Tag Archives: The Lion King

Till We Find Our Place: Celebrating The Lion King #6: Mufasa

Posted on June 14, 2019 by jonathondsvendsen

If there is anything Disney movies have in common with the superhero genre it’s the absence of the protagonist’s birth parents. Much of this has to do with the source material for many of these fairy tales films. While many … Continue reading →

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Till We Find Our Place: Celebrating The Lion King #5: Scar

Posted on May 23, 2019 by jonathondsvendsen

  One of the hallmarks of the Disney Renaissance era is it’s larger than life, memorable villains. The earlier films in the Disney Canon were no slouch in the villain department, as the likes Lady Tremain in Cinderella, the Wicked … Continue reading →

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Till We Find Our Place: Celebrating The Lion King #4: Timon and Pumbaa

Posted on April 24, 2019 by jonathondsvendsen

It goes without saying that one of the most defining traits of a Disney film is talking animal sidekicks. The first film to feature such a character was Disney’s second full length animated film, Pinocchio, with the iconic insect turned … Continue reading →

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Till We Find Our Place: Celebrating The Lion King #3: Rafiki.

Posted on March 28, 2019 by jonathondsvendsen

Despite the penchant for absent or dead parents in the lives of many Disney heroes and heroines, they are not completely without some kind of guide along their journey. Whether it’s a foster parent, a guardian, or a fairy someone … Continue reading →

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Till We Find Our Place: Celebrating The Lion King: #2 Nala

Posted on February 27, 2019 by jonathondsvendsen

Not only did the 1990s mark the pinnacle of Disney movies with ground breaking animation, solid writing, Broadway worthy songs, and giving the heroes of the films more personality past an eponymous character attribute, the Disney Princess appeared to have … Continue reading →

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Till We Find Our Place: Celebrating The Lion King #1: Simba

Posted on January 24, 2019 by jonathondsvendsen

There is a very good reason why the period of the late 1980s to the mid 1990s are best referred to in the world of cinema as the Disney Renaissance. Like the age itself, it marked a new birth of … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon to this Blog

Posted on December 30, 2018 by jonathondsvendsen

From Jonathon D. Svendsen, the mind behind  Countdown to Avengers, Road to Rises, An Unexpected Blog Series, The Saga Continues, These are the Voyages, Good Grief, I’ll Be Right Here, Life Finds a Way,  and What’s This? Comes an exciting … Continue reading →

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The Lion King: Celebrating 20 Years of The Great Circle of Life.

Posted on June 24, 2014 by jonathondsvendsen

I grew up in the age of the Disney animation renaissance. One of the first films I was ever taken to see was a re-release of The Aristocats in 1987 by my mom and my aunt. While my family didn’t go … Continue reading →

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