Cinematography Techniques In The Lion King

“The Lion King” is watched by children all over the world. It is a classic Disney movie that many watch for fun and entertainment, but could there be something else to this film? The plot of “The Lion King” is very similar to Shakespeare’s play,” Hamlet”. Some similarities include the lives of Simba and prince Hamlet are changed due to their evil uncles, both fathers die, and both fathers come back as ghosts. Each character in “The Lion King” connects with a character in “Hamlet”. Simba plays as prince Hamlet, Mufasa plays as King Hamlet, Gertrude plays as Sarabi, Scar plays as King Claudius, Nala plays as Ophelia, Rafiki plays as Horatio, hyenas plays as Laertes, and Timon and Pumbaa plays as Rosencrantz and

When I went to go see The Lion King on Broadway a few words came to mind after the play; amazing, stunning, and unbelievable! I was a little unsure at first, because I thought I was too young to see something from a Disney World production. I was also wondering how Disney was going to manage putting a film starring non-human characters, into a three-dimensional stage. However, using all their “Disney magic” with a little help from a great stage producer The Lion King Musical kept my attention all the way through with their; voice and diction, staging, and many other elements.

As a child, I can remember watching the Lion King movie several times because my family loved this timeless movie. I always just thought of it as a story about the “circle of life” that we all hear so much about in church and from our parents. However, for this assignment I chose to watch this movie once more; giving particular attention to details and thoroughly examining Simba’s life stage development in relation to Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages and Jean Piaget’s cognitive development stages. Needless to say, I was able to find significant evidence relating to these developmental theorists. The story not only displays the hardships of maturation, and the perplexities associated with growing, but it also deals with the search for one’s own identity and responsibility.

Simba enters a "belly of the whale" when he almost gets killed by Scar. Scar backs Simba off to the edge of a cliff. He hung off the edge of it as his father did before his death, and that is when Scar uses this opportune time to admit that he killed Scar and that Simba didn't have anything to do with it. Simba then leaps up

Almost everyone in the world is familiar with the infamous Disney movie The Lion King, but very few have gone into detail and analyzed the rhetoric within the film. Each scene is filled with a sense of pathos that tugs on the emotions of the audience and inevitably pushes them to one side over the other. It is interesting to see how the voices, color, and actions of each character have such an effect on their personalities which then has an effect on the audience and leaves them judging the morals of the characters. For people who grew up watching the original Disney movies, this is a great film to watch in depth and really figure out the meaning behind each scene.

Simba’s heroic qualities don’t just stand out when he is found by Nala begging him to return to Pride Rock to save everyone and the community, but also when he meets Pumbaa and Timon. He is learning how to survive on his own and how to be a true friend. Simba shows all characteristics of a hero throughout his journey, it begins with his separation from his family, and his choice to runaway. Simba has to deal with guilt and is tested emotionally, he has been told that he killed his father and needs

Watching The Lion King as a child, you see it as a tale of a young lion cub going through highs and lows and in the end defeating the villain and saving the day. But looking deeper, you see that the storyline has much more to it. It’s about the young lion cub Simba, who is the next in line to be king, who is taught by his father Mufasa. This leads to Mufasa’s brother, Scar, to create a realistic conflict, in which he kills his own brother and generates a scapegoat- Simba- by blaming him, giving him thoughts that everyone will be disappointed for the reason that it was his fault. This, in turn, causes the young cub to feel ostracized from his pride, leading him to run away. Simba meets up with a meerkat (Timon) and a warthog (Pumba), to which he conforms to their way of thinking as they raise him. They teach him Hakuna Matata - “No worries”- , which he follows and he uses it when Nala tells him to come back. It also created a self-fulfilling prophecy of

Sydney Rickabaugh Ms. Crider English 10 Honors Period 1 17 October 2014 Wonder for all ages Great stories seem to take people of all ages on a roller coaster ride full of emotion and wonder. An animated movie called The Lion King was produced by Disney and released in 1994.

The Lion King a classic Disney tale that everyone is familiar with, was directed by Julie Taymour and opened at the New Amsterdam Theater. The show opens with a procession of life sized animal puppets, some actors on stilts, some on all fours. This opening not only changed theatregoers,

Born as the heir of King Ahadi and Queen Uru, Mufasa was a courageous lion who ruled over The Pride Land. After the birth of his son; Mufasa, began teaching Simba about the circle of life, training him to take his place as king. As a result, his jealous younger brother; Scar, hatches a scheme to over throw him and rule his kingdom. Once it's discovered that Scar missed Simbas's presentation ceremony; Mufasa, enters the lion's den in order to chastise his brother for his insolence. As the king continues to scold his brother, Scar turns his back and walks away, stating he might attack Mufasa if he turned his back on him. A few months later, Mufasa travels to the Pride Lands to show Simba around his kingdom. As the pair continue their journey,

Family issues that result in a murdering tragedy has been turned into a children’s movie of life lessons. The Lion King produced by Disney was based off of the famous play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Hamlet is about a prince whose father is murdered by his uncle, the prince seeks revenge after seeing his father’s ghost which leads him to murder. The Lion King is about a prince lion whose father is killed by his uncle, leading to the lion killing his uncle and taking back the throne. Viewers must watch for these details and situations in both The Lion King and Hamlet.

With the success of Disney’s The Lion King, based off of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, it only made sense to produce a sequel to the movie based off of another great Shakespearean work. Romeo and Juliet has been reworked many times, but a fairly overlooked adaptation is Disney’s The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride. The story of the “star crossed lovers” is now seen through the forbidden love of the lions Kiara, a pridelander, and Kovu, an outsider. Much like the original Lion King, there were significant alterations that changed the meaning of the work. In the sequel, details such as characterization/setting, the level of maturity in love and violence, and adjusted plotline (the shift from tragedy to comedy) change the overall theme and allow the work to be more suitable for children.

Feeling inspiration hit as the powerful lions walked around him, Aaron Blaise sketched away Even though lions were tricky for him to animate, he loved drawing them. By 1994 his hard work and determination had helped breath life into a breathtaking animated movie, 'The Lion King'.

In conclusion, “the essential message, vital to the story, is that Simba, much as he appreciates life in the wilderness with Pumbaa and Timon, must live up to his calling. He must acknowledge the responsibility of who he is, a future king. Growing up implies accepting responsibility. Indeed, few would oppose that Disney is proffering a prosocial message here, utilizing Brown and Singhal's definition as any communication that delineates cognitive, emotional, and behavioral actions considered to be socially alluring or preferable by most members of a culture" (Ward, 1996, para. 37). The Lion King is without question a remarkable, incredible animated film of its time and in my judgment, will hold that title for years; if not decades; to come.

The Lion King is a classic movie, beloved by many. On the surface, this movie seems to be a light-hearted, carefree tale of a lion cub’s journey to justice. However, on taking a deeper look, one finds that the tale consists of conflicting worldviews and philosophies, while presenting the idea of destiny. But which religions and philosophies is it portraying? Let us take a closer look.