[School of Movies 2017]
This episode will be the deepest single Disney show we will ever do. It weighs in at just under four hours long, so I'd recommend absorbing it in two sessions, unless you have a long drive or a flight. But if you love the film you'll feel like you've died and gone to never-ending Lion Heaven!
Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits joins us again to examine this magnificent beast of a film. Disney had taken a year off after Aladdin to develop their next two theatrical, animated projects, a sweeping Broadway musical melodrama, sure to go down in history as one of their greatest achievements (Pocahontas... it didn't) and a fun little movie about lions (which became known as one of their greatest achievements).
More than anything else, this movie made Bambi redundant for me. I never much gelled with the little dear, and while the death of his mother did have a shocking impact its repercussions were felt for all of 90 seconds. Lion King spends the rest of the movie either overtly avoiding confronting grief or stepping up to face it. The courageous subject matter, the beautiful animation, the majestic James Earl Jones, the amazing music and brilliant songs put this one at the highest peak for me.
This super special episode also includes the debut of the SteamHeart trailer.
Guests:
Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits
Hercules
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Pocahontas
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
The Rescuers Down Under
The Little Mermaid
Sneakers
Jumanji + Zathura
Congo
We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story
The Purge + Anarchy + Election Year
Halloween
Blair Witch 1-3
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Kubo and the Two Strings
Big Trouble in Little China
Zardoz
Unbreakable
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