One if the Greats

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2016)

The Lion King is a Disney classic. The young cub, Simba (voice of Jonathan Taylor Thomas), will one day inherit the Pride Land. That is until Scar, Simba's uncle (voice of Jeremy Irons), selfishly intervenes. With Mufasa, Simba's father (voice of James Earl Jones) out of the picture, Simba believes that Scar's doings are all his fault as he retreats to the desert. In the desert he finds an oasis where he befriends Timon and Pumbaa (voices of Nate Lane and Ernie Sabella). Simba, (voice of Matthew Broaderick), grows up as years pass and Scar is ruling over the Pride Land in the place of Mufasa. Living in the poor conditions Scar has provided Nala, a friend from Simba's childhood (voice of Moria Kelly), sets out to find the lost Prince. Once she discovers what Simba has retreated to, she begins to talk sense into him and brings him home to reclaim what was rightfully his.
The Lion King is a G rated film falling in the category of kid friendly and family night approved. This movie will take you on a musical journey. The soundtracks are catchy and also let you dip your feet into a different kind of culture. While watching this movie you can instantly tell this is a Disney classic. The animation is full of color and all sorts of different animals. In the opening scenes you almost feel as if you are there in Africa, with the way the animators made everything look so life like. Both the animation and the sound tracks will entertain your children for hours. Directors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff did a fantastic job stringing together a beautiful story line enhanced with great visual and auditory effects. This movie wasn't just created for children either, there is a deeper connection as well. As a child watching this movie I never acknowledged or even knew why Simba coming back to claim what was his was such a big deal. Now as I've experienced a little bit of life I've learned that running away from a problem isn't going to fix anything. Mistakes are apart of being human. Introducing this idea to children at a young age may have long term effects. I think that the messages behind this film are so important. As a child, even now, I still need to be reminded to keeping fighting and to fight to the end for what's mine. That isn't the only message hidden within The Lion King. There are also messages parallel to the Bible too. An example of this being Simba running from his problems, he was scared but also ashamed. I related this to the devil wanting us to be so consumed with shame that we run too. After seeing almost every Disney movie out there, you could say I'm rather experienced. With that being said The Lion King is probably one of my favorite Disney movies. I loved it as a child when bright colors and peppy music were my thing, but now I love it more for the deeper connections I see. I give this movie a rating of a perfect ten. From the story line to the animation to the thoughts behind the movie, I love it!! I don't believe anyone would argue, after seeing the film that it is one of the greatest children's movies out there to this day.