A Critical Review Of Simba's The Lion King

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The Lion King was one of the most inspiring shows of musical production that one may ever have the pleasure of seeing. It seems that Disney never stops surprising its audience. Anyhow, The Lion King is the tale of Simba, the son of the Lion King Mufasa (L. Steven Taylor). The birth of the new heir relocates the king's brother Scar (Gareth Saxe), leading him to plot the death of the admired Mufasa and Simba. Scar then deceives Simba into thinking it was him who killed his father. Scar then says he must go into exile and never return. It is there, Simba is befriended by a meerkat, Timon (Fred Berman) and a warthog, Pumbaa (Ben Jeffrey). Furthermore, he grows to adulthood (adult voice of Jelani Remy) happily free of concerns. However, Samba’s

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