Cuties for kiddies

[secondlina]

Here's the last of my drawings for kids! I'm definitely starting to improve with this color thing.

So, saw the Lion King. I... never saw it in English before. I was amused by the fact that Scar is like the only brittish lion in the whole savannah? Also, Mufasa, you are so cool. Seriously. I never noticed before how much he was present as a dad in the mvoie. as a kid, I mostly remembered the part with timon and Pumbaa. So, I was really honestly sad when he died this time. He's really got the dad voice, figure and style. Aw, Mufasa. You also rock as a cloud. He kinda reminds me of my dad too, which is cool.

Definitely buying this on Blu-ray. 

Oh, for all you montrealers - Craig Thompson, creator of Blankets, is launching his new book "Habibi" at the Drawn and Quaterly bookstore on friday at 7pm (click here for details). Since this guy is one of my heroes and the bookstore is like 20 minutes of my house, I really have every reason in the world to go. EEE. This is gonna be fun!

- Isa

Comments

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Dude. Seriously, someday if I have kids, or if you have kids, I'd love to take one of these drawings and make a quilt of it! I especially like the contrast of the outlined kids and kitties with the moon and star (sans lines!). I really find them appealing!

The Lion King is still the only movie I've cried the most at, specifically when Mufasa is killed. It was so hard to take as a kid! (I can see why people refer to it as our generation's version of Bambi.)

But here's a fun fact: the voice actor for Mufasa previously (and since?!?) voiced Darth Vader. Kind of cool that he's such a wonderful father in one, and such an imposing (and bad?!) father in another!

Also, you should go to that event. Just do it. You'll be thankful for it later! ^_-

[putri-nih.livejournal.com]

The bee lady is amzing

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

Such cute drawings.

I remember going into the theater when The Lion King first came out. To this day it still remains as one of my favorite Disney pictures.

But...I'm not too fond of the sequels that followed, though. >>;

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

I suspect The Lion King is forever going to be one of Disney's best movies. It just hit so many good notes, despite (and perhaps because of) the tragedy that's in it. It didn't dumb down things like death, regret, irresponsibility and responsibility...and, dang it, I need to watch it again!

I love the opening song from the first sequel, even if the movie is a bit cheesy. (And it bothered me that the lions acted so human, what with grasping their paws like hands. Cats don't do that!) And I enjoy the second sequel for poking fun at the original movie...but nothing will ever top the original!

[seawasp]

Just as Mr. Contrary, The Lion King is one of my least-favorite Disney flicks. First, it was stolen wholesale from Tezuka's _Jungle Emperor Taito_ AKA Kimba the White Lion without acknowledgement (you can find literally identical scenes in each, and numerous people saw Disney animators USING cels from the show when doing the drawing. Yes, eventually Tezuka's estate got to do a beatdown on Disney (in private), but it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Second, it's even creepier than the normal Disney. All the prey animals singing a great paen of praise to the birth of a new top predator that will be killing them all, or -- even if he's gone semi-vegetarian -- leading a huge pride of obligate serial killers.

[elirrina.livejournal.com]

They're such cute drawings!

I just saw that the Lion King was showing in theatres again. What's going on with that? I feel like I missed some sort of news there.

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

Lulz, he really is the only British lion in the savannah! What is up with that? Zazu is British too, but Mufasa and Scar are supposed to be brothers...so what the hell?

Duuuude, Craig Thompson. Man, that guy breaks my heart.

[auriga]

Aww, those drawings are so cute! The little bee is adorable.

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

So cute! I love the star and moon one, I would totally buy these if I had any kids. ^_^

It is funny how some cartoons will have one random character speaking with an accent when no one else should have it. XP (Did you know the guy that played Mufasa is also the man the played Darth Vader. "Simba, I am your father!" XD)

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

I recall reading that a lot of people criticized The Lion King for being a rip-off of the anime Kimba the White Lion. :/

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

That they did, although I wasn't aware of it for years after the movie's initial release. (I instead encountered articles and such where people accused Disney of being racist, since the evil lion was dark, and the hyenas were voiced by "people of color"...even though Jim Cummings, the voice for Ed, is caucasian. Racist...yeah...)

