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Sometimes our childhood favorites really are that good.
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Hello and welcome back to The Rewatch Rewind! My name is Jane, and this is the podcast where I count down my top 40 most rewatched movies in a 20-year period. Today I will be talking about number 25 on my list: Disney’s 1994 animated musical The Lion King, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton, featuring the voice talents of Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, and James Earl Jones.
Desperate for power, Scar (voiced by Jeremy Irons) murders his brother, King Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones), then blames and exiles his nephew Simba (voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a cub and by Matthew Broderick as an adult). Simba grows up in the wilderness with the help of a meerkat named Timon (voiced by Nathan Lane) and a warthog named Pumbaa (voiced by Ernie Sabella), whose motto is “Hakuna Matata” or “no worries.” But after Scar and his hyena henchmen destroy the pridelands, royal advisor mandrill Rafiki (Robert Guillaume), Simba’s childhood friend and adulthood lover Nala (voiced by Niketa Calame and Moira Kelly), and the ghost of Mufasa all remind Simba that he actually does have some worries, and convince him to return home to challenge his uncle.
Apparently the first movie I ever saw in a theater was a re-release of Pinocchio, but the first movie I actually remember seeing in a theater is The Lion King. My aunt took me to see it first, and while I don’t have many specific memories of that experience (I was four), I do remember being overwhelmed with awe. I loved the characters, I loved the gorgeous animation, I loved the music, I loved the intense emotions – everything about it spoke to me. Later that year, I visited Disneyland for the first time, and the main things I remember from that trip are watching a Lion King themed parade and visiting a gift shop at the end of the day to get a Simba stuffed animal, which I still have. After we got back home, my mom took my sister and me to see the movie at a second-run theater, and I was very excited to be able to bring my Simba to see it with me. My sister also brought a stuffed animal of her own. I have a very distinct memory of being in the bathroom of that particular theater after watching this movie and saying, “Simba was very brave,” and when my sister commented that her stuffed animal was brave too, I said, “No, I mean in the MOVIE!” Why that has stuck with me for almost three decades I have no idea, but that exchange is indicative of how much I wanted to talk about this movie for my entire childhood.
As I mentioned in the Sound of Music episode, to my friend Christina’s shock, despite growing up in the 90s, I did not have a VCR until I was about 10 or 11 years old, which was around when most people started replacing their VCRs with DVD players. But my grandparents, who lived about a thousand miles away, had one, so I got to watch videos whenever we went to visit them, which was usually for several weeks once or twice a year. My grandma is not much of a movie person, and she only very rarely watches something more than once, so she has always been baffled and slightly amused by my penchant for rewatching. Before The Lion King, my favorite thing to watch over and over at their house was a video of four old cartoon shorts, two of which featured Humpty Dumpty, but after The Lion King was available for home viewing, that was what I wanted to watch the most. Whenever I put it on, my grandma would teasingly inquire, “How many times have you watched it now, Jane?” and for a while I could answer precisely, but I lost track somewhere around 10, 11, or 12 views, and that’s part of what eventually led me to start keeping track of my movie watching in 2003. So if this podcast was based on total rewatches throughout my life, The Lion King would be much higher in this ranking.
Eventually we did get a VCR and a DVD player, and we got a special edition DVD of The Lion King around 2004. We also got The Lion King 1 ½, which I very much enjoyed for a time, but haven’t revisited since 2005. I remember watching The Lion King II a few times, but apparently they were all before 2003, so I don’t remember much about it. But as far as the original Lion King, since keeping track, I saw it three times in 2003, twice each in 2004, 2005, and 2006, once each in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, and 2019, twice in 2020, and once in 2022. When my brother and I watched through all the theatrically released animated Disney films and ranked them in 2020, we knew we would be biased toward our childhood favorites, but I think we were both unprepared for just how clear it would be why the Disney Renaissance is so named. The striking, exponential increase in quality over the films immediately preceding this era cannot be overstated. But while the early Renaissance masterpieces The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast are incredible, we noticed that some of the animation sequences left something to be desired. Aladdin was much improved in that sense, with some breath-taking scenes – seriously, re-watch Aladdin’s attempted escape from the collapsing Cave of Wonders. And then The Lion King. Nearly 30 years after it came out, The Lion King is still one of the most gorgeous movies I’ve ever seen. I knew going into that project that it would probably end up pretty high on the list, but even I was kind of shocked to find that, at least based on the specific criteria we were looking at, there was no contest. The Lion King was number one. We definitely had differences of opinion throughout the project, but on that we were in complete agreement.
One thing that I particularly noticed while we were doing that project is that The Lion King’s voice cast was one of if not the most racially diverse of all animated Disney movies up to that point, which shows just how incredibly low the bar was, since most of the main cast is white. Robert Guillaume was put in a similar position as Samuel E. Wright in The Little Mermaid in having to adopt a rather stereotypical accent, but despite that, his is an excellent performance. The main hyenas were at one point going to be voiced by Cheech and Chong, and Cheech does voice one of them, but Chong had to drop out and was ultimately replaced by Whoopi Goldberg, which worked perfectly because hyenas are matriarchal, and because there really needed to be more female characters in this movie. Sarabi, Simba’s mother, was voiced by Madge Sinclair, in her final feature film, and definitely deserved a bigger role. Nala is really the only other female character who is at all important, and for some reason while young Nala is voiced by black actress Niketa Calame, adult Nala is voiced by white actress Moira Kelly. Not that she does a bad job or anything, I just don’t understand why they couldn’t have cast another black actress. But at least they cast James Earl Jones as Mufasa. His voice and acting were so perfect that he played Mufasa again in the 2019 remake – which, despite having an iconic and much less white cast, I will never voluntarily watch because the few clips I’ve seen look like they were made by a group of internet trolls as a bad joke, but I digress. All of the voice acting in this movie is fabulous, but James Earl Jones’s performance is unquestionably in the top two, along with Jeremy Irons’s portrayal of Scar.
I absolutely love Disney villains, and Scar has always been one of my favorites. I remember once when I was fairly young trying to articulate to my parents how much it delighted me that when he tells Simba that Mufasa’s death is Simba’s fault, his exact wording of “If it weren’t for you, he’d still be alive” was technically true on multiple levels, because not only did Mufasa die trying to rescue Simba, but it was also Simba’s birth that made Scar desperate to kill both of them, since before Simba was born he was first in line for the throne. But Scar was neglecting to mention that he was the one who had arranged the stampede. And I thought that was SO CLEVER and it blew my child mind. In more recent years, it has occurred to me that part of why I’m so drawn to villains is because they rarely have romantic partners. Sometimes that’s because of the painful stereotype that the hero wins romance and the villain is punished with singleness, but often the villain shows no interest in romance, and that is the case with Scar – or at least, the version of him that ended up in the movie. At one point he was going to hit on Nala and prompt her to leave the Pridelands, which is a storyline that was added back in for the Broadway musical. I appreciate that the creators of the musical wanted to expand the female characters, but I feel like there were better ways of doing that than showing Nala being sexually harassed. Anyway, movie Scar, like many if not most animated Disney villains, is very queer-coded and could potentially be aroace, and even though he is very evil, I’ll take any representation I can get. The way his ultimate downfall is that he betrayed his friends emphasizes the importance of maintaining trust in non-romantic relationships at a level that most stories wouldn’t dare approach.
Speaking of queerness, Timon and Pumbaa are the closest a Disney animated feature has come to showing a gay couple raising a child together. Personally I like to think of their partnership as a QPR, or queer-platonic relationship, which is a committed intimate relationship that is not romantic but is also different from a friendship, but that is entirely the aromantic in me projecting. To anyone out there who reads them as being in romantic love, that is a 100% valid interpretation. As is the interpretation that they’re friends. Their relationship is ambiguous, and I kind of love that. I wish that the movie hadn’t forced Simba and Nala into a friends-to-lovers path. Their friendship as kids makes me so happy, and their romance as adults has always confused me. For a long time I assumed that it was normal to eventually fall in love with a friend of the opposite sex, and that there was something wrong with me for not doing that. But it got to the point where now I’m just annoyed at that part. Not that Can You Feel the Love Tonight? isn’t an excellent song – it is! I just…don’t really think it belongs in this movie. And I get that they wanted the story to end as it began with a baby lion to emphasize the Circle of Life theme, but still. It would have been nice to have ONE Disney Renaissance film that wasn’t steeped in romance (besides The Rescuers Down Under, which doesn’t really count).
So yeah, there are things about this movie I don’t love, but they are so overshadowed by the aspects I do love that I don’t usually dwell on them. Even after all these rewatches, there are still scenes that give me chills. That opening, when the sun and Lebo M’s voice break through at the exact same moment, and all the animals are heading to Pride Rock through the fog and the intro to Circle of Life – ugh, it’s so beautiful! And the wildebeest stampede! Apparently it took over two years just to animate that two-and-a-half-minute stampede scene, using and innovating new computer programs and systems, and man, did that work pay off! As with the opening, the score and choir greatly enhance the stampede scene as well. Even if I didn’t love the story and the characters – which I do – the gorgeous animation and music would be enough to convince me to keep rewatching this movie. Which is particularly interesting given that most of Disney’s top animators at the time, along with Disney Renaissance music superstar Alan Menken, were working on Pocahontas instead because the studio wasn’t really taking this lion movie seriously. So the visuals were created by relatively inexperienced animators, and the score was by Hans Zimmer, who had never worked on an animated film before. The story itself went through a staggering number of concept changes and rewrites. Three people are officially credited as screenwriters, but then there are 17 people credited with contributing to the story, an additional eight people credited under “additional story material,” plus a story supervisor. At one point it was going to be a story about lions vs baboons, and the original title was King of the Jungle before somebody realized that lions don’t actually live in the jungle. Eventually the pitch became “Bambi in Africa meets Hamlet” and everyone just ran with that. Somehow, seemingly by accident, exactly the right people with exactly the right talent and dedication managed to create a masterpiece out of what by all logic should have been a disaster, and learning all of this over the years has made me appreciate it even more.
