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@@camerontroutman1605 there is always some connection. Aladdin has a toy beast, Hercules has scar's body, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame has Belle. It's like little Easter eggs (that and looking for the mickey mouse ears). There is some speculation that each of the movies has a hint about the next movie that the studio(s) is/are creating.
@@videohistory722 I grew up watching the hercules and aladdin TV series and they crossed over with each other at least once. Between that, and kingdom hearts, I like to think that they're all in the same universe.
Simba is an excellent character analysis for dealing with childhood trauma, grief and PTSD. Idk if you noticed: when Nala and Simba reunite, she says “wait until everyone hears you’ve been here all this time. And your mother, what will she think?” The phrase “what will your mother think” was said by Scar while blaming Simba for Mufasa’s death. This is why when Nala says it he looks super anxious and is probably feeling some PTSD. Fascinating!
He definitely has anxiety disorders and PTSD and depression. Not to mention in the second movie and in the prequel and in the series the lion guard you can still see he struggles with it.
“Circle of Life” is among the greatest opening sequences in film history! From Lebo M’s opening chant to the grand, epic scale of the music of Hans Zimmer, it is nothing short of extraordinary!
Honestly, props to Timon and Pumba for taking Simba under their wing and raising him (albeit, in the lazy lifestyle) but essentially became his parental figures when he was alone.
yeah, I'm agree and even The Lion King 1 1/2 shows it... I really appreciate that about them, that they welcomed him and raised him when he was all alone, even though they were not always perfect
7:04, that line “I thought a king could do whatever he wants” is a big deal since Simba ultimately must learn that that’s not the case whereas Scar fails to learn the same lesson
Totally agree! Scar is definitely a reflection of who Simba could have become had he not taken his father’s wisdom to heart. This film has so many profound messages it’s insane!
This is the king of Disney films! The Lion King was the first animated film I saw in theaters, way back in 1994. It’s responsible for inspiring me to pursue a career in animation and that is why The Lion King is the best Disney animated film of all time in my personal opinion! 🦁👑😁
@@TimotheeReacts There may be other chances in the future that it’ll return to the big screens because it has in the past, both IMAX and 3D screenings.😉
It was my first cinema experience too, I was 4 years old and I still remember how I felt when the intro song played. I'd never seen anything like it and was hooked instantly. The nostalgia I get when I watch this movie is like no other. Truly a timeless movie.
@Lisek Tod this is true but as 5-6 yr olds alot of us were not ready for the reality..... I can't speak for others but I was already a nature documentary watcher so I was like oh dang this is sad but like you said such is life.... But a lot of kids weren't that way the one that got me was little foots mom from land before time
I've just realized the great contrast between how when Simba and Nala grow up, Nala becomes an adult, accepting her responsibilities and Simba stays a child, dodging his responsibilities (at least before he meets Rafiki again). Such an excellent movie.
@@ivanxD2021 Even if you buy that excuse, that’s still a flaw in the *movie,* i.e. sloppy writing. It would’ve been better if they’d at least let Simba figure out for himself-maybe with Nala’s help-that Scar was the one who was really responsible for Mufasa’s death. You realize the only reason Simba ever found that out is because *SCAR* told him??? 🤦🏾♂️
My heart ALWAYS hurts for Sarabi. She had lost both her husband and her son in one day, and she didn't even know that Simba was still alive.😭 I can't imagine the pain she was in and how long she grieved. And it makes me all the more angrier at Scar. Not only did he have the balls to stand in front of Sarabi and lie to her face about Mufasa's death, not only does he betray his brother, nephew, and sister-in-law, not only he made Simba believe it was his fault, but he gas-lit Simba to believing he didn't deserve forgiveness for the longest time for Mufasa's death and carry that guilt for years even though Simba knew it was an accident. 🤬 Awful villain I love to hate.
Here's the thing. What Simba "claims" he did was no accident, it wasn't even his fault. Did anyone notice where the hyenas were when Scar gave the hyenas orders silently? Scar got those scavengers to go rile up the Wilderbeasts and made them go down the Gouge. Simba's roar possibly didn't cause that much effect compared to the hyenas chasing down those wilderbeasts into a stampede. Scar really wanted to have Pride Rock to himself that he planned that stampede.
One of the things that I find incredibly sad and twisted, is that despite Mufasa's complicated relationship with his brother and Simba being next in line for the throne as opposed to his uncle. They both loved Scar, and still considered him family but that psychopath had absolutely no love to give back and no remorse in trying to kill them both (being successful at only killing one of them, yet still had the nerve to place the blame on his nephew).
I agree. Honestly, I can’t blame Mufasa for being blindsided by Scar’s betrayal. Even if you or I had a sibling who wasn’t pleasant, I don’t think ANYONE would even entertain the thought that their sibling would harm them, let alone want them dead.
@@lartisteautravailThat’s pretty realistic, honestly. Third parties can realize bad influences and try to stop them, but the people being affected often don’t.
@@speedracer2008It has a lot to do with love blinding a person to the evil their family memebers could do. Mufasa didn't want to believe his brother would want him dead for the Throne, even though those outside of the family could see that clearly.
Jeremy Irons’s performance as Scar is just as crucial to this movie as James Earl Jones’s voice is for Mufasa. Everyone kinda knows it but I feel like more people talk about Mufasa. Irons is one of the best villain voices ever.
Can you imagine the fury radiating through Sarabi when the final fight began? Not only did her brother in law kill her husband but he tried to kill her son.
Fun Fact: During the Be Prepared song, Jim Cummings replaced Jeremy Irons towards the end of the song. The reason for that was because Jeremy Irons was not able to hit those specific notes. Same thing during Hakuna Matata when Simba was fully grown, Matthew Broderick couldn’t hit the notes, so he was replaced with another actor for the song.
@@aleaanderson6600 Joe Williams is a very talented singer. He was in the band Toto for a time, and he also performed the theme song for The Gummi Bears animated series! I listen to that theme song just to marvel at his talent!
Is there really anything left to say about the film itself? I mean, it's one of the greatest animated films of all time with magnificent opening, outstanding animation, brilliant songs, and so many more.
Great Animation, Great Characters Great Songs, A Timeless Message, There's a reason this is the highest grossing traditionally animated movie of all time, and I can't get enough of it!
