My favourite Disney animation

Rating: 10/10 (12 November 2018)

This is my favourite of Disney's 2D animated movies (with 101 Dalmatians and Treasure Planet coming up a close second). It concerns a young lion prince Simba, whose father Mufasa is the King of Pride Rock. Mufasa's younger brother Scar - who had been the heir, before Simba's birth - is jealous of his nephew. Scar - who is in a secret alliance with the hyenas - arranges for Mufasa's death, which he fools Simba into thinking is his fault. Simba - on Scar's urging - runs away. He meets a meerkat named Timon and his wart hog buddy Pumba, who teach him to put his past behind him. But when he is confronted about the harsh life under Scar, can he face his past and claim his rightful throne?
The movie is brilliantly (and beautifully) scripted and beautifully drawn. I also quite like the songs (with Scar's song being my all-time favourite movie song). Scar is also one of the best villains to ever hit the screen - pure evil, pure hateable, and very entertaining to watch. The only part I didn't like was the slight religious element (although that played quite well into the movie at times - in fact, one or two moments with it are quite beautiful). It is a true masterpiece of a movie.