The Lion King is also full of difficult lessons that I still find relevant as an adult. Hakuna Matata is a good motto to apply to things you truly have no control over, but should never be used as an excuse not to work on problems you can do something about. Often it’s hard to tell which is which, and that’s why we all need friends and mentors like Nala and Rafiki to help. This movie also provides a deep and profound portrayal of grief through the eyes of a child, and how it stays with him through adulthood. Many other Disney protagonists have deceased or absent parents, but there’s no other moment in the Disney canon anywhere near as devastating as Mufasa’s death. It’s not exactly the same situation, but my aunt who first took me to see this movie died of cancer when I was 11. That was the first real loss of my life, and I think the fact that I will always associate The Lion King with her has significantly deepened my appreciation for this movie. My first viewing in 2020, before my brother and I embarked on our Disney project, was in honor of the 18th anniversary of her death, and I sobbed through most of the movie. It was very cathartic. I know that The Lion King is widely beloved and acclaimed – it’s the highest grossing 2D animated film of all time, it won two Oscars, it has 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it’s currently ranked #37 on IMDb’s top 250 movies – but it still feels incredibly personal to me. It was the first movie that I ever fell truly, deeply in love with, so it will always be one of my favorites.
Thank you for listening to me discuss another of my most frequently rewatched movies. Stay tuned for next week, when I will be talking about another Disney film that I’ve seen 19 times. As always, I will leave you with a quote from that next movie: “Darling. Could you, like, chill for a sec?”
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Festival of the Lion King 👑 🏰 🐯
What's a motto? Nothing, what's the motto with you? ~Simba & Timon
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Hakuna Matata - Peter Parker
@justasmisunderstoodasloki said: heyo im back with requests! so what about a 'thats what friends are for' with hazzy o and a hakuna matata with my boi peter p. Maraming salamat!
Dad!Peter
"𝐇𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐚! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞!"
“Y/N, will you stop worrying? Zoe will be fine.” Peter chuckled.
“It’s her first day of school, Peter. What if the kids aren’t nice? What if she forgets the alphabet? What if kids bully her? Pete, let’s go back and get her. I’ll just homeschool her.” You rambled.
“Y/N, honey, she’ll be fine.” Peter smiled as he parked the car in your driveway. “We’ll see her after three hours and she’ll tell us all about her day. Plus, this is good for her. She’ll gain new friends and everything.”
“She’s growing up, Pete.” You pouted.
“I know she is, but’s that’s life. We just got to live like Timon and Pumbaa.”
“Excuse me, what?”
“Hakuna matata, honey. Hakuna matata.” Peter said. “That’s my motto. and as the song goes, “it means ‘no worries’” and we shouldn’t worry. She’ll be alright. This is one of her many milestones and we should be glad that we’re here to witness it at all.”
“I guess, you’re right.” You said.
“Of course, I am.” Peter smiled. “We can do something while we’re waiting for her to finish school.”
“Yeah? What can we do?” You asked.
“We can try for another baby, so she has a sibling to play with.” Peter joked.
“You know what? I’m not opposed to that idea. Let’s do it! See you upstairs, hun.” You winked and got out of the car to enter your house. Peter watched as you quickly disappeared in the house with his jaw dropped.
He snapped himself out of it and said to himself, “Alright, let’s do this!”
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#peter parker#peter parker blurbs#peter parker blurb#peter parker x reader#peter parker x y/n#in-a-lot-of-fandoms-tbh#k's disney animated requests
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Traveling to Maasai Mara 1/27/2020
Today, we woke up at the crack of dawn to leave Limuru, Nairobi Kenya and head into Maasai Mara, Kenya. We threw our belongings in our suitcases and headed for the lobby to turn in our keys and venture off to our last stretch of the trip. Buttttt, we had to do some reorganizing and reallocating of our suitcases to make sure all of us fit into the vans to head out. We had a long journey ahead of us, and we were all hoping to catch up on some zzz’s on the way there. We made a few stops along the way. The first stop was to catch a view of the Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley runs from the Red Sea to the country of Mozambique and sits at an elevation of 9,600KM. It is overflowing with lush grasses and wildlife. We all believe that Pride Rock truly exists and that someone in the Valley you can hear Simba, Timon and Pumbaa singing “Hakuna Matata”. Believe it or not, Kenyans and Tanzanians really say “Hakuna Matata” and they live by the “no worries” motto. Anyway, our next stop was at a mall on the way. The malls here are huge and they’re a great place to find something to eat, some good Kenyan coffee, and an ATM. The malls here also have supermarkets inside, so many of the girls ran in to grab some snacks for the road. We realized we were getting closer when we started traveling on the hour-long unpaved roadways that lead to the Mara. Areas out here are relatively undeveloped, but we have all grown to appreciate the virtually untouched land. As we drove, on either side of the van’s herds of zebra, wildebeest, antelope, elands, giraffes, and elephants adorned the landscape. So, although the ride was bumpy, we were surrounded by beauty. Maasai men could be seen sprinkled about the landscape with their herds of cattle which is equivalent to our monetary wealth. When we finally arrived at the Enaitoti Hotel in the Maasai Mara we were greeted by the staff with wet towels and fresh fruit juice for our long journey. Two women from the Maa Trust were also present and they briefly explained to us what community projects we would be involved in for the next week. We then ate a delicious lunch prepared for us which included a salad, curry chicken on rice, and sliced fruits for dessert. Yum! We started to unpack, and this quickly turned into a pow wow outside of our rooms. We all got together as a cohort and discussed our current feelings, highs and lows of the days, and things were looking forward to when we get home. While today was supposed to be just a day for travel, we turned it into a boding experience. We are all looking forward to the service projects that the Maa Trust has prepared for us! Here’s to the Maasai Mara!!! 😊
-Aliyah
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Simba | 32 | Fixed-->Greater Good | NA
Realm: Earth
Occupation: Manager at Oasis
Pronouns: he/him
Sexuality: Up to player
FC: Jarod Joseph
He is: Headstrong-->Realistic-->Genuine
But also: Pessimistic-->Worrisome-->Strict
Based on Simba from The Lion King
OPEN || TAKEN
What’s a motto ||
He was his parent’s pride and joy. Brought up by two loving parents that gave him the world. Since his father was the owner of a well established club money was never an issue. Simba never went without and often went with his father to work and learned the way of the land so to speak. But when he was fifteen everything changed. His father’s club was robbed and in the process his father was killed. Walking up at the exact right time when the three robbers ran out. His uncle happened to be pull up at that time as well and told him that should others arrive that it would appear that they would think it was all Simba’s fault. He would be charged with the whole thing and his mother would be heartbroken. His uncle urged him to run away and never look back. So he did.
Simba wandered for days and weeks before finally collapsing in an alleyway. He was starving and dehydrated. Luckily, two men, who were working on a shelter for youth just like him, had found him. Timon and Pumbaa by name and they took Simba in with open arms. Welcoming him in to their home and raising him as their own. Eventually he had grown into a well rounded young man. They gave him the position of managing their shelter once it was up and running. But eventually he was found when a disheveled young woman came into the building. He immediately recognized her as a girl he had grown up with named Nala and the two began to reconcile and tell catch the other up. It appeared that there was trouble in paradise.
Nala told him that since his father’s death that his mother had inherited everything. Because he had mysteriously disappeared everyone thought he was kidnapped by the robbers and killed as well. But his uncle was fighting for ownership of the club that was rightfully Simba’s as he was named the successor and the heir to a hefty inheritance. Nala had been sent to find someone that could help them since the police were doing nothing to stop his uncle. Simba, however, was heavily set in his ways and refused to go back. Afraid that when everyone saw him that they would shame him and blame him for his father’s death. Just the way that his uncle had said they would. With the shelter booming with youth in need and at risk he definitely couldn’t leave Timon and Pumbaa.
Look, sometimes, bad things happen ||
Timon and Pumbaa-->”Look, kid, you gotta put your past behind you.”
His adoptive parents so to speak. They could never replace his dad but they definitely looked out for him and provided for him. Without them he wouldn’t know what to do.
Nala-->”Because it’s your responsibility.”
A childhood best friend and voice of reason. Growing up they would get in all kinds of trouble together. They were nearly inseparable. Now, she is his voice of reason.
Mowgli-->Like Father Like Son
In several ways, he sees a lot of himself in the young man. He’s by no means a kid anymore. But ever since he came into Oasis seeking help and refuge he’s grown rather attached to him. Even looks after him like a son.
#simba#jarod joseph#the lion king#lion king#open#openm#opengg#openmgg#gg#disney#disney rp#disney rpg#disney roleplay#magic#magic rp#magic rpg#magic roleplay#rp#rpg#roleplay#dark#dark rp#dark rpg#dark roleplay#war rp#war rpg#war roleplay
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“The Lion King” (2019) - Thoughts/Review
So my sister, Ciara, and I went and saw the remake of The Lion King at the cinema where I work since I get free tickets and I didn’t really want to have to pay £20 just to watch a film I could easily watch at home. To add, my sister has been super sick recently and I felt it might be nice to treat her - even though she has been saying for weeks “they’ve ruined it, I can tell”. The original Lion King is Ciara’s favourite movie and we actually rewatched the original on Friday because it’s one we both love. Ciara and I went in with absolutely zero expectations, thinking “it’ll be absolutely shit” based on what we’ve seen trailer/advert/clip wise.
I’m going to put my thoughts/feelings under a “read more”, just to be safe. Also, reminder that it’s just my opinion and that I can’t tell other people how to feel about the film.
So...it wasn’t as terrible as we expected it to be but it wasn’t a masterpiece like the original either.
They could have just reused the original “Circle of Life” as it was, really, but whatever.
Having said that, they could have frankly just lifted the entire audio of the animated film and animated the film to it instead of bringing in other cast members.
One of the first things my sister said was “where the fuck is Rafiki’s staff?”, and she kept saying it throughout the film, like it REALLY annoyed her that he didn’t have his stick with him the entire time.
Ciara said that the opening was the best part for her personally, I don’t know if that’s because nostalgia or because there was no talking, but that’s her thought on it.
BABY SIMBA IS SO SWEET OH MY GOODNESS
I love James Earl Jones but for some reason he just sounded...rather unbothered here. Like he was bored. Maybe it’s because hes old(er) now and he just doesn’t have the energy for it, maybe I was comparing his vocal performance here too much to his original one in 1994, but for some reason he just didn’t sound at all bothered or like the wise powerful King you can respect and fear.
