The Lion King! :]

The Lion King cast

     When I think of The Lion King I think of my childhood and how this was one of the movies I grew up watching. 

     The Lion King was released in 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie takes place in Africa and was influenced by the bible tales of Moses and Joseph and the Epic of Sundiata. The movie was also influenced by Shakespeare's play Hamlet. The Lion King has a sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride which was made in 1998 and also has a prequel The Lion King 1 1/2 which was made in 2004. The original Lion King recently came out in 3D in 2011. 

Mufasa and Simba

     The Lion King is about a group of lions who live in the Pride Lands. The movie starts out with the arrival of Simba at Pride Rock who is the son of the king Mufasa and the queen Sarabi. Mufasa's younger brother Scar does not like the fact that Simba was born. As Simba is a young cub his father Mufasa teaches him how to be a king so that one day when his father dies he will be ready to be the king of the Pride Lands. 

     When Simba is young he has a fascination with this forbidden land. Mufasa has told Simba to stay out of this shadowy place, but Scar tells Simba that this forbidden land is an elephant graveyard. This makes Simba want to go to this land so he has his best friend Nala come with him. When they get to this land they see hyenas who want to eat them. The hyenas chase after Nala and Simba but Mufasa comes and saves them. Mufasa tells Simba that the stars in the sky are of the past kings and they will guide him if he ever needs. 

Simba, Nala and Zazu

    Scar plans to take over the Pride Land. Scar has the hyenas help him with his plan to kill his brother. Simba runs away as Scar plan is being put into action. Mufasa goes to save Simba but Mufasa gets stuck and is falling off this rock and needs his brothers help to stay alive. Scar does not help Mufasa instead he kills his brother by not helping his brother. Simba thinks that he was the one who killed his father and Scar let Simba believe this. 

    Simba is ashamed with killing his father that he leaves the Pride Lands and plans to never return again. Scar now becomes the king of the Pride Lands. As Simba ran away he was found by Timon, a meerkat and Pumbaa, a warthog. Simba continues his life living with Timon and Pumbaa who teach him the life lesson hakuna matata which means no worries. 

Timon and Pumbaa

     After many years Simba finds himself saving Timon and Pumbaa from a lioness who is Nala. Nala tells Simba about how Scar has lead to suffering of the Pride Lands and asks him to return to the Pride Lands so he can become king.  Simba refuses to return to the Pride Lands because he is still ashamed of his fathers death. Simba finds himself talking to a ghost of his father what tells him that Simba is his son and that Simba is the true king of the Pride Lands.

    This makes Simba realize that he needs to go back to the Pride Lands to save the other lions. When Simba goes back to the Pride Lands he fights Scar. This is when Scar tells Simba the truth about the death of his father Mufasa. This makes Simba furious and Simba kills his uncle Scar. 

     Pride Rock returns back to it's old days and Simba becomes the king of the Pride Land. Simba and Nala have a newborn cub that will inherit the king role. 

     The Lion King is a great movie for all ages and is a inspiring movie. The Lion King was written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton and was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. The Lion King is 87 minutes long and has made a total of $920,938,076 from the box office. 

     The Lion King is one of my favorite movies because it was new when I  was a little kid and it also portrays a well written story line. The characters in the Lion King are very unique. The Lion King is a always will be one of my favorite Disney Movies.

Pride Rock

The Parent Trap

     The Parent Trap.
     When I think of that movie I think of it as my favorite movie when I was probably ten. The Parent Trap is a remake of the 1961 Parent Trap Movie. The 1998 film stars Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson and Lindsay Lohan. Quaid(Nick) and Richardson(Elizabeth) play a couple that got divorced shortly after having twins. Lohan(Hallie and Annie) plays a double role as Quaid and Richardson's twins.  
     Hallie who lives with her dad in California who has never met her mother and Annie who lives in London with her mother has never met her father. Hallie and Annie were both send to the same summer camp in Maine, where they couldn't stand each other. They both got into trouble and were sent away into the isolation cabin.
     In the Isolation Cabin they found out that they were sister's but more than that twins. Hallie and Annie were never suppose to meet. While they were staying in this cabin, they came up with the idea to switch places so that Annie could meet her father and so that Hallie could meet her mother and so that their parents could meet again. 
     Once camp was over  the girls went on with their plan and Hallie went to London and Annie went to California. 
     The girls plan to get their parents to meet again and get back together was going to be harder than they thought now because their father was now engaged to Meredith, who is only interested in Nick for his money. 
     To break up the engagement Hallie has to tell her mother about the switch so that they can fly to San Francisco to meet Nick to switch them back at a hotel where Nick is meeting Meredith's parents. Nick figures out about the switch at the hotel when he sees Elizabeth. Hallie and Annie host a dinner for their parents on a yacht to recreate the first night they met. 
     There is more to the movie but I think I have said enough without giving away the whole movie. If you want to find out about the ending, watch the movie! It is a good movie. The movie was directed by Nancy Meyers and was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The Parent Trap is rated PG and runs 127 minutes. The Parent Trap is a good movie for all kids and even families. You should go watch it sometime!

A Walk to Remember

        Most of you I hope have heard of A Walk to Remember. The Nicholas Sparks book that was made into a movie? Ringing any bells? 

        Well if you haven't seen it you defiantly should. This movie is in my top 5 movies! I like the book too but im just going to focus on the movie. The movie is about a typical love story, what else would it be about that's what all Nicholas Sparks' books are about. But that's off topic. 

       So, as I was saying the movie is about a love story between a shy, outcast, church girl who's dad is the reverend at the town church and a popular rebellious boy. After a hazing incident gone horribly wrong Landon Carter (played by Shane West) is punished and has to participate in many after-school activities and her also has to be apart of the spring musical. 

         While doing this community service Landon meets Jamie Sullivan (played by Mandy Moore). Landon and Jamie start to hangout more after Landon asked her to help him with his lines for the play. Of course she said no. :(  Later in the movie Landon does something very nice for Jamie and makes her feel better. I don't want to say anymore to ruin the movie.

        A Walk to Remember is a fantastic movie. Once you watch it you will most likely agree. I would read the book too. The book in my opinion is much better but all books that get turned into movies are that way. The movie was directed by Adam Shankman and was written based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. The movie is rated PG. I think this movie is mostly for females but some men might like it too. It's a great movie, so go watch it!