Lion King - The Movie of My Chidhood

Oh the beauty of animated movies. Today I just re-watched the first of the Lion King trilogy and honestly I love it. Even though the second was always my favourite, I absolutely adore the first one too. I haven't watched this movie for so many years and now finally seeing it, it's like a whole new experience! So much that I missed when I watched it as a little kid..

Starting from Scar, my least and most favourite character. The reason why he is my least favourite character is obvious - ever since childhood the idea of hating the bad and supporting the good has been grained into my mind and even now, I can't help but feel biased while watching the movie, still rooting for Simba and yelling for Scar to go die in a hole. But the difference is that now I can appreciate Sca'rs witty sarcasm, filled with contempt but also humour. Countless times I laughed at his mocked sorrow and admired his evil and scheming ways. Needless to say, he is what adds the flair that every movie needs and he is just one of those characters I would not change a single thing about.

 

The second utterly perfect character was Rafiki. He may just be the most brilliant character ever. Between the random doodles on trees, haphazard wise sayings and never ending optimism and bursts of joy, there couldn't be a better character to guide Simba back to his destined path. From the very start of the movie to the end, this slightly bizarre but most adorable baboon leaves you not only laughing your head off but also at awe at his words of wisdom. 

Another key part of Lion King that I absolutely adored was the natural, innocent love between Nala and Simba. I mean how can you NOT love these two? I won't deny having teared up a bit upon seeing Nala crying as Scar declared Simba's death and singing my heart out to 'Can You Feel The Love' when Nala and Simba were finally reunited. Then again, I guess that might just be my pathetic love for romance resurfacing... Gosh I really am such a dweeb.

And lastly, Timone and Pumba. These two are the ultimate duo, two names that should never be said separately. Honestly, if I had to list my favourite quotes (which would take a while since I would quote about every other word..) over half of them would come from Timone and Pumba (the rest would be from Scar.) and honestly I'm having trouble choosing an image for them since there are so many that I loved and I feel like I should quote everything since they are all so utterly brilliant. And so instead of these short snippets of the movie, I recommend you watch the whole thing. I honestly love every single part of this movie - the father-son relationship between Mufasa and Simba, the wild hyenas (especially Ed.) and of course, the fantastic soundtrack! In fact, I think I'll rewatch the movie again right now (since SOMEONE made me promise not to watch the second part just yet..). Lion King forever <3

PS. Sorry for all the GIFs (especially if they crash).. I really couldn't choose just one...
PPS. This blog post is dedicated to Tom :] Hope it wasn't TOO bad. Can't wait for our Lion King marathon! <3