One of the best Disney films

Rating: 9/10 (15 October 2005)

Personally I think The Lion King is one of the best Disney films ever. Its a shame Disney is not that popular today in the 0's (with Shrek and CGI animation taking over the screen- i'm not criticising Shrek its great!) TLK can be seen as a modern day version of Shakespeares' Hamlet. A brother (Scar) kills his king brother (Mufusa), Simba the future king (Hamlet) listens to the advice of his father's spirit. I first saw TLK when I was in primary school at the age of six and it made me cry! I watch it now with my younger sisters and still think its a masterpiece. TLK is a great movie because of the songs and the animation(its more clear bright compared to the older Dinsey classics.) It also has memorable characters with a great cast, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Matthew Broderick. I do not think its sequels can beat it but they are still good. Timon and Pumbaa light up the screen and its the first Dinsey film to contain more action. (Fight scenes). TLK is my favourite Disney animation as it was of the first films I saw in the cinema, its more personal as I can relate it to my childhood memories. 10/10 for children 9/10 for adults 9/10 for me. Brill