The Lion of Judah

The only reason why I even watched this movie was because my crazy Christian grandma forced me to after she found out that my favouite show is My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic. She didn't appreciate that because it was 'Satan's work' 🙄 so she put this movie on and I was bored out of my mind. I hardly payed any attention to it and just sat in her spinning chair thinking about mlp. My reasonings are more so cause of my grandma, and her shading my favourite show but the movie was also creepy. I know this was YEARS ago but I wouldn't recommend this to a kid given the fact that I watched this when I was a young.

(No disrespect to Christianity (I too am Christian just not THAT type of Christian), the people who made this movie, the people who starred in it, the animation crew, and everyone else involved in the making of this movie)

I went to see The Lion of Judah recently. My girlfriend and I were the only two people in the theater! It's a well intended movie but I have to agree with the critics - the storyline was disjointed, animation lacking refinement with unnatural movement on flat, glitchy backgrounds (it was obvious they were on a budget), the dialogue was uneven and most of the jokes were weak. You could feel that the movie was trying too hard to be "cool" for the younger set.It's also odd that they are now going to release a 3D version of the film. It sounds like they are hoping that the gimmick will pull in additional viewers. This movie will have to rely on field trips by vacation bible schools and Sunday-school teachers to regain their investment. The movie was pulled from the local movie theater after only one week! Once again, good message...mediocre execution.

This film gave me nightmares and I couldn't stop thinking about it afterwards for all the wrong reasons. The donkey voiced by Scott Eastwood was so full of edge that I could have cut myself on it. All of the other animals were very scary and kept making weird noises. Judah was very annoying and I didn't like his creepy human face. It made my little brother cry. Overall, I really enjoyed the film, mostly because I fear for my life that Drake will come in the night and take me out. Not disrespect to Jesus though, very appreciative of what he did for us all. This just wasn't the one chief.

Characters are fun, friendly, and brave. This is a solid family film that helps kids to understand in simple ways that sin is a cage that leads to death, and only the King can set us free. It's deep without being preachy and has humor to lighten hard places. A good choice leading up to Easter.

This film is geared mainly toward a Christian audience or anyone who's genuinely open to learning the "why" of Jesus and the crucifixion. It looks at Jesus through the eyes of a bold lamb named Judah and his friends, Jesus' effect on those he touched, and why his death and resurrection were necessary. It tells even the hard parts of the story without being graphic.

For a lower budget animation this film really hits the mark. This is a great family picture. The characters are well thought out and the animation is pretty good. Now that it is in 3D its even better. I liked how they used the bible as a back drop and didn't make it preachy. The music was amazing. A lot of original tracks, well composed and written. I liked how they used humor to tie together several touchy subjects.

The story really takes off as the crew heads out after their new friend. They meet all kinds of new and interesting characters along the way. The horse was my favorite character. He reminds me of the giraffe from Madagascar.