@@DanGamingFan2406 I don't think so lol Disney tells a lot of lies in order to keep their audience .But if it is so, let's hope that if they do it, it would be the best thing that they could do animation drawings by hand
So one of the main facts I have to share is Jeremy Irons blew out his voice on the part of the Be Prepared song after singing "You Won't Get A Sniff Without ME!" So the rest of the song was sung by Jim Cummings who was the voice of Ed in the film. Also Jim did the singing of "In the Dark of the Night" in Anastasia.
@@TimotheeReacts Scar was not born evil, he was treated like a monster, his father abused him and gave him a scar on a rainy night. His father name is Ahadi and he treated mufasa better than scar
I wasn't born yet when this came out (just one year later!) but my parents saw it in theaters! Mufasa's death scene, specifically with Simba begging him to get up, was one of the only times my dad *ever* cried in public. He and my mom were ready to just get up and walk out because they were both sobbing so hard. But they said it was so worth it to have stayed and watched the rest of this masterpiece during its first showings ❤
The Lion King was the first movie I actually remember seeing in theaters. I was eleven years old. I loved it so much! I was a very sensitive kid, and Mufasa's death had me ugly-crying, trying to be quiet at the same time so I didn't disturb anyone. I felt stupid, crying over a pretend animated lion. I'm the same way to this day, at 40 years old. Disney never fails to make me cry.
My mom hated this movie because I would always want to rewatch it and promised not to cry when Mufasa died, but yeah that was always a 100% guarantee I’d be crying again 😅
I saw this in the theaters. There was a little girl sitting next to me with her family. She looked about maybe 6 or 7. The scene where Muffasa dies, she was sitting at the edge of her seat holding onto the seat in front of her. She completely froze and had a shocked look on her face. I kept looking over at her and she didn’t move for like 5 minutes. I don’t think her family noticed and I even started to get concerned. Eventually whoever was next to her put their arms around her and she finally moved and whispered something to them. Poor thing must have been completely traumatized. 🥺
I was about 9 when this film was first screened in cinemas. This Disney masterpiece was a HUGE DEAL for kids, like everyone in class was talking about going the week before its release. There was no social media, but you still had to see it fast or be exposed to spoilers :D Yeah, Mufasa's death was definitely a traumatic moment to watch. At the time, the main media focus was how they used a new type of CGI/animation to create the stampede, so we'd seen clips of that on TV before the movie, but not the whole scene.
Fun fact: Nathan Lane ad-libbed the line "dress in drag and do the hula" when he was recording his part and the director liked it so much he kept it and the animators designed and drew that whole scene around that one line.
If you thought the 'Turn him into a throw rug' line was bad, they were going to give Mufasa a dad joke there originally: Zazu: "Introduce him to a charging rhino?" Mufasa: "What ARE the rhinos charging these days?"
The sound design and sound editing in this film is Oscar-worthy. I still remember seeing this in the theater for the first time. On really good speakers, this movie sounds absolutely IMMENSE. The very beginning... With the nature sounds being suddenly interrupted by that opening wail from Lebo M.... I was absolutely hooked. The first time we meet Scar, when he slams his paw down to trap the mouse, that *thud!* just shook the theater. The stampede sequence.... The floor just rumbled! And then contrasting those loud, booming moments with the times of contemplative quiet... Simba's lecture after the hyena chase, the aftermath of the stampede... And of course, Zimmer's Oscar-winning score. This movie is absolutely terrific, and that is largely thanks to the meticulous way every element of it was put together and thought through by the filmmakers. Nothing is there by accident. Disney doesn't make movies like this anymore.
This movie is the golden bar in animation and will forever be the greatest movie during the Disney Renaissance. The first time I saw this was during a field trip, and was blown away by the opening sequence.
17:01 I feel like a lot of people miss that Scar just implied that Mufasa was talking to the other lions about Simba and his roar and laughing about it, which is what leads Simba to do the roar he thinks caused the stampede.
As much as I love this movie, it always gets me in the feels when Mufasa is pushed into the gorge. It never fails to hit you hard in the heart when Simba finds his father dead.
Can we just appreciate the STUNNING voice acting in this whole movie, from all the actors, but ESPECIALLY young Simba during the whole death scene everyone hours on about the "HEEEELP! SOMEBODY! Anybody..." and I get it but for _me_ the *"NAAAAAAAAOOOOOOoooh*" as Musafa falls was from the _soul_ as a kid I always thought it was appropriately horrified (like ofc he's father just died) thats what REALLY hit me that oh Shit MUFASA just fell TO HIS DEATH, But now as an adult I realise wait no not Obvi, this was ACTING, from a child! I always forget that this was _acting_
I still remember watching this movie in theaters was when I was four years old. What an experience that was. I even remember the audience clapping when the movie ended. That's when you know a movie is good.
I watched the whole movie when I was four years old, but I was too little to understand the true meaning behind this film. Fast forward 10 years later, I stumble across this once again and rewatched it. I somewhat regret learning some things I did not understand and learn about from my childhood, but I truly am glad I finally understand the whole story behind this. I also have a theory that Scar's timing of initiating the stampede was picture-perfect. The stampede started only moments after Simba executed his first loud roar, which likely led to Simba believing that by roaring a little too loud, it scared the wildebeests and accidentally triggered the stampede, which later led to his father's death.
This movie had me from the opening shot. When it came out, I took my 5 year old son to see it and when they panned up to Mufasa on the rock, my son said, "look Dad, it's you." Now that's a moment.
Here’s what the African words in “Circle of Life” mean and how they’re pronounced. Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama. Nants ingonyama bagithi baba Sithi uhhmm ingonyama Ingonyama Siyo Nqoba Ingonyama Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala. Here comes a lion, father, Oh yes it’s a lion. Here comes a lion, father, Oh yes it’s a lion. A lion we’re going to conquer, a lion, a lion and a leopard come to this open place.
The Lion King will forever be one the best Disney movies of all time. The music is timeless and the cast is amazing. Well deserved Academy Award wins for Best Music and Best Song. James Earl Jones and Jeremy Irons were born to be Mufasa and Scar, I can't imagine anybody else.
The skull that references Hamlet is a lions skull. It is common for lions, in a severe food shortage like Scar brings upon the pride lands, to eat other lions. It’s quite possible that the skull he is holding was from Mufasa’s body, which he ate and then kept the skull as a trophy.
