For stretches, The Lion King plays like a show aimed at impressionable children as adults wait for the story to move forward.

Tragically, Simba realizes the gravity of his desires shortly thereafter when his father is murdered by his uncle, Scar. After running away from the Pridelands following his father's tragic death ...

The Lion King animated classic we know and love features a storyline with nods to Hamlet after Simba runs away following his father's death at the hands of Scar. But if The Lion King's creative ...

Distraught over his unintended role in Mufasa’s death, Simba runs away at the insistence of his trusted uncle. Scar then orders the hyenas to kill him, though unbeknownst to Scar they merely ...