takenoko wrote:>I am little embarrassed to say this, but my favorite movie is “The Lion King.” Ever since I first saw it in theatre, it remains my all time favorite movie. I have seen it so many times that I can remember a lot of lines from that movie. ^^; (This is one question I am always somewhere embarrassed to answer. ;P )
Really? I saw it in the theaters too. I enjoyed it, but don't really see why it'd be someone's favorite. Maybe explain what it is about it that makes it your favorite? Of course, sometimes one just really enjoys something, and that's all the explanation that there is.
Hmm, I really don't know why. Maybe…because well generally, I really like story about a prince trying to become a good king by going on a journey. I am a bit sucker for royalty stories, plus that I like animals is bonus for sure. Also, when I first saw it in theatre, it wasn't captioned as you know most movie theatre doesn't offer captioning to deaf audience. Thus, a lot of scenes speak for itself even though I may not have understood a lot due to my young age and lack of captioning. Watching a lion falling to his death to save another pretty much hit my soft spot, since it's drawn in a dramatic way.
Also, I admired how the story was drawn. It's a role model to how I want thing/scene to be drawn. That was before I discovered "anime" which is not for another decade. Both are what I was looking for when I want to draw something. I like scenes that express the atmosphere and dramatic scenes. I can't explain this very well in English, sorry.
After it was released on VHS I realized that a lot of lines are very poetic. I feel like I am "listening" to music that whole time in my head. Way it was written is just pretty, even though it's simple. It's hard to explain.
Main character suffers a lot and made many mistakes and tries to “forget” and yet in end he found his place. Everyone suffers some hardship and made mistakes, but who we want to be, is still up to us.
This is one of my favorite themes in many novels or movies. That’s why some of my many favorite characters (usually in Asian drama, toku, or anime) are usually evil or is complicated at first and became good guy or someone who found his/her place at the end.
Sort of like Faiz or Chalice of Kamen Rider series. At least that’s how I viewed them to be.
Eh, it sounds a bit emo but…oh well.
Kinda lame, huh? I made something so simple, to be so complicated.
No matter what I do, I can't change that TLK took the spot in my heart. (Plus, that plushies of TLK is also so cute! I have quite a few TLK plushies. ^^;)
Maybe it is as you said, I enjoyed it so much. It’s fun to watch.
Hope you can understand what I am saying? Wasn’t sure if my English is clear enough.