Here’s some fun facts about The Lion King. Though some of you already know them. -In the early stages of production it was under several different titles; King of Kalahari, King of Beast and most notably King of the Jungle. -Rafiki was originally gonna be a cheetah. -It was originally gonna be a war between lions and baboons. -Johnathon Taylor Thomas from Home Improvement plays Young Simba. -Matthew Broderick who plays Adult Simba, previously played in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. -The Mufasa’s ghost scene wasn’t originally gonna be in the movie but they decided to add it so Simba gets motivated to return to the Pride Lands. - Tim Curry was originally gonna play Scar. -Mufasa was originally gonna have a song called “Mighty King of the Wild”. -James Earl Jones & Madge Sinclair (Sarabi) previously played in the Eddie Murphy movie “Coming to America”.
Gosh ! I’m 32 ans I still have goosebumps about stampede’s scene when Simba is looking for his father … No noises , the atmosphere became silencious, and I still have tears when he screamed help and after we hear his echo voice 😢😢
I always loved that Whenever Scar had his back to the wall, he immediately showed his true colors and cowardice When he thinks mufasa has come back to life he recoils and slouches into a corner, then when he realizes it’s Simba he right away starts the manipulator act once again When Simba has him dead to rights on the cliff face he immediately postulates, begs, and tries to use his family status and etc to his leverage, and blames the hyena’s, then as soon as Simba has his guard down he attacks then finally when he falls off the cliff and see the hyenas he immediately tries to manipulate them only for them to reveal they heard him throw them under the bus and Scar’s own cowardice and backstabbing nature spells his end.
We watched the Lion King together with my sister, I was 6 years old, and she was 3 years old. When Mufasa died, I cried a lot, because I already knew what death was, but my sister didn't understand what was going on at all. Our mother had to have a long conversation about what death is and tell us that all people die sooner or later. It was a big emotional shock for us.
Dang, that's deep. I often hear stories of how people learned about death when they were kids, whether it be from hearing about a family member passing away, or having a pet die, etc., but for me personally, I learned about death from my mum talking about random people she knew back in England, and then she said "Oh, he/she died, and that's why I no longer seem them," so that strangely made me more accepting of death as a kid, because I figured it's just something that happens to people eventually.
It was a whole thing seeing it in the theaters and there were more than a few eyes glistening with unshed tears when Simba's voice cracks. It's like they were able to time it just right so by the time Simba starts to cry, either it's the part that kicks you over the edge into full-on crying or you start to well up at least. It was one of the first times where kids gave spoiler warnings. Like when you find out that a friend hasn't seen it, it was common courtesy to not talk about the huge thing that happens in the first half of the movie and like seriously I won't tell you.
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out as a kid when my grandmother took me and my brother. Well the whole theater of kids was absolutely HYSTERICAL crying during this scene and my grandmother got so mad at Disney for traumatizing us, lmao
I am so happy that James Earl Jones returned for the live action version. A lot of people complain that his performance wasn't as good as it was in 1994 but keep in mind at this point he was 88 tears old. To me it was still great and people should be greatful he wasn't replaced because it wouldn't have been the same without him
Yeah not getting Jeremy Irons back as Scar was also a mistake. I understand why they did it but the man who played him unfortunately just didn't have the same presence
@@Vittanni absolutely and that's no disrespect Chiwetel Ejiofor. But Jeremy irons had a voice that when scar spoke didn't matter what he said you listened same with James Earl Jones. And to clarify my other comment the reason why im not usually a fan of celebrities doing voice work is because usually it's for an iconic character that someone else voiced. Zac effron as Fred for example. What made that even worse was that frank welker the original voice of Fred was given scooby instead of the character he has voiced regularly since 1969 and still does ir. So I found it insulting to the legacy of the character.
I largly would have prefered a new voice actor doing a great performance rather than James Earl Jokes being the shadow of himself and doing a very pathetic performance. He just isn't for the role anymore
@@MohamadNadi I really don't blame him, I know he is old. I just think he could have been dubbed by another person and it would have been completely fine
The Lion King is my all time favourite Disney Movie! Has the perfect cast, amazing songs, Excellent villain and beautiful visuals! I loved watching to your reaction Timothee ;)
When Scar is first introduced we see him playing with his prey (Zazu even specifically tells him not to play with his food) and he does this throughout the movie. For example, he toys with Simba when he finds him with Mufasa’s body. He could have just killed him but instead relishes the opportunity to make him as miserable as possible, right before he orders the hyenas to kill him. He loves the play a little too much and it causes Simba to escape him not once but twice. It’s this weakness that makes him lose.
Fun fact: Jeremy Irons did the song Be Prepared so many times & put so much emphasis into belting out *YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!!!* that he tore his vocal cords & Jim Cummimgs stepped up to do a rather spot on impression of Jeremy for the remainder of the song
I think there’s a deleted scene where Nala tries to inform Scar of his horrible leadership, but he just ignores what she says while trying to seduce her.
"But then came the moment when the father [Mufasa] dies. And my dad died when I was a kid, so suddenly it became a lot more serious. It’s interesting you started off saying I’ve never done any Disney movies, which is true, but all I knew was you can never talk down to children. So, I thought OK, if this deals with the death of a father, I’m going to go and write a serious requiem.” - Hans Zimmer on what attracted him to composing for The Lion King.
I saw the Lion King as a kid in theaters and even now being 35 no matter how many times I see it I still cry. This movie is the best Disney film ever. So much better then that live action will ever be.
I really wish they could have done a sequel about mufasa and scar , when they were kids. Because I completely believe that it was why scar became the way he was.
Scar the most psychotically regal villains ever in animation Plus what makes this movie so good is the voice cast is all star from James Earl Jones to Jim Cummings (Ed) you can tell how much FUN they had
I really, really love this disney movie. My favorite character is Simba, it's amazing thing that every single character in this movie where based off of real animals.
Foreshadowing: Zazu suggests Scar would make "a very handsome throw rug" - in Hercules, Herc poses wearing a lionskin rug which very much looks like Scar.
Fun fact: Joseph Williams does the singing voice for Adult Simba. He's the son of composer John Williams, and a member of the band Toto (ironically, one of their biggest hits is 'Africa', though Williams doesn't sing on the song)
Easily the pioneer of Disney’s animated films, and one of the most timeless! It’s just full of life while discussing the circle of life! (Hehe kinda unintentional 😅) The live action remake definitely takes away tons of the life of the original, hence why animation has far broader appeal and appreciation compared to live action, and why the medium as a whole deserves far more recognition than what the Academy usually gives it.
My dad rented out a movie theater room for my 6th birthday party and my entire class was invited. A movie theater full of sobbing children and parents. Ah, the memories
One of the best animated movies of all time. From the story, to the music, and the fantastic animation. Just perfection! Hearing the music at the end when Simba walks up to roar is so emotional!
