Yes, everyone knows Mufasa's speech about the Circle of Life, but not everyone pays attention to this: Simba finds Mufasa dead AT SUNSET. And since that moment, the sun seemingly doesn't appear over the Pride Land, until Simba takes his legal place as the king

@Leapingspirit

2 ай бұрын

Another thing you’ll notice, and I can’t take credit for pointing this out ‘cause I saw it in a comment a while ago: after simba’s presentation, it rains and the pride lands are lush. After he runs away, they go into a drought, like the rain went with simba. Then when he comes back, he brings the rain with him.

@ChezaWR

2 ай бұрын

Legal? They don't have federal laws in the wild.

@myferretollie9235

2 ай бұрын

@@ChezaWRI think whomever you replied to took their comment down, but I’m dying to know what they said. 😂😂

@ChezaWR

2 ай бұрын

@@myferretollie9235 Something about when Simba came back and took his legal place in the Pride Lands, he brought back the rain to recover things.

@ad0nisma

2 ай бұрын

@@Leapingspirit Yes! But this is also just Mother Nature. We as people do burn down "dead" forests for them to grow and such, and the rain helps. Rain is life. I believe this is what they're saying in the movie also, rain is life.

I am in disbelief that you haven’t seen this. 🍿🥤I’m ready.

@oohmiee

2 ай бұрын

honestly, my first thought too xD

@jordancaldwellmusgrove344

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! I saw the title and immediately just thought "how??"

@makenziemay5449

2 ай бұрын

Same

@SpiritedWolf

2 ай бұрын

Bro I'm astonished

@Piper0185

2 ай бұрын

Oscar was never a child, he was born as is, and is experiencing our childhood for the first time. 😀

Something I like to mention, Hans Zimmer who did the score for this film, said he was grieving the loss of his own father as he worked on this movie, so he felt he saw himself in Simba and the music he made he really put himself in this to create the emotion, and thinking about it I cry everytime 😭

@ncard00

2 ай бұрын

Elton John’s version of “can you feel the love tonight” is top 3 Disney songs, along with Michael Bolton’s “I can go the distance” from Hercules, and I’ll let you go decide number 3.

@jackhemsworth7515

15 күн бұрын

@@ncard00 Hellfire from Hunchback of notre Dame, or the jungle king song from jungle book.

@ThePinkDragon

12 күн бұрын

so sad

@bellamovie2

21 сағат бұрын

I really feel his sadness in the music😭

Cub Simba trying to wake his dad up after the stampede...I still cry every time.

@ncard00

2 ай бұрын

Same, and also when Simba see’s Mufasa’s reflection in the water, and the music kicks in with Mufasa’s saying “Simba”, and he appears in the clouds in the sky.

@EIGHTBITPUNK

Ай бұрын

I’m 45 and it still gets me. The animation, the music, the voice acting. A masterpiece

@bellamovie2

21 сағат бұрын

😭💔

One subtle detail I love is the lions claws. During the movie, you see them sheated, unless they are fighting or climbing. But there is one exception - Scar. His claws are ALWAYS out, which is part of why even affectionate gestures like ruffling Simba´s head seem so... not right.

@IcarussArtss

2 ай бұрын

Never picked up on that! That's a neat detail!

@veronikamajerova4564

2 ай бұрын

@@IcarussArtss Yep. Great example of this is in the song "I can´t wait to be king". When Simba is singing "I´m brushing up on looking down and working on my roar", he is climbing a log and than jumps on Zazu. You see his claws out as he is climbing, but as soon as he jumps, he sheats them, showing that he doesn´t want to hurt Zazu. Scare him? Yes. Realy hurt him? No.

@ncard00

2 ай бұрын

Mufasa, the lion king, is voiced by James Earl Jones, who also voices Darth Vader in Star Wars, these are his 2 most famous voice roles.

@VOMITQUEEN

Ай бұрын

The amount of subtle details put into Disney films are so remarkable

@SonicTheHedgehog17

Ай бұрын

You could say he is... prepared?

It wouldn’t be a children’s movie without a little trauma. 😂

@sparkequinox

2 ай бұрын

I rewatched Fox and the Hound a few years ago, I had supressed the trauma from my childhood.. it was much worse than I remembered.

@Ryne_Barrow

2 ай бұрын

@@sparkequinox I’ll have to rewatch it now

@kay-jay1581

2 ай бұрын

I always loved movies with tragic events. 😂 idk I just loved drama as a kid. Fox and the hound I enjoyed a lot but I think because it had no big musical numbers I found it less entertain than other Disney movies.

