Essay
by mdsclionking
Children and Adults in The Lion King
Walt Disney Pictures produces movies that are meant to be enjoyed by children, teens, and adults. The company aims to provide different types of entertainment within each movie. For example, The Lion King contains humor, images, and themes that appeal to children and adults. Certain things that appeal to adults may not even be noticed by children. For example, adult humor. It will simply fly by a child’s mind and will be forgotten due to naivety. Likewise, in order to decide to which extent The Lion King appeals to children and adults, one must look in one of the most crucial scenes to any movie: The title sequence or opening scene. This specific scene out of all title sequences is extremely well-known to the masses. However, it is not outstandingly appealing to children. This can seem a bit strange, since there are so many other scenes in the movie that are appealing to both age groups. One would think that the opening scene to a family-friendly movie would do just that. However, trailers for The Lion King seem to be all inclusive, featuring shots that appeal to both children and adults. The Lion King is a family-friendly movie that features themes, songs, images, and trailers that appeal to people of all ages.
There are two scenes, out of many, that offer critical