Hey guys. Lovely stories here!
Well...my love for TLK started all the way back in 1994, when TLK came out. I don't remember seeing it in the theatre, but I remember seeing it MANY times at home. Like the Aristocats, 101 Dalmations, and Land Before Time it was one of my MOST favorite animated animal movies EVER. I have ALWAYS loved Simba and I would take my floppy Simba plushie with me to different places. I remember playing the computer storybook game when I was 4-8 years old. I also played the activity center game at my cousins house. My younger cousin liked Nala and I loved Simba. I used to have A LOT of things TLK, but I gave a lot of it away when I was like ten or something. I was more interested in Land Before Time, Spongebob, and some other things. Then I think the sequel came out when I was nine. Kiara was an instant favorite for me.
And I actually liked the sequel better then the original. Later, I just wasn't a fan of TLK anymore. I mean I liked it, but I was just casual about it.
Then when I was 13 or 14, I saw some spoofs on youtube, they were spoofs made from Kobrakorabis and honestly, I was annoyed by the love of TLK with some people I was thinking, "Ok...The Lion King is a GOOD movie...but it shouldn't be revolved around a single person's life!"
Then I saw the movie again once I bought the DVD on amazon last year. I had my memories come back and now I LOVE the first one A LOT more then the original. I joined the old The Lion King Pride Forum, because I wanted to find a forum that was specifically focused on TLK. Then I moved to the new one. Now I am here.
Mufasa's philosophy of life I think is the truth really. The Lion King to me is a VERY spiritual film. It talks about how everyone is all connected. Now it doesn't seem like we are connected, but whenever someone does something in their environment, it always effects everyone else. I'll give proof. Scar killed Mufasa and THOUGHT, the hyenas killed Simba. It effected the pride in a negative manner, and because Scar was power-hungry and self centered, he was a terrible leader and it affected the land.
Now I will give an example to real life. Someone has chronic depression and think about committing suicide.
They don't think anyone really cares about them, so when they die, it effects the other people that cared about them and gives them an instant shock because of the death.
However, to end this in a lighter note, I believe The Lion King truly is a great film. Not EVERYONE has to like it, but to us Lion King fans, it is a movie that truly means a lot to us and has a specific meaning to us. Life is precious, and even though everyone is in a seperate body, the action of one person will and can effect the other. So...in conclustion...we are all connected in the great circle of life. Praise to the
The Lion King. 
