Lion King Analysis

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Introduction The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical adventure film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff and written by Irene Mecchi , Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton. “The Lion King” movie is influenced from the Shakespeare's play Hamlet. MAIN CHARACTERS • Mufasa: He is the father of Simba and King of Pride Land. • Simba: Son of Mufasa and future king of Pride Lands. • Scar: Younger Brother of Mufasa and uncle of Simba The story starts with the birth of Simba, a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as king. After Simba's uncle Scar murders Mufasa, Simba is fooled into thinking he was responsible and flees into exile in shame and despair. Upon maturation living with two wastrels, Simba is given some valuable perspective from his friend, Nala, and his shaman, Rafiki, before returning to challenge Scar to end his tyranny. SUMMARY (Introduction) Simba is born. His father, Mufasa shows Simba the Kingdom and explains each and every thing. (Rising action) Scar, Simba’s uncle is jealous of the young prince. He set up a plan with the help of hyenas to get Simba and Mufasa killed in a stampede, so that he gets to become the king of pride lands. Mufasa dies in but Simba Survives. Scar then convinces Simba to believe that it’s his own fault that his father was killed. Simba runs away and meets Timon and Pumba (supporting characters).They teach him the “Hakuna Matata” lifestyle. And emergence of evilness takes birth under Scar rule. (Climax) During Simba’s days with Timon and Pumba, One day Nala Simba’s childhood friend finds him and encourages him to go back and claim the Kingdom from brutal Scar. Then Simba struggle with the internal battle over whether or n... ... middle of paper ... ...ide Rock to take his place in the “circle of life.” We also saw that how Mufasa’s motivation encouraged Simba and reminded him of his true identity and self. Mufasa made Simba realize his potential and responsibilities of his position as a King. Should we adopt Mufasa’s Leadership Qualities? Would my leader be successful in the hospitality industry? Yes, the leadership qualities portrayed by Mufasa should be adopted by us to succeed in life. A leader like Mufasa would be successful in our hospitality industry as he treats everyone equally without any discrimination. He strives to ensure the well-being of all his followers at all times. He is a democratic leader and takes advice of his fellow animals very seriously and instills trust in them to help him protect The Pride Lands and his son from any possible danger. Such qualities can’t fail in our industry.

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