In ancient times, mythology was used as a way of explanation. It may have explained a natural phenomenon, religious truth, it could have been told for entertainment, or for structuralism in a society. Although we are unable to prove the truth behind the stories, they surely have been entertaining people for many years. As the stories may have been told in ritual at bedtime for children, or around a campfire for the town, they surely were memorable. In modern times we even see similarities in some modern western movies. Although some movies such as Hercules and Percy Jackson blatantly use the stories as their plot line, some authors and directors discretely put stories similar to mythology into their works. An example of this would be the similarities in The Myth of Osiris and Isis compared to The Lion King. In the movie The Lion King, there is a father named Mufasa and his son who is named Simba. In The Myth of Osiris and Isis, the father figure is Osiris and his son’s name is Horus. The Myth of Osiris and Isis and The Lion King are similar in the fact that they portray Osiris and Horus as heroes in …show more content…
In the myth, Osiris’s brother is named Seth. Seth is evil and wants to kill Osiris in order to take over Osiris’s throne. Seth had successfully taken the throne from Osiris by tricking Osiris to get into a sarcophagus, convincing 72 conspirators to close it and seal it with molten lead, and throwing it into the Nile River. In The Lion King, Mufasa’s brother Scar is the evil one who wants to take over Mufasa’s throne. In order to kill off Mufasa, Scar had a herd of wildebeests to come and almost trample Simba. Mufasa saved Simba from the wildebeests, and Scar went and threw Mufasa into the stampede, killing him. In both the myth and the movie, the brother had thrown them into a life threatening situation, whether it was the Nile River in Osiris’s case or a stampeding heard of wildebeest in Mufasa’s
In the movie Simba feels that the death of his father, Mufasa, is his fault and that he is the one to blame, when in actuality Scar killed Mufasa so that he would have chance a being next in line for the throne to claim the title as King. Because of his father's death Simba runs away and tries to live a life of no responsibilites. “As Simba says, “I just needed to get out on my own, live my own life, and I did, and it’s great.” There are clear parallels here with Jesus’s Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11 32). In the parable, the son thinks he can live better without the responsibilities he has while living with his family, and so leaves to live in a ‘far country’. This is exactly how Simba behaves.” (Barfield, Jonathan), so as you can see, the two have a lot in common, The Lion King retold the story in a children friendly
Mythology has existed since the stone age, and with it came classical archetypal characters and mythological elements which have influenced and continue to influence the work of modern writers. Classical archetypes and mythological elements allow readers and watchers to relate their own personal experiences to the story by connecting to their primal thoughts and feelings. Classical archetypes are used in all writings and especially can be seen in James Cameron's hit film Avatar.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth (The Holy Bible, Matthew 5:5). This quote is the third Beatitude in “The Bible” which means that any person who exhibits self-control and modesty will be rewarded with peace, prosperity and eternal life. There are many stories in the bible, as well as novels, plays, and motion pictures that help display the consequences of not leading a humble life. Macbeth (from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”) and Scar (from Rob Minkoff and Roger Aller’s “The Lion King”) are two characters that fail to portray the virtues of the third Beatitude. In both adaptations, there are many parallels between both characters as they possess selfish qualities and murder for their own benefits. Although Scar and Macbeth both commit regicide out of their own desire for power and create chaos among the land, Macbeth presents moral qualities while Scar is corrupt and dishonest throughout the “Lion King”. The main characters of both adaptations bring attention to the
In once of his many escapades his evil uncle Scar is teaching him how to growl which results in a stampede of wildebeest to come towards him. Mufasa, who is Simba’s father, in an attempt to save him dies by the hands of his older, jealous, brother. Scar pushes Mufasa off the cliff into the stampede. When Simba discovers his dead father he flees, feeling responsible for the death of his father, and Scar becomes the new ‘king’ of the jungle. Simba is raised by two strangers he meets in the desert and after some time passes he discovers that his uncle is the reason his father is dead and that he has taken control of the prairie. After being conflicted by his emotions and meeting an apparition of his father he finally decides to confront his uncle and take back the kingdom. The film ends with scar, the uncle, being eaten alive by his minions and he is the cause of his own demise. Simba restores balance to the ecosystem and all is well, which is a beautiful ending to a Disney film.
It is amazing how a seemingly educated woman that has won Oscar awards for her documentaries, could possibly be so far off base in her review of the Disney movie “The Lion King”. Margaret Lazarus has taken a movie made for the entertainment of children and turned it into something that is racist, sexist and stereotypes gender roles. She uses many personal arguments to review the movie but offers few solutions. The author is well organized but she lacks alternate points of view and does not use adequate sources. Lazarus utilizes the statement at the end of her review that “the Disney Magic entranced her children, but they and millions of other children were given hidden messages that could only do them and us harm” (118). She makes her point by saying that “the Disney Magic reinforces and reproduces bigoted and stereotyped views of minorities and women in our society” (Lazarus 117). She makes comparisons such as elephant graveyards are like ghettos (Lazarus 118). Other lines of reasoning Lazarus gives us are about Whoopie Goldberg using inner city dialect, the villain Scar being gay, and only those born to privilege can bring about change (118).