@sparkequinox

2 ай бұрын

@@kay-jay1581 yeah. I'm a 90s kid (1991), so I have insane nostalgia for all Disney from then. I would watch them all back to back on VHS haha. So it was nice to have variety (some musical, some not)

@sauntering6952

2 ай бұрын

@@sparkequinoxshit.. fox and the hound quite literally was my whole childhood. i rewatched the movies a million times but not yet as an almost adult. definitely going to have to rewatch

The fact that yes, originally it is easy to believe that the fact that Mufasa died because he saved Simba was one reason why you’d think that Simba believed it was his fault that his father died, was actually not the reason Simba himself believed he died. It was because Scar told him to practice his roar, and that’s what Simba believed caused the stampede in the first place that’s the reason he believed it was his fault. Scar made absolutely sure that Simba would feel all that guilt before his own “death”.

@lpsfoxstar8454

2 ай бұрын

wow i never thought about the last part. I knew about the roar but didn't think him feeling guilty was just out of spite since he was supposed to be dead wow yeah.

@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween

2 ай бұрын

Yes, this detail is even more emotional 😭

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

oh wow I didn't think about that😮

@111Firefly111

2 ай бұрын

No it's not that would imply that scar intended for simba to survive that stampede in the first place. And that was not part of his plan

@mackenziecollins2688

Ай бұрын

25:04 😂😂😂😂

“He would make a rather nice throw rug” -Zazu … in the movie Hercules, Scar is in fact a throw rug 😂

@SarahLandry577

2 ай бұрын

Yes! Love that detail

@TheLegendryZelda

20 күн бұрын

Did Lion King came out first then Hercules?

@elizabethdarroch3000

9 күн бұрын

​@@TheLegendryZeldalion king was 1994 hercules was 1997 so it was likely they decided to use that joke in hercules which makes it even funnier

1.) Welcome to the Trauma Club 2.) this is the greatest movie EVER made by Disney 3.) the ‘B-team’ animators did this movie while the ‘A-team’ was doing Pocahontas 4.) this is the GREATEST movie EVER made by Disney

@sersastark

2 ай бұрын

*PRINCE OF EGYPT enters the chat*

@justAman548

2 ай бұрын

@@sersastark technically that is Dreamworks but yes

@19Rena96

2 ай бұрын

tbh i prefer the sequel but i still like the first movie :)

@justAman548

2 ай бұрын

@@sersastark technically that’s Dreamworks

@ZeldaGrossmeister

2 ай бұрын

@@sersastark Prince of Egypt is not a Disney Movie!

Mufasa = James Earl Jones. James Earl Jones = Darth Vader. You're right. What a voice for a king.

@AlexSilverCat

2 ай бұрын

So... Simba is Luke Skywalker by proxy and a few loose connections...

@HiddenWindshield

2 ай бұрын

@@AlexSilverCat A pride of lions typically only has one breeding male, meaning Nala would also be Mufasa's daughter, making her Leia.

@viwererschoice4454

2 ай бұрын

Well Darth had ambitions for an Empire if I recall... sooooo.

@jaylamize3540

2 ай бұрын

I was going to tell him that too, lol

@reneerocha1796

2 ай бұрын

Indeed 😊

18:26 “How do you process something like this at that age?” I was born in 1990 and funny enough this movie kind of WAS how I processed death from an early age. My uncle with whom I was very close died from cancer when I was 8 and the later scene with Mufasa’s memory especially helped me cope with it in a huge way.

It’s been 30 years and seeing Mufasa’s death still gets me. This cast was stacked and all of the voice actors did an impeccable job. RIP Madge Sinclair (Sarabi) and Robert Guillaume (Rafiki).

@ncard00

2 ай бұрын

The songs are amaIng, the musical score is incredible!

Simba deals with so much as a kid in this movie! In the sequel, part of the film is literally Simba dealing with PTSD 😭

@SilvanaPuris2310

2 ай бұрын

That's what touches my heart a lot about him, really he suffered a lot since he was a kid and still does in the sequel.

@arthiel_enmenelara

Ай бұрын

Especially the part when Simba is trying to save Kiara at the end of the movie and when Nala warns him of the water, he snaps his head away from the water, because all he could see was the stampede.

@Jemini4228

18 күн бұрын

One of the reasons it was such a great sequel. Simba is a complex character who is very much traumatised by his past. It's not just being an overbearing father.

@SilvanaPuris2310

18 күн бұрын

yeah, It makes me very sad how what Simba suffered as a child affected him and he didn't want Kiara to experience something similar, that's why he overprotected her, but although his overprotection was somewhat wrong, I know he experienced PTSD, thanks to him Kiara was who she was, she still had that innocence and kindness intact, and she was lucky not to go through what he went through; and I admire that regardless his fear of the memory of the stampede, he goes to save his daughter at the end.

@megatitsonyaface

11 күн бұрын

​@SilvanaPuris2310 shut up I'm crying 😭😭

That line "YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME" is such a great tone shift, and shows that even without his army, Scar is still a very scary guy

@wolfywox

2 ай бұрын

Jeremy Irons actually lost his voice singing that line. They had to get another voice actor (I think it was Jim Cummings?) to finish the rest of the song!

@kirara2516

Ай бұрын

You're correct ​@@wolfywox

Jeremy Irons was AMAZING as Scar, he's beautifully villainous. I think he's what created my love for villains. Scar or Ursula, probably both. You can't have a good hero without a REAL adversary. On a somber note, this is the only movie that has ever made me cry. I was young, like early primary school age and had sort of equated the idea of my parents and Mufasa so I had a minor existential crisis when he died because I was thinking I'd be just as lost if I lost my parents. Even now it's still a bit sad because the death scene was so well written and is still emotionally charged even on a rewatch. They rarely make stories like this anymore and that's a real shame.

@artsysabs

2 ай бұрын

Hades prob is my favorite cuz he’s fun 😂

@Happyygolovely

2 ай бұрын

I recommend big hero 6 for another Disney trauma story

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

The Hula Song was actually inspired by Nathan Lane ad-libbing the line "What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?" Then the director liked the line so much that he actually added a scene of Timon doing just that.

The Lion King (1994): One of the greatest Disney classics of all time… as well as one of the most infamous tearjerkers. How this movie only got a G rating is beyond me. Mufasa's murder and Nala's bedroom face are total PG material.

@kay-jay1581

2 ай бұрын

Oh probably because of lack of blood and word choice. Also the death were very well off screen. Tangled got a PG rating because of the stabbing scene but they were borderline getting a PG-13 mark if they showed blood in the stabbing wound😂

@fantasyaj6510

2 ай бұрын

@@kay-jay1581 A little blood is present when Simba scratches Shenzi across the face. Also when Scar smacks Simba in the final battle you can see some blood splattering off his face (or maybe it's dirt).

@EChacon

2 ай бұрын

@@kay-jay1581The reason Tangled and most of the recent Disney, Pixar, and other Animated films got PG ratings has to do with the guidelines of the MPA changes in 2010, hence why the majority of the more recent animated films from Disney and Pixar got PG ratings for "Thematic Elements"

@sweetcinnamonpnchkin

2 ай бұрын

@@kay-jay1581you should see the stabbing scene in Beauty and the Beast. A lot more bloody (and you see the knife get pulled out)

2:24 One of my favorites gifs is where someone edited that scene and instead of holding Simba up, Rafiki just throws him XD

@8bitbee148

2 ай бұрын

I’ve seen it so many times it surprised me when Simba wasn’t chucked lol

@lorettabes4553

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, I guess it wasn't from the bloopers? Haha.

@fox_trot0214

2 ай бұрын

the sacred YEET

@AnatoleVGC

2 ай бұрын

Also tbe "I just cant wait till dad dies" song edit

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

never gets old😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

_The Lion King_ was actually based on *both* Hamlet and Macbeth. The Hyena Trio are an allegory and reference to the three witches in Macbeth and Scar becoming more oppressive, tyrannical, and authoritarian is also a direct reference to Macbeth itself too. Simba’s father’s “ghost” manifesting to him for personal guidance is an allegory to Hamlet.

18:51 Hans Zimmer poured his heart and soul into this soundtrack because he also lost his father when he was very young 😭😭😭

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

you can feel and see it in every song and every frame

@melissasheppard6674

Ай бұрын

Aww

@user-ew8qb7wz4i

Ай бұрын

May he rest in peace😢😮

Zazu calls scar's weakness out in their first encounter. He plays with his food, that's how the mouse escapes and how simba escapes, and ultimately how he loses. Also Jeremy irons injured his voice when recording be prepared, the last bit is sung by Jim cummings. Simba calling out to his dad just heightens the trauma. They didn't have to drag it out like that 😢 now I cry before the scene even starts. Also.... there's the amazing animation and music! Now then. The Lion king 2 is a great sequel and deals with Simba's ongoing trauma from his father's death. It is arguably the best Disney sequel.

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

I didn't know that about the song with Jeremy irons

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

yeah simba cry jist stabs you extra through the heart and the emotions big time

Be prepared is one of the best villain songs ever made and with the accompanied visuals Scar just seems like a proper threat to everyone's way of life. He's such a delightful villain and I can't help but love him. I really appreciate how tight and efficient this movie is yet the story never feels rushed. That is not an easy feat.

I read a comment once where someone said that the fight between Simba and Scar had to have been really bad actually, because on the one hand, you have this mangy old half-starved lion, and Simba who's been living off of bugs for years and has no actual skill in fights. They're both super driven and they've got the teeth and claws, but that's about it.

Now please please watch "lion king 2: simbas pride" its so freaking good just like the first one!!! I barely see people reacting to the second one! 😭

@poetorbart

2 ай бұрын

I love this one so much❤

@Serkanfan

2 ай бұрын

Yesss please! It really good aswell! One of my favourite movies growing up

@Alivviegirl

2 ай бұрын

I've actually never seen it, but I thought I heard everyone thought it was terrible?

@lo_quat

2 ай бұрын

@@AlivviegirlI feel like when it first came out it wasnt received well (how can you top the first yanno?) But now that time has passed I feel like people appreciate it more. It’s still not as good as the first but it’s still really good!

@Rinnie-Roo

2 ай бұрын

And even the prequel Lion King 1 1/2 is so good! You gotta watch them both!

Disney had little to no faith in this movie during production. They only saw it as "Bambi in Africa", and nothing more. _Pocahontas_ was slated to be THE BIG HIT, while _The Lion King_ would just be this "side project" nobody cared about. When both films came out, _Pocahontas_ was a critical and commercial failure, while _The Lion King_ became, not only a big hit, but a GLOBAL PHENOMENON.

@jupiter9099

21 күн бұрын

Funny how literally the same thing played out with Shrek.

@Firebender554

12 күн бұрын

@@jupiter9099 I’ve actually heard that people who did poorly on Prince of Egypt were sent to work on Shrek instead as punishment.

@FreddiesDelilah

10 күн бұрын

I read somewhere they kinda send the "B-Team" for Lion King and the "A-Team" for Pocahontas because of what you stated.

It doesn't matter how many times I've seen this movie, the scene where Simba finds Mufasa dead in the gorge always gets me in the heart. Especially the fact that Scar gaslights Simba into thinking it was his (Simba's) fault and Johnathan Taylor Thomas' line delivery. Also, I am very glad they cast James Earl Jones as Mufasa. As much as I respect the actor, they almost cast Christopher Walken. Side note: Some of the character's names have meanings translated out of Swahili Simba: Lion Nala: Gift Mufasa: King Sarabi: Mirage Rafiki: Friend Pumbaa: Slow-Witted Zazu: Movement Shenzi: Savage Banzai: Skulk or lurk Taka (Scar's original name): Dirt or Garbage Timon (His name actually comes from Greek): Respect or Honor

If you thought you could never recover, try seeing this in theaters at age 6. 😀😀😀. Such a classic.

@VBSuper

2 ай бұрын

I was 9 when seeing it at the theatre. So good.

@SevenEllen

2 ай бұрын

It became my obsession at 13.

@catprog

2 ай бұрын

Apparently one mother took their son to lion king to distract him from the dad dying. The funny thing is it actually helped him process it.

Lion King 2 is the only Disney movie sequel, which is on par just as good as the 1st one. I would recommend you watching the 2nd one as well.

@artsysabs

2 ай бұрын

I feel like Peter Pan sequel is underrated 🥺

@fluffyou9276

2 ай бұрын

There's also the Lion King 1 1/2. The story of The Lion King but from Timon and Pumbaa's perspective.

@islaythejabberwokky

2 ай бұрын

@@fluffyou92761 1/2 is a completely different kind of movie, more of a parody than anything, so it shouldn't really be compared to 1 and 2; nevertheless, still entertaining

@MrsDuck356

2 ай бұрын

Aww dont be sad ​@@artsysabs

@hayleybartek8643

2 ай бұрын

Pocahontas 2 is pretty good, even if the ending is a bit lackluster.

The opening alone is just great. The song, the overhead shots, the helicopter like shot zooming in to the mountain And the animation still holds up 30 years later.

Mufasa is the same voice as Darth Vader. James Earl Jones! Scar is Jeremy Irons I think. And Zazu is Rowan Atkinson, Mr Bean..Johnny English..etc 😊

@StaubZuStaub

2 ай бұрын

I always forget that Zazu was Atkinson 😂

@RobertJW

2 ай бұрын

Blackadder!

@totterdell

2 ай бұрын

Yes Scar was played by Jeremy Irons best villain

@JM-vj2sx

2 ай бұрын

Wait what? Mr Bean is Zazu?? 😮

@Leonidae

2 ай бұрын

Female yeen is voiced by Whoopi Goldberg

Hans Zimmer who wrote the music for this movie also lost his dad. This music was an outlet for his loss, that’s why the music is so freaking touching

Jeremy Irons and Be Prepared is such an incredible performance, and the fact he went so hard on that song he hurt himself speaks volumes 😂 (no pun intended). It is the second most iconic villain after Hellfire, you are correct, it is indeed a banger.

I remember my mom taking me to see this at a Drive-In Theater back in 1994. Hard to believe it will be 30 years this summer when it was released. Loved being a child growing up in 1990s.

@lafatte24

2 ай бұрын

I watched this on VHS when I was like 4 or something. I walked on all 4s for weeks trying to be a lion.

@mistingwolf

2 ай бұрын

@@lafatte24Was also very young when my friend and I first saw this. We play-acted so many moments from this movie, but especially the elephant graveyard scenes.

@kirara2516

Ай бұрын

Omg I saw it that way, too! Imo it made the scene where Mufasa talks to Simba that much better. "Look at the stars." And you actually could.

Fun fact: The "dress in drag and do the hula" scene was improv. It was apparently so much better than the original idea that they had the scene redrawn to use that improv voice acting.

This movie has a special place in my heart. Everything is perfect. Do NOT watch the live action (2019). 😊💖🔥

@fe-real

2 ай бұрын

Truer words have never been spoken... I'll never recover from the live-action 😅

@1805movie

2 ай бұрын

"Live action" is a bit of a stretch since it's all computer generated.

