Lord Of The Flies And The Lion King

Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase. It means no worries for the rest of your days. As in no worries defining an epic is easy right? Wrong. An epic encompasses such a small amount of today’s literature and modern day film. The Lion King starring Matthew Broderick is one of the most popular movies throughout the world and is most definitely an epic film. Defined by thescriptlab.com, an epic film is a genre that takes historical people and events and interprets them on a larger scale. An epic film also features some sort of hero that overcomes adversity and achieves good. Finally, the film will most likely focus on the heroes upbringing and journey. However, in a lot of cases, epic films aren't required to follow historical events and can
Mufasa, his father, is a noble ruler and wise leader of his community. He makes all decisions for the kingdom, and provides protect for all. Simba’s role as prince is immediately established in the film. Sounding off with musical notes such as “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” confirm Simba’s social status. This is the equivalent of Beowulf being the son of legendary warrior Ecgtheow. Both characters are born the noble men, and have received attention all over their respective areas. Simba is well known throughout Pride Rock. All animals ranging from lions to the hyenas know his family and his importance in the
From the time he leaves his home of Pride Rock, until the day he decides to return, Simba experiences many complications and much adversity in order to become the king of pride rock. After the death of his father, Simba feels responsible, and he leaves Pride Rock the intention to never return. Also, when he hears of all the wrong and injustice thats occurring, he has a difficult time making a decision. The guilt he felt years ago comes back to him, and he feels as if he's not worthy to become king. Even when Simba does decided to return to his former home, he knows he must give it all his power to defeat his uncle Scar. Complications like these have always been apart of Simba’s life, but time and time again, he overcomes these obstacles, and has been able to reach his goals. All the adversity is forgotten at the end when he overthrows his uncle to maintain his rightful position on Pride