The Lion King can be termed a musical journey as this movie is strewn with some famous songs. The songs of this movie were composed by Tim Rice and Elton John. This film became so famous that The Walt Disney Pictures released its sequel within a quick span of time under the title of “The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride”. Its music became so popular that this movie was honored with two prestigious Academy Awards. The plot of this film is so beautiful and captivating that it will be difficult for a child to leave the hall in the middle of the film. Obviously, it is the assiduousness and the perseverance of the team that helped this movie to garner commercial success.

The story of this film set up in the dense forest of Africa. This movie describes how a cub, Simba foils the conspiracies of his opponents in a series of incidents to become the rightful heir of the Pride Lands of Africa. In this adventurous journey, Simba was assisted by a mandrill and some of his well-wishers in ascending the throne of the Jungle. The movie was strewn with numerous shape turns, unexpected occurrences which have enhanced the attraction of this movie. The special effects and the animation are superb. Though this film is made for the children, an adult can also enjoy the film as well. The Lion King never appears boring or slow through out the movie and this is the reason why this movie is adored by the kids.

Amidst adventure and escapades, one can enjoy comic relief that is strewn in every nook and corner of this movie. Timon and Pumbaa are two most enjoyable comic characters in this movie and they created some hilarious comic situation in the movie. This movie was previously termed as the “King Of the Jungle” but later this name was changed to “The Lion King” before the release of this movie. For enhancing the animation of this movie, filmmakers ventured to Kenya to observe the wild habitat. Actually, it was the arduous work of this team that helped this movie to reach the culmination point of success.

With the very release of The Lion King, it was appreciated by the critics and the audiences as well. This film was honored with some prestigious awards. This film was honored with the prestigious Academy Award in the category of “Best Original Song” and “Best Original Score”. This film also won the Annie Awards in the category of “Best Animated Film”.