"What you focus on with your thought and feeling is what you attract into your experience" This quote from The Secret expresses young king Simba’s struggle throughout The Lion King perfectly, from the moment his life got inverted, to the day his destiny was finally realized. During the “Hakuna Matata” sequence, Simba’s transformation into manhood from childhood innocence is witnessed, but this was only a physical alteration. It becomes apparent later on in the film that he was still a naïve child, virtually unchanged mentally from the beginning of the movie, just in a more mature body. In fact, it wasn’t until later, as an old flame is rekindled and he goes on a spiritual journey, that Simba finally emerges as the king he was destined from birth to be. As I stated earlier, The Secret plays into the story very well, and really helps with understanding the importance of one’s outlook on life. This is displayed through not only Simba’s struggle, but also the song, “Hakuna Matata,” and several facets of the plot itself, which I hope to illustrate in the next few pages.
The main character of The Lion King is Simba, the young prince of the jungle, who “just can’t wait to be king.” Simba keeps this mindset throughout the beginning of the film, and there is no doubt that he will live a normal life, much like that of numerous “kings of the past,” as his father, Mufasa, calls them. Looking back at The Secret, it is said that, “you attract you dominant thoughts,” and since Simba’s most dominant thought is his future throne, that is what will easily come into reality. Later on, though, Simba loses his way, and casts all his cares to the wayside. It is at this point that the throne is no longer his, shown by a depressing cinematic ...
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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.
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
Annalee R. Ward takes notice on racism, sexism, and homophobia in Disney’s The Lion King. The author brings light to parts of the film are not immediately noticed. She explains the main villain, Scar, has darker colors than his protagonist Mufasa and Simba. The author identifies Mufasa as a gay stereotype and expresses its negative perception on the LGBT community. She also takes note of patriarchy with the lions. The male lions are destined to be leaders, although the females are meant to be housewifes. With all the criticisms she gathered up, she has taken light to the film as well. Ward has complimented the film’s successes and explains that there are moral values that family audience can
The lion king was based off the popular play Hamlet, by Shakespeare. In Hamlet, Claudius murdered his brother to achieve the throne and become King of Denmark. In The Lion King, Scar murdered his brother to get the throne as well. Scar will always be known in history as a villain from Disney, to Tragedy of Hamlet. Scar is a scary looking character, had many evil motives, but also wasn't as strong as he thought.
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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Simba commences the film as a lion cub who follows the lead of his father, the King. Destined for the throne of Pride Rock, Simba tries to learn as much as he can from Mufasa, and is excited to inherit his future, which he expresses in the famous song “ I Just Can’t Wait To Be King”. However, Mufasa's brother and Simba’s uncle, Scar, is jealous that
Simba returns back to Pride Rock after getting sense knocked into him. Simba prepares to confront Scar alongside with Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa.
The movie, The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994), is one of the most well-known Disney films out there, and continues to be a favorite among children and adults of all ages. For those who are not aware of the plot of The Lion King, it might help to know that it is an animated, lighter, lion version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Throughout the movie, The Lion King expresses a deeper idea of male dominance and stereotypical gender roles. It does this by emphasizing the notion that males have to be brave, heroic, leaders and females should be more nurturing and dependent on men.
I saw two plays that I was interested in writing about, however, I realized that Lion King Jr. was the performance that piqued my interest the most. I attended the first showing on Thursday, March 2 after hearing about it from a family friend whose children were part of the cast. Courtyard Theatre Productions presented the play at the Church of Christ in Jenks, Oklahoma. Caroline Frame directed the Lion King Jr. with her assistant Libby Rose. The actors in the play were all children ranging from middle schoolers to early high schoolers; same with the tech and makeup crews. The main characters in the play were played by Cobin Stockstill as Mufasa; Emma Swank and Evi Rose as young and old Nala; Caleb Matlach as Scar; and Tanner Matlach and Jack Ransdell as young and old Simba.
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It tells the meaning and the significance of the what the story is happening and what the character are doing. It also enhance drama, when Scar kills Mufasa. And the scene comes with a lot of sadness which means that the father is dead and the son feels that it was all of his fault. It also establish character. It shows when Simba left the pride land, because of his father’s death, and got saved by Pumbaa and Timon, it showed his matured and adulthood that he would be the next pride land king. It also gives and psychological insight showing what would an animal do if it got away of his home town and what made the lion a king. It also show the intensity of drama when Simba and Scar were fighting because Scar killed Simba’s father. It also gave the film continuity when at the end of the film came out the heir of the pride
In spite of his brother and nephew, Scar has his hyena minions set off a stampede of wildebeest. Scar summons Mufasa, telling him that Simba is in trouble which is technically true. While Mufasa is able to save his son, he goes to climb the cliff and asks Scar to help him. Scar ignores his brother’s