Guest Blogger: Jessie 2

One of my favorite movies of all time is The Lion King. This movie is an animated adventure about a young lion, Simba, and his life as he grows older to one day become king. Simba and his friend Nala get into all sorts of trouble, starting when they wander into the forbidden Elephant Graveyard. Scar, Simba’s evil brother, has his group of hyenas attack the young lions. Luckily, they got away safely. However, the cubs’ escape makes scar mad because Simba is the only thing in the way of him becoming king. He then kills Simba’s dad, Mufasa. After Mufasa dies, Simba feels out of place and runs away. Scar then became ruler of the kingdom. Later, the then mature Simba finds his old friend Nala. Together they try to make a plan to regain control of what should be Simba’s kingdom. When Simba is young, his voice is given to by Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who was 13 at the time. Simba’s adult voice though is given by Matthew Broderick, who has been in many movies including Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I think both of the actors’ voices really made Simba come to life. I also think it was a good idea to have one person do the voice of young Simba and another do the older Simba. Simba was my favorite characters in the movie. I liked how he was so determined and how he was really motivated to follow in his father’s footsteps. One of the main themes in the movie was the theme of growing up. I think the audience is supposed to take away that bad things may happen in your life, but it’s up to you to determine how it will affect your future. All the reviews I’ve read have said that this movie is great for kids because of the excellent animation, but also great for adults as well because of the more mature themes. I think that The Lion King is definitely worth your time and money to go see because it’s one of those movies that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.