Quarterly Review #1

So, with my last blog of the movie Rebecca, I had blogged my twenty first Best Picture winner. Twenty first out of eighty four is one quarter of the way through, so I have decided to do a quarterly review!

I debated what this would look like. Should I say what my favorite movie has been so far (Annie Hall, in case anyone was curious)? And then I realized I was very, very, very tired of blogging movies I didn’t really like. I wanted to blog a movie I enjoyed! A movie I loved! A movie like… THE LION KING!

When I was little, every single day my favorite thing to do was watch The Lion King. Never before has there been a better animated movie than this, and I will venture to say there never will ever be a greater cartoon than this movie here. I own the soundtrack. I have the nightlight. I’ve seen the play. I love The Lion King.

For you dodos that don’t know the story, here it is. Simba is a lion cub who is born to Mufasa and Sarabi. He is the future king. And he just can’t wait! Teehee. Simba yearns to be brave just like his father. So when his evil uncle Scar tells him about an ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD that is out of his territory, he and his friend Nala decide to go pay a visit to this ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD.
This graveyard has hyenas who want to eat them. Simba and Nala were unaware of this fact. Luckily Mufasa saves the day and no one becomes lunch!

This makes Scar rather angry. He wanted Simba dead so he can become king. So he devises a brilliant and diabolical plan to claim kingship.

Scar brings Simba out onto a rock. And tells him to stay. So Simba does. And then the hyenas start a stampede of I think water buffalo that threaten to kill Simba! But never fear! Mufasa is here!

Mufasa saves Simba and brings him to safety. As he himself tries to climb out, he slips and reaches Scar, who throws him to the buffalo. So now Mufasa is dead and trampled. It is the saddest moment of movie history ever in the planet. Simba tragically finds his father and believes Scar when he tells him that Simba is responsible for Mufasa’s death. So Scar tells Simba to run very, very far away.

Simba ends up in the middle of a desert, passed out. Until Timon and Pumba find him! And teach him to forget his past and learn hakuna matata! CUE SINGING!!!!!

Simba grows up! And then one day, Nala returns. It’s magical. Everyone can feel the love. Nala tells Simba he must return and take his place as king. Scar let the hyenas run the pride lands and there’s no food. Simba is scared to because of his past. But because of a crazy monkey he changes his mind and returns!!!

Simba fights Scar and gets him to admit that it was Scar who was responsible for Mufasa’s death. Then the hyenas eat Scar. Simba takes his place as king and everyone lives happily ever after till the next movie. THE END!!!

Can I say, possibly the best movie ever? It’s funny. It has FANTASTIC songs. The story is amazing. It’s drawn wonderfully. There is nothing about this movie I don’t love with every inch of my heart. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, something is dreadfully wrong with you. You must immediately go out and watch it now. Stop reading this. I’m serious.

I love this movie so much.