My Partner And I Chose The Film 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

One of the break-out stars among the leads are Adam Jacobs as adult Simba, possessed of a bright, clear voice and an inescapable presence from the second he swings on to the stage. J. Anthony Crane rivals Jeremy Irons' droll sarcasm as Scar, and his physicality makes the most of his outstanding costume; as he shifts to and from his mask at Scar's most predatory moments. Dionne Randolph infuses King Mufasa with his big, boastful voice and imposing presence, but is remarkably tender in his moments with Young Simba. In addition, speaking of Young Simba, both of the young actors in the performance I attended - Dusan Brown as Simba and Madai Monica Williams as Young Nala - are amazingly talented actors, singers, and dancers with buckets of

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.

The Lion King is another example where we see the physical, mental and emotional growth of Simba. When Mufasa dies, Simba tries to bring him back to life by nudging him and telling him to come back. Simba reminisces of

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

The movie I have chosen for my review paper is Schindler 's List. The film was directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg. Schindler 's List is an American made movie although it was filmed in Poland. I chose this movie because I am interested in history and in World War 2. The setting takes place primarily in Krakow, Poland during World War 2 (1939-1945). Poland was under German occupation at the time. The setting of the film shows us the Holocaust and the mistreatment of the Jews. This makes it of historical importance in understanding its social stratification value. It was especially important to Steven Spielberg because he is also Jewish and his family has direct ties to the Holocaust. The social stratification concepts I chose are social differentiation, social inequality, and the stratification systems. Specifically the slave and social class systems. Social Stratification is defined as “A form of inequality in which categories of people are systematically ranked in a hierarchy on the basis of their access to scare but valued resources.” (Thompson, Hickey 199). Concepts of social stratification revolve around inequality, differential treatment, and unequal access to wealth, power, and prestige. The plot of the movie revolves around these concepts with the differential treatment of the Jews by the Nazi Germans. This is what makes these stratification concepts sociologically important. The plot shows how the Jews were stripped of their wealth, power, and prestige.

I chose to view and analyze the film The Boondock Saints. There were many different things I focused on while viewing the film. I decided to brake them down into the following categories: narrative, theatrical elements, cinematography, sound, and the overall experience. I will begin with stating my personal interpretations and understandings of the narrative.

“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance, and respect all the creatures from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope,” said Mufasa, a supporting character in the film depiction of Walt Disney’s: The Lion King (1994). The Lion King is a timeless archetypal work that time after time has given youth hope and has shown them that courage is not always innate, but can be learned from just living life with a little “hakuna matata”. The Lion King, through the use of classic archetype, vivid surrealism, and iconic symbolism, shows a coming to age story that shows children that life is an adventure worth the trouble.

In the history of Broadway there is one musical that stands above the rest and for many generations will be loved and adored. That musical is The Lion King. The musical retells the beloved Disney animated movie’s story on the stage, but it also brings new and exciting elements to the stage which has helped to inspire and push other musical creators in their approach of storytelling. Not only did the musical have the talented Julie Taymor (who was the first woman to win a Tony for directing) with her talented creative team, but the musical also has the rich African influences, and inventive/creative use of puppetry. The Lion King is a story about birth, life, love, death, rebirth, and ancestry. The heart of the show is truly African and Julie

The noise of the busy New York City wakes up Lewis, an eleven year old boy whose only dream is to have a part in the Broadway musical The Lion King. The character he has always been fantasizing of playing is Simba the prince of Pride Rock. He has been practicing for this part for many months all up to today when he has tryouts. But, has a rival named Norton that gets the part every year. Norton is a spiteful, annoying, clever, and a keen robot. And because he downloaded emotions, he was a very good actor. Since Norton wins every year, he went all out this year and got a remodel so now he looks like the lion Simba!

Macbeth the movie and Lion King are very different, but very similar. One is a cartoon animation movie by Disney and the other is a play written by William Shakespeare that was later produced into a movie by Ian McKellan. Both movies have a tradegy, but also have a small heros journey and I will show the comparsion between them both.

As with many things in life, it was the thing I'd least expect it to be. Remember that "sense of actuality" I mentioned? Well, in an ironic twist, the hard-press for realism made the film feel muted and unaffected for a great part of it. To make it believable that the Beast's staff had been turned into household objects, their faces were more blended in. This eliminated the expressiveness that gave Lumière (Ewan McGregor) & Co. so much fun personality. I instantly became concerned about how the reported Lion King adaption would look, presuming the plan was to use real animals. There were multiple, effective close-ups on the Beast's eyes to capture a sincere soul, but his whole picture lacked authentic communicative quality. This was something better accomplished by the 1987 CBS television series starring The Terminator's Linda Hamilton. Use of computer-generated imagery (CGI) for this project was anticipated, and the effects were beautiful, but the manufacturing was too apparent at times. Call me nit-picky, but there was a certain, breathing liveliness that wasn't successfully reproduced. Perhaps this why any scenes with Gaston (Luke Evans) and LeFou (Josh Gad) were like a shot of caffeine and I didn't hate them like I was supposed to. Both actors did an excellent job in general of making their characters entertaining versus annoying,

Do you recollect the Walt Disney Picture's Lion King? I recall it. Particularly the scene that pierced my heart, be that as it may, was when Simba left Timon and Pumba. I didn't see then why he expected to take off. He obliged wealthier air to flourish. And, typically, so do I.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is a fascinating, adventurous journey about 4 siblings traveling through a magical wardrobe to a land called Narnia. As they explore the land, they learn of its destiny and free it from the evil white witch, with the help of a majestic lion.

DisneyNature’s African Cats is an incredible film that transports you into the world of ferocious felines that are bigger than the average cat. The film takes place in the heart of African wildlife and introduces the cast in quite a clever way that causes the viewer to fall in love with the animals depicted in Disney’s magic. The film starts off by describing the River Pride. This gang of big cats are prestigious in their land. The pride includes six lionesses and their cubs: as well as Fang, the lion king of the pride. The next characters are Sita, a cheetah in the northern section of the river, and her five cubs. This mother strives to protect her cubs and supply the proper health to her and her family. Finally, norther of the river lives another lion pride. The head of this pride, Kali, has one goal in mind. Defeat Fang and take over the River Pride. He is accompanied by his three sons. Throughout the film, examples and depictions of various communication methods are displayed through these characters. Communication has an all powerful importance among these animals and it is very vital that they can effectively do so so that they are not in harm's way.