Ok in the Disney movie "The Lion King" we see a kingdom ruled over by lions and inhabited by many other races however I think theres an untold story here! See in said kingdom there is a monarchy with the lions as the heads lording over the other species in their big stone tower. Now we see various creatures bowing to Mufasha the King. Notably Zebra. Lions eat Zebra yet we see them as subjects in the movie! Zebras are keep in slavery by the lions! Meanwhile Giraffes and boars and other creatures are complacent with the system out of habit and ignorance. However the various animals represent the food chain and must be out killing each other meanwhile we have a secret group of dark lions insurgents plotting the take over of the kingdom led by Scar. All in all the kingdom we see is flawed. Animals like zebras are keep in slavery and ignorance of what happens while the lions shrug off the dangers of the insurgency and internal conflicts in the kingdom. A solution would be to set up a high council to rule the land with reprensentatives from each species. Zebra traitors could be fed to the lions and a coalition could deal with Scar and his insurgents. I also see a little symbolism here with Scar being similar to Hitler in the way that he tries to gain rule over the kingdom through politics. Your thoughts?

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Originally posted by sunsprite1117:
I think you're reading a little too far into it...
It's based on this real African king named Sundiata who was nicknamed "The Lion King". Except Disney added all the animals and everything. Well yeah.

I disagree man its a similar deal with the construction of the second death star in "Star Wars". Its really all about the lions and their warring factions vying for control over these plains and the poor hippos and giraffes are caught in the middle while the zebras get eaten and the buffalo just stomp on everything.

I think you're reading a little too far into it...
It's based on this real African king named Sundiata who was nicknamed "The Lion King". Except Disney added all the animals and everything. Well yeah.

I think that soempeopl overthink things. Secondly, i think that there are only but so many original stories, the other stories are versions of older ones. Thirdly, many stories are inspired by real life.