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　　当太阳从水平线上升起，夜晚转成白昼，非洲苏醒了，万兽群集，荣耀欢呼，共同庆贺小狮子王辛巴的诞生。小狮子王辛巴在众多热情忠心的朋友的陪伴下，不但经历了生命中最光荣的时刻，也遭遇了最艰难的挑战，历经生、死、爱、责任等生命中种种的考验，最后终于登上了森林之王的宝座，也在周而复始生生不息的自然中体验出生命的真义。本片荣获1995年奥斯卡最佳原著音乐和最佳电影主题曲两项大奖，成为最成功、最卖座的动画电影。

　　TheLionKingMufasa(JamesEarlJones)justhadababycubnamedSimba.Alloftheanimalscometotheceremony,exceptforMufasa'sbrotherScar(JeremyIrons).ScardesperatelywantstobeKing,butcan't.AslongasMufasaandSimbaarethere.SoonSimbaisabletowalkandtalkandisvoicedbyJonathonTaylorThomas.AfterhearingaboutanelephantgraveyardfromScar,heandhisfriendNala(NiketaCalame)visitit.Theymeetthreebumblinghyenas:Banzai(CheechMarin),Shenzi(WhoopiGoldberg),andEd(JimCummings),buttheymanagetoleaveunhurt.Scarisupsetthatthehyenasdidn'tdothejob,soheordersastampedetowipeoutbothofthem,butitonlytakescareofMufasa.ScarconvincesSimbathathekilledMufasa,notScar.SoSimbafleesintoexile.

　　TheLionKingreallybenefitsfromthelargerscreen.Itslavishlandscapeswillbeabletocaptureyoumore,andyoucanreallysavortheanimation.Disneydidn'tneedanyhumans,sotheycouldspendallofthetimeonagreatstoryandlushlandscapes.Infact,itscameramovementwassomajesticthatyouactuallyfeltlikeyouwerepartoftheprideoflions.

　　Themusicboomedandreallycreatedtheatmosphere.AlthoughIhadseenthispicturebefore,Istillwastensebecauseofthewaythemusicplayedout.Mostofthetime,Iwouldjustrollmyeyesattheattempttomakemenervous.ButHansZimmer'smusicreallybowledmeoverandmademyheartdocalisthenics.UnlikesuchnewDisneypicslikeLiloandStitch,thesongsactuallydidsomegood.Theytookyououtofasomewhatdrearymoodandputasmileonyourfaceandmadeyourfeetwanttotapalong.Therewereonlyafew,buttheywereveryentertaining.AndtheCircleofLifesongatthebeginningwasbeautiful,withitsperfectpicturesandperfectsound.

　　IreallylikeJamesEarlJones(he'sprettydiverse),andthistimewasnoexception.Heseemedtoactlikehedidn'twanttodothisrole,buthecouldn'tcontainhisexcitementforwantingtodovoice-oversagain(hehaddonesomeworkinTheSimpsonsbefore).MatthewBroderickredeemedhimselfforme(aftertheatrociousFerrisBueller'sDayOff)byshowingastrongvoicingastheadultSimba.CheechMarin,WhoopiGoldberg,andJimCummingsreallyhadgoodchemistrytogether,eventhoughtheydidn'thavemuchscreentime.IronswasreallygoodandcreepyasScar(oneofthosewhoyoucan'thelpbuthate),andifthatishimreallysinging,brava!

　　Bewarned,TheLionKingisn'treallyforyoungsters.IthadintensethematicelementsthatshouldhavewarrantedaPG,insteadofthosethatdon'tdeserveit(LiloandStitch,again).Themoodthatthemusicandthescriptbroughtoutcoulddamperyourday,sobewarned.

　　Thisisonemoviewhereyoucanfeelforthecharacters.Youdon'tsay`haha,he'sdead',yousay`Gasp!I'msosad!'Ifitweren'tforthegiftedscriptwriters,thismoviewouldbekaputandanothing,notthebestDisneymovieevermade.

　　TheLionKingisamajesticmovie,notwithouthumor,thatisforalmostalltosee.