Simba's Pride was closer in feel, but The Lion King 1 1/2 understood itself and gave beloved characters more backstory, ...

Audiences know the lion from the original 1994 animated movie and the 2019 remake that earned more than $1 billion at the global box office, but those projects were both focused on Simba.

Narrator: This is 2D hand-drawn animation. [horns toot] And this is ... This wildebeest stampede was digitally simulated in 3D, but Simba was in 2D. [Simba gasps] And animators are continuing ...