Persuasive Essay 3

Ashley Haughton

10-21-10

Wallace

Per.5

Creative Writing

The Lion King

            Some movies are just plain awesome. They don’t have to be extra bloody or sexually explicit. They don’t use any inappropriate language nor do these movies demean or hurt anyone or anything. There may not be a lot of really good movies out there that fit these criteria, but trust me there are a few. One of them happens to be my favorite movie of all times, The Lion King.

            In my opinion, The Lion King is Disney’s best movie to date (after The Lion King is Mulan aka my second favorite movie). This movie combines suspense, comedy and action in one all while keeping it G rated. The Lion King teaches a wonderful lesson about life through the eyes of a young lion named Simba. Throughout the movie we travel with Simba through hardships, the death of his father Mufasa, and good times like when he returns to Pride Rock and reclaims his throne. Even though this movie is specific to animals, it breaks down some of the most difficult situations of life.

            In the beginning of the movie Mufasa has a conversation with Simba in which he discusses “the circle of life”. Mufasa explains how everyone and everything are all connected in the circle of life. He says we are all apart of one another, soon after this scene he utters the famous “Remember who you are” line. A few scenes later Mufasa is killed and Simba is so scared he runs away from home. In this part of the movie we learn about the pain and guilt of the death of a loved one. Even though the death of his father scared Simba for many years he was still able to forgive himself and move on. In the end Simba was able to over come his past and all his doubts, he married the love of his life and ruled over his kingdom just as good as his father had done.

            The Lion King may appear to be an animated film whose sole purpose was to entertain children, but it is so much deeper than that. The Lion King speaks on issues so profound it’s a wonder why it’s even a children’s film. In fact if you were to keep the concept, but just change it around to fit humans it would probably be just as good. This movie is a coming of age movie if I ever did see one; it helps children understand issues that you normally couldn’t explain in an age appropriate way to them (i.e. death). Not only is it a guiding light for kids, but it’s a heart warmer for us older kids (and kids at heart) alike.

The first time I saw this movie was actually in the womb because my mom went to go see it when she was pregnant with me *laughs*. No, really the first time I saw it was when I was about 4 and I still remember it, and then I saw the play at about 6 years old. I have seen this movie so many times and each time is like the first; I still cry when Mufasa dies and I still laugh at Timon and Pumba’s silly but helpful antics. It is just one of those damn good movies you just can’t get enough of. No matter how many times you see it, even when you’re able to repeat the lines verbatim, you can always watch it one more time. To put it as simple as can be, The Lion King is the absolute, most astounding, can not be topped, world-class, most amazing, utterly perfect movie ever created. And although I can’t imagine anyone not having seen it, if you have not been so fortunate as to see this film, there is no question about it, go now and watch it!