The Lion King takes place in the African Pride Lands, as the title suggest lions are the kings of the Pride Lands of Africa, ruled by the powerful king Mufasa, he and his mate, Sarbi, raise the joyful Simba. In the dark of the morning all the animals are summoned to Pride Rock in the welcoming ceremony of the young Simba. Simba is introduced to the animal kingdom by Rafiki, similar to a baby being baptized, Simba is held before the kingdom of the Pride Lands. As Simba grows older so does his curiosity, waking up his father and mother, Simba begs to see the kingdom that is destined to be under his rule. After, a brief stretch Mufasa explains to Simba the balance of the circle of life. Mufasa and Simba are looking over the Pride Lands, Mufasa …show more content…
Zazu wishes Simba good luck before Nala and Zazu disappear. Mufasa explains to Simba he will not always be there but that if Simba ever feels alone look to the stars and all the past kings of the Pride Lands will be in the sky. Scar is angered by the hyena’s failure to kill Simba and he deploys a plan to kill Mufasa. As Simba waits for his father at the bottom of a dry river bed, a stampede of wildebeest, Mufasa is alerted by Zazu of Simba’s impending danger. After sliding down the gorge Mufasa saves Simba, but as Mufasa tries to climb back up, Scar imbeds his claws into Mufasa’s paws and throws him back. Mufasa is killed by the trampling hooves. When the dust settles Simba find’s his father’s limp body and begs his dad to wake up. Scar then blames Simba for Mufasa’s death and tells Simba to run and never return. Simba runs into the desert only to be found by two out cast a warthog, Pumbaa, and a meerkat Timon. After some discussion Timon and Pumbaa take little Simba to a small water hole, Simba is thanks the duo but walks away. Timon and Pumbaa tell Simba to forget his past and recite their motto “Hakuna Matata”, eventually Simba catches on to the song. Still singing years past and Simba is now a healthy adult, eating
The Lion King tells the story of a young lion named Simba, who is the heir to his father's throne, whose name is Mufasa, also in the film is a character named Mufasa which is the younger brother of Mufasa and uncle of Simba. The movie is a Disney kids movie which can relate to many aspects and doctrines of the Christian faith. The movie starts off with a very detail segment that reminds one of a baptism right after the birth of baby Simba. “Christian symbolism is rich in this opening. It is a Baptism isn’t it? An anointing of a child of the King? The child is presented, the clouds open reminding us of the story of Jesus’ Baptism where the heavens open and the voice of God speaks; “this is my son, my beloved.” That’s how we come into the community
The Lion King is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, with some minor differences and a happier ending. Both narratives follow the Hero’s Journey, but The Lion King follows all twelve steps flawlessly. Simba’s experience in the belly of the whale is perhaps the shortest of the three examples, only really encompassing his fight with his uncle. It is Scar that initiates the fight, throwing embers into Simba’s eyes, they fight for a few minutes, and just when the audience thinks Simba is doomed, collapsed on the ground as his uncle pounces on him out of the flames, he throws Scar over a nearby cliff and into a group of vengeful
Mulan goes through being rescued when she fights Shan-Yu on top of the roof of the Emperor’s palace and Mushu helps Mulan pin Shan-Yu down and blow him up with fireworks. Mulan‘s ego decreases when Mushu successfully tries to help her get rid of Shan-Yu. She considers herself a hero now and does not want Mushu to think she cannot fight her own battles. Mulan in the end disregards her ego in order for her to not die on the roof. Mulan crosses the final threshold when she returns to her home with the gifts from the Emperor hoping her family will forgive her for leaving the family to go fight in the war. Her father accepts Mulan’s new power and wisdom and told her that, “The greatest gift and honor is having you for a daughter.” Mulan’s return to the past is pleasant and safe knowing that nothing can change her family’s love and affection for her. In addition, Mulan enters into the final step in the hero’s journey: the freedom to live. Mulan shows her freedom to live when she invites her soul mate, Li-Shang for dinner. This event marks the end of Mulan dwelling on the past and makes her excited, but not concerned about what the future
This upsets the Hyenas. They leave Scar to fight Simba by himself. Simba wins the fight and throws Scar off a cliff, into the herd of the Hyenas. The hyenas show no remorse for Scar and they trample over him, killing him. Once Simba takes back the throne, the whole kingdom becomes beautiful again and everyone is happy.
The Lion King is a story based around the betrayal of a king by his brother. The brother’s ambition of becoming the king leads to him killing the true and current king. In The Lion King, Scar betrays his brother by killing him to gain the throne for himself. Through Psychoanalytic Theory, it is clear that Scar feels shame because he is not the king and the next in line for the throne is his nephew. This shame eventually leads to Scar betraying his brother because of his ambition.
Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Disney’s The Lion King share some similarities, where the characters presented are closely related. Noticeably, it is obvious that Simba’s character parallels that of Hamlet. Born into royal blood, both prince Hamlet and Simba are introduced into a life of privilege. It is said that Hamlet possesses one of the most complex personalities in literature, mainly due to his erratic behaviour that renders it difficult to draw conclusions. Hamlet’s whit and charms are presented in his eloquent speech and general acquisition with other flat characters in the play that seem to capture his good nature. The clear similarities that Hamlet and Simba contain are the loss of their fathers, by the hand of their uncles. Both grief-stricken and in mourning, Hamlet and Simba seem to be the only two characters truly morning the loss of their king, seen in the lack of appreciation and respect associated to the death of Mufasa and Hamlet (Sr). However, the evident difference arises from what actions Hamlet and Simba take after acquiring the knowledge of their deceased fathers. Ham...
The biblical characters are prophets and kings. In the narratives of the people of Israel, it is not difficult to see the pattern of almost all the kings. All but a few are corrupted, and get Israel in a lot of trouble with God. They help lead Israel to destruction. The role of the prophets is not only to warn the people of the coming punishment, but to also give hope and advice on how to make things right in the future. When looking at the Lion King, Scar embodies the kings and Simba embodies the prophets. Scar is a corrupt figure, and once he becomes king, the land becomes more desolate and the food supply starts running out. This resembles how the Israelites were to be punished for corruption. Simba comes
The Lion King is a well-known children’s movie that was produced by Disney. The movie begins with a small cub being presented to the kingdom by his parents, Mufasa and Sarabi (Hahn, Minkoff, & Allers, 1994). The small cub is named Simba and he will one day become the king of his father’s kingdom. Mufasa’s brother, Scar, does not like that Mufasa’s son will one day take over, and plots to kill Mufasa and Simba (Hahn, Minkoff, & Allers, 1994). The movie continues on, and Mufasa saves Simba from a stampede, but Scar will not save Mufasa (Hahn, Minkoff, & Allers, 1994).
The Lion King is a Disney animated movie portraying the life and times of Simba, who later becomes the greatest lion king known in the land. Simba's rise to the throne is a journey fraught with perils and hardships that make it an absolutely trilling story for the whole family! Although The Lion King is an exciting and entertaining movie, the movie is also a good illustration of several psychology concepts.
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.
Wouldn’t you want to be a lion? Ruler of the savannah and a mighty beast in which has little worries. It’s no surprise that in many cases lions are used to depict god-like personas and figures in popular folk tales. Now who is tasked with taking such folk-tales and turning them into desirable, extravagant movies fit for people of all ages? Disney is. In fact Disney was able to create one of the most “richest” movies ever. This movie, “The Lion King”, starts out with a young lion cub named Simba. This little lion cub is the heir the throne of his father, Mufasa. All is going well for the lion cub until we meet his jealous uncle Scar, who is obsessed with the idea that he should be the
Many perceive The Lion King, Disney's most successful movie to date, as Disney's only original movie; the only movie not previously a fairy tale from one country or another. This, however, is not the case. While The Lion King seems not to be beased on a fairy tale, it is in fact strongly based on the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Disney writers cleverly conceal the basic character archetypes and simplified storyline in a children's tale of cute lions in Africa. To the seasoned reader, however, Hamlet comes screaming out of the screenplay as obviously as Hamlet performed onstage.
Although the movie The Lion King is often times viewed as nothing more than a child-based movie, in actuality, it contains a much deeper meaning. It is a movie that not only displays the hardships of maturation, and the perplexities associated with growing, but it is also a movie that deals with the search for one's identity and responsibility. As said by director Julie Taymor, "In addition to being a tale about a boy's personal growth, the `Lion King' dramatizes the ritual of the `Circle of Life'." Throughout The Lion King, Simba must endeavor through the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth to take his place in the circle of life, as king of the pridelands.
Scar was cunning, manipulative, and seemed to be sort of a narcissistic lion. However even with his evil and deceiving ways he was still a coward and would rather run than fight, although if cornered Scar was able to hold his own as seen in his tussle with Simba. Scar is full of nothing but hate and disgust for his brother and nephew and everybody against him. He does not care much about the hyenas and seemed to of viewed them more as tools and weapons to use for his own benefit, this ultimately ended in his death when he tried to blame his plan on them. Scar was intolerant of failure, making the hyenas feel bad for failing to kill simba and angrily throwing them out after they made the mistake of talking about his brother, Mufasa, of whom Scar was extremely jealous. Scar was certainly one very smart lion; manipulating conversations and situations to his own advantage was a piece of cake. Scar also proved to be very sadistic, convincing his nephew, Simba, that it was his fault for his fathers death, and later going on to taunt him that in fact, he Scar, was responsible for Mufasa's death. Scar is very similar to Claudius from the Shakespearean play Hamlet; they are both the uncles of the main character, they both k...
The Lion King is a movie created by Disney and was released in the summer of 1994. It is about a pride of lions that uphold the cycle of nature, or as they call it “the circle of life” (The Lion King, 1994). The lion pride is considered royalty within the “Pride Lands” and are just and fair when it comes to hunting only what they need. A young prince named Simba is introduced and he is next in line to be the future king. However, Simba’s uncle Scar had other plans. He believed that it was his right all along to be named future king and wanted all of the glory to himself. Eventually, Scar comes up with an elaborate plan to rid the Pride Lands of Simba and the current King, Mufasa and take the throne for himself.