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==Themes==
==Themes==
Several themes in the movie include reconciliation, faith, and heroism. One major example is Simba seeing his father's spirit in the clouds, who urges him to retake his place in the Circle of Life.
Several themes in the movie include reconciliation, faith, and heroism. One major example of honoring one's parents is Simba seeing his father's spirit in the clouds, who urges him to retake his place in the Circle of Life.
Totalitarian rule is condemned in the form of the film's villain, Scar. Once he murders Mufasa and guilts Simba into running away, he sets up a government of sorts, where his hyenas help themselves to all the lions' prey. But he's eventually shown to be a terrible king, lazing away and letting his hyenas overhunt; in fact, his hyena helpers even hint that in spite of the animosity between them, Mufasa was the better king than Scar.
Totalitarian rule is condemned in the form of the film's villain, Scar. Once he murders Mufasa and guilts Simba into running away, he sets up a government of sorts, where his hyenas help themselves to all the lions' prey. But he's eventually shown to be a terrible king, lazing away and letting his hyenas overhunt; in fact, his hyena helpers even hint that in spite of the animosity between them, Mufasa was the better king than Scar.
Open borders are shown as negative, an example being where Scar lets the hyenas enter the Pride Lands unchallenged and the hyenas start to overhunt.
==Sequels and TV Shows==
==Sequels and TV Shows==
Two television shows were released: ''Timon and Pumbaa'' in 1995 and ''The Lion Guard'' in 2016. ''Timon and Pumbaa'' has the meerkat-and-warthog duo going on wacky adventures in their jungle and around the world. ''The Lion Guard'' tells of Simba's son Kion assembling a group of animals to help protect the Pride Lands and preserve the Circle of Life.
Two television shows were released: ''Timon and Pumbaa'' in 1995 and ''The Lion Guard'' in 2016. ''Timon and Pumbaa'' has the meerkat-and-warthog duo going on wacky adventures in their jungle and around the world. ''The Lion Guard'' tells of Simba's son Kion assembling a group of animals to help protect the Pride Lands and preserve the Circle of Life.
==Broadway Musical==
In 1995, a year after the success of ''The Lion King'' in theaters, a musical for Broadway was released. The first showing starred and included Jason Raize (Simba), Samuel Wright (Mufasa), and John Vickery (Scar), and it showed the same messages and themes of the animated film. Songs from the movie are in the musical, as well as including songs like "The Morning Report", "Chow Down", "Endless Night", and "He Lives In You". Several scenes that were not in the movie are shown in the play, like Simba saving Timon from falling over a waterfall and Nala leaving Pride Rock to find help for the lionesses. One such scene shows Scar's decline in sanity - believing that he sees Mufasa's ghost everywhere, for example, as well as the song "The Madness of King Scar" - and even tries to force Nala to become his queen. The tour for the play takes place in countries like the United States, making it one of the most popular Broadway musicals in the modern age.
==2019 Remake==
==2019 Remake==
In late 2016, after the success of his remake of ''The Jungle Book'', Jon Favreau announced that he would start making a photorealistic CGI remake of ''The Lion King''. It was released in theaters on July 19, 2019. Stars in the film include Donald Glover (Simba), Beyoncé (Nala), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar), Alfre Woodard (Sarabi), John Kani (Rafiki), John Oliver (Zazu), Billy Eischner (Timon), and Seth Rogen (Pumbaa). Out of the original cast from the 1994 film, James Earl Jones is the only one to voice a character he had voiced in the original (Mufasa).
In late 2016, after the success of his remake of ''The Jungle Book'', Jon Favreau announced that he would start making a photorealistic CGI remake of ''The Lion King''. It was released in theaters on July 19, 2019. Stars in the film include Donald Glover (Simba), Beyoncé (Nala), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar), Alfre Woodard (Sarabi), John Kani (Rafiki), John Oliver (Zazu), Billy Eischner (Timon), and Seth Rogen (Pumbaa). Out of the original cast from the 1994 film, James Earl Jones is the only one to voice a character he had voiced in the original (Mufasa).
The remake contains the same themes as the original, examples ranging from faith to reconciliation, and it also contains most of the original story from the 1994 films. The overhunting part from Scar is expanded upon, showing that Scar did this deliberately to keep his tyrannical reign in line and out of spite for Sarabi refusing to be his queen (a scene that is very similar to Claudius wedding Hamlet's mother in ''Hamlet''). Hakuna Matata is also shown in a nihilistic light in the remake - Timon and Pumbaa believing that nothing exists beyond seeking one's own happiness - and Simba follows in the same path before eventually taking responsibility. That being said, critics have said that the CGI's biggest flaw is lack of facial expressions, as well as important scenes from the original being missing (such as Rafiki telling Simba that while the past can hurt, he could either run from it or learn from it).
The remake contains the same themes as the original, examples ranging from faith to reconciliation, and it also contains most of the original story from the 1994 films. The overhunting part from Scar is expanded upon, showing that Scar did this deliberately to keep his tyrannical reign in line and out of spite for Sarabi refusing to be his queen (a scene that is very similar to Claudius wedding Hamlet's mother in ''Hamlet'' and was even lifted from the Broadway musical). Hakuna Matata is also shown in a nihilistic light in the remake - Timon and Pumbaa believing that nothing exists beyond seeking one's own happiness - and Simba follows in the same path before eventually taking responsibility. That being said, critics have said that the CGI's biggest flaw is lack of facial expressions, as well as important scenes from the original being missing (such as Rafiki telling Simba that while the past can hurt, he could either run from it or learn from it).
==Links==
==Links==