Julie Bikhman of Manhattan might buy the tickets, but when it comes to deciding what movie to see, her three young children are the ones calling the shots. “We pick them,” her 11-year-o…
” in 1994, but the two cajoled their mom and 14-year-old brother Nathaniel to AMC Lincoln Square on Wednesday to be among the first to see Simba’s grand return to the big screen. They loved the original cartoon and just couldn’t wait to see a dazzling, photo-realistic update of the classic Disney tale.The sisters aren’t alone in their enthusiasm for the Disney empire.
Indeed, a number of strategic decisions have made Disney owner of everything from Thor to the Skywalkers to Princesses Anna and Elsa. That acquisition binge left the other Hollywood studios playing a desperate game of catch up. Audiences see the Disney brand as a guarantee of a good time in an era when movie tickets run a family of four more than $50. And that doesn’t include the cost of popcorn and soda.
Even the lyrics of “The Lion King’s” signature songs: “Hakuna Matata” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” seem to harken back to simpler times, when you could shrug away all your worries and bask in pure happiness. It’s a happy-go-lucky sentiment that is almost impossible to achieve when we’re just a CNN chyron away from the next Beltway scandal or standoff.
“I have to see how the story ends,” says Torres, who frequents movies with his friend, the 20-year old Camille Hermida-Fuentes. The pair said when they are deciding what movie to see in theaters, they factor in the studio that produced it, the directors that made it, and the hype around the trailer. Bagby recalls going to see the original “Lion King” with his parents 25 years ago. Now that he has children of his own, he wants to take them with their grandparents to see the revamped cartoon.
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