‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ First Reactions Praise Disney Film as the ‘Perfect Prequel’ With ‘Astounding’ Visuals: ‘A Story That Deserves to Be Told’

variety.com:

Disney‘s “Mufasa: The Lion King” have started pouring in on social media, and members of the press are roaring with excitement over the prequel to the 2019 photorealistic remake of “The Lion King.” “‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is the perfect prequel,” wrote Variety‘s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay. “So beautifully crafted.

The songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Nicholas Britell’s score are absolutely divine and music to the ears. Pure joy.” Film Independent writer Dana Abercrombie praised the film as “a story that deserves to be told that makes you question what is destiny.

Expertly written & crafted, it adds to ‘The Lion King’ franchise by adding more dimension to the characters we love & thought we knew.

The visual effects are astounding.” ComicBook.com’s Chris Killian admitted that “a ‘Lion King’ prequel was not something I was asking for, but the animation is incredible, the songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda are infectious, and the vocal performances make ‘Mufasa’ – dare I say – better than the 2019 version of ‘Lion King.'” Cinefied film critic Dempsey Pillot wrote, “Pleased to say ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is really good!