The Lion King

The Lion King directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff(1994) 

       "The Lion King" was Jeffrey Katzenberg's last masterpiece while working at Walt Disney Studios.  What a film it is!  It has distinctive  characters running through it from stars to bit parts.  The music is unforgettable as is the art direction.  The song "The Circle of Life" best explains the underlying theme of the movie.  The old lions die off and the new ones replace them.  The music that helps makes the movie what it is is by Elson John and Tim Rice.  Walt Disney Studios had the courage to trust Julie Taymor to direct it on Broadway as a live theater production.  They made the correct courageous decision.  "The Lion King" turned out to be a masterpiece on stage as well as film.

The Lion King directed by Roger Allers was reviewed by Fifi

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