An unpopular opinion I've held for quite some time, is that The Lion King is Overrated. It isn't necessarily bad, just not as good as people say, so I've made this video to explain why I believe that.

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All footage used is for review purposes and is fair use.

Music used in order of appearance

Destiny Fire Emblem Awakening
Sky Tower Kirby's Return to Dreamland
Wing Ding Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
VS Mecha Bowser Super Mario Sunshine
Toad Village Bonus Crash Bandicoot: N Sane Trilogy
Plasm Wraith Pikmin 3
Temple Super Smash Bros Melee
Meta Crystal Super Smash Bros 64
Scorch 'N' Torch Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Bonus Level Donkey Kong Country Returns
Stickerbrush Symphony Super Smash Bros Brawl


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0:00 Intro
1:42 Simba is Kinda Boring
2:35 The Writing/Dialogue is Mid
3:05 I Can't Wait to be King Song Doesn't Make Any Sense
4:22 The Hyenas Are Mediocre Side Villains
4:48 The Comedy is Hit or Miss
5:22 Timon and Pumba Are Just OK
6:41 The Movie is Tonally Inconsistent, Arguably More so than The Hunchback
8:20 The Romance is Half Baked
9:19 The Second Half is Very Rushed
10:19 Scar's Reign is Underdeveloped
11:04 Minor Issues in the Final Scenes
11:44 I'm Not a Fan of Animal Centric Movies, Sorry Not Sorry
12:32 Final Thoughts