Literary And Cinematic Elements In The Lion King

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When watching a film, you may not realize all the literary or cinematic elements that filmmakers make to have an effect on the audience. Every choice made is for a specific reason, so that the elements have an effect on the audience’s meaning of the movie and their understanding. The article “7 Things Critics Look For When Reviewing a Film” and the article “Literary Elements” both deal with the choices that filmmakers make to have a specific effect on the audience’s meaning or understanding. Some of these literary and cinematic choices can also be seen in the movie The Lion King. Every choice made has a very specific reason. In Disney’s 1994 movie, The Lion King, there are many cinematic and literary elements included to have an effect on

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