Then the reveal at pride rock wouldn’t have been so impactful. Besides it fits with mufasa, i imagine despite what scar did he didn’t hold anything against him hence why he never brings it up.
Another thing that’s great is that the movie has a lot of mirror scenes, repeating scenes in different contexts. A great example is adult Simba struggling through the bushes to follow Rafiki. It’s a callback to when he fled after Mufasa’s death, when he was crawling through the thorn bushes. He was moving to the right in that scene. Adult Simba goes to the left, literally going back to the moment he lost himself and get healing. Also, when Simba throws Scar off of Pride Rock he falls in the exact same way as young Simba did when he ran from Scar and fell in the thorn bushes.
This movie hit me in the feels majorly because I had just lost my maternal grandma that year (I was 12 at the time). Yeah when Mufasa was killed, there were gasps in the theater, followed by silence, and then me and other kids started to cry. Thank goodness there was a lot of laughter in that theater too lol. For me personally the funniest scene was Timon's hula dance, I laughed so hard I cried then also lol. But yeah this movie is my fav of the Disney Renaissance, one of my favs of the 90s, and one of my fav Disney movies, so it's up there. It's the first Disney movie I memorized all the songs to.
When I saw this in theaters, after the opening scene and the title Lion king shoes on the screen for the first time, my mom said I said " that was a great movie" and thought that was the end lol and to this day it's one of my favorite movies.
You know I miss villains like Scar, he's rather basic but he's just so enjoyably hateable that you don't care, most villains these days are basic and boring or have to be complicated to be enjoyable.
12:15 Fun fact: That wasn't actually a lion's roar. It was a sound mix between the roar of a grizzly bear and the roar of a tiger along with a F16 Falcon plane.
I saw this in theater when I was 9, it was the only movie I could sing along and memorized the dialogues, my favorite animated of all times, I cried when Mufasa died and still get teary today, 28 years later is still one of my animated favorites. It was an amazing experience to watch it back then as a girl and still get little new things everytime :)
This one is my all time favorite, it is the first movie I remember watching and I watched it a lot, and even then I discover something new every time, the soundtrack by MASTER Zimmer is iconic, and the story is really well done, I cry every single time in mufasa’s scene and I always get emotional when samba reclaims his place, so happy you guys watched it!
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IM ALREADY EXPECTING THE LION 2 🤣🤣🤣
Are you gonna watch the remake?
@@bogart403 same lol
Please watch lion king 1 1/2 you gotta to watch all of them
You should try A Goofy Movie next.
The line when Zazu says "he’d make a great throw rug" is funny, because in Hercules, there is a Lion skin rug that looks exactly like Scar
"anytime he gets dirty you can just take him out and beat him." lol
I always wondered if the movies from the Disney Renaissance era took place in the same universe, just like the Pixar films?
@@camerontroutman1605 there is always some connection. Aladdin has a toy beast, Hercules has scar's body, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame has Belle. It's like little Easter eggs (that and looking for the mickey mouse ears). There is some speculation that each of the movies has a hint about the next movie that the studio(s) is/are creating.
@@c.b.barlow it's a real thing with Pixar, but i can't speak for Walt Disney Animation.
@@videohistory722 I grew up watching the hercules and aladdin TV series and they crossed over with each other at least once. Between that, and kingdom hearts, I like to think that they're all in the same universe.
Simba is an excellent character analysis for dealing with childhood trauma, grief and PTSD. Idk if you noticed: when Nala and Simba reunite, she says “wait until everyone hears you’ve been here all this time. And your mother, what will she think?” The phrase “what will your mother think” was said by Scar while blaming Simba for Mufasa’s death. This is why when Nala says it he looks super anxious and is probably feeling some PTSD. Fascinating!
That line always bugged me for some reason, but now I can see it
Omg almost 30 years of that movie and I just realised that line wow! Thank you
Thx for that ☺️
Agree
He definitely has anxiety disorders and PTSD and depression. Not to mention in the second movie and in the prequel and in the series the lion guard you can still see he struggles with it.
“Circle of Life” is among the greatest opening sequences in film history! From Lebo M’s opening chant to the grand, epic scale of the music of Hans Zimmer, it is nothing short of extraordinary!
Amazing opening
yes
The music for the song Circle of Life was written by Elton John.
I’d argue it’s the greatest
that and pirates of carribean 3 opening (also by zimmer)
Honestly, props to Timon and Pumba for taking Simba under their wing and raising him (albeit, in the lazy lifestyle) but essentially became his parental figures when he was alone.
They're basically a gay couple who adopted Simba haha
@@erikperhs_ Oooooorrrr Timon and Pumba are basically just goofy FRIENDS for comic relief who raised Simba 😑😑
yeah, I'm agree and even The Lion King 1 1/2 shows it... I really appreciate that about them, that they welcomed him and raised him when he was all alone, even though they were not always perfect
7:04, that line “I thought a king could do whatever he wants” is a big deal since Simba ultimately must learn that that’s not the case whereas Scar fails to learn the same lesson
Totally agree! Scar is definitely a reflection of who Simba could have become had he not taken his father’s wisdom to heart. This film has so many profound messages it’s insane!
@@kaleyrose47 It does. I love it when the Hero and the Villain are foils to one another
How could he Perhaps have become Sacar, can someone tell me what they are trying to say:/
@@imaxischerhangus3578 I’m not saying he’d have ended up as bad as Scar. I’m saying that he and Scar are similar characters.
"Nobody can do whatever he wants. Especially king"
This is the king of Disney films! The Lion King was the first animated film I saw in theaters, way back in 1994. It’s responsible for inspiring me to pursue a career in animation and that is why The Lion King is the best Disney animated film of all time in my personal opinion! 🦁👑😁
Would of been awesome to see this in theater!
@@TimotheeReacts There may be other chances in the future that it’ll return to the big screens because it has in the past, both IMAX and 3D screenings.😉
Same my first movie and I can't go a year without watching it
This is a movie I can quote 🦁for 🦁XD
It was my first cinema experience too, I was 4 years old and I still remember how I felt when the intro song played. I'd never seen anything like it and was hooked instantly. The nostalgia I get when I watch this movie is like no other. Truly a timeless movie.
i grew up with lion king i was born in 93
Gotta say Mufasa’s death is probably one of the most saddest death in movie history. It haunted me a lot as a kid.
Me too.
