Just realized The Lion King is basically Hamlet with fur

I was watching Hamlet in English class last week and caught the exact same plot beats - murdered king, scheming uncle, exiled prince who comes back for revenge. Disney changed the ending but the skeleton is identical. Anyone else notice this or am I reaching?

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ben_lewis21d ago

Bro when my teacher pointed out the ghost scene in Lion King I literally gasped. It's been right there the whole time and I never saw it. I remember stumbling onto that during a late night Disney binge and texted my sister like "yo Simba is literally Hamlet.

finleyl3920d ago

Wait which scene specifically, the one on the cliff?

felix41421d ago

Just watch it with the Hamlet script pulled up, you'll spot more.