THE LION KING IS A PERFECT ANIMATED FILM! The Lion King Movie Reaction! THE CIRCLE OF LIFE W/MUFASA
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We got the classics: Circle of Life, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Be Prepared, I Just Can't Wait to Be King.
This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), the heir of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones). Simba's wicked uncle, Scar (Jeremy Irons), plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult (Matthew Broderick) to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella).
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@bogart403
2 жыл бұрын
IM ALREADY EXPECTING THE LION 2 🤣🤣🤣
@morganspider-manmarvelfan6110
2 жыл бұрын
Are you gonna watch the remake?
@marthalawshea1122
2 жыл бұрын
@@bogart403 same lol
@DaCanadian
2 жыл бұрын
Please watch lion king 1 1/2 you gotta to watch all of them
@DisneyGator1297
2 жыл бұрын
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
@c.b.barlow
2 жыл бұрын
"anytime he gets dirty you can just take him out and beat him." lol
@camerontroutman1605
2 жыл бұрын
I always wondered if the movies from the Disney Renaissance era took place in the same universe, just like the Pixar films?
@c.b.barlow
2 жыл бұрын
@@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
2 жыл бұрын
@@c.b.barlow it's a real thing with Pixar, but i can't speak for Walt Disney Animation.
@c.b.barlow
2 жыл бұрын
@@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!
@matheusmariani3108
2 жыл бұрын
That line always bugged me for some reason, but now I can see it
@kamikitaryuu2634
2 жыл бұрын
Omg almost 30 years of that movie and I just realised that line wow! Thank you
@Cliffs_Version
2 жыл бұрын
Thx for that ☺️
@borntoclimb7116
2 жыл бұрын
Agree
@hennessygarciahg
2 жыл бұрын
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!
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing opening
@borntoclimb7116
2 жыл бұрын
yes
@ruslancheel9140
Жыл бұрын
The music for the song Circle of Life was written by Elton John.
@nicodiangelo7051
Жыл бұрын
I’d argue it’s the greatest
@ub.comicart5483
Жыл бұрын
that and pirates of carribean 3 opening (also by zimmer)
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.
@kalahkirby5422
2 жыл бұрын
Sadly the original voice of Rafiki passed away from prostate cancer at the age of 89.
@akilalleyne426
Ай бұрын
And he doesn't accept his respnsibilities until Nala *and* Rafiki *AND* Mufasa's ghost guilt-trip him into it. Simba sucks.
@ivanxD2021
Ай бұрын
@@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
@akilalleyne426
19 күн бұрын
@@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??? 🤦🏾♂️
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
@kaleyrose47
2 жыл бұрын
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!
@matityaloran9157
2 жыл бұрын
@@kaleyrose47 It does. I love it when the Hero and the Villain are foils to one another
@imaxischerhangus3578
2 жыл бұрын
How could he Perhaps have become Sacar, can someone tell me what they are trying to say:/
@matityaloran9157
2 жыл бұрын
@@imaxischerhangus3578 I’m not saying he’d have ended up as bad as Scar. I’m saying that he and Scar are similar characters.
@chrisssty2677
2 жыл бұрын
"Nobody can do whatever he wants. Especially king"
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.
@erikperhs_
2 жыл бұрын
They're basically a gay couple who adopted Simba haha
@david_cool427YT
Жыл бұрын
@@erikperhs_ Oooooorrrr Timon and Pumba are basically just goofy FRIENDS for comic relief who raised Simba 😑😑
@BG-be8di
9 ай бұрын
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
Gotta say Mufasa’s death is probably one of the most saddest death in movie history. It haunted me a lot as a kid.
@nathancruz9172
2 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@U-Gozoo
2 жыл бұрын
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
@U-Gozoo
2 жыл бұрын
@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
@user-pp2ls7nl3c
2 жыл бұрын
Movie history. I guess you saw 3 movies
@kraziscribbs4552
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-pp2ls7nl3c ok, the most nostalgic. Happy?
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.
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
This was recorded a few weeks back and I already wanna rewatch it lol
@chrisgiles6050
2 жыл бұрын
Same, dude. Same, I will never get tired of this movie even after watching it almost 1,000,000 times
@Ma1hematics2013
2 жыл бұрын
@@TimotheeReacts please watch the second one and trust me it is AMAZING
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
2 жыл бұрын
Would of been awesome to see this in theater!
@SpacialRend7
2 жыл бұрын
@@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.😉
@cameo-taku4965
2 жыл бұрын
Same my first movie and I can't go a year without watching it This is a movie I can quote 🦁for 🦁XD
@whysoserious8859
2 жыл бұрын
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.
@jabbawookeez01
2 жыл бұрын
i grew up with lion king i was born in 93
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.
@Shritistrang
2 жыл бұрын
And he hit her, too.
@dangdao8068
2 жыл бұрын
Wait both husband?
@Shritistrang
2 жыл бұрын
@@dangdao8068 She lost both, meaning her husband and her son.
@leon4000
Жыл бұрын
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.
@amandamclaughlin356
Жыл бұрын
Me too. Scar really was/is a great villain. A horrible, manipulative, condescending, back-stabbing, violent, jealous lier
Hans Zimmer won his first Oscar for this movie. The score to this movie is a straight up masterpiece.
