“Life is one big circle it's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith; it's the band of hope
Till we find our place on the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life” http://www.metrolyrics.com/circle-of-life-lyrics-lion-king.html The song I have chosen as you might have guessed already is the Circle of Life by the famous song writer Elton John and of course everyone knows it’s from the Lion King. To you this song may just seem part of a children’s movie, but sometimes the simplest, most childlike songs may have the biggest meanings. It is important to me because Disney is what I grew up with. I watched it all the time and I know that most of you did too. I still love it today. Every Disney movie has a meaning with some inspiration to it and the Lion King is no exception. It tells us to never run away from your problems. As a little girl I would watch the Lion King all the time and enjoyed singing the songs while watching. It is only now that I am older that I realise that there may be meanings to those songs.
“From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give
In the circle of life, it's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith, it's the band of hope
Till we find our place on the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high through the sapp...
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...of Life is the anthem of the film. It reminds us of the invaluable part that everyone, from such a small and weak cub to a mighty lion, plays a part in the greater scheme. The language in the lyrics was specifically written to show us that we were put on the earth for a reason. You have a role to play in this world. Don’t get lazy and give up on thinks or run away from them. Lessons you must learn and mistakes you must make. Take your place in the natural flow of things; after all it is the Circle of Life!
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...les she had set for herself but she feels that she did a good job at her project. She was alarmed by the way that some of her co-workers lived and felt that she learned a lot from her experiences.
comprehends by writing it in a certain point of view. In Rios’ “The Secret Lion,” the first
On the surface, "life" is a late 19th century poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar. The poem illustrates the amount of comfort and somber there is in life. Unfortunately, according to Paul Laurence Dunbar, there is more soberness in life than the joyous moments in our existence. In more detail, Paul Laurence Dunbar demonstrates how without companionship our existence is a series of joys and sorrows in the poem, "Life" through concrete and abstract diction.
Through dance and movement, the storyline were expanded with the assistance of choreographer, Garth Fagan. A well-renowned choreographer for his innovative choreography primarily for Garth Fagan dance, Fagan used his unique style of choreography to the Lion King by combining a variety of Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance, African Dance and Balinese Dance to suggest representations of nature without making a replica itself and use dance to help tell the story (Exploring the Lion King, 2010). Taymor’s idea of expanding the film by adding in choreographic elements not only will set the overall concept, it would additionally guide the visual aesthetic by allowing dance as the main element that balances musical numbers in all categories: effects, music and so on into the choreography (Bluemental et al 210:1999). Both Fagan and Taymor gave major contributions to the different styles of dance and performance techniques from around the world creating the precision and versatility that is being portrayed in the musical. In order to create the ideal staging of the hunting lionesses, flying dancers in the aerial ballet to the takeover of the hyenas at Pridelands, the collaboration between Fagan and Taymor gave suggestions of how these movements being performed with grace and poise using different dance styles and are cultural based be the forefront of the production(Taymor 148:1997). By looking at three notable dances in the musical, this chapter will analyse the presence of dance and movement being portrayed in the musical and how are these dances create the drama, still giving the idea of moving in an African Savannah. Furthermore, this will give an insight to all challenges and pitfalls both Fagan and Taymor endured during the development of the...
This film was created based on a 2000-year-old letter written to the Pharaoh in 164 BC. It tells the story of two twin girls, Tages and Taous from the ancient Egyptian capitol city of Memphis, who were wrongfully detached from a wealthy family and left to fend for themselves on the streets. A short chain of events led the two girls to find themselves serving as priestesses of the Apis Bull in Sakkara, a temple town located just outside the capitol. It was there, in Sakkara, that the twins wrote the letter to the Pharaoh. Though the Pharaoh never responded to the letter, its discovery provided a small glimpse into both the culture and economy that existed in the ancient city.
I feel that James Lapine accomplish in making us learn, laugh and feel a sense of gratitude that no other movies do. The lyrics were really good, they manage be really meaningful, and really catchy. Since this movie was recorded live, I notice the importance of the audience in theater, I recognized that the audience behavior affected the performance of the actors. I find the importance that the designer had, and they did an exceptional job in making us get the message.
