The Lion King (1994)
I'm a purist when it comes to animation - I prefer hand-drawn over CGI. This animated feature from Disney offers a complex story (an animal-starring kid's version of Shakespeare's Hamlet) and is stunning to look at. It experiments with using traditional camera work through animation, including dissolves, slow-motion, racking focus, and zooming in and out. Watch for allusions to the Nazi party by way of the evil hyenas and listen for the fantastic vocal work of Jeremy Irons as Scar and James Earl Jones as Mufasa.
My Netflix rating: 4 stars
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