I didn’t hate Scar’s new voice but I did feel like Jeremy Irons’ performance had more character to it, more sass/sarcasm. Here he just seemed a little..I don’t know. It was a little less sassy, if that makes sense.
It honest to God does feel like watching a nature documentary, like I was half expecting fucking David Attenborough to suddenly start talking over it to be honest.
Baby Simba reminded me of our cat, Dave, and he was admittedly very cute. I also really loved the things that the lions did that reflected actual cat behaviour, like pouncing and stuff like that.
Is it just me or did the filmmakers have the same issue as the original did in that they couldn’t decide what colour Nala’s eyes were? Like at one point I was like “oh, they’re actually green, cool”, but then in the next scene I was like “they’re brown?!” etc.
I liked the hyenas in this, I like that they were allowed to make actual hyena cackles because real hyena cackles are creepy as fuck. I also really loved Shenzi, even if I do wish they’d brought Whoopi Goldberg back.
During “I just can’t wait to be King”, I couldn’t help but feel like it paled in comparison to the original. I know I’m talking about the original a lot, but that’s the issue with these remakes - they will always be compared to their original films. In the original, the cubs were jumping on top of animals, making big gestures, the colours were bright etc. Here it was just two cubs running around a watering hole, the colours just...normal. Muted even. The vocals were fine, but compared to the original it just wasn’t the same.
My sister wanted to know why they didn’t bring back Rowan Atkinson as Zazu and I kind of have to agree. I found his woodpecker joke funny though.
I stand by what I said about Simba and Nala as cubs looking too similar. In the wild, yeah, that might be the case but this is a movie - the audience should be able to tell who is who. Eventually I think I understood which cub was which but that was only because they were talking and Simba is nearly-always in front.
Nala’s “Simba, do you speak bird” had my sister giggling though, so there’s that.
There were moments where I could see the animals expressing some emotion but for the most part it was very uncanny. It was like those voices shouldn’t have been coming out of lions - which is kind of the point. That’s why the Lion King on screen works better as an animation instead of realistic CGI.
I’m assuming that they changed Ed a bit to be more politically correct since in the original he was a bit...not quite there.
Unless they were talking, I could not tell which hyena was supposed to be which. The original three hyenas had very clear differences in their designs, whereas here they all look the same.
I did like the “Kings of the Past” scene under the stars - I think my sister and I both agree that it was very sweet.
Having said that, it went from broad daylight to dark as night in about two seconds and I can’t stand it because it should have been FAR more gradual.
Let’s have a moment of silence for “Be Prepared”. Somehow the best song from the original is the worst one in the remake because they cut 90% of it and turned it into a weird chant. It just makes it even more glaringly obvious that Jeremy Irons was a better Scar, to be honest. The beat is good but goddamit, the song deserved better.
I know Disney changed it because the original “Be Prepared” had sort of Nazi undertones but like...isn’t that the point? Scar is an evil dictator, it’s not like he’s a good guy. It’s like changing Chicken Run so that the farm isn’t operated like a concentration camp - it ruins the whole point.
I could be wrong but did they not use the “Mufasa has something he didn’t have before...a weakness” line? Because that was the line I heard in the adverts and thought was a good addition.
THE GORGE SCENE JFC
Not gonna lie, I kinda miss Scar knocking Zazu out - though I suppose it makes sense for Zazu to get the lionesses (and where the frick were they then?!)
I audibly gasped when Mufasa was knocked over trying to help Simba off the tree branch like I KNEW what was coming but it genuinely still gets to me.
Mufasa REALLY had to jump carefully down the gorge, huh
Mufasa’s death gave me mixed feelings to be honest; the delivery of “Long Live the King” was disappointing. Like in the original it’s slowly said, so evil it gives you chills, whereas here it’s so...meh. And I had to try not to laugh still because I turned to my sister and just said, “...Did Scar just bitch-slap Mufasa off a cliff?!”
Okay, Simba in the gorge and finding his dad’s body, him calling for help... god fucking damn it. My sister was openly crying and saying “for fuck sake, I’ve seen the original a hundred times and it still gets to me!”. I was crying too...it’s just something about that baby lion calling for help as his dad lies dead on the floor...shit, it gets to you.
It also helps that Hans Zimmer composed the soundtrack again - it’s beautiful, but I think that because we’ve heard it before and associate it with the original, it adds to the feelings. Like I hear the “Stampede” soundtrack and immediately I think of Simba crying for help.
I wish they had showed more fear on Simba’s face when Scar told him to run away - in the original, his ears are down, his eyes are wide, his posture/stance is clearly showing he’s terrified. Here he just looks a little...surprised.
OKAY BUT HOW DID SIMBA END UP ON THE LOWER PART OF THE CLIFF?! I DON’T...HOW?!
The imagery of Scar walking onto the ledge of Pride Rock as the hyenas surround the other lions is still super powerful, to be honest.
I wish Zazu had been trapped like in the original, like that was comedy gold and they missed it.
Disney really couldn’t have brought back Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella huh -_-
Look, I’m not a huge fan of Seth Rogen anyway - Sausage Party HAUNTS me to this day - but usually in voice over I find him more bearable. Not that I hate him that much but still... I would have felt ten times more generous about his Pumbaa voiceover if he hadn’t done his laugh. We ALL know the Seth Rogen laugh.
I still liked the dynamic between Timon and Pumbaa, even if my sister felt it wasn’t the same.
Some absolutely GOLDEN lines were cut, and it should be a crime: “he looks blue” “I’d say goldish-brown”.
THANK GOD they kept in “what’s a-motto with you?” though
“I got downhearted every time that I...farted, are you gonna stop me?!” “NO I AM NOT, YOU DISGUST ME” - wHAT. I mean...what?!
I’m glad there were a few other animals living in the jungle other than Timon and Pumbaa, like it makes more sense that there’s others living there. Having said that, I also liked the idea of them having this utopia to themselves in the original so...yeah.
My sister pointed out that the Timon-Pumbaa-Simba relationship was severely lacking in this film. In the original, you could tell that Timon and Pumbaa loved Simba dearly and that he was seen as a total equal. Here they seemed so much stand-offish even after living with him for so long.
“Yeah, you’ve grown 400 pounds since we started” - LMFAO THIS WAS A GOOD LINE OKAY
“Oh now he’s riffing” - honestly same, was it necessary XD
Ciara felt that the added scene showing Nala/the lionesses in the Pridelands/Nala leaving was unnecessary. In the original, you feel the shock with Simba when he returns because it’s the first time you see what a wasteland it has become. Here you don’t have that. It was clearly just to fill some extra time and get their money’s worth out of Beyonce, milking it for all they have.
The tension in that scene was nice though, and I sort of liked how a) Sarabi rejected Scar and b) how this was then a catalyst for Scar saying “the hyenas eat before the lions...but they don’t leave much behind”. Good addition that was.
Was the additional exposition showing a tuft of Simba’s mane journeying really necessary? Like we didn’t need to see a giraffe fucking eat it or a dung beetle rolling a ball of shit with the mane inside of it. Like come on, Disney, really? They clearly just wanted to show off that they could pull it off.
What’s that quote Jeff Goldblum says in Jurassic Park (I think?)? “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should”. THE SAME GOES FOR THE PEOPLE AT DISNEY, JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD
How did Rafiki see a random tuft of hair and immediately go “FUCK YEAH IT’S SIMBA HE’S ALIVE”, like he didn’t smell it (it would have smelt of shit though) or anything, he just looked at it and was like “SIMBA IS ALIVE”. HOW THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW THAT.
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” was a fucking delight, and my sister and I both sung/danced along to it, no regrets.
I jumped so hard when Nala just came out of nowhere and interrupted the song to be honest
The close-ups of Timon’s face in this film are hilarious to be honest - creepy but hilarious.
HOW DID NALA REALIZE IT WAS SIMBA RIGHT AWAY?! In the original she was like “who are you?” but now she just knew?! SHE THOUGHT SIMBA WAS DEAD BUT SHE SEES A RANDOM MALE LION AND IMMEDIATELY KNOWS THAT’S HER OLD BEST FRIEND WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD?! FUCK OFF
“Can You Feel the Love Tonight”...hmmm. Sorry, I gotta have a whole separate section for this.
Firstly...TONIGHT. CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT, DISNEY. IT’S AT NIGHT TIME. IN THE EVENING. AT LEAST PUT A FUCKING SUNSET OR SOMETHING TO SHOW IT’S EVENING.
Don’t get me wrong, the animation was beautiful, but jesus christ, it’s set at NIGHT TIME. How do you fuck that up?! It’s literally IN the damn song.
My sister and I are really not Beyonce fans, I’m sorry. Ciara literally leaned over and whispered “I’m going to sing the song myself to block out Beyonce”, that’s how much she despised it.
Look, Beyonce is a singer and yeah, she’s a strong singer. No one is disputing that. Do I think she’s overrated? Absolutely, but I can admit she can sing. She is NOT a voice actress and she should NOT be voicing a character like Nala. Every time she spoke, I just missed Moira Kelly’s performance from the original even more.
Beyonce’s voice just doesn’t fit the song. She was overpowering Donald Glover far too much - it was like he was a backup singer in a song meant to be a duet. A duet is supposed to have the two voices melding together and harmonizing to create a beautiful sound - not one person taking over and making it all about them
Okay but why the fuck does Seth Rogen sound like Kermit right at the end of the song?
Anyway, moving on back to the rest of the film:
Another moment of my sister saying “BUT WHERE IS HIS STICK, HE HAS TO WACK PEOPLE WITH IT”
Disney really cut out the stick metaphor where Rafiki hits Simba and says “it hurts, yes, but it’s in the past”. Like COME ON DISNEY. That’s one of the key moments for god’s sake!
So they could animate Simba’s mane-hair being rolled along the ground in giraffe shit but NOT Mufasa in the clouds? LMFAO OKAY WHATEVER
Jesus Christ Disney, did you HAVE to put that “Spirit” song over Simba going back to the Pridelands?! It just a) doesn’t fit the scene and b) comes out of nowhere. Like nowhere else in the film is there a moment like that, so why now?
