It's the musical sensibilities of this narrative that lock the audience in and make this film so enjoyable. This is what makes The Lion King such a musical-esque film and gives reason as to why it has become one of the most successful Broadway musicals ever. Whilst being quite a grounded film, the camera imbues so much life and movement into The Lion King with almost constant movement, zooms, dollies and sometimes zollies. The camera work is probably the element that will jump out at you most when considering The Lion King with the decades of animated features that came before it. We see this in the camera work as well as the design of the narrative. However, this is also Disney's most musical-esque films ever made. The reason why is obvious - it's an adaption of Hamlet.
And, in terms of narrative, The Lion King is one of the most theatric Disney features ever made. This explains the classical narrative, age-old meaning and draw of this movie. And as most will know, The Lion King is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
That would explain why so many traditional tales rely on these themes - an iconic example being Hamlet. It's these themes that appeal to the most primal aspects of people, to our need to survive and live comfortable lives in an unforgiving world. This all comes down to the perfect projection of a classical story of revenge, redemption, heroes and responsibility.
Formally, in terms of just experiencing this film, The Lion King is arguably one of the best Disney films ever made.
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