The Lion King vs Cinderella

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The Lion King, and Cinderella are classic Disney movies that at first have glance are completely different, but actually have a very similar plot. The Lion King is about a lion named Simba who leaves his home, The Pride Lands, at a young age, has numerous adventures, and for much of the movie lives a “no worry” free life. Cinderella on the other hand, is about a girl named Cinderella who is locked up at her home and lives a seemingly boring life until the end of the movie. However, these two movies are much more similar than most realize. For instance, both Simba and Cinderella had their lives seemingly ruined by someone who is supposed to have their best interest in mind. Secondly, both characters spend the high majority of the movie living a different life than the one that they were intended to. Thirdly, both of the primary antagonist in the movies have assistant antagonist who help them against the protagonist, Simba and Cinderella. Also, both movies end with the two characters getting help from some friends and taking back the life they were supposed to live.
In the movie The Lion King, Scar is Simba’s evil Uncle that wants to take over The Pride Lands. In order to take over and become king of The Pride Lands he kills the current king, Mufasa, Simba’s father. After killing Mufasa, Scar tells young Simba to run away and to never return to The Pride Lands. After the death of Mufasa, every one that lives in The Pride Lands believes Simba is dead also. Therefore, Scar goes on to becoming king of The Pride Lands. With Cinderella, her father remarries and soon after he remarries he passes away. Due to this, the wicked stepmother is left in charge of Cinderella and Cinderella’s father’s money. Cinderella’s dad was ex...

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...ba takes his place as king and Cinderella marries the Prince, neither would have reached their potential in life and get to where they got without help and encouragement from friends.
The Lion King, and Cinderella are classic Disney movies that at first glance are completely different, but actually have a very similar plot. In both movies the protagonist has their lives seemingly ruined due to the loss of their father and both Simba and Cinderella live the majority of the movie living a different life than the one they were destined for. Also, both primary antagonists have assister antagonists who play a significant role, and lastly both Simba and Cinderella need help recovering their lives from the antagonist. These movies appear very different on the surface, but are actually very similar. Therefore, it is no shock that both were extremely successful movies.

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