Unpopular Opinion: “Spirit” is a bad song and my sister agrees. Everyone’s kissing Beyonce’s ass about it but me, my mum and my sister have all on separate occasions heard it and said “wow that’s fucking shit”.
I miss the slo-mo of Simba running through the desert more than ever. Couldn’t we have just had a recreation of that scene with the same music and NOT Beyonce’s random song ruining it?
I had a feeling they would cut out the Hula dance thing but it still annoys me because that is ICONIC
My sister and I were both far too happy when Rafiki took his stick out of the tree, like we were like “FINALLY”
Instead Timon and Pumbaa start singing “Be Our Guest” and like...Why?! Is this a joke just for Disney fans? BATB and TLK aren’t even set in the same continent, for a start, let alone being a part of the same story, so how the hell does Timon know it? I mean, it’s hilarious if you’re a Disney fan but just...why? It makes absolutely zero sense.
Sarabi still manages to be a badass Queen and I love it
The vocals during the big reveal scene really weren’t anywhere NEAR the standard of the original, especially on Scar’s part. It just felt so weak compared to Matthew Broderick and Jeremy Irons, to be honest.
Why...Why does Nala suddenly have beef with Shenzi? Just...yeah, Shenzi and like 50 other hyenas tried to eat Nala (and Simba) as a cub but like...why does Nala suddenly have personal beef with her based on that one interaction? They don’t even LOOK at each other again until this moment in the film.
The battle was cool, I guess, but maybe I’m just super blood-thirsty and gory so...who knows. The Simba/Scar fight was especially good.
I wish Rafiki using his stick was more karate/martial arts like the original, here it’s just like he’s flailing it about randomly
I did like that they reused the part where Scar basically flings smoldering soot/ash/rock into Simba’s face. Like that’s the kinda dirty tactic I live for.
“You were right about one thing, Scar...a hyena’s belly is never full” - OH SHIT, MY WIG WAS SNATCHED OH MY LORD WHAT A LINE
The hyenas eating Scar is so dark in the original and it’s even darker here because it looks so real, like I genuinely felt horrified watching it even though you don’t see anything.
Towards the end when Simba nuzzled two of the lionesses, I couldn’t tell which one was supposed to be Sarabi and which was supposed to be Nala.
THAT MUSIC AS SIMBA BECOMES KING, THANK YOU HANS ZIMMER FOR NOT LETTING US DOWN
Okay but I genuinely want to know if the baby cub at the end is Kopa, Kiara or Kion. Disney can’t seem to make up their minds about Simba and Nala’s cub so...yeah. It could literally be any of them at this rate.
I had no idea that the first credits song was Elton John, and I miss his renditions of Circle of Life/Can You Feel the Love Tonight even more, like those are arguably two of the best Elton John songs.
THEY USED “He Lives in You” AS AN END CREDIT SONG AND I WANT TO WATCH THE LION KING 2 AGAIN
So here’s the thing...it wasn’t as horrendous as I thought it would be, and Ciara agrees. Ciara is arguably the one to ask about Lion King matters since it’s literally her favourite film (having said that, for the longest time I thought her favourite was Tangled so...). It was nowhere near the standard of the original, and you could definitely just stay at home and watch the original and get more out of it then paying £30 at the cinema (far more if you’re a family). Some of the jokes fell sort of flat, some of them worked, it was a bit of a mix.
For the most part, the new voices weren’t too bad but none of them were better than the original voice actors. I honestly don’t understand why they didn’t bring back Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Jeremy Irons, Rowan Atkinson, Ernie Sabella, Whoopi Goldberg etc. Obviously I know at least two of the original voice actors died (the ones for Sarabi and Rafiki) but why replace the ones who are still alive? I just...I don’t understand to be honest. Having more members of the original cast would have definitely triggered nostalgia for the adults watching the trailer/adverts and made them want to watch it more.
I didn’t hate it as much as I expected to. I don’t think I would want to pay to see it again (so if I do end up seeing it again, it’ll probably be at my place and for free) but it was cute and I can understand why parents would want to bring their kids to watch it. I did feel super nostalgic but afterwards, I kind of just wanted to go home and watch the original again. And I literally rewatched it three days ago.
It’s definitely not a masterpiece like the original was - none of the remakes are up to the standard of their original movies, but The Lion King is definitely nearer the bottom of my list in terms of how good a movie it is. Like I said, it wasn’t anywhere near as terrible as I thought it would end up being - I fully expected to want to leave halfway through and to have a raging headache, but that was not the case. It was a fine way to pass the afternoon, no doubt, and I think I ate too much food whilst I was there, but other than that...yeah, you get the idea.
If nothing else, it has adorable lion cubs in it so that’s a big plus I guess.
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the signs as disney movies // leo - the lion king
Pumbaa: [about "Hakuna Matata"] It's our motto.
Young Simba: What's a motto?
Timon: Nothing. What's a motto with you?
[laughs]
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Young Simba: Dad?
Mufasa: Hmm?
Young Simba: We're pals, right?
Mufasa: Right.
Young Simba: And we'll always be together, right?
Mufasa: Simba, let me tell you something my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.
Young Simba: Really?
Mufasa: Yes. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I.
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Simba: what’s a motto?
Timon: nothin! what’s a motto with you?
kid!me: i don’t get it
adult!me:
#- HK#Disney#listened to the Disney Hits spotify playlist and no offense but it SUCKS bc half of it is covers#mobile#x
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This year has been a whirlwind, to say the least. We have all changed from the beginning of 2020, til now. With everything that has been going on, and all of the chaos that our world has gone through, I believe we are stronger for it. Some of our loved ones didn't make it, and I am extremely saddened at that fact. The pandemic, the election, and our new normal has changed from the start of this year. We have all grown as individuals, and personally, I am proud of us and of myself. Taking a step back, I now realize that we cannot hold onto the past, and we cannot hold grudges. Tomorrow isn't promised. We have to continue to make strides, whether we have the desire, or not. I've learned that you have to put any negative energies on the back burner and just move on with your life. Be authentically YOU. Yes, this year has been nothing short of difficult, but we as a people are stronger than we give ourselves credit for. Listen. We made it! We've made it through another year and we can only hope that 2021 will bring more blessings and harmony. There will always be a glimmer of hope, even in our darkest of times. Trust in that and always, always press on. Whether you feel down in the dumps, or if you are overjoyed, you cannot push through if you do not believe solely in yourself. I've become a different person, but I am now, the person I've always wanted to be. I am more vocal, I have become more positive, and I love my tribe with everything in me. If this year has thought me anything, it's that you take what you can get and you make the best of it. No matter what happens in your life, you yourself, have the control to change at any moment in time. At the end of the day, self love and positivity go a long way. You cannot dwell on the negatives or the past. It is unhealthy and it isn't beneficial to your life. My outlook is not the same as it was at the start of 2020, but it is all for the best. Going into 2021, I think what we all should do is make our focal point, our accomplishments. Focus on the good and let go of any dissension that has affected our lifetime. Like Timon from the Lion King once said, "You've gotta put the past behind ya." The motto of 2021 will be.. Hakuna Matata. Don't worry about what has affected your life all these years, and just continue to focus on the blessings we have recieved. Weed out anything or anyone who or will destroy your sense of peace. Let us all live our best lives, and keep on keeping on. Stand tall and look towards the future. The light at the end of the tunnel is beautiful and we will all soon see that it was all worth it in the end. Cherish the laughter, cherish the good times and center your spirit. We will all be okay... Happy New Year's Eve everybody! Well wishes to all of you. May this year be so much better than the last and may we all have many moments to be able to finally stop stressing, and breathe in the better days.... 🕊
Wrote this on NYE... Never posted it on Tumblr, so here ya go...
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THE LION KING
The Lion King (Summery)
The Lion King is a 1994 board book adaptation of the movie of the same name produced by Disney Animation. Written by Don Ferguson, it is a narrated and illustrated retelling of the coming of age of Simba, a young lion, as he overcomes the death of his father and ousting from his pride which rules the Pride Land, a kingdom of animals in Africa. Simba ultimately regains his rightful place as king of the pride, and in doing so, restores the kingdom’s natural order, referred to in the animals’ shared vocabulary as the “circle of life.”
The novel begins in the Pride Lands, an area in Kenya, Africa ruled by a pride of lions. Its leader, King Mufasa, who rules benevolently from his home, Pride Rock, attends the presentation of his newborn son, Simba, to the assembly of animals that make up the kingdom. His advisor and shaman, a baboon named Rafiki, hoists young Simba into the air atop a rocky pinnacle, and the animals cheer. Mufasa waves his hand across the land, explaining that Simba will be responsible for it once he becomes king. He also explains the “circle of life,” the sacred relationship between birth and death that connects all living creatures.
As Simba comes of age, Mufasa’s younger brother, Scar, seeks to usurp the throne. Scar plans to kill Mufasa and Simba. He lures Simba and his best friend and future wife and queen of the pride, the young lioness Nala, to explore a dangerous elephant graveyard. There, a trio of spotted hyenas loyal to Scar ambushes them. Mufasa, learning about the ambush from his messenger hornbill Zazu, rushes to rescue the cubs. Though Mufasa is angry with Simba, he forgives him, taking him to a field and explaining that the kings of the past watch from the stars, just as he will one day watch over the prides of Africa.
After his failed attempt to kill Simba, Scar lures him and Mufasa into a ravine where his hyenas cause a stampede of wildebeest, hoping to have them trampled. Scar lures Simba first and then, notifies Mufasa of Simba’s danger. Mufasa rushes to save Simba again but is left hanging on the edge of the ravine. Scar approaches and, instead of saving him, throws him into the ravine, where he dies. Scar convinces Simba that Mufasa’s death was his own fault, telling him to leave the kingdom. After Simba flees with the hyenas in pursuit, Scar tells the rest of the pride that the wildebeest killed both Mufasa and his son, Simba. He becomes the new king, allowing his previously excommunicated hyenas and their pack to come live in the Pride Lands.
