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Rewatched The Lion King (1994)
| Saffron Thriller Temple | 03/22/25 |
| Dunedain cowboy | 06/29/25 |
| impressive fishy degenerate | 03/22/25 |
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Date: March 22nd, 2025 12:53 AM Author: Saffron Thriller Temple I rewatched The Lion King (1994) tonight after many years. The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King represented the golden age of modern Disney animation and came out in a five year period from 1989-1994. The film is darker thematically than I remember and involves the death of the father (also seen in other children’s films like Bambi and Frozen, which solves the problem of how to send children off on dangerous adventures without hovering parents), the destruction of the kingdom, and the shame of Simba feeling responsible for his father’s death. Newer Disney films aren’t nearly as dark - see Moana for example, a relatively light adventure - which is more in line with a children’s movie, I think.
The Lion King is both a Jungian individuation process and a Campbellian hero’s journey. The individuation process is reflected in Simba's growth: he must confront his shadow (represented by guilt and fear), reconcile with his past, and accept his role as king, integrating both light and dark aspects of himself. I really liked the scene where the witch doctor guides Simba to integrate the dark side of his personality by facing his past. Campbell's hero's journey structure is evident as Simba answers the call to adventure (exile), faces trials (his guilt and Scar's betrayal), experiences a moment of revelation (Rafiki's wisdom), and ultimately returns home transformed to fulfill his destiny and restore balance to the kingdom.
The use of archetypes in The Lion King also features prominently. It taps into the collective unconscious by drawing on universal symbols and themes which evoke powerful emotional responses, as they reflect fundamental aspects of the human condition. These archetyal figures include: Simba as The Hero / The Ego, Mufasa as The Wise Father / The Self, Scar as The Shadow / The Trickster, Rafiki as The Wise Old Man / The Guide, Nala as The Anima, and Timon and Pumbaa as The Trickster / The Comic Relief.
It holds up well - it’s tightly plotted and with strong musical score - and I would give it an 7.5 or 8/10, with knocks for it’s dark themes (I don’t like themes of parental death, which decreases rewatchability). |
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Date: June 29th, 2025 5:26 PM Author: Dunedain cowboy (πΎπ£) Simba is born into an authoritarian society of aryan lions. Scar is a jew as evidenced by his high verbal IQ and penchant for subversion. Scar (juden-coded Lion) kills aryan king lion and tricks Simba into leaving his home. Simba meets some homosexuals and gets tricked into a liberal "live and let live" philosophy. Jew Lion brings in lots of low lQ migrants (hyenas) into the pridelands because all animals are equal. Pridelands are devastated and quality of life drops to zero. Rafiki learns that Simba is still alive and sets out to find him. Rafiki shows Simba that his ancestry lives within him and that he cannot live as a liberal.
Simba returns to the pridelands and gasses Scar and expels the low IQ migrant hyenas. The pridelands flourish. |
Date: March 22nd, 2025 1:09 AM Author: impressive fishy degenerate 180, would subscribe. Repoasting a classic https://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=1999374&mc=186&forum_id=2 |
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Date: March 22nd, 2025 1:11 AM Author: Saffron Thriller Temple ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5698032&forum_id=2#48771452) |
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Date: March 22nd, 2025 11:03 AM Author: Saffron Thriller Temple (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5698032&forum_id=2#48772227) |
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Date: March 22nd, 2025 11:04 AM Author: cobalt low-t field gaming laptop It was just a rip off of Hamlet iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5698032&forum_id=2#48772229) |
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Date: March 22nd, 2025 11:05 AM Author: Vigorous Mildly Autistic Chad National dr laura loved that movie and its philosophy of the circle of life and prescribed viewing it to every grief-stricken caller. nb didnt read OP (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5698032&forum_id=2#48772233) |
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Date: March 22nd, 2025 2:28 PM Author: Saffron Thriller Temple (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5698032&forum_id=2#48772770) |