
But since some of those moments are actually inspired by the Broadway musical, Favreau's movie can be best described as a facsimile, a duplicate or a carbon copy.

Granted, there are a couple new sequences sprinkled here and there - the most apparent being the elephant graveyard sequence with the hyenas. In fact, given that almost every scene, from the camera angles and shots to the dialogue, is practically identical to its predecessor, we'd be hard-pressed to accurately call this a remake. Within a matter of a few minutes, it becomes abundantly clear The Lion King remake from director Jon Favreau ( The Jungle Book, Iron Man) is ultimately nothing more than a literal repeat of Walt Disney's 1994 original animated classic.
