Gee, where do I start?
I was eight when the movie came out in 1994 and I can remember my first glimpse of the movie being when they were working on it and it was on one of my videos (Beauty and the Beast I believe) and I was fascinated with it. It was the first movie I remember actually going to the theater to see and the most vivid part of it was Mufasa's death. I remember wanting to run out of the theater crying because I was so upset! My nephew is two years younger than me and after seeing the Lion King multiple times we actually tried Hakuna Matata as in eating bugs!
What I mean is, we saw a dead rolly polly, split it, and then said "Hakuna Matata!"
Yes, it was gross. I was and still am very Lion King obsessed. I loved the music as a kid especially I Just Can't Wait to Be King. I always liked Can You Feel the Love Tonight? even as a young girl. I used a picture of Simba and Nala to try to win a door decorating contest idea for my 4th grade class.
My best friend Sam (girl) who stayed my best friend for sixteen years and I used to pretend we were Simba and Nala as cubs playing pinned ya!
One of my prized possessions is my Purring Simba plush I got from my late grandpa. I just think it's a beautiful movie about staying true to yourself and taking responsibility. There is a good combination of tragedy, romance, and comedy. I always felt bad for little Simba for thinking he caused his father's death when it was Scar starting the stampede and making Simba think his roar practice was the start of that!
I memorized it so much that it was the first movie I watched in multiple languages (Spanish in my high school Spanish class and Dutch online).
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