@catprog

2 ай бұрын

Maybe a couple of scenes. (Just can't wait to be king for instance)

@melissasheppard6674

Ай бұрын

@@catprog plus James Earl Jones returns for Mufasa’s voice 😊😁

@kirara2516

Ай бұрын

​@@1805movieonly one shot was live action. The sun rising at the start. That's it

I never noticed that Scar wouldn't have known Simba had a baby roar unless he were there during the hyena attack until recently. In the remake, they had to change the premise to Scar taking Simba to the gorge to "find his roar because it's tradition" because he didn't team up with the hyenas until AFTER the initial incident with them. He wouldn't have been there to hear it.

@j.w.sraptorsquad982

2 ай бұрын

to be frank, I actually prefer the 'roar tradition' deception more than the ambiguous 'marvellous surprise', it just feels more thought-out to me

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

oh wow!

@otter011

2 ай бұрын

I thing hearing Simba made him think of it but it’s very obvious that Simba is a tiny cub, so of course he only has a baby roar

I’m glad that I lived long enough to see new generations watching my childhood movies

I actually just went "oh no..buddy.." out loud when i saw this pop up...time to cRY

@MelaniePoparad

2 ай бұрын

Me too. Exact words. Haha

James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa and Madge Sinclair voiced his mate Sarabi. They also played k8ng and queen in Coming to America.

The Scar scene with the hyenas marching. Jørgen Klubien was given the task of illustrating the song "Be Prepared". Apparently while he was listening to it, he was reminded of where he lived in Denmark which was near one of the camps that was part of WWII. He kept thinking down that path and was reminded of the Nürnberg rally, with the marching German soldiers and Hitler's speech. That was how that scene was born and so iconic! Apart from that, Jeremy Irons actually ruined his voice on the "You won't get a sniff without me" sentence. He damaged his vocal cords on the "me" portion of it. So Jim Cummings had to take over 😂 Talk about dedication! I watched this SO many times when it came out in '94... All time fav.

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

oh wow that's amazing

I sang “Can’t Wait to be King” in a middle school talent show a few months after it came out. I had on paper ears and drew whiskers on my face with Halloween type face paint. Lol looking back, it’s embarrassing. And it shows my age 😂

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

awww thats brilliant

Fun fact: if you watch Hercules, you'll see Scar's pelt being used

This is my absolute favorite movie since childhood, with the sequel - The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride - right behind it. There is also a midquel, TLK 1 1/2 (TLK 3 in some countries), which focuses mainly on Timon and Pumbaa.

Everybody dumps on Simba at the beginning of the movie for being excited about wanting to be king, but what kid his age thinks about the fact that that would mean his father had to die first? Not to mention, sure he was rubbing it in Scar's face, but not in a mean way. It's like the kid in your class at school that learns he/she are going on a great vacation and wants to share it with their friends, not thinking that their friends might be upset because they don't get to go.

Fact for you (perhaps not so fun) - The voice actor for Scar actually wrecked his vocal chords singing "Be Prepared", in the part where he says "you won't get a sniff without me".

@TheKrensada

14 күн бұрын

Jeremy Irons. Suffering for his craft like a real artist.

I saw this is theaters when it came out, it's the first memory I have of going to the movies I was 7 at the time and it'd only been a few months since my own father had suddenly been killed by a drunk driver 2 weeks after Christmas. My sisters and I bawled our eyes out when Mufasa died but as we looked around all the kids and parents were crying too. My youngest sister was only 4 and still trying to understand why our Dad wasn't coming back or what death was. I think this movie helped her process it in a way, shortly afterward she asked for a Simba plushy that she slept and carried everywhere with her like a security blanket even to school in her backpack everyday until she was 8. So this movie has a lot of memories for both of us, we played the Lion King game on the Super Nintendo like crazy us two which coincidentally the console was the last Christmas gift we got from our Dad. We also loved the soundtrack a lot and the secondary soundtrack album "Rhythm of the Pride Lands" with the song "He Lives in You", I remember we use to listen to that a lot too.

Fun fact: Young Simba's singing voice was by Jason Weaver who is known for his portrayal of little Michael Jackson in the movie The Jackson's: An American Dream.

@latingirl042

Ай бұрын

And young Simba's voice was my 90s crush Jonathan Taylor Thomas!!!

Fun fact…Scar’s name isn’t actually “Scar”…it’s “Taka” but… “taka” is Swahili for “waste” so……

@fanfight

2 ай бұрын

Yeah..."Fun"...