Land before time's little foots mom death was slightly more traumatic both horrible but I saw land before time before I saw lion king
@Lisek Tod this is true but as 5-6 yr olds alot of us were not ready for the reality..... I can't speak for others but I was already a nature documentary watcher so I was like oh dang this is sad but like you said such is life.... But a lot of kids weren't that way the one that got me was little foots mom from land before time
Movie history. I guess you saw 3 movies
@@user-pp2ls7nl3c ok, the most nostalgic. Happy?
I've just realized the great contrast between how when Simba and Nala grow up, Nala becomes an adult, accepting her responsibilities and Simba stays a child, dodging his responsibilities (at least before he meets Rafiki again).
Such an excellent movie.
Sadly the original voice of Rafiki passed away from prostate cancer at the age of 89.
And he doesn't accept his respnsibilities until Nala *and* Rafiki *AND* Mufasa's ghost guilt-trip him into it. Simba sucks.
@@akilalleyne426It's not Simba's fault anyway, that's how he grew up and that's how he was taught to live by Timon and Pumba
@@ivanxD2021 Even if you buy that excuse, that’s still a flaw in the *movie,* i.e. sloppy writing. It would’ve been better if they’d at least let Simba figure out for himself-maybe with Nala’s help-that Scar was the one who was really responsible for Mufasa’s death. You realize the only reason Simba ever found that out is because *SCAR* told him??? 🤦🏾♂️
@@ivanxD2021not to mention he has ptsd
Hans Zimmer won his first Oscar for this movie. The score to this movie is a straight up masterpiece.
My heart ALWAYS hurts for Sarabi. She had lost both her husband and her son in one day, and she didn't even know that Simba was still alive.😭 I can't imagine the pain she was in and how long she grieved. And it makes me all the more angrier at Scar. Not only did he have the balls to stand in front of Sarabi and lie to her face about Mufasa's death, not only does he betray his brother, nephew, and sister-in-law, not only he made Simba believe it was his fault, but he gas-lit Simba to believing he didn't deserve forgiveness for the longest time for Mufasa's death and carry that guilt for years even though Simba knew it was an accident. 🤬 Awful villain I love to hate.
And he hit her, too.
Wait both husband?
@@dangdao8068 She lost both, meaning her husband and her son.
Here's the thing. What Simba "claims" he did was no accident, it wasn't even his fault. Did anyone notice where the hyenas were when Scar gave the hyenas orders silently? Scar got those scavengers to go rile up the Wilderbeasts and made them go down the Gouge. Simba's roar possibly didn't cause that much effect compared to the hyenas chasing down those wilderbeasts into a stampede. Scar really wanted to have Pride Rock to himself that he planned that stampede.
Me too. Scar really was/is a great villain. A horrible, manipulative, condescending, back-stabbing, violent, jealous lier
This isn’t just my favorite Disney movie, this is my favorite movie period. I could watch this movie a million times, and never get tired of it.
This was recorded a few weeks back and I already wanna rewatch it lol
Same, dude. Same, I will never get tired of this movie even after watching it almost 1,000,000 times
@@TimotheeReacts please watch the second one and trust me it is AMAZING
One of the things that I find incredibly sad and twisted, is that despite Mufasa's complicated relationship with his brother and Simba being next in line for the throne as opposed to his uncle. They both loved Scar, and still considered him family but that psychopath had absolutely no love to give back and no remorse in trying to kill them both (being successful at only killing one of them, yet still had the nerve to place the blame on his nephew).
I agree. Honestly, I can’t blame Mufasa for being blindsided by Scar’s betrayal. Even if you or I had a sibling who wasn’t pleasant, I don’t think ANYONE would even entertain the thought that their sibling would harm them, let alone want them dead.
This strikes me too watching as an adult. They were both pretty blind to Scar’s true nature even though it’s painfully obvious to third parties.
@@lartisteautravailThat’s pretty realistic, honestly. Third parties can realize bad influences and try to stop them, but the people being affected often don’t.
@@speedracer2008It has a lot to do with love blinding a person to the evil their family memebers could do. Mufasa didn't want to believe his brother would want him dead for the Throne, even though those outside of the family could see that clearly.
@@mish375 True. Love blinded him.
Jeremy Irons’s performance as Scar is just as crucial to this movie as James Earl Jones’s voice is for Mufasa. Everyone kinda knows it but I feel like more people talk about Mufasa. Irons is one of the best villain voices ever.
Can you imagine the fury radiating through Sarabi when the final fight began? Not only did her brother in law kill her husband but he tried to kill her son.
Many hyenas died to her canines that day.
Lols I see what you did there XD
Only one rule matters in war….
*Blood for blood.*
*This is the Way.*
Fun Fact: During the Be Prepared song, Jim Cummings replaced Jeremy Irons towards the end of the song. The reason for that was because Jeremy Irons was not able to hit those specific notes. Same thing during Hakuna Matata when Simba was fully grown, Matthew Broderick couldn’t hit the notes, so he was replaced with another actor for the song.
That’s right.
Joe Williams, John Williams' son, is adult Simba's singing voice.
I thought it was because he damaged his throat during the "you won't get a snfif without me"?
Actually Jeremy just about blew his vocal cords after: you won’t get a sniff without me!
@@aleaanderson6600 Joe Williams is a very talented singer. He was in the band Toto for a time, and he also performed the theme song for The Gummi Bears animated series! I listen to that theme song just to marvel at his talent!
Is there really anything left to say about the film itself? I mean, it's one of the greatest animated films of all time with magnificent opening, outstanding animation, brilliant songs, and so many more.
After finishing the movie, there’s really nothing I can criticize
Great Animation,
Great Characters
Great Songs,
A Timeless Message,
There's a reason this is the highest grossing traditionally animated movie of all time, and I can't get enough of it!
We definitely need more animated movies like this!
@@TimotheeReacts Disney says, they're returning to 2D in the future, so hopefully, we will.
Pure perfection
@@DanGamingFan2406 I don't think so lol Disney tells a lot of lies in order to keep their audience .But if it is so, let's hope that if they do it, it would be the best thing that they could do animation drawings by hand
Rafiki’s kung-fu seems like Bruce Lee
Abyo~~~
So one of the main facts I have to share is Jeremy Irons blew out his voice on the part of the Be Prepared song after singing "You Won't Get A Sniff Without ME!" So the rest of the song was sung by Jim Cummings who was the voice of Ed in the film.
Also Jim did the singing of "In the Dark of the Night" in Anastasia.
Ahhh nice! That’s a fun fact
@@TimotheeReacts Scar was not born evil, he was treated like a monster, his father abused him and gave him a scar on a rainy night. His father name is Ahadi and he treated mufasa better than scar
And I think no one noticed the voice change for years
@@desmondedwards8234 wait isn't Scar got bit by a snake?
