Rhetorical Devices Used In The Lion King

The rhetorical object I plan on analyzing is the film The Lion King, which was released on June 15, 1994. With the film grossing $987.5 million in the box office over its release (without the DVD earnings), The Lion King is currently the third highest grossing animated film in the world. A film that is world renown, by both adults and children, the film is considered a classic film that people from generations have watched. Unlike most Disney films, The Lion King was the first Disney animated film to have its own original story. The story is inspired from parts of the Bible such as the lives of Joseph and Moses. The plot of the movie is illustrated through guilt and betrayal and other aspects of society. In the film, Simba who is the new born cub of the King Mufasa is presented to be the new heir of the animals, but Mufasa’s younger brother Scar realizes that he is no longer going to be king therefore plots to kill Simba. In the process, Mufasa instead kills Mufasa and Simba, who is now banished and taken fault has to find a way to reclaim his father’s throne. Though many Disney movies’ touch upon violence off-screen, Lion King displays it’s violence loss in ways that is more visual as an example during the film is when Simba’s father Mufasa is shown to be thrown off a …show more content…
The article revolves around how the movie has too much prolonged scenes of parent’s death and violence, which might affect people’s children psychologically. The article talks about how, the movie’s first week domestic gross of $42 million was an indication of how parents were not aware of the warnings of what the film displayed. In addition, in the LA Times article, child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim claims that the movie “contended to such stories, which allowed children to give shape to their inner conflicts and find ways to resolve