@WorldWeave

2 ай бұрын

@@fanfight ok… “INTERESTING” fact

@fanfight

2 ай бұрын

@@WorldWeave Thank you

The stars were align when they made this film. True cinema history, everything is on point, script, animation, score, music, everything.

that moment during the initial confrontation when Scar briefly turns things against Simba is one of my favorite villain moments in Disney

Watching The Lion King is a rite of passage. When I was a kid I used to watch this movie at least twice per day. My parents couldn't bear it anymore. So glad you finally watched it

One of my all time favourite films. Simba walking up Pride Rock always gives me goosebumps and makes me cry. The soundtrack for that moment is phenomenal. I really recommend The Lion King 2. It's a direct follow up on this movie and is actually very good for a classic Disney sequel.

Scar has to be an earthbender given what he did during his song lmao

@hayleybartek8643

2 ай бұрын

Nah. Hell was lending some special effects for their favorite kitty.

If im not mistaken, Mufasa's voice actor is the same as Darth Vader's, James Earl Jones.

@bidishah

2 ай бұрын

You're absolutely correct. ❤

One of Hans Zimmer finest work. He didn’t need to go that hard but I think we can all agree the score it’s 50% what makes this film as iconic.

And also, the voices casting it´s incredible; starting with Mufasa (James Earl Jones, who was the voice of Darth Vader among another epic roles), and Scar (Jeremy Irons).

Ah yes, Disney at it's peak. Mufasa is voiced by James Earl Jones, Vader himself. "He'd make a very handsome throw rug". Now go watch Hercules. Lol

“Awww they’re so happy. This is a very promising start” BAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAAAAAHAHAHHAAAAHAAA “What a voice from the king” Yeah that straight James earl jones, darth Vader my guy 🫡✨

I’m still not over the fact that they cut Scar’s musical number from the “live action” version

@danten8976

2 ай бұрын

They didn't. It was in the movie. And I loved it. 💖

@HannerBananer28

2 ай бұрын

@@danten8976it was very much shortened. Unless they added it after the theatrical release…it was cut massively

This movie is awesome. My dad was put in hospice and then passed away from cancer right as I was starting college so I had to go home for a 2 weeks. When I came back to college I had a ton of stress with assignments to catch up on. One night some guys in my dorm hall invited me to watch a movie with them and I honestly needed a break. They picked Lion King and I was so out of it and in need of a good time I was like “yeah hakuna matata!” Totally forgetting/blanking out the Mufasa fall scene! As it came up I realized it and told them I needed to leave real quick and we all realized why and what was happening. I look back at that moment and laugh at the absurdity but also how that movie did comfort me in a difficult time.

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

This movie came out when I was 2, and it's the reason I never cried during Bambi. Bambi was just like, "Mother? Mottthhhherrrrr?" (deadbeat dad shows up and says to follow him and he wordlessly complies) 😐 versus Simba in tears: "Dad? Come on... you gotta get up. Dad! We gotta go home..." 😭

@hayleybartek8643

2 ай бұрын

All I read was "Mother" and heard Littlefoot's voice. That is also a tearjerker.

Also fun fact; the Sad stampede scene took 3 years to film 3 years!! ❤️

@artsysabs

2 ай бұрын

Animate :)

@lennyvalentin6485

2 ай бұрын

It's actually one of the early examples of a computer graphics special effect in an animated movie. Hand-drawing and animating that many animals would have been inhumanly difficult - or at least commercially impossible. The three years time figure probably includes early experimentation and software development time as well, as an entire animated disney movie usually took a few years to complete from start to finish (meaning they had several movies in production at the same time to be able to keep up a yearly release cadence.)

@katiepooh2137

2 ай бұрын

@@lennyvalentin6485 well that's cool and makes sense

An epic fact that I read about this decades ago was that the cast of the broadway musical of The Lion King were all on a flight coming from somewhere/going somewhere just busted out with the music. Impromptu at its best. Imagine just being on a random flight on a random day and end up getting treated to a free broadway show. Kinda elevates how you think about it a bit. Amazing. Unrelated (sort of), I also heard Alicia Keys set up a free show on a 3 hour ferry ride in New York and random people on just any given ferry ride on any given ferry got treated to a free concert. Some people are just good people.

@Shebeast3

2 ай бұрын

that would be incredible

40:46 "Let's Hope this cicle is a little bit easier" The answer to that exist and it's called "The Lion King II: Simba's pride" 100% recomended one of the Best Disney sequels out there. (There's also Lion King 1 1/2 that even if it isn't as good as the other two its a lot of fun and I have a soft spot for it)

"The Lion King" has many details in common with "Hamlet", the famous novel by Shakespeare. For me, it´s the best animated film ever, with one of the best OST ever composed (by the great Hans Zimmer). ALWAYS touches my heart in some scenes. It´s a truly masterpiece.

one of my favorite movies of all time❤❤ now you HAVE to watch the sequel “The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride”

Easily the highest-earning traditionally animated movie EVER made, and easily one of the greatest 1990s movies in general. Powerful story, epic soundtrack, impactful score, and incredibly iconic characters that you love immediately, the Lion king is the whole package. I swear i nearly ran my VHS tape of this movie to the bone i watched it so much. Happy 30th Birthday, Simba!

