[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
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Man of Steel
Watchmen
Hancock
Superman Returns
Superman 1-4
Star Trek
The Muppets
The Return of the King
The Two Towers
The Fellowship of the Ring
Serenity
Monster House
The Last Airbender
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Batman: Year One + Under the Red Hood + Return of the Joker
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Forever + Batman & Robin
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