“Hakuna Matata” would mean never having to be subjected to The Lion King ever again, much less having Simba’s growing pains coming at your face in 3D.
In The Lion King, spectacle dominates meaning to frequently reductive effect.
The Lion King is loaded with hoary bibilical references (rays of light, burning bushes) and Shakespearean shout-outs, but that’s all they are.
Every sound, line of dialogue, and cloying musical number comes through loud and clear.