The Lion Kind: A Revised Version
The Lion King: Revised Version My most favorite Disney movie to date is The Lion King. Even today it can make me watch through the entire movie as if watching for the first time. I can laugh heartily when I hear the original American wicked humor like “Did we order this dinner to go?” “ No, why?” “ ‘Cause there it go….es!” And it can make me cry like a baby when Simba sees Mufasa lay lifeless after the wildebeest stampede and tries to arouse him before curling himself under his paw. The antics between Timon and Pumba bring back relaxed emotions amidst otherwise imperfect and troubled times. The excitement of Rafiki when he spots Simba for the first time in years makes my heart jump with equal excitement. And then the reinstatement of Simba as the king of the jungle validates the internal desire to see the kingdom returned to good hands. Today for the first time I felt that this original version of the story has a flaw. A big one that we ne...