@@DaGoldF No his Father did it because scar went to the elephant graveyard
I wasn't born yet when this came out (just one year later!) but my parents saw it in theaters! Mufasa's death scene, specifically with Simba begging him to get up, was one of the only times my dad *ever* cried in public. He and my mom were ready to just get up and walk out because they were both sobbing so hard. But they said it was so worth it to have stayed and watched the rest of this masterpiece during its first showings ❤
The Lion King was the first movie I actually remember seeing in theaters. I was eleven years old. I loved it so much! I was a very sensitive kid, and Mufasa's death had me ugly-crying, trying to be quiet at the same time so I didn't disturb anyone. I felt stupid, crying over a pretend animated lion. I'm the same way to this day, at 40 years old. Disney never fails to make me cry.
My mom hated this movie because I would always want to rewatch it and promised not to cry when Mufasa died, but yeah that was always a 100% guarantee I’d be crying again 😅
The fact that Scar was a pelt in Hercules still has me cracking up lol
Scar got what he deserved 😌
I saw this in the theaters. There was a little girl sitting next to me with her family. She looked about maybe 6 or 7. The scene where Muffasa dies, she was sitting at the edge of her seat holding onto the seat in front of her. She completely froze and had a shocked look on her face. I kept looking over at her and she didn’t move for like 5 minutes. I don’t think her family noticed and I even started to get concerned. Eventually whoever was next to her put their arms around her and she finally moved and whispered something to them. Poor thing must have been completely traumatized. 🥺
Hopefully her heart leaped with joy when Simba got justice, and Scar got his comeuppance.
I was about 9 when this film was first screened in cinemas. This Disney masterpiece was a HUGE DEAL for kids, like everyone in class was talking about going the week before its release. There was no social media, but you still had to see it fast or be exposed to spoilers :D Yeah, Mufasa's death was definitely a traumatic moment to watch. At the time, the main media focus was how they used a new type of CGI/animation to create the stampede, so we'd seen clips of that on TV before the movie, but not the whole scene.
Fun fact: Nathan Lane ad-libbed the line "dress in drag and do the hula" when he was recording his part and the director liked it so much he kept it and the animators designed and drew that whole scene around that one line.
The cloud Mufasa scene is so goddamn powerful
If you thought the 'Turn him into a throw rug' line was bad, they were going to give Mufasa a dad joke there originally:
Zazu: "Introduce him to a charging rhino?"
Mufasa: "What ARE the rhinos charging these days?"
I mean… Mufasa did become a dad recently at that time. So it makes sense
The face at the romance sequence was the "it's time to go to the next level"
The sound design and sound editing in this film is Oscar-worthy. I still remember seeing this in the theater for the first time. On really good speakers, this movie sounds absolutely IMMENSE. The very beginning... With the nature sounds being suddenly interrupted by that opening wail from Lebo M.... I was absolutely hooked. The first time we meet Scar, when he slams his paw down to trap the mouse, that *thud!* just shook the theater. The stampede sequence.... The floor just rumbled! And then contrasting those loud, booming moments with the times of contemplative quiet... Simba's lecture after the hyena chase, the aftermath of the stampede... And of course, Zimmer's Oscar-winning score. This movie is absolutely terrific, and that is largely thanks to the meticulous way every element of it was put together and thought through by the filmmakers. Nothing is there by accident.
Disney doesn't make movies like this anymore.
Small fun fact:
Mufasa roar is mixed with: a tiger, fighters jet, & a bear sound.
Oh really interesting
@@TimotheeReacts Male lions hunt too just not as much 🙄
@@TimotheeReacts A lions roar is just too low to make an impact, so they had to use tiger roars
Zazu saying that Scar would “make a handsome throw rug” and then catching Scars cameo in Hercules. 😂
Disney is DARK
This movie is the golden bar in animation and will forever be the greatest movie during the Disney Renaissance. The first time I saw this was during a field trip, and was blown away by the opening sequence.
17:01 I feel like a lot of people miss that Scar just implied that Mufasa was talking to the other lions about Simba and his roar and laughing about it, which is what leads Simba to do the roar he thinks caused the stampede.
As much as I love this movie, it always gets me in the feels when Mufasa is pushed into the gorge. It never fails to hit you hard in the heart when Simba finds his father dead.
“You gotta put your past behind ya” i still relate to this quote to this day
Great lesson for all’
Put your behind in your past
@@KarlUrbahn “No, no, no, immature. Lie down before ya hurt yourself.”
Simba: "hey, Uncle Scar. If I'm King, what does that make you?"
Scar: "A Monkey's Uncle."
Timon: "the monkey's his uncle?!"
@@gracytorres261 LOL, it all comes full circle.
Can we just appreciate the STUNNING voice acting in this whole movie, from all the actors, but ESPECIALLY young Simba during the whole death scene everyone hours on about the "HEEEELP! SOMEBODY! Anybody..." and I get it but for _me_ the *"NAAAAAAAAOOOOOOoooh*" as Musafa falls was from the _soul_ as a kid I always thought it was appropriately horrified (like ofc he's father just died) thats what REALLY hit me that oh Shit MUFASA just fell TO HIS DEATH, But now as an adult I realise wait no not Obvi, this was ACTING, from a child! I always forget that this was _acting_
I still remember watching this movie in theaters was when I was four years old. What an experience that was. I even remember the audience clapping when the movie ended. That's when you know a movie is good.
I watched the whole movie when I was four years old, but I was too little to understand the true meaning behind this film. Fast forward 10 years later, I stumble across this once again and rewatched it. I somewhat regret learning some things I did not understand and learn about from my childhood, but I truly am glad I finally understand the whole story behind this.
I also have a theory that Scar's timing of initiating the stampede was picture-perfect. The stampede started only moments after Simba executed his first loud roar, which likely led to Simba believing that by roaring a little too loud, it scared the wildebeests and accidentally triggered the stampede, which later led to his father's death.
This movie had me from the opening shot. When it came out, I took my 5 year old son to see it and when they panned up to Mufasa on the rock, my son said, "look Dad, it's you." Now that's a moment.
I love when Nala gives Simba the "bedroom eyes"
Probably the only disney death that would ever get me close to crying
The way simba bites his ear like he's trying to wake him up :'(
"Cheetah's never prosper..." I feel like the writing for Zazu is underrated. lol
"I told the elephants to forget it - but they just can't..."
