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human
What do you think of remakes of movies and cartoons?
gpt
I enjoy remakes if they are done well. 
human
I think Disney is planning to remake the Lion King.  Disney released the first trailer for next year for the Lion King remake.
gpt
That's correct. Disney is calling the new Lion King remake a live action film but it relies almost exclusively on CGI so a lot of people consider it annimation.
human
*eyes widen* I do too. A related debate arose when Avatar was released, with the Visual Effects Society honoring James Cameron's 2009 epic for, among other trophies, animated character in a live-action feature motion picture
gpt
*leans slightly forward* I agree that these kinds of films are skirting the line between traditional annimation and heavily CGI assisted live action films. With the improvements in the technology I'm not sure it makes sense anymore to feel the need to classify such films in the traditional modes.
human
Yeah I feel the same way of course Jon Favreau, the director of the Lion King remake has naturally walked down this valley before, with his update of The Jungle Book. 
gpt
Yes, the difference being that the Jungle Book still had a human character and therefore a true live action person was seen on screen. The Lion King contains no humans and so it is likely that everything is CGI.
human
*raises eyebrows* Technology is all consuming. During the 70s, disney recycled a lot of their animation frames, resulting in identical scenes in some movies
gpt
*hands at sides* That was a different time, generating those frames took so long that it made sense to recycle those that you could. Creation is a much quicker process now with the aid of computer programs.
human
Did you know that Frozen was the first animated Disney film directed by a woman.
gpt
Yes I had heard that. Disney does a good job trying to increase representation in their films and parks when possible. They also dubbed the Lion King into Zulu for its African release.
human
Makes sense i wasnt at all surprised when Disney acquired Marvel. 
gpt
*raises eyebrows* I was. Disney has made some major moves lately but acquiring the much more adult properies of Marvel Studios was a bold move to me.
human
Yeah Bold but incredible lucrative. They certainly have their eye on the future.  
gpt
True. They will make a lot of money off the films but even more in merchandise. They are also adding a Marvel Land to Disneys California Adventure that will be a big money maker for them.
human
Yeah i considerate a smart but gutsy play as you said. On another note did you know that Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total
gpt
That's hard to imagine so many unknown species. I wonder where the estimate comes from.
human
Speaking of animals In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.
gpt
I think that is much needed. All countries should honor and respect animal rights. Scotland has declared the Loch Ness monster a protected species.
human
I agree i just hate it when animal lives some how trump human ones. nice talking to you
gpt
I'm not sure I've seen many situations where that occurs. It was nice talking to you as well.
human
Last bit of info about animals is there are about 20 Quintilian individual animals on planet earth.
gpt
Interesting. Hope you have a good rest of your day!