It is amazing how a seemingly educated woman that has won Oscar awards for her documentaries, could possibly be so far off base in her review of the Disney movie “The Lion King”. Margaret Lazarus has taken a movie made for the entertainment of children and turned it into something that is racist, sexist and stereotypes gender roles. She uses many personal arguments to review the movie but offers few solutions. The author is well organized but she lacks alternate points of view and does not use adequate sources. Lazarus utilizes the statement at the end of her review that “the Disney Magic entranced her children, but they and millions of other children were given hidden messages that could only do them and us harm” (118). She makes her point by saying that “the Disney Magic reinforces and reproduces bigoted and stereotyped views of minorities and women in our society” (Lazarus 117). She makes comparisons such as elephant graveyards are like ghettos (Lazarus 118). Other lines of reasoning Lazarus gives us are about Whoopie Goldberg using inner city dialect, the villain Scar being gay, and only those born to privilege can bring about change (118).
Although the movie The Lion King is often times viewed as nothing more than a child-based movie, in actuality, it contains a much deeper meaning. It is a movie that not only displays the hardships of maturation, and the perplexities associated with growing, but it is also a movie that deals with the search for one's identity and responsibility. As said by director Julie Taymor, "In addition to being a tale about a boy's personal growth, the `Lion King' dramatizes the ritual of the `Circle of Life'." Throughout The Lion King, Simba must endeavor through the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth to take his place in the circle of life, as king of the pridelands.
Rafiki, who takes on the wise old baboon of the play and acts as the
I chose to view the movie Lion, a movie based on the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley. This movie is about a five-year-old boy, Saroo, living in a poor, rural area in India. Saroo convinces his older brother Guddu, to let him tag along and find work in a nearby city. Saroo ends up trapped and alone in a decommissioned passenger train that takes him to Calcutta, over 1,000 miles away from his home.
Hakuna Matata, probably one of the most popular known clips from The Lion King, is such a wonderful phrase for kids to learn but also for adults. Of course, "no worries for the rest of your days" is practically impossible but I feel that it is trying to tell you to not make things worse or more complicated than they actually are. We all have a bad habit of making things seem so much worse than they are and getting so worked up over them and we don't stop to take a breath and think it through rationally. Other times we are just so hurt that we can't see that light at the end of the tunnel and I feel like in both situations this song is a wonderful thing to listen to because it helps you to remember to take a step back and breath. They don't
At the time of the song’s release, millions of Disney viewers dealt with bullying and exclusion. This song not only brought hope to these children, but also brought about unification. The lyrics were enjoyed by many children and helped the
Roger Allersand and Rob Minkoff directed the animated Disney movie, The Lion King. The particular song I will be discussing, “Circle of Life,” composed by Elton John and scored by Hans Zimmer, plays at the very beginning of the movie and serves as the introduction of Simba to the animal kingdom as well as to the viewing audience. The scene starts out with a sunrise and then cuts to numerous different camera shots of animals from all over the animal kingdom including rhinos, meerkats, cheetahs and others. They appear as if they are all heading towards the same location, which is then shown as a plateau that is being over looked by a mountain ledge. The focus then moves to baby Simba who is being prepared for an introduction to the rest of the kingdom. Simba is then thrust towards the heavens, which leads to the other animals celebrating wildly, and then the scene ends. Throughout this paper, I will show that the texture of the music, through the use of different musical techniques, is essential in creating the particular setting and mood of this scene.
The best Disney’s movie to watch as a family is The Lion King. The Lion King is for all ages. This movie talks about our society. Some of the themes, coming of age, society and class, still affects us. Even the music affects us in so many ways, that you are speechless. This movie has a lot of african music. The music of The Lion King has improvisation and call and response which makes the music in the movie even better. Now enough of the movie lets talk about the music.
In the play “THE LION AND THE JEWEL” we can see the ignorant atmosphere of the people in the village of “ILUJINLE” in such village we can saw a “CUNNING WOMAN SIDI” who wanted to attract many men but wanted a husband of royal status who would pay a bride-price for her let as see about it and getting a cunning “RESPONSE FOR SIDI’S CUNNING WISH”.