Hello members of MLK. This post is for me to show my appreciation to TLK, and how it has affected me during my lifetime. To start off, I would like to say "HAPPY 15TH ANNIVERSARY DISNEY'S THE LION KING," and we are hoping to have the love stay alive for many more years to come! Thank you TLK for giving us all these things we have in live today. You have made many of your fans the happiest lions and lionesses in the world! This is going to be a LONG post so if you are planning on reading the entire thing, you'd better get comfy lol. I would first like to start this long post by thanking TLK for everything it has done for me in my lifetime.
Wow... 15 years of having such a spectacular film in our lives. 15 years of dedicated fans watching the films as much as they can and showing their dedication in many ways such as: being the Admin/Creator of a Lion King forum, creating TLK Animated Music Videos (AMVs), creating all different types of images/graphics that deal with The Lion King, talking about the film all the time, and just loving it in general. We should all be VERY thankful to Disney for releasing such an amazing film on June 24th, 1994 for all of us to enjoy. I am so greatful for this film because it has helped me in many ways like if I was depressed I would put on TLK and no longer would I feel pain, it has tought me a lifestyle that works: "Hakuna Matata." I don't need to worry anymore. Thank you SOO much Disney, you have helped out the LOT of us! TLK has also given me an Online home where I can discuss my problems with members and I never get any negative replies back.. "My Lion King" is like a safe haven to me and I'm sure a lot of other people feel the same way. Just another reason to be greatful to Disney AND Moka. =] 4 years after this spectacular film was released though, the sequal being just as flawless was released to VHS. This was an amazing time for all TLK fans especially because "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" turned out to be a HUGE hit with it's lovable characters and the amazing music featured. We will all be very greatful that this sequel was released, won't we? In 2003 the moment we had all been waiting for had come.. TLK on Special Edition DVD! We were very excited to hear the new song "Morning Report" which was added with the DVD. Right after we got TLK2 on DVD, and then "The Lion King 1&1/2!!" (Also known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata.) This was another amazing film, not as great as the first two, but still enjoyable to watch for the laughs we got out of it. I would like to thank Disney ONCE again for their hard work on the TLK series. We would like to thank them for their work on the very lovable characters who make us smile, and are great role models to us, and the great music, all these things that make us love the film the way we love it.
Now I'm going to ask a few questions just to clarify why I am such a big fan of the film:
What makes me so pulled into the films?None other then the characters, the wonderful music, the amazing voice actors, the animation that is just so flawless, basically everything about all three films. This film has been my favourite movie my whole life, never have I loved another film more. ^^ I am what you would call a dedicated fan because I try each and every day to dedicate myself to TLK since it is one of the only things that makes me TRULY happy in life along with a few of my other favourite things. ^^ TLK is definitely my biggest obsession and will stay that way the rest of my life. Yes, that is what pulls me into the films so much, it's truly the fact that these films are the BEST films in the world in my honest opinion.
How has TLK affected my daily life?Ever since I first saw the film back in 1994 at a Drive-In theater when I was only 1 I have loved it. I have vague memories when I was around 3 years old of watching the film over and over again all day. One of the biggest memories of my childhood is NOT just a vague one though. It was when I was just 4 years old, I remember trying to watch TLK one day but my VHS wouldn't play it. That was probably the SADDEST day of my life. I was crying that whole week, just kept trying to watch it but it wouldn't work. The fact is, I broke my original TLK VHS tape because I watched it too much. Anyway, that's just part of my life, I will get on with more memories during my lifetime that deal with The Lion King. I remember during the time when I hadn't seen TLK for about 4 years, (after I broke it,) I used to pretend I was Mufasa from TLK and my little brother was Scar and we always played the "Mufasa's Death" scene. I would always hang over couches saying "Scar, brother, help me." And then of course he would reply "Long Live the KING!" Other memories I had during this time was I used to get all my stuffed lions and animals and play "Lion King" with them. Yeah.. to be honest I sometimes do it now, and I'm NOT embarrassed either. Those were ways I entertained myself with when I didn't have TLK to watch.
Then when I was 9, me and my family were shopping at a Costco, and I found the TLK DVD just laying in a basket. I kept begging my parents to buy it because I hadn't seen it for years, and they were like "Okay, Kate." That made me once again soo happy. Right when I got home I kept watching the film over and over like as a kid. Surprisingly I still knew a LOT of the words from the film. Now I know every single word from all 3 films lol. ^^ My next memory was a BIG one that effects me actually almost DAILY! On July 6th, 2006, I was bored one night and I decided to search The Lion King on Google. That was when I found "The Lion King Pride." This was the beginning of my TLK forum life. I remember joining that night, on my Birthday lol. ^^ Soon when MLK was made, I joined the old MLK forum, and then came the new one. During this time I created two of my own TLK forums, one of them USED to be pretty active but not anymore sadly. But anyway, now I have a safe haven to go on every day and now I have many friends who I can chat with about the film as much as I want since you guys are all fans too. TLK has also affected me by making me try and get EVERY little TLK item that I see, so now I have a PRETTY big collection hehe. And the fact that I watch the films almost daily affects me because I could be doing something else but I'd rather just enjoy the amazing film that I love the most! Recently I have created some TLK AMV's of my own, that has affected my life. I have also created some of my own TLK graphics, that's just dedication to the film hehe. ^^
Who is my favourite TLK character and why?My favourite character from any TLK film is and ALWAYS has been Mufasa. ^^ I have a lot of reasons why I like Mufasa the best, but I'll just say my biggest reasons. Mufasa reminds me so much of my own father because they are both very caring, very wise, and both are very strong and protective. I know that if I was in a life/death situation my own father would do what Mufasa did with Simba. Another big reason is because of Mufasa's voice actor, James Earl Jones. <3 I've always loved JEJ's voice, he was definitely the PERFECT pick for Mufasa because of his deep voice. It just made Mufasa sound stronger and wiser. ^^ Another reason why I love Mufasa is because of his size, he was always the biggest and strongest and so as a kid I always thought he was the coolest lion and I still do. Mufasa, don't worry, you will ALWAYS be my favourite character, and I will always support you. Mufasa is another reason why I love TLK so much along with all the other reasons discussed above hehe.
I am coming to the end of my Speech, and I'm sorry if I forgot some things that I could have added in. I sort of am on a Writer's Block at the moment, but that's the most I could get out of my mind hehe. =] Anyway, once again I would like to say THANK YOU to The Lion King for everything it and it's sequels have done for me to make my life a LOT more enjoyable then it may have been. (I'd like to think about what my life would be like if there was no TLK.) One last time, "HAPPY 15th Anniversary Disney's The Lion King.) We would all like to wish the great film for it's 15 years of ruling! Here is a banner I made for this special occassion: