As I was scrolling through my news feed on Facebook, I came across an article on E! Online and it talked how The Lion King (1994) and Frozen (2013) are the same story. With The Lion King being my favorite Disney movie, I was interested to see what the article had to say.
Most of Disney's animated movies are similar: there is usually a princess, a funny sidekick, a villain, a conflict and then there's always a happy ending.
The first thing the article says is similar is the opening sequence. Both movies start with a cheery song that introduces the viewers to the movies vibe: a fictional kingdom of Arrendale and the African savannah. Both families are royals and both families are effected by a tragedy. In Frozen the parents are killed out at sea in a ship wreck, and in The Loin King the father is killed by his own brother. After the parents are gone, both main characters, Elsa and Simba run from their problems and sing songs about being free from their problems. Once they're gone, there's a villain trying to take over. Also the villains try to guilt Elsa and Simba using the same line with different subjects. "You killed your sister!" "You killed your father!" Then the heroes eventually make it home to make things better and everyone lives happily ever after.
After reading the article in full, I realized that the movies have similarities, but are definitely two different stories. However, it was interesting to see other people's perspectives on them.
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