Lion King And Similarities Between Hamlet And Gladiator

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Today’s source for most entertainment does not derive from the classic forms of literature and entertainment, today’s youth find solace in more relatable aspects through any medium. The only way youth would really grasp prior literary bounty would be through cameos and modernized versions of the latter. In 1994 Walt Disney released their most renown animated film ever with “The Lion King”. Having zero comparable traits with all forms of entertainment at the time, the way it was produced and created put it at the top of the entertainment food chain. Through utilization of animation “The Lion King” was able to recreate “Hamlet” a story of blood lust, deceit, and death. But alas, this theme is not of new nature, and is no stranger to one of the best writers to have graced the world with his presence. This Disney trademark work replicates that of “Hamlet”, the film was done so precisely that the main characters are of equal repute in both stories, the film re imagines ideally the message Shakespeare attempted to convery with his work. While in contrast when one watches the movie the Gladiator, one notices the obvious comparison to Shakespeare Hamlet. In Gladiator …show more content…

Maximus is to be named the successor but he refuses but in his refusal he is then persuaded by his morale after Marcus tells of corruption in the senate and that he must reform Rome back to the rightful state as a republic. Commodus who is the actual son of the current king tells him that he will not be named successor and is told that it will be Marcus. In short Commodus gets in his feelings and cries about his father’s undying love for Marcus and tries to justify himself as “just as good” and sneakily kills his father through a very vicious, constricting, suffocating

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