😂😂
Here’s what the African words in “Circle of Life” mean and how they’re pronounced.
Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama. Nants ingonyama bagithi baba Sithi uhhmm ingonyama Ingonyama Siyo Nqoba Ingonyama Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala. Here comes a lion, father, Oh yes it’s a lion. Here comes a lion, father, Oh yes it’s a lion. A lion we’re going to conquer, a lion, a lion and a leopard come to this open place.
Fun fact: Both Simba and Nala's singing are done by different actors. So that's not Matthew Broderick singing, that's Joseph Williams.
Watching this in memory of James Earl Jones. RIP to a legend
If you knew how much I LOVED this movie as a kid...... OOOOOH!! The animated version beats the live-action one 10x times.
The Lion King will forever be one the best Disney movies of all time. The music is timeless and the cast is amazing. Well deserved Academy Award wins for Best Music and Best Song. James Earl Jones and Jeremy Irons were born to be Mufasa and Scar, I can't imagine anybody else.
The skull that references Hamlet is a lions skull. It is common for lions, in a severe food shortage like Scar brings upon the pride lands, to eat other lions. It’s quite possible that the skull he is holding was from Mufasa’s body, which he ate and then kept the skull as a trophy.
Here’s some fun facts about The Lion King. Though some of you already know them.
-In the early stages of production it was under several different titles; King of Kalahari, King of Beast and most notably King of the Jungle.
-Rafiki was originally gonna be a cheetah.
-It was originally gonna be a war between lions and baboons.
-Johnathon Taylor Thomas from Home Improvement plays Young Simba.
-Matthew Broderick who plays Adult Simba, previously played in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
-The Mufasa’s ghost scene wasn’t originally gonna be in the movie but they decided to add it so Simba gets motivated to return to the Pride Lands.
- Tim Curry was originally gonna play Scar.
-Mufasa was originally gonna have a song called “Mighty King of the Wild”.
-James Earl Jones & Madge Sinclair (Sarabi) previously played in the Eddie Murphy movie “Coming to America”.
The voice acting makes this movie a masterpiece.
Gosh ! I’m 32 ans I still have goosebumps about stampede’s scene when Simba is looking for his father … No noises , the atmosphere became silencious, and I still have tears when he screamed help and after we hear his echo voice 😢😢
Lion King is one of my favorite Disney movies.
I always loved that Whenever Scar had his back to the wall, he immediately showed his true colors and cowardice
When he thinks mufasa has come back to life he recoils and slouches into a corner, then when he realizes it’s Simba he right away starts the manipulator act once again
When Simba has him dead to rights on the cliff face he immediately postulates, begs, and tries to use his family status and etc to his leverage, and blames the hyena’s, then as soon as Simba has his guard down he attacks
then finally when he falls off the cliff and see the hyenas he immediately tries to manipulate them only for them to reveal they heard him throw them under the bus
and Scar’s own cowardice and backstabbing nature spells his end.
omg, you've never seen this before?! It's a freakin' legendary classic, and I will never stop crying to THAT scene. Hans Zimmer = GENIUS COMPOSER
"The Lion King" is truly Disney animated masterpiece, would put this movie DreamWorks "The Prince Of Egypt".
We watched the Lion King together with my sister, I was 6 years old, and she was 3 years old. When Mufasa died, I cried a lot, because I already knew what death was, but my sister didn't understand what was going on at all. Our mother had to have a long conversation about what death is and tell us that all people die sooner or later. It was a big emotional shock for us.
Dang, that's deep. I often hear stories of how people learned about death when they were kids, whether it be from hearing about a family member passing away, or having a pet die, etc., but for me personally, I learned about death from my mum talking about random people she knew back in England, and then she said "Oh, he/she died, and that's why I no longer seem them," so that strangely made me more accepting of death as a kid, because I figured it's just something that happens to people eventually.
It was a whole thing seeing it in the theaters and there were more than a few eyes glistening with unshed tears when Simba's voice cracks. It's like they were able to time it just right so by the time Simba starts to cry, either it's the part that kicks you over the edge into full-on crying or you start to well up at least.
It was one of the first times where kids gave spoiler warnings. Like when you find out that a friend hasn't seen it, it was common courtesy to not talk about the huge thing that happens in the first half of the movie and like seriously I won't tell you.
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out as a kid when my grandmother took me and my brother. Well the whole theater of kids was absolutely HYSTERICAL crying during this scene and my grandmother got so mad at Disney for traumatizing us, lmao
Mufasa’s death literally made me have a mental breakdown as a kid. I still tear up till this day.
The voice actors for Mufasa and Sarabi also played Eddie Murphy's parents in Coming to America.
I am so happy that James Earl Jones returned for the live action version. A lot of people complain that his performance wasn't as good as it was in 1994 but keep in mind at this point he was 88 tears old. To me it was still great and people should be greatful he wasn't replaced because it wouldn't have been the same without him
Yeah not getting Jeremy Irons back as Scar was also a mistake. I understand why they did it but the man who played him unfortunately just didn't have the same presence
@@Vittanni absolutely and that's no disrespect Chiwetel Ejiofor. But Jeremy irons had a voice that when scar spoke didn't matter what he said you listened same with James Earl Jones. And to clarify my other comment the reason why im not usually a fan of celebrities doing voice work is because usually it's for an iconic character that someone else voiced. Zac effron as Fred for example. What made that even worse was that frank welker the original voice of Fred was given scooby instead of the character he has voiced regularly since 1969 and still does ir. So I found it insulting to the legacy of the character.
I largly would have prefered a new voice actor doing a great performance rather than James Earl Jokes being the shadow of himself and doing a very pathetic performance. He just isn't for the role anymore
@@dolphin24923 I mean he was 88 years old and I mean if Jame wasn't there it would have been insulting the legacy of the character
@@MohamadNadi I really don't blame him, I know he is old. I just think he could have been dubbed by another person and it would have been completely fine
The Lion King is my all time favourite Disney Movie! Has the perfect cast, amazing songs, Excellent villain and beautiful visuals! I loved watching to your reaction Timothee ;)
When Scar is first introduced we see him playing with his prey (Zazu even specifically tells him not to play with his food) and he does this throughout the movie. For example, he toys with Simba when he finds him with Mufasa’s body. He could have just killed him but instead relishes the opportunity to make him as miserable as possible, right before he orders the hyenas to kill him. He loves the play a little too much and it causes Simba to escape him not once but twice. It’s this weakness that makes him lose.