I did come across this article a few years ago though, which addresses and shows some proof of Disney copying Kimba. I've yet to ever see Kimba the White Lion though, so I can't say anything personally about it.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Story-wise, both shows are different (I saw Kimba as a kid, it was kid popular in French). However, the character gallery is really similar and several scenes look the same, such as Mufasa in the clouds and the bug-eating lions. Basically, the Lion King feels like a mix of Kimba and Hamlet.

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

That was one thing that always bothered me about the "controversy". Of course the casts would be similar, as both take place in Africa, with African animals. If Disney tossed in tigers, bears, and whatnot, people would cry foul because those animals are not native to Africa.

I can say that The Lion King does take a lot of influence from Hamlet...sans everyone dying by the end. Scar was even originally going to say, "Goodnight, sweet prince," when he tossed Mufasa to his death, but they changed it at the last minute. ...man, just thinking of Scar saying that makes him all the creepier!

[cartoonchic.livejournal.com]

Soo cute! I think the blue girl sitting on the moon is my fave. Just love it.

Haha, ya, it's weird sometimes in animated movies one or two of the characters will have unexplained accents and everyone else won't.

Mufasa, you were such a good dad! Gah and they're in the field and Simba's like, "we'll always be together, right?"
break ma heart why dont chaaa
I haven't seen that movie in years. I don't know if I can take it lol.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's more then just picking similar animals. Characters had the same personalities, the same distinctive markings, and even names. I honestly do think they were trying to adapt Kimba but changed at the last second. There's still a lot of similar plot. But Lion King still deserves to be seen as an independent piece of work.

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Short of seeing Kimba, and knowing how Disney works, I'd not be at all surprised if Disney had been making Kimba, but the rights to Kimba fell through. (It wouldn't be the first time this happened to Disney. Jim Henson was going to sell the Muppets to Disney, but he died before it happened. Even so, Disney had a Muppets show and square at Walt Disney World, long before the Jim Henson Company finally sealed a deal with Disney.)

And, I do think people tend to forget that from the very beginning, Disney has always taken existing stories and reworked them for a theatre presentation. Just think of all the stories Disney "stole" from the Grimm Brothers alone! Why shouldn't Disney be allowed to look to countries outside of Europe for inspiration?

I do find it a bit neat, and definitely convenient, that "Simba" is Swahili for "lion", so Disney didn't have to flee far from Kimba at all to make its leading character a separate entity.

[kit-a-licious.livejournal.com]

LOVE THESE. Oh my goodness, too cool. They're all amazing, and I'd have coveted all of them when I was a kid, but I secretly still want a big binder so I can cover it with stickers of these. Very very awesome, Isa. I love the last one in particular!

Aw man, you never grew up with that amazing James Earl Jones voice for Mufasa? He really makes it happen in that movie. Makes you wan to pull out your heart and throw it into traffic so you never have to feel again. And I love Nathan Lane as Timon, I can't imagine any other voice for that character. I'm sure the French version was excellent, but I'm glad you liked this one as well!

[kit-a-licious.livejournal.com]

Haha, ya, it's weird sometimes in animated movies one or two of the characters will have unexplained accents and everyone else won't.

Yes! Especially in, say, a movie that takes place in France like Beauty and the Beast, and the only characters with French accents are the horniest ones of the bunch, a candlestick and duster always sneaking off to make time. Hmmm....

[brendala.livejournal.com]

I love the leaf fairy. She looks like she has a great story behind her.

I saw The Lion King in theatres when I was a kid. The one thing I remember most is sitting in the theatre with a bunch of classmates (including a boy I had a crush on) and trying DESPERATELY not to cry when Mufasa died. >_<

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Awwww you're adorable!

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Hahahah! I could make you a shirt with a swell drawing, as soon as I master my sewing machine, if you want!

Heh. I didn't understand English, so I lacked badass voices! :D But I like both sets.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

MUFASA WHY DO YOU ROCK IT SO HARD?

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Because we Frenchies are sexy?

*toots horn*

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Wow, so he plays two pretty big father figures.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Thankies!