The Lion King became a massive critical

Disney originally expected Pocahontas to be its bigger success, assigning its top animation team to that project while what was often considered the studio's "B team" worked on The Lion King. Yet against all expectations, The Lion King became a massive critical and commercial phenomenon, while Pocahontas received a far more mixed response. It's a reminder that sometimes the projects with the least expectations end up leaving the biggest mark on cinema history.