Simba, exhausted in the desert, is rescued by a meerkat and a warthog, Timon and Pumbaa. He grows up with them in the jungle, learning to create a carefree life and adopting a new motto, “Hakuna Matata,” meaning “no worries.” One day, a hungry lioness comes to hunt Timon and Pumbaa. Simba intercepts her, discovering that she is Nala. They fall back in love and Nala tells him to come home, conveying that the Pride Lands have fallen into drought and despair. Simba refuses and runs away, unwilling to cope with returning to the site of his father’s death. He finds Rafiki, who says that Mufasa is still alive in Simba. Mufasa’s spirit appears in the stars, telling Simba that he must live on as king. Simba is convinced to return home.
Simba covertly returns to Pride Rock, confronting Scar. Scar tries to exploit Simba’s insecurity about his role in Mufasa’s death, backing him to the edge of Pride Rock. There, he reveals that he killed Mufasa. Overcome with anger, Simba throws himself onto Scar, pinning him down. He forces Scar to announce the truth to the pride. His friends Timon and Pumbaa, along with Rafiki, Zazu, and the lionesses, fight off the hyenas while Scar tries to escape. Simba corners him, and Scar begs for mercy, offering to betray his hyenas. Simba agrees on the condition that Scar is banished from the Pride Lands. Scar tries to attack again, and Simba throws him from the rock. He survives the fall but is killed by the hyenas who overheard his betrayal. Rain begins to fall as Simba regains the kingship, and life comes back to the Pride Lands. The book concludes as Rafiki holds up Simba and Nala’s new cub to the assembly of animals, repeating the circle of life.
A classic coming of age story, The Lion King incorporates the symbolism of the animal kingdom and its natural hierarchical structure to present the struggle of its protagonist as a return to his inherited home, family, and throne.
Guide questuion
Lion king.
1. As you go through life, you will see that there is so much that we dont understand. And the only things we know is that things dont always go the way we plan.
2. It is truly that the past can hurt. But from the way we see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.
3. Simba, Timon and Pumbaa. Their appearances in the show made it so lively and entertaining. I like how Timon and Pumbaa were so willing to sacrifice their ‘Hakuna Matata' in order to aid Simba to his rightful throne eventhough they did not know what really happened. They just knew Simba needed help and they would be there for him. And this makes me feel that they are of a family rather than mere pals.
4. I think it would be the death of simba's father. Its hard for a child to loss his father at young age just like simba. But as times goes by, we have to accept the fact and live our life to the fullest.
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MOVIE TITLE: LIKE STARS ON EARTH
Plot Summary
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old child whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to 'be disciplined'. Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself.
Guide Questions:
1. What life lessons can be learned from the movie?
Like stars on earth brings a good message about education. The content of the film only turns around a boy named Ishaan Awasthy has trouble in reading and writing. He is thought to be such a stupid boy that his family has to send him to a special school. However, his life was really changed when he met a good teacher art and get his helping. The film seems to expand a new aspect of teaching children It is better for us to find out the strength and weakness of children , then create various activities to encourage them to develop it
Each child has their own talent, so we should try to discover their strength and weakness order to help them recognize their real ability. The young teacher in the film spent a lot of time to understand why Isshaan can’t learn well like his friend. He decided to make a trip to go to the home of the boy and asked his family to provide some information about the studying of a boy. Actually, he was amazing when he saw the picture of Ishaan as well as his problem. After that, he has tried to look for easiest ways to help Ishaan to read and write. He combined between studying and playing through these activities relating to imagine.
Teacher should develop children’ strength by various activities. In the film “Like stars on the earth” the young teacher always holds many activities to stimulate children to learn such as drawing, camping and so on. He knew that Ishaan is good at drawing, so he decided to organize a drawing competition for all students and teacher in the school. Luckiy, Ishaan won the first prize. Gradually, the result of Ishaan is better than he was. Finally, he becomes the excellent student in the school. Therefore, both teacher and his family felt emotional for the effort of Ishaan and the enthusiasms of teacher
In short, teacher and family should need to know what their children want and wish. We can’t use all the same ways for each child. Each child posses a kind of intelligence, so parent needs to try to discover the strength of children instead of obligating. Let try to understand their emotion and realize children’s ability. Education really needs to have enthusiastic teachers and oblige to change if necessary.
2. What part of the story told by the movie was the most powerful? Why?
An art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh teaches at a local boarding school and thinks that every child is special and must have his chance of enjoying his/her school days, so he breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' in the school to let his motives became successful, all the children respond to him with joy, all except a small boy named Ishaan Awasthi, of eight years old who seem to be in a different world all the time. Nikumbh soon finds out that Ishaan is unhappy about something. He attempts to help him. The questions remain will he be successful or will the errant prove dangerous for him.
3. Who was your favorite character in the movie? Why?
My favorite character is teacher Ram Nikumbh. When he enters the scene, everything changes. He comes in with music and play; he doesn’t act as any other teacher in the school. He notices Ishaan and sets out to find what is troubling the boy. He discovers what Ishaan’s parents and teachers have missed – all the boy’s mistakes and shortcomings have a pattern. Nikumbh concludes that Ishaan is dyslexic, and admits he has the same problem. He starts helping the boy to overcome his disability, meanwhile unleashing his amazing artistic potential.
4. Did anything that happened in the movie remind you of something that has occurred in your own life or that you have seen occur to others?
When I was Grade schooler, I have a classmate who was slow in catching up in school, his parents and some of his teachers labeled him as lazy, dumb, stupid, and any other harsh adjectives that can be associated with his poor performance in school. But amidst his poor academic state, he stands with a gift. He has the gift of imagination, which allows him to see a world that is completely different from the world seen by ordinary people. Sadly, his parents and some of his teachers did not see the other side of the cookie, the other side of my classmate’s talent. Teachers should not dismiss a person because they are not performing at the same level as everyone else. As we all know, every child has individual differences. Look for the underlying cause and work for it.
Movie #2 : The Lion King
Plot Summary
The Lion King is a 1994 board book adaptation of the movie of the same name produced by Disney Animation. Written by Don Ferguson, it is a narrated and illustrated retelling of the coming of age of Simba, a young lion, as he overcomes the death of his father and ousting from his pride which rules the Pride Land, a kingdom of animals in Africa. Simba ultimately regains his rightful place as king of the pride, and in doing so, restores the kingdom’s natural order, referred to in the animals’ shared vocabulary as the “circle of life.”
The novel begins in the Pride Lands, an area in Kenya, Africa ruled by a pride of lions. Its leader, King Mufasa, who rules benevolently from his home, Pride Rock, attends the presentation of his newborn son, Simba, to the assembly of animals that make up the kingdom. His advisor and shaman, a baboon named Rafiki, hoists young Simba into the air atop a rocky pinnacle, and the animals cheer. Mufasa waves his hand across the land, explaining that Simba will be responsible for it once he becomes king. He also explains the “circle of life,” the sacred relationship between birth and death that connects all living creatures.
As Simba comes of age, Mufasa’s younger brother, Scar, seeks to usurp the throne. Scar plans to kill Mufasa and Simba. He lures Simba and his best friend and future wife and queen of the pride, the young lioness Nala, to explore a dangerous elephant graveyard. There, a trio of spotted hyenas loyal to Scar ambushes them. Mufasa, learning about the ambush from his messenger hornbill Zazu, rushes to rescue the cubs. Though Mufasa is angry with Simba, he forgives him, taking him to a field and explaining that the kings of the past watch from the stars, just as he will one day watch over the prides of Africa.
After his failed attempt to kill Simba, Scar lures him and Mufasa into a ravine where his hyenas cause a stampede of wildebeest, hoping to have them trampled. Scar lures Simba first and then, notifies Mufasa of Simba’s danger. Mufasa rushes to save Simba again but is left hanging on the edge of the ravine. Scar approaches and, instead of saving him, throws him into the ravine, where he dies. Scar convinces Simba that Mufasa’s death was his own fault, telling him to leave the kingdom. After Simba flees with the hyenas in pursuit, Scar tells the rest of the pride that the wildebeest killed both Mufasa and his son, Simba. He becomes the new king, allowing his previously excommunicated hyenas and their pack to come live in the Pride Lands.
Simba, exhausted in the desert, is rescued by a meerkat and a warthog, Timon and Pumbaa. He grows up with them in the jungle, learning to create a carefree life and adopting a new motto, “Hakuna Matata,” meaning “no worries.” One day, a hungry lioness comes to hunt Timon and Pumbaa. Simba intercepts her, discovering that she is Nala. They fall back in love and Nala tells him to come home, conveying that the Pride Lands have fallen into drought and despair. Simba refuses and runs away, unwilling to cope with returning to the site of his father’s death. He finds Rafiki, who says that Mufasa is still alive in Simba. Mufasa’s spirit appears in the stars, telling Simba that he must live on as king. Simba is convinced to return home.
Simba covertly returns to Pride Rock, confronting Scar. Scar tries to exploit Simba’s insecurity about his role in Mufasa’s death, backing him to the edge of Pride Rock. There, he reveals that he killed Mufasa. Overcome with anger, Simba throws himself onto Scar, pinning him down. He forces Scar to announce the truth to the pride. His friends Timon and Pumbaa, along with Rafiki, Zazu, and the lionesses, fight off the hyenas while Scar tries to escape. Simba corners him, and Scar begs for mercy, offering to betray his hyenas. Simba agrees on the condition that Scar is banished from the Pride Lands. Scar tries to attack again, and Simba throws him from the rock. He survives the fall but is killed by the hyenas who overheard his betrayal. Rain begins to fall as Simba regains the kingship, and life comes back to the Pride Lands. The book concludes as Rafiki holds up Simba and Nala’s new cub to the assembly of animals, repeating the circle of life.
A classic coming of age story, The Lion King incorporates the symbolism of the animal kingdom and its natural hierarchical structure to present the struggle of its protagonist as a return to his inherited home, family, and throne.
1. What life lessons can be learned from the movie?
You must forgive yourself.
Simba lives his entire life feeling sorry for himself and blames himself for the death of his father. First of all, it wasn’t his fault. Second of all, it doesn’t solve any problem or make anything better by feeling sorry for yourself. Had he forgiven himself he would have had more confidence and more clarity of what to do in life.
I think people often let a past mistake hold them back, too. Did you screw up a relationship or cause somebody to get hurt or fired from work? What’s in the past, is in the past. As Pumba would say, “you gotta put your past in your behind”.
Running away doesn’t solve your problems.
