A milestone in animation!

Rating: 10/10 (9 August 2010)

The Lion King was one of the biggest box office hits of 1994, and still today holds the World Record for the most tapes sold for a cartoon.
But what touched everyone, particularly myself, with this movie? Was it the score's of Elton John, was it the humor of Timon and Pumba? or the moment of grief we all shared as a child as we watched young simba lie weeping next to his dead father, surrounded with guilt? The Lion King focuses on life. Life that began in the pride lands, when the first score "the circle of life" lit up the screen in magnificent color and sound, with the new infant Simba being welcomed into the kingdom with the mark on his forehead (which could possibly be a mirrored mimic to baptism) and being raised over the ruling domain of pride rock for the animals to welcome their new prince.
The movie is just teeming with color and emotion, and the songs and scores hold many memories in our hearts, such as the chills that ran up our spines in the dramatic scene where Simba runs for his life as wildebeest chase him through a gorge, to the award winning song "Can you feel the love tonight?" By Elton John. The cast is stunning, and there is an element to this film that everyone can enjoy.
I cant even say how much this film means to me. The Lion King WILL and ALWAYS will be one of the greatest films in history and of all time. It shows life in all its grief and joy, and manages to fit it all into a around a hour and a half time frame. I love it.