Myths and religious doctrine are generally recognized as two entirely different things. Myths are usually referred to as a fictitious story or a half-truth; often they are stories shared between groups of people that are part of a cultural society. Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, and purpose of the universe, and often containing an ethical code dictating appropriate human conduct. Although they differ in certain aspects, they still hold similarities. Comparable to parables within the Bible, myths have different versions which are both motivating, as well as entertaining. There are not only parallels to the idea of the stories but specific tales hold similar morals and equivalent characters.
Not long after Aslan rises back from the dead, he demonstrates being a redeemer of an unforgiving world. Narnia has been held under control by the White Witch for so long, few can hardly remember the time when Aslan ruled and the prosperity they experienced. After awaking his followers, Aslan gathers all of his faithful followers to do one final battle with the White Witch.
“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” is a story about four siblings, the Pevensies, who discover another world from inside a dresser within their professor’s home. This other world is called Narnia. Lucy, the youngest of the siblings is the first to discover this new world when she enters the dresser and realizes it has no ending point. When she ends up in this cold world she meets a faun named Tumnus. He is in this other world ruled by the White Witch ordered to capture “brothers and sisters of Adam and Eve.” When Tumnus tells Lucy what he has done to other humans, who have entered this secret world, she begs him to spare her life. This weighs heavily on his conscience, and he escorts her back to Earth before anyone finds out she was ever in Narnia and set free. When Lucy comes
A musical is a form of living art that should successfully combine a dramatic plot with a correlating music component. Typically, a live performance can be an exciting but difficult production to execute because there are no time-outs or redoes. Nevertheless, two particular live musicals have topped charts in the Broadway theaters. Known as the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history, Cats is a live musical, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, that tells the story about a tribe of cats who journey through the night. During their journey, the cats, also known as the Jellicles, are aiming to decide who will ascend to a new place and come back to life. Likewise, The Lion King classifies as the third longest-running show in Broadway history. This musical is based upon the
The term mythology has always been associated with legends and folklores of gods, demigods or supernatural humans from the days of ancient cultures. Myths can refer to historical events that are linked to religion or spirituality, and are often recounted in order to explain the establishment of a society’s customs, institutions and taboos; models for behaviour; or provide religious experiences. Myths of the past were probably erroneously explained such that they had manifested
The Lion King is the tale of Simba, the son of the Lion King Mufasa (Rufus Bonds, Jr.). The birth of the new heir displaces the king's brother Scar (John Vickery), leading the envious Scar to plot the death of Mufasa and Simba. When Mufasa is killed while trying to save Simba, Scar convinces Simba he must go into exile. There, Simba is befriended by a meerkat, Timon (Danny Rutigliano) and a warthog, Pumbaa (Bob Bouchard), and grows to adulthood (adult voice of Matthew Broderick) blissfully free of responsibilities. However, when childhood friend Nala (Moe Daniels) coincidently finds Simba and informs him that Scar is destroying the pride land, Simba must decide whether to keep his distance or to confront his demons...and Scar....
Myths were created because the Greeks were curious of their existence. They did this to try and understand everything around them. The Greeks looked at the world and asked the question why. To establish some kind of order, to justify the way the gods cared for them. Mythology was rooted into society and altered the way people lived. These stories have been told to from generation to generations with messages about life, and life in society. For the Greeks, the god, and goddess and their different roles within society were their main focus in life. They were real to the Greeks. By telling the myths, traditions in the culture were talked about. People learn their place in the world, as well as how the universe worked. Also by sacrificing to the gods, and goddess they were capable of connecting to them. The myths were to help people realized what was wrong, and what was right. To show people that they weren’t immortal, and can be trialed as wrong in terrible
In the animated film, The Lion King, many themes were established to support the overall film’s story and plot. One theme is family; this was clear from the beginning of the film until the end. The theme of family is evident when juxtaposing Mufasa and Scar, two brothers that show two very different sides of family. Mufasa’s character shows the characteristic of kinsmanship and compassion of family, while Scar’s character shows the characteristics of manipulation and lack of loyalty of family. Another theme is coming of age; this is captured by the overall journey of Simba. According to Kegerreis (2013), the story of Simba is taken as demonstrating universal struggles to overcome Oedipal rivalry and destructive envy in order to reach maturity. He goes on to explains that in order for Simba to become King, his father must die. When Mufasa dies, Simba acts much as if he had actually killed him, which from a rational
...t only gave us wonderful stories they make us realize that everything we do has a cause and effect and that’s very important to remember. Mythology is not only a source of ideas it’s a way to look threw the eyes of people who lived hundreds if not thousands of years ago.
Myths are entertaining stories; they cover the basis from Heroin adventures, tales of heroism, passionate love stories, Monsters, Gods and much more. In their time myths would serve many important functions for the society and culture that believed in them. Myths attempt to explain the unanswerable questions to provide reasons that things are the way they are. Classical myths are terrific entertaining stories, the most common are of the Greek and Romans. For the ancients, they had a religious significance. They explain the creation of the universe, the condition of the natural and social words, the authenticity of Kings or the beginning of religious rituals.