mocha Minutes Podcast answer these questions and more, including a revisiting of the short-lived feature animation studios that sprang up in "Lion King's" wake, how both versions of the film deal with their celebrity voice castings, and what the future of the Disney "live action" remakes could look like, for better or worse. SHOW NOTES: • 0:00:00: "The Lion King" (1994) and "The Lion King" (2019) Reviews and Comparisons*   ◦ * yes, there are full spoilers, but come on - it's The Lion King! • 0:54:48: The History of "The Lion King" and American animation from 1995 to 2002 • 1:57:32: Post-Show WHERE TO FIND OUR GUEST: Find Stephanie online at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/Sunnytwotethat Twitter: http://twitter.com/MochaMinutes Instagram: http://instagram.com/MochaMinutes Facebook: Mocha Minutes Podcast WHERE TO FIND OUR SHOW: Come join our Facebook group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup Want to help support the show? Visit http://ssnpodcast.com/donate/ to leave us a PayPal donation! Check us out on social media: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ssnpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ssnpodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/ssnpodcast