Suki (Kate Winslet), her brother Linus, their mother Macheeba, and their cousin Fleck are lions in a pride ruled by Eddie and James. When two wanderers Dark and Harry attack, the lionesses are forced to help. Dark and Harry are driven away but Fleck's mother is killed. Macheeba decides to adopt Fleck.
This is an anthropomorphized nature TV doc. BBC needs to get out of this Disney territory. It could still work if the cubs stay being cubs. Baby animals having adventures is often good family fare. Once they grow up, the charm of innocence is gone. Suki turning pacifist is just silly. The conflict fits more with Shakespeare than nature. Everything is manufactured and the talking mouths are also a little weird.
This is an anthropomorphized nature TV doc. BBC needs to get out of this Disney territory. It could still work if the cubs stay being cubs. Baby animals having adventures is often good family fare. Once they grow up, the charm of innocence is gone. Suki turning pacifist is just silly. The conflict fits more with Shakespeare than nature. Everything is manufactured and the talking mouths are also a little weird.