The Lion King’ is a clever premise [Video]

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SALT LAKE CITY — There’s something to be said for setting the bar low in anticipation of a new but familiar story. After all, how many iterations of “The Lion King” should we be embracing?

It was with that sentiment that I arrived at the theater to watch this new Lion King. They refer to it as photorealistic animation, you know, where it looks ALMOST real, but is really a computer generation.

Initially, the dizzying action was a bit overwhelming. But soon, once the story was laid out, I thought, what a clever premise.