Essay on the revenge tragedy present in both The Lion King and Hamlet - similarities and differences
Hamlet and The Lion King: Shakespearean Influences on Modern Entertainment
There is no doubt that today's entertainment has lost most of its touch with the more classical influences of its predecessors. However, in mid-1994, Walt Disney Pictures released what could arguably be the best-animated feature of all time in The Lion King. With a moral base unlike most of the movies released at the time, TLK placed a children's facade on a very serious story …
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…reminder of the futility of vengeance around the time of September 11. It's nice to know Bin Laden and the U.S. government have so much in common. It's even nicer to know that Disney, and the rest of the U.S. media, is there right behind them both.
I think we need more Hamlet and less Lion King, more real tragedy with permanent consequences and fewer happy endings. It just seems more like real life.
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