Strange thing that it feels like as a kid it was easier to understand those little details than now. It's like "oh yeah I remember feeling this way about that scene". Anyway great work
Very indepth video, really great work! I've always known the Religious undertones of The Lion King, but didn't realise the full extent of it. I'm glad you stated that Simba running through the brambles to reach the pond; was him diving into his messy subconscious to find his true self, not many people understand this and think that Mufasa's ghost was more literal than it likely is. Even the sequels misunderstood that, surprisingly. Two small nitpicks though: 1. Scar's plan didn't exactly go perfectly, even by his standards. Simba was supposed to die in the stampede too. Scar manipulating Simba was improvised by Scar for no reason other than to watch him squirm, considering he was going to have the Hyenas kill him momentarily anyway - because as Zazu mentioned at the beginning when Scar was fiddling with the mouse, Scar 'plays with his food'. He toyed with Simba to prolong his suffering. The mouse getting away was foreshadowing the fact that toying with your targets only leads to them escaping, just like Simba did. 2. Simba blaming himself for the stampede despite being a cub actually does make logical sense from his perspective. Simba was told (by Scar) to sit on that rock and wait for Mufasa. Simba instead wanders away from the rock to roar at a Lizard, and roars so loud that it echoes through the canyon. Simba likely thought that it was the roar that caused the stampede that Mufasa died saving him from. He feels that if he just stayed on that rock like he was told, then his dad would still be alive. Heavy shit for a kid to go through! This movie was brilliantly crafted in so many ways, from its writing, the animation and powerful film score, this is truly a lightning in a bottle type of film!
Thanks for the insightful comment and the kind words! I agree, "perfectly" is a slight exaggeration on my end. Nice catch noticing the foreshadowing with the mouse indicating Scar's sadistic nature. Never looked at it from that perspective. My focus was on Simba throughout, so I missed the nuances in the other characters. I see what you're trying to say. You're correct in noting that, as a young cub, Simba had every reason to believe he was at fault. This is something I noted in the video: "He believed it then and since it has become ingrained in his belief system." I was pointing out the guilt he still felt for his "mistake" as a grown lion. As an adult, he should have recognized that any actions as a cub that may have contributed to his father's death were accidental, and he shouldn't blame himself for them. Yet, when Scar begins to manipulate him on Pride Rock, he instantly starts guilting himself again, even though earlier he had come to terms with his "mistake". My goal was to shed light on this dynamic of falling back into guilting ourselves for our past. I rewatched that part of my video and I agree that I could've made it clearer. Yeah, the movie is something else. Couldn't agree more!
That's 'Insanity'..... I can't believe when this got uploaded! As on that specific day.... I too 'felt' that I am FINALLY going through my 'own' Princely transformation of sorts! For three years.. as the world shut down, and my own personal life came Crashing down upon me.. I've been on a 'Spiritual' journey trying to find answers left right and centre..... As I faced a decade without my own Papa, (A King in his own right) Taken 'prematurely' in which I partially blamed myself to cause! The man took me to my first ever movie.. which just so happened to be .. THE LION KING! I'm a Leo btw > :j Anyway, the gist of it... I now realise... The answers I was looking for have been inside me all along....... I 'didn't'.look deep enough.... Until now! Aided by True 'Support'.. I Severely lacked throughout the years. "No more running from the/my past.. It's time to step up and claim what is 'Rightfully' MINE... MY 'DESTINY!'" I needed to both acknowledge and accept whom I truly am... as I 'returned' back to my routes. > :) Thanks for reading and making this... As you have helped to both 'understand' the path I now truly must be upon! I look forward to seeing MORE content in the near future. Take care
This has to be the best video analysis on the lion king I've seen, perfectly encapsulates the undertone of the film, great job!
Thanks!
Strange thing that it feels like as a kid it was easier to understand those little details than now. It's like "oh yeah I remember feeling this way about that scene". Anyway great work
Thanks! It seems we all are missing some of that childhood innocence
Very indepth video, really great work! I've always known the Religious undertones of The Lion King, but didn't realise the full extent of it. I'm glad you stated that Simba running through the brambles to reach the pond; was him diving into his messy subconscious to find his true self, not many people understand this and think that Mufasa's ghost was more literal than it likely is. Even the sequels misunderstood that, surprisingly.
Two small nitpicks though:
1. Scar's plan didn't exactly go perfectly, even by his standards. Simba was supposed to die in the stampede too. Scar manipulating Simba was improvised by Scar for no reason other than to watch him squirm, considering he was going to have the Hyenas kill him momentarily anyway - because as Zazu mentioned at the beginning when Scar was fiddling with the mouse, Scar 'plays with his food'. He toyed with Simba to prolong his suffering. The mouse getting away was foreshadowing the fact that toying with your targets only leads to them escaping, just like Simba did.
2. Simba blaming himself for the stampede despite being a cub actually does make logical sense from his perspective. Simba was told (by Scar) to sit on that rock and wait for Mufasa. Simba instead wanders away from the rock to roar at a Lizard, and roars so loud that it echoes through the canyon. Simba likely thought that it was the roar that caused the stampede that Mufasa died saving him from. He feels that if he just stayed on that rock like he was told, then his dad would still be alive. Heavy shit for a kid to go through!
This movie was brilliantly crafted in so many ways, from its writing, the animation and powerful film score, this is truly a lightning in a bottle type of film!
Thanks for the insightful comment and the kind words!
I agree, "perfectly" is a slight exaggeration on my end. Nice catch noticing the foreshadowing with the mouse indicating Scar's sadistic nature. Never looked at it from that perspective. My focus was on Simba throughout, so I missed the nuances in the other characters.
I see what you're trying to say. You're correct in noting that, as a young cub, Simba had every reason to believe he was at fault. This is something I noted in the video: "He believed it then and since it has become ingrained in his belief system." I was pointing out the guilt he still felt for his "mistake" as a grown lion. As an adult, he should have recognized that any actions as a cub that may have contributed to his father's death were accidental, and he shouldn't blame himself for them. Yet, when Scar begins to manipulate him on Pride Rock, he instantly starts guilting himself again, even though earlier he had come to terms with his "mistake". My goal was to shed light on this dynamic of falling back into guilting ourselves for our past. I rewatched that part of my video and I agree that I could've made it clearer.
Yeah, the movie is something else. Couldn't agree more!
@TheeRoadLessTraveled beautiful
That's 'Insanity'..... I can't believe when this got uploaded!
As on that specific day.... I too 'felt' that I am FINALLY going through my 'own' Princely transformation of sorts!
For three years.. as the world shut down, and my own personal life came Crashing down upon me.. I've been on a 'Spiritual' journey trying to find answers left right and centre.....
As I faced a decade without my own Papa, (A King in his own right)
Taken 'prematurely' in which I partially blamed myself to cause!
The man took me to my first ever movie.. which just so happened to be .. THE LION KING! I'm a Leo btw > :j
Anyway, the gist of it... I now realise... The answers I was looking for have been inside me all along.......
I 'didn't'.look deep enough.... Until now!
Aided by True 'Support'.. I Severely lacked throughout the years.
"No more running from the/my past.. It's time to step up and claim what is 'Rightfully' MINE... MY 'DESTINY!'"
I needed to both acknowledge and accept whom I truly am... as I 'returned' back to my routes. > :)
Thanks for reading and making this... As you have helped to both 'understand' the path I now truly must be upon!
I look forward to seeing MORE content in the near future.
Take care
Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear that you liked it! Praying for you on your personal journey 😊