Charek English 12 CP 30 January 2013 The Lion King and Hamlet The Lion King was‚ and still is‚ one of Disney’s greatest movies ever made. First released in 1994 it was an instant hit. What many people don’t know though is that it was based off another story written a long time before it. This story is Shakespeare’s Hamlet. As I compare the two stories you will notice many similarities between them. One of the first similarities I noticed between The Lion King and Hamlet was the overall topic of them
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Hamlet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ had an inner conflict. The main character‚ Hamlet‚ struggled with the emotions involving his father’s murder. A modern day version of Hamlet was made a couple of years ago. This movie is called "The Lion King". "The Lion King" is a cartoon movie expressing a similar plot to the story of Hamlet. In both stories‚ the main character has one goal. The ultimate goal is to seek revenge on their father’s murderer. In the play "Hamlet"‚ Hamlet finds out about the death
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Disney’s The Lion King I.) A. The Lion King is a story of Simba‚ a young confused cub soon to be king of Pride Rock. Simba’s troubles and tribulations come when his envious uncle Scar plots to have his father killed. Scar has always been envious of his brother Mufasa because he feels he’s always been in his shadow. B. Thesis: the writers of Lion King use various archetypes like nature‚ color‚ and character to show mood‚ and good verses evil. II.) Archetype 1 ( Nature ) a. Fire occurring during
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Considered as one of the most important films of the 1960s for its innovative content‚ Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde made significant contributions to development of editing in modern filmmaking. Rather than rely on plot alone‚ Dede Allen used the editing of time and space to not only communicate the violent nature of certain scenes‚ but also integrate the underlying tone of sexuality within the film. This is seen throughout the film‚ from Bonnie and Clyde’s first meeting to their final deaths
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Cinematography has a major importance in giving the audience of a film an idea of where the people in the movie are. If done well‚ sometime the audience can even feel as if they are in this setting with the characters. Sound also plays an important role in films whether is is sound coming from people talking‚ a crash‚ or even a soundtrack of a film. It gives the audience a chance to feel submerged into the film and participate along with the characters. Guardians of The Galaxy‚ a film directed by
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Having kids is such a joy. You get to watch cartoons over and over again. So I have watched Disney’s The Lion King more times than I care to count. In one of my favorite scenes‚ there is a great lesson in leadership embedded in the message. It is when Simba is standing on a cliff trying to conjure up the courage to go back and assume his rightful place as King of the Lions. But to take over and lead he will have to confess that he was the one who was responsible for the death of his father‚
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The Lion King The Lion King is a story of a young lion prince born in Africa‚ where lions rule the kingdom. Simba is the son of King Mufasa‚ thus making King Mufasa‚ Scar brother and the third in line to the throne. Scar’s jealously led him to secretly plots against his own family thus kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba‚ therefore making himself King of the Pride Lands. Simba’s manipulated Uncle‚ Scar‚ schemed with the hyenas by luring Mufasa and Simba in a stampede of wildebeests. Mufasa saves his
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201103915 Film editing is the art of story telling. It is a key part in the creative process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences‚ and ultimately creating a complete motion picture. When film editing is well-practiced‚ the viewer can become so deeply engaged that he or she is not even aware of the editor’s work. There are numerous techniques that constitute film editing‚ ranging from fade ins and outs‚ to the Kuleshov effect and the 180-degree axis rule
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Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment. In relation to The Lion King‚ ecology is the circle of life. Ecological succession can change a community by making exponential changes to the ecosystem over time‚ symbiotic relationships are important in maintaining a stable ecosystem because they provide competition‚ parasitism‚ mutualism‚ and commensalism to have balanced populations‚ and the impact of a change in the food web would be drastic to the
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of The Lion King The Lion King is a classic movie‚ beloved by many. On the surface‚ this movie seems to be a light-hearted‚ carefree tale of a lion cub’s journey to justice. However‚ on taking a deeper look‚ one finds that the tale consists of conflicting worldviews and philosophies‚ while presenting the idea of destiny. But which religions and philosophies is it portraying? Let us take a closer look. Some would argue that Christianity is the mainly presented religion in the Lion King. After studying
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