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).
@speedracer2008
Жыл бұрын
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.
@lartisteautravail
9 ай бұрын
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.
@speedracer2008
7 ай бұрын
@@lartisteautravailThat’s pretty realistic, honestly. Third parties can realize bad influences and try to stop them, but the people being affected often don’t.
@mish375
5 ай бұрын
@@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.
@speedracer2008
5 ай бұрын
@@mish375 True. Love blinded him.
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.
@nathancruz9172
2 жыл бұрын
That’s right.
@aleaanderson6600
2 жыл бұрын
Joe Williams, John Williams' son, is adult Simba's singing voice.
@ragingraichu219
2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was because he damaged his throat during the "you won't get a snfif without me"?
@sweetcinnamonpnchkin
2 жыл бұрын
Actually Jeremy just about blew his vocal cords after: you won’t get a sniff without me!
@jessicalee5260
2 жыл бұрын
@@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!
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.
@joshuastrittmatter4188
Жыл бұрын
Many hyenas died to her canines that day.
@laurenevers8644
9 ай бұрын
Lols I see what you did there XD
@shawnthompson2303
8 ай бұрын
Only one rule matters in war…. *Blood for blood.* *This is the Way.*
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
2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh nice! That’s a fun fact
@desmondedwards8234
2 жыл бұрын
@@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
@krajicsek13
2 жыл бұрын
And I think no one noticed the voice change for years
@DaGoldF
2 жыл бұрын
@@desmondedwards8234 wait isn't Scar got bit by a snake?
@desmondedwards8234
2 жыл бұрын
@@DaGoldF No his Father did it because scar went to the elephant graveyard
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. 🥺
@joshuastrittmatter4188
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully her heart leaped with joy when Simba got justice, and Scar got his comeuppance.
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!
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
We definitely need more animated movies like this!
@DanGamingFan2846
2 жыл бұрын
@@TimotheeReacts Disney says, they're returning to 2D in the future, so hopefully, we will.
@blutrinacria2429
2 жыл бұрын
Pure perfection
@imaxischerhangus3578
2 жыл бұрын
@@DanGamingFan2846 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
@R9nikeR9
2 жыл бұрын
Rafiki’s kung-fu seems like Bruce Lee Abyo~~~
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 ❤
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.
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.
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.
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
After finishing the movie, there’s really nothing I can criticize
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.
Small fun fact: Mufasa roar is mixed with: a tiger, fighters jet, & a bear sound.
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
Oh really interesting
@desmondedwards8234
2 жыл бұрын
@@TimotheeReacts Male lions hunt too just not as much 🙄
@stephanniemorin
2 жыл бұрын
@@TimotheeReacts A lions roar is just too low to make an impact, so they had to use tiger roars
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
@GracemarieJohnson2763
2 жыл бұрын
Scar got what he deserved 😌
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.
The face at the romance sequence was the "it's time to go to the next level"
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?"
@princesspixel3151
Жыл бұрын
I mean… Mufasa did become a dad recently at that time. So it makes sense
Zazu saying that Scar would “make a handsome throw rug” and then catching Scars cameo in Hercules. 😂
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
Disney is DARK
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.
Simba: "hey, Uncle Scar. If I'm King, what does that make you?" Scar: "A Monkey's Uncle."
@gracytorres261
2 жыл бұрын
Timon: "the monkey's his uncle?!"
@josh_miester_x511
2 жыл бұрын
@@gracytorres261 LOL, it all comes full circle.
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.
The cloud Mufasa scene is so goddamn powerful
“You gotta put your past behind ya” i still relate to this quote to this day
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
Great lesson for all’
@KarlUrbahn
2 жыл бұрын
Put your behind in your past
@Missy3940
2 жыл бұрын
@@KarlUrbahn “No, no, no, immature. Lie down before ya hurt yourself.”
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.
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.
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.
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_
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 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.
"Cheetah's never prosper..." I feel like the writing for Zazu is underrated. lol
@jecapeter
Ай бұрын
"I told the elephants to forget it - but they just can't..." 😂😂
I love when Nala gives Simba the "bedroom eyes"
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 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.
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”.
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.
@ARCtheCartoonMaster
Жыл бұрын
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.
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 :'(
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 ;)
Lion King is one of my favorite Disney movies.
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.
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
The voice acting makes this movie a masterpiece.
The prince of Egypt is the only animated movie I think can be ranked with the Lion King
@eugeniapatron2693
2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you.
"The Lion King" is truly Disney animated masterpiece, would put this movie DreamWorks "The Prince Of Egypt".
YES! My favorite Disney animated musical , saw the broadway show about two times. Great reaction, guys.
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Must of been really fun
Man, The Lion King. What a movie. 11/10
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.
A timeless Disney classic! The Lion King will always have a special place in my heart.
@nathancruz9172
2 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@wingman5100
2 жыл бұрын
This was my childhood movie I would watch so many times when I was a kid😭
Fun fact: Both Simba and Nala's singing are done by different actors. So that's not Matthew Broderick singing, that's Joseph Williams.
