2 semesters ago, i was in a speech class making a persuasive monologue about how Disney's "Lion King" ripped off a japanese series called "Kimba the White Lion".
it was the easiest speech i pulled off, since it also came complete with power point presentations and most what i had to do was just explain the similarities between plot, characters, and scenes. aaaah, everybody in my class really liked that speech :)
anyhoo, i'm only mentioning it coz a video came up on one of my fave blogger's site. it turns out, kimba the white lion was inspired not only by bambi, but also by a real life lion named Christian.
(see videos below. if you can, go to youtube and read the side commmentary on the right side of the video)
the story goes, the lion got too big so they had to let him go to live in the wild (Africa, actually). a year after releasing him, they meet up with the lion, and here we have this video:
So these two people raised this lion cub who they named Christian, and sadly he got too big for them to take care of so they decided to release him to live as a wild lion. Well, in this footage, a year has passed and it looks like Christian's adapted to living with a pride of lions when his old friends come back to visit him. Watch closely and you can see the look of pure disbelief that dawns on his muzzle- it's awesome. ^_^ Next thing you know, we have a heart warming reunion. Not long after, members of Christian's pride approach and even they seem to accept Christian's human friends.
the fact these videos were filmed somewhere between late 60's to early 70's adds more TRUTH and SUBSTANCE to the visual imagery (you know how everything is so photoshopped these days). all in all, it's really awesome to look at -- the harmonious, trusting and loving relationship between man and animal.
of course, there' also ALL THAT FUR............ kakagigil!!!!!
