The story of the Lion King

Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2013)

The Lion King is one of the most acclaimed animation movies by the Disney Studios. It tells the story of a young lion cub, Simba, whose father is the king of the Savannah and gets murdered by his greedy, megalomaniac uncle Scar in order to become the king himself. Simba then flees into the jungle to escape from his murderous uncle, where he meets the sympathetic duo composed by warthog Pumba and mongoose Timon. They then proceed to introduce him to their hedonistic and careless way of life. Once Simba learns that he must face his responsibilities and that escaping is maybe the easiest, but not the best way... This movie, without any doubt one of Disney's masterpieces, grabs you by the balls and doesn't let you go until Simba becomes the King. Alternating grippingly emotional moments that will bring you on the verge of crying like a girl, and funny scenes that will leave you breathless of laughing, the film also includes some very catchy songs by Phil Collins that are still sung by the generation that grew up with the movie.