The greatest animated film of all time.

Rating: 10/10 (18 March 2015)

Review Amazing, absolutely amazing; a masterpiece in American cinema! The Lion King was what originally got me interested in the art of film and is one of my all time favorites.
I had not actually seen The Lion King when it was released in 2012 for almost 5 years, and I was hoping it would hold up and I am so happy that it did. In fact, looking back I probably enjoy it more now than when I did when I was younger, there is so much more to talk about such as the music, the storytelling, the voice acting among many other elements. First of all, Simba; Simba is one of the most sympathetic Disney characters, we have all been in a situation where we have felt the need to step up and rise to an occasion and Simba represents that perfectly, he (as an adult) tries to come off as confident but you can tell he is hurting and is conflicted inside but eventually puts this fear aside to do what he knows he must. The supporting characters were all great, particularly the hyenas who I find a lot funnier now, maybe because of my twisted sense of humor.
Scar as the villain was awesome, one of the best movie villains ever. He is a silver-tonged devil, he manipulates his nephew and tries to get him killed then actually kills his own brother, which is a lot deeper when you really think about it. We also get some good humor out of him as well, you also see how pathetic he is when he takes over, showing how unfit he is to be king.
The songs were awesome, the opening sequence "The Circle of Life" is the greatest sequence ever and when I'm watching the film, I always watch it at least thrice. The songs range from being jumpy to traditionally African to menacing to slow and romantic, the greatest range in a Disney film.
Overall, Disney had it back then and still has it today.