Bible Elements in The Movie Lion King by Walt Disney Pictures

The movie Lion King produced by Walt Disney pictures provides a number of key instances which invoke memories in the bible in the manner the story line has been developed which makes it easier to relate to a number of verses in the bible. The whole plot has been developed to create an images of a returning king who has his sole purpose to ensure that his people live better life although there are significant challenges along the way which must be overcame to reach the goal in this case which is the thrown. A number of verses will form the basis under this paper will be developed. These verses in the bible include Genesis 4:8 which focuses on Cain and Abel, Genesis 37: 12-36 focusing on Joseph and his brothers and Mathew 3:7 baptism of Jesus Christ. The author uses historical focus on creating an understanding between the events that are considered in this case.

In the movie Lion King, the ruler of Pride lands Mufasa has a jealous brother Scar who wants to become a king even though the hierarchy of leadership does not allow him to be the king but his brother Mufasa who is a kindhearted leader. Mufasa has a son Simba who is next in line a situation that rules out Scar as the successor to the throne. Simba is his father’s best son even though he is the only son, which means that he had no completion. Scar who is the brother to Musafa the King devises a scheme to eliminate the king and take over the throne by force. He executes his plan whereby he kills the king and ascends to power. This story has significant resemblance to the story of Cain and his brother Abel (Genesis 4:8). Abel who is the young son of Adam is loved so much that his brother hatches a plan to kill Abel so that he can get his father’s and God’s blessing whereby he thought that his brother had taken his place. In both cases, there are incidences of jealous among the perpetrators, which guide them to commit murder in order to achieve their objectives. The movie effectively depicts this historical event in the bible, which provides a quality focus on effective understanding on the development within the bible regarding the two boys Abel and his brother. They both kill their blood brothers for their own selfish gains.

Another comparison that is highlighted in the Lion King Movie that has a significant resemblance to an event in the bible include the period after Simba’s father Mufasa is killed by Scar. After the killing of Simba’s father Mufasa, Scar orders three hyenas to find Simba and kill him in order to eliminated competition to the throne. Simba fearing for his life he is forced to seek exile in far lands and is believed to have died in his own land the Pride Lands. While in exile he gets reports that the animal kingdom and the leadership of Scar is facing starvation and tough times due to rules that were introduced during his reign which limited the rights and freedoms as earlier enjoyed under King Musafa before he was murdered. Simba returns to take over what rightfully belongs to him whereby he overthrows the leadership of Scar and becomes the King of Pride lands after many years in Exile.

This story is much in line with the story of joseph in the bible (Genesis 37: 12-36). Joseph is the most beloved among Jacobs children and is the youngest, the older brothers were not always happy with the position he had in theirfather’s heart and sought to punish him and even kill him. When he is taken in the fields by his brother he is left their even though the main intention was to kill him and ensure that they have their fathers blessings which were only being enjoyed by Joseph. After knowing that his brothers meant to kill him, he seeks exile where he is sold to officials in Pharaoh’s palace where he becomes a servant. He is able to navigate through significant challenges and rose through the ranksto become a key figure in Pharaohs administration where he is able to help his brothers who had come looking for food. In both cases, they are symbol of unity where they help their people during times of difficulty.

When Simba is presented to the animal kingdom as their leader, the even resembles the time when Jesus Christ was being baptized where a voice from heaven affirmed the fact that he was the son of God and people were told to obey and respect him. The light shines on samba when he is introduced to the animal kingdom just like the same way it shown on Jesus asserting that he was the promised messiah who should be obeyed (Mathew 3:7). In this case, it is very clear that the animal kingdom viewed Simba as their savior since he has saved them from a very bad and difficult time under the reign of ruthless Scar.

Conclusion

The lion king movie has many bible resemblance cases which shows clearly that the writers of the movie had specific focus on biblical story line when developing the movie considering the number of similar events that are highlighted.