Suppress it, hide it, or lie to everyone else, but it’s not going to do anything positive for you. Simba spends most of his life living in fear. He’s scared. He didn’t forgive himself and he was scared to go back and challenge Scar. Once he did, he admits what he had done, challenges Scar face-to-face and ends up victorious.
Some people spend their entire life running away, trying to escape their problems and fears. When in reality, if you face the problem you have today, you’ll realize that it’s not as scary as you think, and then the rest of your life can be that much better.
2. What part of the story told by the movie was the most powerful? Why?
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE
When Rafiki takes Simba to a pond and tells him to look into it, we see a very special and powerful moment. He sees Mufasa's reflection that tells him "Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king. Remember who you are."
It's one of my favorites as it is the key turning point in the film.
3. Who was your favorite character in the movie? Why?
Mufasa Mufasa is a major character in Disney's 1994 animated feature film, The Lion King. He is Simba's father, Sarabi's mate, Scar's older brother, and was King of the Pride Lands until his death. I feel like all three Lion King movies are centered around Mufasa, his ways of life, his teachings and his ideals.
4. Did anything that happened in the movie remind you of something that has occurred in your own life or that you have seen occur to others?
Simba made every effort to forget who he was. He felt so guilty for something he didn’t do that he tried to run away from his true identity. He was a king but he didn’t act like one. He could have been living with the authority and power that comes with being a lion king, but instead he lived a different life. He didn’t realize that he was a lion and had a royal position to fulfill.
So many times we as Christians can relate to Simba. Sin can make us feel guilty and ashamed. A dark past makes us want to run away far away. A bad experience will lead us to isolate ourselves in a cave. And problems will overwhelm us to the point of not wanting to continue moving forward. When we allow these things to bring us down, we slowly forget about our true identity. We forget that we were born with a God-given destiny.
Just like Simba was eventually reminded of his purpose, so too does God remind us of ours. The Bible says that God knew us before we were in our mother’s womb. It says that He knows the number of hairs on our head and knows the words in our mouth before we even speak them. It also says that He has plans for us.
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. – Luke 12:7
Movie#3: Inside Out
Plot Summary
Inside Out is a film about an 11 year old girl named Riley who moves across the country from Minnesota to San Francisco with her parents. Riley experiences a transformation in her mind and in who she is as a person as she tries to adjust to her new life in San Francisco and to the difficult process of growing up. The viewer follows Riley’s five emotions, Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, on a journey in her mind to help her through her transition to adolescence, and to assist her in making what they think are the right decisions.
Pete Docter, the film's director, worked for Pixar Animation Studios for many years before directing Inside Out. He has directed other well-known Pixar films such as Monsters Inc. and Up, in addition to many other Pixar "shorts." Docter has been a voice actor in various Pixar films, as well as being a writer for many Pixar films. At the time of creating the film, Docter's daughter was 11 years old and was the inspiration for the character of Riley.
By making Riley a gender-neutral character and using important turning points in her life, Pete Docter is able to teach members of every demographic that an important aspect of growing up is understanding the memories that create our personalities.
1. What life lessons can be learned from the movie?
Happiness is not just about joy. When the film begins, the emotion of Joy—personified by a manic pixie-type with the voice of Amy Poehler—helms the controls inside Riley’s mind; her overarching goal is to make sure that Riley is always happy. But by the end of the film, Joy—like Riley, and the audience—learns that there is much, much more to being happy than boundless positivity. In fact, in the film’s final chapter, when Joy cedes control to some of her fellow emotions, particularly Sadness, Riley seems to achieve a deeper form of happiness.
Sadness is vital to our well-being. Early in the film, Joy admits that she doesn’t understand what Sadness is for or why it’s in Riley’s head. She’s not alone. At one time or another, many of us have probably wondered what purpose sadness serves in our lives.
Mindfully embrace—rather than suppress—tough emotions. At one point, Joy attempts to prevent Sadness from having any influence on Riley’s psyche by drawing a small “circle of Sadness” in chalk and instructing Sadness to stay within it. It’s a funny moment, but psychologists will recognize that Joy is engaging in a risky behavior called “emotional suppression”—an emotion-regulation strategy that has been found to lead to anxiety and depression, especially amongst teenager whose grasp of their own emotions is still developing. Sure enough, trying to contain Sadness and deny her a role in the action ultimately backfires for Joy, and for Riley.
Later in the film, when Bing Bong loses his wagon (the scene described above), Joy tries to get him to “cognitively reappraise” the situation, meaning that she encourages him to reinterpret what this loss means for him—in this case, by trying to shift his emotional response toward the positive. Cognitive reappraisal is a strategy that has historically been considered the most effective way to regulate emotions. But even this method of emotion regulation is not always the best approach, as researchers have found that it can sometimes increase rather than decrease depression, depending on the situation.
2. What part of the story told by the movie was the most powerful? Why?
Bing Bong Scenes
The tragedy of Bing Bong. Voiced by Richard Kind, Bing Bong is a purple elephant who was Riley’s imaginary friend when she was little, and he obviously has the power to fly to space, which they frequently did in a wagon. Throughout the whole movie, Bing Bong is worried that Riley doesn’t need him anymore since she’s growing up.
It all culminates in devastation. He and Joy (Amy Poehler) are stuck in a pit, desperately needing to get back to headquarters so Joy can take over Riley’s mind and make her feel happy again. So Bing Bong and Joy hop in the aforementioned wagon as Bing Bong tries to use his magical flying powers to get them out of a pit.
They can’t quite make it — and then Bing Bong gets a sad, knowing look on his face. He urges Joy to try again, and as the wagon takes a flying leap, Bing Bong barrel rolls out of the wagon, and it’s light enough that Joy is able to make it out of the pit. Joy looks back in horror as Bing Bong starts to physically disappear, knowing that he needs to sacrifice himself so that Riley can be happy. After all, she was his best friend.
3. Who was your favorite character in the movie? Why?
Joy, because boundless energy and a thirst for happiness define Joy. In her world, every day should be an amazing day, and there is always an upside to every obstacle. For Joy, problems are a pleasure because they give her something to solve, and sadness is a burden best pushed out of sight. You share Joy's zest for life. Everyday is a new adventure in your life, and you have no time to dwell on hardships. You have a larger than life, unstoppable personality and if you are not careful you can take other people's feelings for granted without realizing it. Your happiness is contagious though, and being around you is... well, a joy.
4. Did anything that happened in the movie remind you of something that has occurred in your own life or that you have seen occur to others?
Inside Out’s application to actual life has endless possibilities.
One of the hardest things for spectrum kids to grasp and communicate is the complexity of emotion. For instance, it took me watching the movie multiple times to realize that Joy didn’t have to be just joy, nor did Sadness have to mean just sadness, and so on down the line. By the end, we learn that memory is only monochromatic (and therefore only ruled by one emotion) when we are kids. As we get older, just as in life, our emotions begin to be a mix of different things. Moments of joy that make us cry, or being mad at how scared you got. Or even depression.
“Sadness is driving me today,” Is such a simple thing to say compared to sitting there torturing yourself over why you’re feeling this thing and what it’s doing there and how to make it go away. It’s much easier to visualize the complexity inside your mind as a console full of brightly colored figures, much easier especially to put a name to what you’re feeling.
As people get older, their emotions get more complex. Joyful memories of childhood become tinged with loss and nostalgia. The recognition that life is short and goes by fast introduces a sorrowful note into even our happiest moments, as we remember that they are going to end. But even so, you may find that a little sadness actually deepens your appreciation for and experience of joy.
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More To Find ~ Nine/Rose
Title: More to Find
Summary: 9/Rose. On a sleepless night Rose discovers something a little surprising about the Doctor
Characters: Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler
Word Count: 1,534
Rating: T
“Doctor?” Rose padded into the TARDIS console room expecting to find the Doctor where he always was late at night: under the TARDIS console fixing things. But as she stepped in she found the console room to be eerily quiet and dim, the only sound being the dull hum of the TARDIS herself.
Rose frowned at the lack of the Time Lord’s presence. She couldn’t sleep and he was always good for a long chat when she needed something to do. She loved listening to him talk about different planets and different parts of the TARDIS that he was trying to fix, using words that she had never heard of and wouldn’t even try to understand but she didn’t mind the least bit, it was all just so captivating, his knowledge of everything.
She was so looking forward to listening to whatever was on his mind at the moment and wondered where he could be. The TARDIS had infinite space, she knew because she once asked him to take her on a tour and he laughed and said, “that, Rose, would take years.” She hadn’t quite believed it at the time, it was when she first started traveling with him and though she’d been to the future and the past she didn’t quite grasp how unbelievable this all was.
Now though, well, she definitely believed now. After seeing her own dead father alive and well and being nearly killed by time soaked reapers, well nothing seemed impossible anymore.
She didn’t even know where to start looking for him. She’d gone exploring on the TARDIS a few times and tried not to get lost. She found the library (and was amazing to find a swimming pool in the library) and he had shown her the wardrobe room on her second trip with him but anything beyond that Rose hadn’t a clue.
But she was wide awake now and she knew there was no use going back to sleep so she went out on a mission to hopefully find the Doctor and not get lost.
She knew the pathway from her room to the console room like the back of her hand and she knew the way from her room to the library pretty well too but from the library there were two separate hallways to venture down and Rose was clueless as to which one he might be down.
Suddenly the lights in the corridor to her right flickered and the humming of the TARDIS grew louder. She wasn’t sure what that meant and part of her was telling her not to go down that corridor (perhaps that was the part of her that watched too many horror flicks) but she ended up walking that way anyway.
She made a few turns here and there each new corridor being lit up as she walked and she quietly called out for the Doctor, hoping he’d be around.
She was just about to give up all together and head back to bed when she heard noise coming from a distant corridor. It sounded like people were talking and not just any people, people on a television. Did the TARDIS have a television? She wondered and curiosity led her towards the sound. As she drew near she caught flickering colorful lights drifting out of an open door along with an unmistakable sound she’d recognize anywhere.
“....it means no worries for the rest of your days...”
She approached the room quietly and peered in through the doorway, gawking at the very large screen that took up most of the theatre sized wall.
“...problem-free philosophy: Hakuna Matata.”
