Essay On Simba The Lion King

The adventure-filled journey of Simba, the Lion King is one of the most inspiring film produced by Walt Disney. This non-fairy tale animated feature swept the hearts of viewers through the idea of modern day conflict verses the typical fairy tale stories such as the little Mermaid, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella and etc. The underlining idea of these films was prince marrying a princess, true love through one magical kiss, and then a happily ever after ending. Now we all know that the world does not work that way and the only way that we can get our happily ever after is through hard work and dedication. When the lion king was released in 1994 the film grew lots of attention because the world was changing to be as we know it; women were beginning to be view as more independent. The idea of a damsel in destress was no longer the image of society. As Disney recognized this change, the decision of a more original idea was constructed which resulted in personable …show more content…
Simba was now a young adult happy as he could have ever been until he encountered an unexpected visit form an old friend Nala. Nala then informs him that there is trouble back at home and he needs to defeat Scar to save the hungry lioness. Nala began to question and demand that he returns and take his rightful place as King but Simba refuses. Nala than states “Everything’s destroyed. There’s no food, No water. Simba if you don’t do something soon, everyone will starve.” Rafiki, the baboon is the character I consider to be the mentor in this movie. Rafiki asks Simba, “Who are you?” It was clear to Rafiki that Simba has forgotten who he was and what you was capable of. Rafiki then gave Simba an advice “The past hurts, you either run from it or learn from it”. Simba also receives a visit from the ghost of his father and it is after this he realizes that he must return to Pride