A Great movie, but 2nd to Beast

Rating: 9/10 (15 March 2004)

The Lion King is considered by most people to be Disney's greatest achievement. Personally, I feel its 2nd behind Beauty and the Beast.
What makes lion King so successful is the plot. It is a incredible story that shows the life of Simba evolving from a young mischievious cub into a powerful lion that becomes King. "Scar" Jermy Irons voice is one of the greatest villains in any movie, and is probably Disney's greatest villain. Pumba and Timon are very sweet characters that help drive both comedy and light heartedness that is definitely needed after Simba runs away once he feels he was the one responsible for his father Mufasas death. The father son relationship is wonderful and tender at the beginning of this film. If you really look at this movie, you see you're dealing with very adult themes; Greed, envy, murder and birth. The success of the Lion King is strongly connected to the score written by Elton John. Disney has tried to recreate this genius in other films with Phil Collins and others but it doesn't quite work. This is one of disneys masterpieces and every child an adult need to revisit this story time and again.
My Grade- A
I give it 10 out of 10 for a childrens movie
I give it a 9 out of ten for an adult movie