Still gawking, Rose looked around the room. It was an immense room, definitely the size of a small cinema theatre but instead of rows and rows of chairs she only saw one arm chair rested in the center of the room and in that arm chair sat the Doctor, his feet propped up on the foot rest in front of him.
She quietly tip toed into the room, like a child trying to sneak in some cookies in the middle of the night and crept up behind the chair to observe him from behind.
“...what’s a motto?”
“Nothing, what’s amotto with you?”
A deep, hearty chuckle rumbled from the Time Lord and her eyebrows lifted in amusement. Even quieter still, she shifted so she could see his face and found a small smile on his lips and then when his foot started to tap along with the music drifting from the speakers she had to bite her lip to keep herself from laughing.
Finally she could keep quiet no longer and she leaned up against the back of the chair. “I never would have guessed.”
The Doctor yelped and flew out of the chair, whirling around to face her, his eyes stern and ready to fight. Then he caught sight of his supposed attacker and his face softened to one of annoyance. “Blimey Rose, don’t do that. Don’t you know it is not a very good idea to sneak up on a Time Lord?”
She ignored his scolding and only smirked at him, her eyes dancing in amusement.
He sighed heavily. “What?” He snapped.
“Nothing.” She insisted innocently with a shrug. “Just...I never guessed you would be watching a Disney movie.”
“There is nothing wrong with talking animals, Rose.” He huffed and collapsed back into his chair, propping his feet back up.
“Yeah,” She swung around the chair, now grinning, “If you’re five. Not something I’d really expect from a nine hundred year old alien.”
He shrugged non-chalantly. “Shows how much you know about nine hundred year old aliens.”
With one eyebrow raised she glanced back at the screen where Timon and Pumbaa were now trying to get young Simba to eat some “grub”. She shook her head slowly and turned her amused stare back at him. “It’s a disney movie.”
He sighed once more. “It happens to go down in Earth’s history as one of the best animated feature films.”
“It’s a cartoon.”
“Animated feature film.” He corrected, annunciating every word.
Rose bit down on her lip softly and chewed on it softly, crossing her arms and once again looking back at the screen. She watched in silence as the meerkat, warthog and lion sang about Hakuna Matata and as the song faded into the next scene of the movie, she finally glanced back at the Doctor whose steady gaze was fixated on the screen in front of him.
“Alright then Doctor,” She released her hands from their folded position on her chest and he quickly glanced at her. “I’ve only got one thing to say to you.”
She now had his full attention and he was staring at her with a cocked eyebrow, intrigued by her words and craving for her to continue.
A grin split across her face and she jerked her head to the side. “Scoot over.”
His other eyebrow popped up. “I’m sorry?”
“Scoot over.” She repeated.
He looked down at the tiny space next to him in the arm chair and then back at her, his expression unwavering. She rolled her eyes with an exasperated sigh, marched over to the chair and crawled into the minimal space next to him, swinging her legs over his lap.
She looked up at him and he was staring down at her with a perplexed expression but he didn’t try to stop her and he wasn’t protesting so that was good enough for her. She rested her head down against his broad shoulder. He wasn’t wearing his trademark leather jacket and she was pleased to discover, as she cuddled into him, that he was quite muscular and quite warm. She smiled against his chest, listening to the sound of his two strong heartbeats for a while and then finally focusing her attention on the movie she had watched so many times in her nineteen years of life.
If she weren’t so captivated by the singing, talking animals on the screen she would have noticed that for twenty full minutes, his intense blue eyes were not focused on the screen but on her and a pure, warm, adoring smile formed his lips.
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Timon: Hakuna matata!
Young Simba: Hakuna matata?
Pumbaa: It's our motto.
Young Simba: What's a motto?
Timon: I don't know, what's the ,motto with you?
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Acts 17
ACTS 17-
Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:Acts 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
ACTS 17- https://youtu.be/fQSdBK5I6bk
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/7-20-17-acts-17.zip
https://ccoutreach87.com/7-20-17-acts-17/
Guitar Jason- https://youtu.be/i4fyvjvI1y4
Timons?- https://youtu.be/vmtg-tz5WEg
ON VIDEO
.The philosophers
.Mars Hill
.Jesus is the Christ
.General revelation
.Freud
.Apologetics
.Zeus
.3 cities
.3 Sabbath days
.Simple church planting
.Athens
.Epicureans and Stoics
.Hedonism
.Altar to the unknown God
.Your own poets said it!
.Zeno
.Alice [the city]
.Treason?
.N.Y.Times
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I taught this chapter before and will add that below.
On the video I quoted- taught some of the poets- and quotes Paul himself used at his famous Mars hill sermon.
And mentioned the only 2 schools of philosophy actually mentioned by name in the bible-
So I’ll just add some of that info here-
Acts 17:18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
The Epicureans followed the school of thought founded by Epicurus [342- 270 BC]
Zeno [340-265 BC] was the founder of stoicism.
Acts 17:19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
Areopagus- where Paul preached the famous message was named after the Greek god Ares- the god of thunder and war. The Roman equivalent of the god Mars- that’s where we get ‘Mars hill’.
Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
The Cretan poet Epimenides [600 BC] said the first part [live and move..]
And the Cilician poet Aratus said the last part [we are his offspring].
It is interesting to note that Aratus [315-240 BC] was referring to the god Zeus- yet Paul still uses it to argue for the true God.
PAST POSTS- [Past teaching I did that relates to today’s post- ACTS 17- verses below]
http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/classics-western-literature.html
http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/western-intellectual-tradition-covering.html
https://ccoutreach87.com/atheism-apologetics-links-added/
https://ccoutreach87.com/overview-of-philosophy/
https://ccoutreach87.com/further-talks-on-church-and-ministry/
ACTS-
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/01/18/acts-1/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/01/26/acts-2/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/02/02/acts-3/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/02/09/acts-4/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/23/acts-5/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/31/acts-6/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/06/acts-7/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/14/acts-8/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/18/acts-9/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/05/07/acts-10/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/05/16/acts-11/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/05/22/acts-12/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/06/01/acts-13/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/06/14/acts-14/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/07/03/acts-15/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/07/07/acts-16/
Christianity was born at a time where Greek thought/ideas were a big part of society.
We do find the early apostles using the language/ideas of the Greek philosophers when describing the reality of Christ.
The apostle John refers to Christ as THE LOGOS- The word Logos- is a Greek word for ‘word’.
Jesus is called ‘the word of God’.
Now- the Greek thinkers were in fact seeking for the Logos- they used this term to describe the ultimate answer to all tings.
They were on a search for some Divine principle that could explain things.
So- the writers of the New Testament were in a way saying ‘look- we have found the Logos- the thing that you guys are looking for- it is Christ- the Divine Logos’.
We also see the apostle Paul debating with the Greek thinkers in the city of Athens [the seat of Geek philosophy- the city/state where Socrates was forced to drink cyanide].
In Acts chapter 17 he is preaching to these guys on Mar’s Hill- he says ‘In him we live AND MOVE and have our being’.
Now- today as we read this- we don’t get the full import of what he was doing.
But- to the Greek mind- the source of motion was a big thing.
Paul was a smart guy- and he was saying ‘in him we move’ showing that yes- the ‘source of motion’ [Thales water] is not found in the natural world [Physics] but the source comes from the Metaphysical world [God].
He also says ‘when I was walking thru your town- I saw one of your altars- to the unknown god’.
At the time many believed in a Pantheon of gods- and to cover their bases- they had an altar for any god they might have missed- smart thinking!
So Paul says ‘him I declare unto you’.
Notice how Paul was able to debate- converse with them- and at the end actually use their own ideas- to present the gospel.
In this chapter- Acts 17- we read of the only 2 groups of philosophers mentioned in the bible.
The Epicureans and the Stoics.
The Epicureans were an early form of what we call Hedonism today- the idea that pleasure is the principle purpose of man.
The Stoics believed in ‘stoicism’ that man should have no emotional response to pain or pleasure- that’s why we call people today ‘Stoics’- when they seem to not be moved by anything.
Ok- that’s it for now- might make some comments tonight- but I’m getting ready to fly out soon- and trying to wind down before I leave.
If I don’t write tonight- I’ll talk again when in North Bergen- God bless you all.
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SOCRATES
Socrates was born around 469-470 BCE.
He is famous for introducing a way of learning that engaged the students in a dialogue- the question would be put on the table- and thru rigorous debate- you would come to an understanding thru the process of questioning.
This is referred to as the Socratic Method.
Socrates came on the scene during the famous Spartan wars.
The other day I watched the movie 300- which depicts the battle between the city state of Athens against the city/state of Sparta.
As you know- the Athenians suffered a great defeat at the hands of the Spartans.
The Spartans were outmanned by the Athenians- but their motto was ‘come back with your shields- or on them’.
They were a true warrior nation- trained to fight from their youth- and this defeat sent the people of Athens into a time of disillusionment.
They questioned the power of their gods- and a sort of malaise fell over Athens after the defeat.
This was when Socrates entered the fray- when the people had many questions about life.
He was called the Gadfly of Athens- a title that would also be given to the 19th century Danish father of existentialism- Soren Kierkegaard.
They were called Gadfly’s- because they were like flies that would pester you- and elicit a response.
The leadership of Athens saw Socrates as one that was stirring up the youth of his day- and creating discontent among the populace.
He rejected the many god’s of the day- but did have a belief in a single deity- he- like the Christians 4 centuries later- would be accused of atheism- because of his rejection of multiple god’s.
He was sentenced to death in 399 BCE- and his form of execution was drinking Hemlock.
His most famous student- Plato- spoke with him before his death.
Many were surprised at how willingly Socrates faced his demise- and this willingness had a great impact on those who witnessed it.
Socrates never wrote anything- but most of what we do know about him comes from the writing of others- most notably from Plato’s Dialogues.
Plato wrote down what Socrates taught- In his writings we see Socrates engaging in this method with various people- thus the name of Plato’s works- Dialogues.
There is a debate about how much of what was written about him was actually true- Plato did add his own ideas into these debates- and the controversy about this is so strong that we actually have a name for it- the ‘Socratic Problem’.
During the time of the disillusionment of the Athenians- there were a group of philosophers known as the Sophists.
The word comes from Sophia- meaning wisdom.
Philosophy itself means The Love of Wisdom.
In our day the words Sophomore- Sophistry and Sophisticated are derived from this root word.
