Not just king of the lions.

Rating: Null/10 (8 September 2016)

Deep in Disney's renaissance period, and before computer animation stole the cartoon industry, The Lion King is one of the most mature animated movies out there, and, by extension, the best animated movie by Disney. This movie deals with a multitude of different harrowing, real-world struggles, like the death of a close family member, growing up, and accepting responsibility for your own actions. The animation is classical, the voice acting is terrific, the story is a great twist on Shakespeare's, Hamlet, and, above all, Hans Zimmer's score is sad, and gut-wrenching. In my humble opinion, this movie is the pinnacle of Disney's creations and deserves all the hype that it generates.