Perfect timing, we have snow in Europe so I think i'll settle down myself, with some cocoa... on my couch and watch this vid :)

@TheDragiix3

2 ай бұрын

In March? D: Where do you live? I'm in the alps and there's hardly any cold days this time around

@melissasheppard6674

Ай бұрын

@@TheDragiix3 me personally, I live in Canada and in my province we still have snow in March

Ya know...this was a "B" list movie for Disney-they had 2 films in production and they had ALL their top animators and ALL their money into the a"A" list movie and all the B team people on the second film. The "A" list movie which was supposed to kick ass in the box office was Pocahontas. The Lion King was the "B" film that they didn't think would do well at all. Fun Fact-The Lion King was the MOST SUCCESSFUL Movie In Disney history until Frozen.....ps-this is my all time favorite movie.

Fun fact: Zazu is played by Rowan Atkinson, Mufasa by James Earl Jones, and Shenzi (one of the trio of hyenas) by Whoopi Goldberg!

Maybe because of my daddy issues but I never cried with Mufasa's death but I always cry when Simba climbs the rock at the end. It's so beautiful.

What I just love about the old disney movies is that they always have this great balance of tragedy and comedy and there is always a lesson to learn. And because of that they are suited for the whole family not just kids. Families would watch these movies together and there would be suspensful and humorous parts for everyone. A little bit of sillyness for the kids and themes which might even hit you only as hard as they do as an adult. Everyone can take something from this movies. I feel like today there is oftentimes too much worry about "what can we show kids, oh no, this is to sad/ brutal/... for a KIDS movie!!" and so they just become silly messes with silly fart and poop jokes without real meaning or scenes which you will remember your whole life.

Sure, Mufasa is voiced by James Earl Jones. But more importantly, Simba's parents are the same as Prince Akeem's (Eddie Murphy) in, Coming to America. James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair. 😎

17:27 What will make this scene even harder to see, is right about here you can hear the choir singing "Not me, not now, no way. Not me, not now, no, no no no."

Mufasa's death still hunts me even after all these years...

The look in Mufusas eyes says it all oh know Simba is next after that not a dry eye in the audience when this was shown after the "dad get up, we gotta go home" (audience sobbing)😢 19:00 -above all what a movie perfect casting all time great music numbers with catchy songs -you have to watch the music videos to this movie.

I remember seeing this in theaters. And for some reason Rafiki was my favorite character. And I’m not sure why lol. Then I remember a ton of kids at school saying hakuna matata.

Nathan lane (Timon) totally improvised the “dress in drag and do the hula” and the animators and crew loved it so much they put in there

My absolute favorite Disney movie! The sequel is fantastic also. Another great animated classic is Balto, if you haven’t ever seen it.

Seeing you post today was the highlight of this day. Having a rough day, so this was the kind of treat I needed to make it better. The fact that you haven't seen it was shocking, but so glad to see you enjoy yourself and this classic. From your laughing to tearing up, it was a pure joy watching your reaction. Thank you for posting so many wonderful reactions, it's real treat for us.

"I kinda know what to expect, and I kinda don't. " NANTS INGONYAMA BAGITHI BABA!!!! "Woah! Dude, that got me!" LOL

Jeremy irons (voice of Scar) couldn't quite get the notes for the last 30 sec of Be Prepared, so they grabbed another voice actor, Jim Cummings, to imitate Iron's voice and get those notes. Cummings is also known as Darkwing Duck and Winne the Pooh.

Hakuna Matata is actually a phrase in Swahili and it does mean no worries and the whole team actually went to Africa to kinda get a picture of how they need to draw it so they could get it as accurate as possible for the movie and they also worked with like a baby lion so they can figure out the movements it moves so they can get Simba correct fox and the hound, Hercules, homeward bound, mighty Joe Young, cool runnings, iron will these aren’t animated, but they’re really really good and homeward bound. I ugly cry I cry quarts

In case your interested there is a second movie and parallel movie to this one. "The Lion King 1 1/2" is in the perspective of Timon and Pumba and the second movie is "The Lion King: Simba's Pride". I enjoyed watching them both when they came out on VHS, especially the 1 1/2 movie. Also thing I recently realized about this movie is that the "Kings of the Past" movie follow always follow the TRUE king. So when Simba ran away, they followed him and so did the rain, but when Simba came back to take his place the rain followed therefore causing the rain at the end of the movie.

"Circle of Life" is still, to me, the greatest opening to a film I've seen. It does so much to explain the setting, the story, and gives you this sense of wonder and caring for the world the film is set it.

This was the first movie my mom ever took me to go see in the theater. I was 1. She always tells me that I never paid attention to something so closely at that age as I did this movie.

I wish disney did these beautiful animations again , with the songs and just , EVERYTHING.

Be Prepared is probably my favorite Disney song The VILLAINY of it Scar planning to Kill his own Brother and King and his nephew and take over the whole Kingdom Scar has this crazy charisma of i know i'm machiavelic and i like it LOOONG LIVE THE KIIIIING !!!!!!!

