The Lion King is an animated film by Walt Disney that was released in 1994. It was written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton and was directed by Roger Allens and Rob Minkoff. This report will explain the concept and theory of The Hero’s Journey and provide an analysis of the film, The Lion King. This report will also explain how the film’s storyline fits into the concept by first explaining what The Hero’s Journey entails and outlining the stages of this narrative structure that appear in the film. What is a hero?…
Geoffrey Israel STL 4313 3/28/16 With Freedom and Justice for All. In her book, From Goods to a Good Life – Intellectual Property and Global Justice, Madhavi Sunder explores the rich connections between cultural production and human freedom. Sunder states that, “Intellectual property does more than incentivize the production of more goods, the law fundamentally affects the ability of citizens to live a good life”. This book takes a look at intellectual property and develops an understanding that peers further than innovation, and look to understand justice. Sunder believes that current intellectual property laws have been misused to stifle “participatory culture” and looks further to see if stronger home-grown intellectual property protection can benefit developing nations.…
The Lion King A seemingly innocent Disney movie that follows a lion cub through a journey of heartache, adventure, and acceptance of responsibility is actually a portrayal of the overcoming of Freud’s theoretical Oedipus Complex. Throughout the movie, The Lion King, the main character Simba has to deal with the guilt of thinking he killed his father. Simba’s uncle Scar encourages Simba to “run away and never return”(The Lion King). The finale is a fight between Scar and Simba to see who claims the title of king.…
While walking into the Gershwin Theater in New York City, people flow past quickly going to their seats to wait for the play to begin. As the lights dim in the large room, many people erupt into loud cheers and claps of excitement. The play begins with a soft string instrument, and is joined by the melodious sound of drums, flutes, and trumpets. The actors appear on stage swiftly as the life of the Wicked Witch of the West is portrayed on the slanted platform in front. Theater has allowed people to enjoy a show and create a bonding experience with one another.…
Please come see the performance of the Lion King Jr. that Camelot Theater is putting on! The volunteers, cast members, and I have been working super hard for this play! This is a show your whole family will love! We have put in countless nights to this play and so have the astounding volunteers! All of would be thrilled for you to come and support our performance.…
In the movie Lion, the cinematographer includes many creative shots and camera movements to enhance the audience's emotions and tell the story from a certain point of view. Cinematographer Greig Fraser captures these shots in order to display the emotion and piece together the stories through Saroo’s memories. One of the major techniques he uses to film these shots and make it more realistic is by taking the actors height into consideration. For instance, the memories Saroo has of himself as a child, those shots are filmed from the perspective of a three foot tall child.…
Again, the viewer chose the theme “Power of Tradition” to match the story and movie. The theme matches well to both the story and movie because as the viewer could see, both stories were showing how tradition can make us do things, and we think it’s OK to do them. But when we follow tradition, we do things as in killing,or persecute, things we care about. The viewer thought the movie was better because the movie showed more emotion and it was easier to tell what was going on. Apparently, the movie was able to be seen visually, so that helps with understanding what is going on too.…
The Lion King alludes to the story of Moses. Moses like Simba was forced to leave home after being accused of a murder. Moses was told by God…
However what made this film was the intense story, the atmosphere it created on its audience and the very well consumerism criticism which was molded into the story itself. The plot of the film is very simple, yet it is also deeper than…
It has been said that a hero and his quest personify the dreams of the the society that spawned this hero. Given that premise, it is natural to wonder what values are reflected in the lion king. Values like the cycle of life, living a happy worry free life, the value of friends, and the reasonability of being a king. Let's start at the value of the cycle of life. In the movie it goes something like this, when you die you body becomes the grass.…
In conclusion, through Bluestone’s theories, film adaptations from text will never be the same. There will always be one factor or the other that causes it to be different. It is first and foremost a different art form and one that is very different. Moreover, art has always derived from other art source. For example, Gerard Rabcinan, Little Red Riding Hood(2003), Kiki Smith, Daughter (1999) in art as paintings to advertisements posters in Colombia.…
Almost all movies, television shows, and theater musicals have several of Aristotle’s six elements from three-dimensional characters to spectacle and music. The movie The Lion King came out in 1994; it is an animated musical film produced by Walt Disney. The Lion King demonstrated Aristotle two principles: symbolism and theme. The movie, “The Lion King” begins with the symbol of the sun rising.…
When one person declares their overarching importance of another it creates an environment that says it is okay to treat others like they are lesser and show them no respect. An abuser of power becomes corrupt and destroys an effective society while reveling in their own narcissistic successes. Two boys travel together to a land of magic, fantastical sights, beautiful landscapes, and a war ridden society that can only be saved by “the magnificent”. One of the boys, is known as the difficult one in the family. He is constantly being told he does not listen, that he is no good in comparison to the other, and that he needs to be more like his father.…
Level 1 of leadership for the Matrix was when Morpheus finds Neo he kinda forced neo to come with him. While in The Lion King this was shown when Mufasa was king. Level 2 was shown When Neo was given a choice to make, take the blue pill and remain ignorance of the truth and awake back at home unharmed or take the red pill and see the painful truth of reality and escape the Matrix. This also was shown in the Lion King when Nala follows Simba to the dark side. Level 3 was shown in the Matrix when Trinity pulled Neo down the wall and followed Morpheus’s order to leave.…
Atonement Essay- Symbolism, narrative structure, and special effects are significant features of film. Focusing on one or more of these features, discuss the extent to which you agree with this view. Based on the novel written by Ian McEwan “Atonement”, directed by Joe Wright has four distinctly different parts. Part one is set on one glorious summer’s day in 1935.…