The Disney animation movie, Lion King, although it is pretty much known to most people I know, is a story about a little lion named Simba who tries to forget his original identity and live happy for the rest of his life with his friends, Timon and Pumbaa. Simba is the son of Mufasa, the king of the animals, but was chased away by Mufasa's brother, Scar, after the death of Mufasa. He was found by Timon and Pumbaa, was taken care of, and became close friends. It seemed like Simba forgot who he was, or at least try to forget who he was, until he met his old lion friend, Nala. Nala tells Simba that the colony that he used to live, and where Nala and the other lions live is ruled by Scar and his hyenas, and how the land is devastated by them. Simba comes back to his senses, goes back to rescue all the other lions and get his identity back.
I believe that the creators of the movie were influenced on the "mistaken identity" part of Shakespeare's plays. Simba knew what he was meant and wanted to be, but forced to give up those dreams, but actually came back. This is somewhat similar to Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare. Hamlet is a prince of Denmark, and he struggles through his identity and finally realizes what he was meant to be. Although Hamlet has a sad ending and Lion King has a happy ending, I think the whole story is based on the same idea of forgetting one's originality and fighting to get it back.
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I love the movie the Lion King. I don't know much about Hamlet, but I can see how they relate now. (:
Now that i think about, Lion King is somewhat mistaken identity. No one really mistakes him but he forgets himself and has to find it.
Don't know what happened in Hamlet but I thought Mufasa's death was sad but I have not seen that movie in so long I cant remember the ending so maybe the movie did have a happy ending.
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