Disney's The Lion King Review

     Disney's The Lion King is an awesome,  majestic, and inspirational film, a masterpiece in every sense of the word, and my favorite Disney film so far. I love it!

    The opening of the film is sheer spectacle accompanied by the beautiful and inspiring song of 'Circle of Life'.

    The characters are very fun, funny, likable and well-written. Well, the villains,  of course, aren't likable but they are great. The hyenas are funny and Scar is one of the most villainous and evil characters portrayed in a Disney film. He is also absurdly evil-looking and you can tell by looking at him he is the main bad guy.

    Simba shows some of the most character growth and development in a Disney film I have ever seen as the viewers observe his realistic development from an immature and mischievous cub, to a carefree youth, to the mighty warrior and king he was meant to be.

     Timon and Pumba deserve special mention as they are hilarious and rival even Alladin's impressive line-up of funny side characters. I love these guys! And they bring a very needed levity to what is one of the darker and more mature Disney films with a serious plot involving murder, betrayal,  and revenge.

   The animation is so lush, colorful,  and beautiful.  Its one of the best-looking 2d animated films of all time in my opinion.

    And the soundtrack and songs are also the very best available in a 2d animated film as I especially love the songs 'Circle of Life' and 'Can You Feel the Love Tonighf'. And the soundtrack outside of voiced lyrics is so majestic,  emotionally moving, and inspiring it matches this movie perfectly. 

      As far as family-friendliness, this is a great film for all ages but parents should note the death of a beloved character might be too traumatic for some children, there is some fairly violent fighting between animal characters,  and there is some very light potty humor. 

     Overall,  this is an absolute masterpiece and i can't believe how good the Lion King is. Its easily a 10 out of 10. I love it!



    

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