Michaelah Frisby Jamie King English 101 2 December 2012 Racial Distinction: Lion King 2 Racial distinctions are –at times –hidden in different forms of media. They may be used to brainwash the audience in a discreet way‚ enlighten the concept of stereotypes‚ or even display a situation in which the racial distinction is unintended‚ yet utilized due to precedence. Racial distinctions are very present and‚ at times‚ reasonable. Disney employs these barriers so that the audience recognizes the
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teachings of the Church. These aspects clearly provide a Christian ethical code of conduct which helps in moral decision making‚ as portrayed in the movie The Lion King where the supporting characters‚ Timon and Pumbaa‚ decide to save the protagonist Simba and when they choose to fight alongside him in his quest to reclaim his rightful position as king of the Pride Lands. The teachings of Jesus and the Beatitudes influence Timon and Pumbaa’s decision to save Simba from death caused by exhaustion
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Beauty and the Beast‚ Aladdin‚ and The Lion King. Although most people still consider Disney films to be more than appropriate for children‚ some take a deeper look into possible underlying plots that reveal material that may no longer be deemed acceptable and “G-Rate”. Robert Gooding Williams‚ the author of Disney In Africa And The Inner City: On Race And Space In The Lion King‚ argues that The Lion King depicts urban decline in the United States. “The Lion King marks the elephant graveyard as inner
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The Lion King-Simba A hero is one who can look fear in the eyes and laugh. He can tackle any obstacle and come through on top. There are few who can live up to these heroic expectations. Though it may seem silly‚ a lion from an animated movie is the first character that comes to my mind that depicts the qualities of a hero. This is no ordinary lion though; he is a lion that triumphs over many barriers‚ his name is Simba. Simba’s life is full of much pain because he believes he is the cause of his
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Shakespeare) and the Lion King (a Disney film) and that argues Hamlet is very similar to the Lion King. The following points will be discussed in this essay: The different settings and the environments‚ the similarities with life after death‚ the attitudes towards growing up and the differences between kings towards the society. There are distinct differences between the settings and environments in Hamlet and the Lion King‚ firstly the most distinct one is that the Lion King is in the African
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ancient tales. For example‚ the movie Lion King contains many of the same aspects and occurrences as Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ but their stories are not exactly the same. The families in Hamlet and Lion King are both royalty ‚ both kings are murdered by their brother‚ but these two stories have different endings. Accordingly‚ in the tales Hamlet and Lion King most of the main characters consist of a royal family. The family in Hamlet begins with Old Hamlet‚ the king; Gertrude‚ the queen and wife of
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Jensen November 6‚ 2013 Africa’s Own Shakespearean King Considered one of the most successful animated films of all time‚ Disney’s The Lion King‚ was released in 1994 during what is now considered by John Morton‚ the Disney Renaissance. In The Lion King‚ a cub named Simba‚ plays the role of the young prince whose father is murdered‚ and from there‚ it shows the rapid maturation from a child to fully a grown beast‚ to a difference maker‚ to a king. By the acts in the story alone‚ one can see that
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The Oedipal Complex in Hamlet & The Lion King In 1601‚ William Shakespeare wrote the tragedy Hamlet. Hamlet is a young prince whose father has recently died and his uncle‚ Claudius‚ has wooed his widowed mother‚ Gertrude‚ and taken Hamlet’s place on the throne. Not only is Hamlet angry because Claudius married his mother and has taken his throne‚ Hamlet recently found out Claudius was the reason for his father’s death. Hamlet wants to achieve revenge his father and get what is rightfully his; the
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The Lion King was based off of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays‚ Hamlet. While there are many differences in these two pieces of work‚ there are also many similarities. Both of these stories are based around a prince finding out his uncle killed his father so he could be king. The murders are very different while the story itself is true. The Lion King is a story that takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa. Simba is the prince of the Pridelands and his father‚ Mufasa‚ is the king. Simbas
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Disney‚ still do to this day‚ and became obsessed with multiple films. I remember being a child and always wanting to watch “The Lion King” whenever I got the chance. My family would take me down to Disney’s Animal Kingdom‚ in Florida‚ every year just so I could see them perform this live. My inner child was elated to learn that I would have the chance to see “The Lion King” live. Multiple people told me how wonderful the show is and I couldn’t wait to see this for myself. I kept thinking this would
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