YES! My favorite Disney animated musical , saw the broadway show about two times. Great reaction, guys.
Nice! Must of been really fun
Man, The Lion King. What a movie. 11/10
RIP, James Earl Jones the Legend who Voice Mufasa....😭😭😭
Fun fact: Jeremy Irons did the song Be Prepared so many times & put so much emphasis into belting out *YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!!!* that he tore his vocal cords & Jim Cummimgs stepped up to do a rather spot on impression of Jeremy for the remainder of the song
I think there’s a deleted scene where Nala tries to inform Scar of his horrible leadership, but he just ignores what she says while trying to seduce her.
You’re right, that was a thing that got scrapped from the film, but was added to the broadway musical.
Yea. That’s why I think those are my top 2 lion king versions.
"But then came the moment when the father [Mufasa] dies. And my dad died when I was a kid, so suddenly it became a lot more serious.
It’s interesting you started off saying I’ve never done any Disney movies, which is true, but all I knew was you can never talk down to children.
So, I thought OK, if this deals with the death of a father, I’m going to go and write a serious requiem.” - Hans Zimmer on what attracted him to
composing for The Lion King.
I saw the Lion King as a kid in theaters and even now being 35 no matter how many times I see it I still cry. This movie is the best Disney film ever.
So much better then that live action will ever be.
A timeless Disney classic! The Lion King will always have a special place in my heart.
Me too.
This was my childhood movie I would watch so many times when I was a kid😭
I really wish they could have done a sequel about mufasa and scar , when they were kids. Because I completely believe that it was why scar became the way he was.
Wish granted ig…just wish it was 2D animated
Whats scarier is how Simba actually trusted and loved his Uncle its that “Hey Uncle Scar” that gets me
RIP to James Earl Jones this hurts me more that he is gone and Mufasa’s death is going to devastate me more.
RIP James earl Jones
I'm saying it right now, SCAR is the BEST Disney Villain! 👍
I strongly agree with you!
Great villain and villain song!
Indeed. I'm surrounded by geniuses.
As a buddy of mine would say, ‘the one you just love to hate’…
Scar the most psychotically regal villains ever in animation
Plus what makes this movie so good is the voice cast is all star from James Earl Jones to Jim Cummings (Ed) you can tell how much FUN they had
The prince of Egypt is the only animated movie I think can be ranked with the Lion King
I agree with you.
I really, really love this disney movie. My favorite character is Simba, it's amazing thing that every single character in this movie where based off of real animals.
Foreshadowing: Zazu suggests Scar would make "a very handsome throw rug" - in Hercules, Herc poses wearing a lionskin rug which very much looks like Scar.
"Everything is a part of the circle of life."
Simba: "What about the hyenas?"
"Exterminate them all son!!!!!"
Rafiki was a riot, i too love his trolling
Great reaction. So many surprises, great musical numbers, laughter and drama. Sometimes even Disney movies can be very dramatic
😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
Fun fact: Joseph Williams does the singing voice for Adult Simba. He's the son of composer John Williams, and a member of the band Toto (ironically, one of their biggest hits is 'Africa', though Williams doesn't sing on the song)
Yo wat?? FR!? What is he in Toto? The drummer, bassist?
@@joetheman8550 He sung main vocals on 2 of their albums, starting in 1986. He's still in the band but does background vocals and keyboard stuff.
Easily the pioneer of Disney’s animated films, and one of the most timeless!
It’s just full of life while discussing the circle of life! (Hehe kinda unintentional 😅)
The live action remake definitely takes away tons of the life of the original, hence why animation has far broader appeal and appreciation compared to live action, and why the medium as a whole deserves far more recognition than what the Academy usually gives it.
My dad rented out a movie theater room for my 6th birthday party and my entire class was invited. A movie theater full of sobbing children and parents. Ah, the memories
One of the best animated movies of all time. From the story, to the music, and the fantastic animation. Just perfection! Hearing the music at the end when Simba walks up to roar is so emotional!
If only ghost-Mufasa had ended his speech with "BTW you didn't kill me, Scar did. It was a setup."
Then the reveal at pride rock wouldn’t have been so impactful. Besides it fits with mufasa, i imagine despite what scar did he didn’t hold anything against him hence why he never brings it up.
Another thing that’s great is that the movie has a lot of mirror scenes, repeating scenes in different contexts. A great example is adult Simba struggling through the bushes to follow Rafiki. It’s a callback to when he fled after Mufasa’s death, when he was crawling through the thorn bushes. He was moving to the right in that scene. Adult Simba goes to the left, literally going back to the moment he lost himself and get healing. Also, when Simba throws Scar off of Pride Rock he falls in the exact same way as young Simba did when he ran from Scar and fell in the thorn bushes.
And in Hercules, you see him; Hercules is wearing Scar's handsome throw rug.
This movie hit me in the feels majorly because I had just lost my maternal grandma that year (I was 12 at the time). Yeah when Mufasa was killed, there were gasps in the theater, followed by silence, and then me and other kids started to cry. Thank goodness there was a lot of laughter in that theater too lol. For me personally the funniest scene was Timon's hula dance, I laughed so hard I cried then also lol. But yeah this movie is my fav of the Disney Renaissance, one of my favs of the 90s, and one of my fav Disney movies, so it's up there. It's the first Disney movie I memorized all the songs to.
Rest in Peace, Mister James Earl Jones.
When I saw this in theaters, after the opening scene and the title Lion king shoes on the screen for the first time, my mom said I said " that was a great movie" and thought that was the end lol and to this day it's one of my favorite movies.
This is one of the greatest animated movies ever made.
Agree! The music, james earl jones, the animation all top tier
You know I miss villains like Scar, he's rather basic but he's just so enjoyably hateable that you don't care, most villains these days are basic and boring or have to be complicated to be enjoyable.
12:15 Fun fact: That wasn't actually a lion's roar. It was a sound mix between the roar of a grizzly bear and the roar of a tiger along with a F16 Falcon plane.
I saw this in theater when I was 9, it was the only movie I could sing along and memorized the dialogues, my favorite animated of all times, I cried when Mufasa died and still get teary today, 28 years later is still one of my animated favorites. It was an amazing experience to watch it back then as a girl and still get little new things everytime :)
This one is my all time favorite, it is the first movie I remember watching and I watched it a lot, and even then I discover something new every time, the soundtrack by MASTER Zimmer is iconic, and the story is really well done, I cry every single time in mufasa’s scene and I always get emotional when samba reclaims his place, so happy you guys watched it!