I remember reading it somewhere that the scene with Scar's song and the marching hyenas was based on Hitler and some of his speeches. I forever think of that when seeing that scene now.

My favorite animated movie…it came out the year my son was born and I still remember him sitting in his little foam Lion King chair with his sippy cup watching this VHS movie a gazillion times. My husband and I used to have the remote control close by so we could fast forward past Mufasa’s death scene 🥺 Oh the memories 🥰 Thanks for reacting 😊

2:05 Mufasa and Sarabi: “(Individually and nonverbally to Simba) I’m *SO* proud of you”

This is my favorite animated movie! Probably one reason Lions are one of my favorite animals! I really really hope you do the other 2 movies (especially The Lion King 2 Simba's Pride. It's based around another Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet). I know a lot of people aren't big on the 3rd one but I love it (especially since it gives me more of the universe. Don't really consider the series as part of it in my mind just because of the style, changes, and storyline) and it's really fun and enjoyable to see the perspective of Timon and Pumba! I'm pretty sure the animators studied lions in Africa (actually took trips there) and had actual lion cubs brought into the studio so they could get everything right/close to right. They worked for 5 years on this absolutely beautiful film 💜 Growing up in a poor household in the early 2000's we had the big heavy square TV's and VHS players and tapes (have a HUGE collection of tapes) and we had all 3 movies and would watch them constantly! So much so I can basically recite all the dialogue and songs perfectly even to this day 😆 I know people didn't like the live action but I loved it just because it was more of my favorite trilogy and was about my favorite animal (which they did so good with animating realistic looking lions imho). Definitely had a couple...disliked?...changes and I would of LOVED it they got all the original actors back (I know some did pass but would of loved more of the originals back who are still around) but I was still very pleased with what we got and loved it immensely so I hope you can get around to it after doing the rest of the 2D animated ones ☺️

Your sudden fury at Scar immediately following Mufasa's death made me laugh a lot, ngl. This is my favorite movie so I'm glad you enjoyed it! It also makes me happy that you appreciated the animation and the colors so much - it's a gorgeous movie that still looks incredible after three decades. There are a couple of sequels if you'd be interested in reviewing them, too.

concerning something you said in your review: finally someone who also loves Treasure Planet - it really deserves SO much more recognition and praise. Also my favourite disney movie to date, and one of my favourite movies in general

This movie is such a classic and yes it is referencing Hamlet! This movie holds up and I don't see it ever losing its spot as one of the best animated movies. Every time I watch it I cry over Mufasa's death. The way Simba cries out for help before snuggling up to his dead father and realizing he's all alone breaks my heart then when he meets Timone and Pumba you can just tell he's given up. As much as I love Scar's character Zazoo was right, he'd make a great throw rug!!!! There is a second movie, Simba's Pride, and imo it holds up pretty well considering how amazing this one is especially the music! And it is also referencing a Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet! Highly recommend it even if you just watch it on your own time!

@SilvanaPuris2310

2 ай бұрын

yeah, Mufasa's death broke my heart so much that I couldn't believe it really happened and Scar did it, plus seeing Simba heartbroken and helpless, snuggled up next to his dead father, but even if it is, I think it was lucky that Simba met Timon and Pumbaa or he would have broken down even more. That part did hurt me (well it was the first scene I saw when I accidentally found out about the movie, before seeing it in full, and I was wondering what happened before to get here?) All of this is still heartbreaking for me.

Actually, Timon did hold some grudge towards Simba and Pumba who left to help him to defeat Scar, it was Rafiki who made Timon see there was not hakuna Matata without your true friends on your side.... in the third movie they show another perspective of the movie

@SilvanaPuris2310

2 ай бұрын

Exactly, I appreciate that was the lesson of the third movie and seeing it through Timon's perspective.

I was 9 when watching this at the theatre for the first time. Mufasa's death got me crying my eyes out and him showing at Simba in the sky still gives me chills. As people said, Mufasa is James Earl Jones, the Darth Vader voice himself, Zazu is Rowan Atkinson, Mr. Bean. Scar is Jeremy Irons ( Die Hard with a Vengeance, The Man in the Iron Mask). Shenzi, the female hyena is Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost, The Color Purple, Sister Act). Simba is Mathew Broderick (Inspector Gadget, Godzilla). Feel free to watch The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride. Not as great, but very worth it.

Idk if you know but the voice of Mufasa his name is JAMES EARL JONES. James is also the voice of Darth Vader from Star Wars if you’ve seen those yet. 😊❤ His voice is one of the very few iconic voices of all time! ✨✨✨

6:00 I wish Disney never removed the morning report song.

@Duckkis

2 ай бұрын

I know people generally don't love that one. But I got so used to it. It was part of the movie when I saw it for the very first time and it almost feels jarring that we're going from pouncing straight to having hyenas in the Pride Lands without having a little musical number in between.

I saw the theatre production of this and was crying within like 5 minutes just from goosebumps 😂