Episode 2x01 - The Lion King

The circle of life brings us into season 2 as we take on The Lion King, a masterpiece of Disney Renaissance animation and music that has taken on many forms and lasted the test of time.  Don’t miss: The crucial role both songs and score play in this movie and how iconic they’ve become over the years How the imagery surrounding Scar and his villainous plot mirrors history… including some scary parallels to present-day America A discussion of the incredible cinematography and design that take this movie from good to great Our final score for the film - here’s a hint: it cracks the top three! PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including all our listeners who joined us for #ddpwatchnight on Twitter.    Links for you: Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on The Lion King When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!