Brilliant film-but possibly even more traumatic than Bambi

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2006)

And here's my spoiler, up front: not only is the young lion's father killed in front of him, he's made to feel it's his own fault. Surely this is even more traumatic than the death of Bambi's mother. And yet, I have to rank this as one of Disney's very best--the color, design, characterizations,and music are all superb. The use of earth tones, so different from Disney's usual bright palette, is stunning and perfect for the story. (And here I want to add that the soundtrack is also excellent--my only quibble being that the powerful "Circle Of Life" should have won for best song instead of the pretty but vapid "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?". But that being said, I believe that, like "Beauty and the Beast," should have been nominated as picture of the year. If you haven't seen this, what are waiting for?--arnie113
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