I love the chemistry between Timothee and Clariss 💜
If you knew how much I LOVED this movie as a kid...... OOOOOH!! The animated version beats the live-action one 10x times.
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
@Vittanni
2 жыл бұрын
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
@MohamadNadi
2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@dolphin24923
2 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
@@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
@dolphin24923
2 жыл бұрын
@@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
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
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)
@joetheman8550
2 жыл бұрын
Yo wat?? FR!? What is he in Toto? The drummer, bassist?
@akpil5230
2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
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 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.
Mufasa’s death literally made me have a mental breakdown as a kid. I still tear up till this day.
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!
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.
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
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.
Rafiki was a riot, i too love his trolling
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.
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.
The voice actors for Mufasa and Sarabi also played Eddie Murphy's parents in Coming to America.
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.
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 :)
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.
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
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 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!
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.
"Everything is a part of the circle of life." Simba: "What about the hyenas?" "Exterminate them all son!!!!!"
20:17 I remember clear as day when I first saw Simba trying to revive his dad back in 1994. There was not a dry eye in that theater. There were so many people sobbing, kids wailing “no!” and their parents trying to comfort them, and several individual people in the rows in front of me just walked right out.
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.
I remember The Lion King was the very first movie I saw in theaters. I still remember the soundtrack booming through the theater speakers and I remember crying when Mufasa was killed and also being sooooo frightened by Scar especially during the scene where he sings "Be Prepared" and his shadow yikes it always has and still gives me the creeps even now. Scar is also my favorite Disney villain. It's like you said eventhough he's so evil and manipulative you just love to hate him lol. Scar's clever and sarcastic dialogue just hits everytime. Sarabi, Nala and Rafiki were my favorite characters in this movie. I just love how crazy yet wise Rafiki truly is and how strong and noble Sarabi is even after Scar takes over. In that scene where Scar is commanding Sarabi to come to him yet she walks ever so slowly and keeps her head held high the entire time just like a true queen. I also always wondered why Scar wasn't hesitant to kill Mufasa and Simba yet when it came to Sarabi he would threaten her but never actually kill her. It was almost like he was afraid if he killed Sarabi the rest of the pride wouldn't listen to him. The other thing I always found interesting is that the lionesses don't actually look afraid of Scar. They just seem like they are only following his orders because he is a part of the royal family and the lionesses are just following tradition of serving the royal family. I also noticed how Scar always looked so sinister in his face but his body actually looks weak even the lionesses look like they have more muscle than Scar. I also always found it interesting how the rest of the pride never stood up to Scar. Like I always wondered why they waited until Simba returned and then all of a sudden they let loose and were willing to fight to the death. I always thought that after Mufasa died the rest of the pride kinda looked like they had lost their confidence and it took seeing Simba to boost their morale back up.
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.
@SpacialRend7
2 жыл бұрын
You’re right, that was a thing that got scrapped from the film, but was added to the broadway musical.
@judahthelion01
2 жыл бұрын
Yea. That’s why I think those are my top 2 lion king versions.
And in Hercules, you see him; Hercules is wearing Scar's handsome throw rug.
This is one of the greatest animated movies ever made.
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
Agree! The music, james earl jones, the animation all top tier
I'm saying it right now, SCAR is the BEST Disney Villain! 👍
@SpacialRend7
2 жыл бұрын
I strongly agree with you!
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
Great villain and villain song!
@DanGamingFan2846
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed. I'm surrounded by geniuses.
@stefansalvatierra4913
2 жыл бұрын
As a buddy of mine would say, ‘the one you just love to hate’…
This movie is a classic. I love the music and the voice cast is the best.
The Lion King was one of my fav movies in my childhood, it gets me the heart of the movie is the love of father and son that Mufasa and Simba and always it makes a lump in my troat seeing to Simba trying to wake up to his father. It's a horrible fear losing a parent and imagining I can put myself in his place. But I am always moved by the ending when Simba finally frees himself from some of the guilt he carried by Scar, he regained his kingdom ascending the throne and the cycle of life returns. Also the characters Mufasa (really he was a good dad), Simba (I'm amazed by all his path and history, and the death of Mufasa always break my heart, and after that, he lost his family and home, but he learned the past can hurt, but you can run from it or learn), Nala and Timon and Pumba (his loyal and support friends).. and Scar is the most hateful and cruel villain for me, that I never expected his plan to work, blame to Simba for the death of his father and banish him from his home, planning to kill him too and ruining the kingdom under his government.
I was in the theater opening weekend as a teenager. I heard a grown man sob when Simba said "you gotta get up."
The Lion Kind is based off Hamlet, the sequel is based off Romeo & Juliet, and it's one of the few good classic Disney sequels.
@a.g.demada5263
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I read both
Thank you for reacting to this I've always wanted to see more reactors react to this
@TimotheeReacts
2 жыл бұрын
Here we go!
I was 13 when this came out, I saw it twice in the theater. I sung "Just Can't Wait To Be King" in the middle school talent show. I painted my face with whiskers and had a headband with paper lion ears.
15:27 I agree! Hellfire is the darkest villain song Disney still to this day has produced