Lions King Annotations
The Lion King Lens Annotations
1. Type: Marxist
Evidence: Other animals gather to welcome the new baby lion, Simba to the world as the Mufasa’s heir. The other animals bow in acceptance to Simba.
Analysis: Apparently the strongest rule in the Pride Rock Kingdom and Mufasa is the strongest animal therefore he is the King that protects the balance of life in the safari and Simba is the prince that will inherit his throne after his passing. It may not be too obvious but the hierarchy is shown throughout the film even in this scene however instead of the affluent ruling over the impoverished the hierarchy is ruled by the able-bodied animals over the feeble ones. Such as the lions ruling the other animals in the safari then under them would be the elephants because not many animals can hunt elephants. And this list of animals would go on until they reach the lowest which would be the scavengers who do not catch their own foods and so is shunned by the people in the kingdom.
2. Type: Postcolonial
Evidence: Mufasa is not only Scar’s older brother but he is brighter and larger than Scar. Scar on the other hand tends to be a much smaller size in comparison and darker not only with his main but his whole fur coat is a brown compared to Mufasa, which is a golden color.
Analysis: The blonde color of Mufasa could mean that brightly colored lions are favored for not only to find a mate but also to lead a pack of lions/lionesses. Though Scar is more intelligent than Mufasa he was not chosen as the next ruler maybe because Mufasa is the older brother which would mean Mufasa is automatically first in line for this figurative throne for Pride Rock. In a monarchy the eldest son is typically the next in line for the throne however in some cases the throne can be given to the favored child of the ruler and so is the case with Mufasa and Scar though Scar is the youngest and he may be smarter than his older brother but Mufasa may have been a favored child of the pass
1. Type: Marxist
Evidence: Other animals gather to welcome the new baby lion, Simba to the world as the Mufasa’s heir. The other animals bow in acceptance to Simba.
Analysis: Apparently the strongest rule in the Pride Rock Kingdom and Mufasa is the strongest animal therefore he is the King that protects the balance of life in the safari and Simba is the prince that will inherit his throne after his passing. It may not be too obvious but the hierarchy is shown throughout the film even in this scene however instead of the affluent ruling over the impoverished the hierarchy is ruled by the able-bodied animals over the feeble ones. Such as the lions ruling the other animals in the safari then under them would be the elephants because not many animals can hunt elephants. And this list of animals would go on until they reach the lowest which would be the scavengers who do not catch their own foods and so is shunned by the people in the kingdom.
2. Type: Postcolonial
Evidence: Mufasa is not only Scar’s older brother but he is brighter and larger than Scar. Scar on the other hand tends to be a much smaller size in comparison and darker not only with his main but his whole fur coat is a brown compared to Mufasa, which is a golden color.
Analysis: The blonde color of Mufasa could mean that brightly colored lions are favored for not only to find a mate but also to lead a pack of lions/lionesses. Though Scar is more intelligent than Mufasa he was not chosen as the next ruler maybe because Mufasa is the older brother which would mean Mufasa is automatically first in line for this figurative throne for Pride Rock. In a monarchy the eldest son is typically the next in line for the throne however in some cases the throne can be given to the favored child of the ruler and so is the case with Mufasa and Scar though Scar is the youngest and he may be smarter than his older brother but Mufasa may have been a favored child of the pass