Great, timeless masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2013)

The Lion King is probably still my favourite Disney movie, though I love most of them that I've seen. But The Lion King has real sentimental value for me. I saw it in high school and quickly became obsessed. The irony is that a lot of the time my friends and I were more obsessed with this little movie they showed before the feature (It was about a little sheepish lion called Lambert. We sang the Lambert song more than any actual Lion King song).
Anyway, what do I love about The Lion King? Well, the music for a start. Combining that with the beautiful, sweeping visuals and you have a fair few eye-prickling moments (you know, prickling with unshed tears?). The story is sad but has its happy moments. The soundtrack is amazing - recently I saw Elton John live and he played "Circle of Life", which gave my friend and I both major goosebumps, but Hans Zimmer is the main genius here - and the animation is fabulous.
This film is timeless.