The Sophists were the original Pragmatists.
Pragmatism is a form of belief that says ‘do what works- regardless of the ethical implications’.
We will get to Pragmatism at the end of this whole series on Philosophy.
But for now- we see the division between what Socrates taught- and the Sophists.
Socrates did indeed teach a form of Ethics- which contrasted with the Sophists.
He said that the pursuit of virtue was better than the pursuit of wealth- much like the words of Jesus ‘what does it profit a man if he gain the world- and lose his soul’.
His most famous saying is ‘The unexamined life is not worth living’.
He emphasized the importance of mind over body- which inspired Plato’s philosophy of dividing reality into 2 separate realms- the world of senses and the world of ideas.
Socrates actually challenged the Democratic process- he believed it better for the wise men- the Philosopher Kings- to run the show.
Athens did have a form of Democracy at the time- and because of the rise of the Sophists- and the itinerant teachers- you had sort of an election process- much like in our day- where those who would attain office were those who spoke the best- and made the best public argument.
We elect judges and stuff in our day- and even presidents- not because they are the most capable- but because they ran the best campaign.
So- in a way I agree with Socrates- at times I think we need a better process of electing those to higher office- then the one we have now.
It’s important to note that even though we started this study with Thales- and in the study of Western philosophy it’s commonly understood to have started with Thales.
Yet- Socrates seems to be the Father of philosophy in many ways.
He probably has had the most influence in the field philosophy- and the 2 great philosophers that we’ll get to next come right out from the heels of Socrates [Plato and Aristotle].
Why is this important to note?
As we progress in this study- and get closer to the 19th/20th century philosophers- we will see a trend- away from the idea that there are actually any ethical values- moral virtues- or ‘right or wrong’.
These philosophers dabbled with the idea that values themselves are the cause of man’s problems [Freud].
So- keep in mind- one of the main streams of thought in the early stages of philosophy was that values were indeed the main thing- Socrates challenged the Sophists of his day- he said that moral virtue was very important- that to live life with the values of courage- honesty- self-denial- these were the things that made men good- noble.
The bible says ‘the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom’ ‘those that seek the Lord understand all things’.
Christian tradition would agree with Socrates in many ways- Jesus showed us that the virtue of service to others- to love your fellow man- to honor God- that these were indeed the heart of the matter.
Socrates feared the loss of virtue in society- that if we simply lived for the present time- with no higher values [a form of hedonism] then the foundations of society will erode.
He also believed that it was good to question things- not to simply believe a thing for the sake of believing.
Over time- thru debate and the discourse of other people- he believed you would get to the truth.
The bible says ‘in the multitude of counselors there is safety’.
Yeah- as people have a conversation- as they dialogue- often times they themselves come up with the answer to the question.
The apostle Paul penned the letter to young Timothy- he said ‘preach the word- in doing this you will save yourself- and those that hear you’.
Yeah- when you engage- and even try and teach others- this will have an effect on you too- the actual act of engaging- of teaching- often brings more insight to the one doing the communicating- then the ones who hear.
Yeah- I like Socrates- he believed in what he taught- he drank the Hemlock- knowing full well that his life would pass- but he had belief- faith- that after death man would pass over into another realm- a much better one.
No- he was not ‘Christian’ in the traditional sense of the word- but he was about as close as you could get- for his time.
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THALES AND THE PRE-SOCRATICS
Ok- let me do a little teaching- maybe finish it tonight.
Christianity is not simply ‘made up stories’ from some bible.
No- the history of Western Thought- Philosophy- ideas- all of the various World Views are imbedded with God- our concepts of God- and ask the ultimate question ‘where did all this come from- and why are we here’.
We usually trace the beginning of Ancient Philosophy to the 6th century BCE.
A thinker by the name of Thales sought to find ways to describe natural phenomena without the use of Greek Mythology.
Even though Philosophy deals with Metaphysics [things beyond the natural- physical realm- Physics] yet Thales wanted to find explanations for existence- without leaning on Myth.
He is considered a ‘Pre Socratic’ thinker [before Socrates] and espoused an idea that water was the key source of all things.
These guys were looking for a singular thing to explain stuff.
Sometimes referred to as a unified theory- the same thing that Einstein was seeking to find some 2 Millennia later.
So- Thales surmised that water was the key thing.
There are various ideas of why he came to this conclusion- but one reason might have been the idea of motion.
Many Geek thinkers were looking for the source of motion- where did it come from?
And to the natural eye- if you observe the ocean- rivers- etc. – there does seem to be no cause for the moving of water- so to these guys it seemed like water itself was the source- motion came from water.
Now- there were other religions who taught a sort of idea along these lines.
Some pagan religions said that the ‘god’s’ moved upon the water- and life came that way.
If you read the Christian account of creation in Genesis- you will notice that God did move upon the waters- and the account in Genesis does indeed say that he brought forth life from the water.
Thales came from for Miletus- in Asia Minor.
He was famous for the prediction of a Solar Eclipse that occurred on May 28th- 585 BCE.
The earliest account of this is found in the writings of Herodotus.
Thales is considered one of the 7 sages of the time.
Christianity was born at a time where Greek thought/ideas were a big part of society.
We do find the early apostles using the language/ideas of the Greek philosophers when describing the reality of Christ.
The apostle John refers to Christ as THE LOGOS- The word Logos- is a Greek word for ‘word’.
Jesus is called ‘the word of God’.
Now- the Greek thinkers were in fact seeking for the Logos- they used this term to describe the ultimate answer to all tings.
They were on a search for some Divine principle that could explain things.
So- the writers of the New Testament were in a way saying ‘look- we have found the Logos- the thing that you guys are looking for- it is Christ- the Divine Logos’.
We also see the apostle Paul debating with the Greek thinkers in the city of Athens [the seat of Geek philosophy- the city/state where Socrates was forced to drink cyanide].
In Acts chapter 17 he is preaching to these guys on Mar’s Hill- he says ‘In him we live AND MOVE and have our being’.
Now- today as we read this- we don’t get the full import of what he was doing.
But- to the Greek mind- the source of motion was a big thing.
Paul was a smart guy- and he was saying ‘in him we move’ showing that yes- the ‘source of motion’ [Thales water] is not found in the natural world [Physics] but the source comes from the Metaphysical world [God].
He also says ‘when I was walking thru your town- I saw one of your altars- to the unknown god’.
At the time many believed in a Pantheon of gods- and to cover their bases- they had an altar for any god they might have missed- smart thinking!
So Paul says ‘him I declare unto you’.
Notice how Paul was able to debate- converse with them- and at the end actually use their own ideas- to present the gospel.
In this chapter- Acts 17- we read of the only 2 groups of philosophers mentioned in the bible.
The Epicureans and the Stoics.
The Epicureans were an early form of what we call Hedonism today- the idea that pleasure is the principle purpose of man.
The Stoics believed in ‘stoicism’ that man should have no emotional response to pain or pleasure- that’s why we call people today ‘Stoics’- when they seem to not be moved by anything.
Ok- that’s it for now- might make some comments tonight- but I’m getting ready to fly out soon- and trying to wind down before I leave.
If I don’t write tonight- I’ll talk again when in North Bergen- God bless you all.
1Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
1Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
1Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1Corinthians 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1Corinthians 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
1Corinthians 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
1Corinthians 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
1Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1Corinthians 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
1Corinthians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1Corinthians 1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
1Corinthians 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
1Corinthians 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
1Corinthians 1:31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
1Corinthians 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
1Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
1Corinthians 2:3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
1Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
1Corinthians 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
1Corinthians 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
1Corinthians 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
1Corinthians 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1Corinthians 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth.
See? Paul the apostle had the intellectual capacity to engage with the best of them- but he knew that the core issue- was sin. That is those who reject Christianity on the basis of ‘it’s a religion of foolishness’- in reality- even if you win the intellectual argument- yet for the most part people will still not believe. In the end it is always a matter of true repentance- being honest with ourselves- and others. So- Paul didn’t rely on the ‘wisdom of men’ but the power of the Cross. When needed- he would ‘use it’ [men’s wisdom- Acts 17- Mars Hill] but he closed his argument by declaring Christ.
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Acts 17:1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
Acts 17:2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Acts 17:3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
Acts 17:4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
Acts 17:5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
Acts 17:6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
Acts 17:7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
Acts 17:8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
Acts 17:9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
Acts 17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Acts 17:12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
Acts 17:13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
Acts 17:14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
Acts 17:15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
Acts 17:17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
Acts 17:18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Acts 17:19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
Acts 17:20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Acts 17:21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
Acts 17:22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
Acts 17:23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Acts 17:25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Acts 17:26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Acts 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Acts 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Acts 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Acts 17:32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
Acts 17:33 So Paul departed from among them.
Acts 17:34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Romans 1:20
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Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and thelife: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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Working smarter with Ashton Dickerson: Using HPC for Increasing Efficiency in Research.
Ashton Dickerson, Biosciences PhD researcher and member of the Urban Light Lab. Photo: Eric Jong
Working smarter with Ashton Dickerson
Using High Performance Computing for increasing efficiency of research.
For the last year Ashton has been using Spartan with a PhD project that examine the effect of light on the nocturnal songrate of Willie Wagtails.
By using a automatic song detection package through R to extract data from the over 2000 hours of audio recordings she has gathered in her field work, Ashton has been able to automate the otherwise labour intensive handling of this data.
Then by working with Research Platform Services, Ashton has been able to complete these processes on a HPC system where large numbers of these tasks can be run simultaneously, saving her time that she can use of other aspects of her research.
Research Community Coordinator Eric Jong sat down with Ashton to talk about her project, and how she is integrating high performance computing into her workflow.
A Willie Wagtail. Photo: Timon van Asten.
Can we start with the question that I’m sure you’ve answered a million times now as a graduate researcher, what are you doing your PhD on?
Well, I research a quite unusual behaviour of birds that not only sing during the day but at night time as well.
Some diurnal (active during the daytime) bird species, also sing during the night time. This is an unusual because you would instead expect these birds to be sleeping during the night.
For my PhD I aim to understand why diurnal species are singing during the night.
To answer this question I have been examining this behaviour in an iconic Australia species, the willie wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), who has a reputation for its prolific nocturnal song.
So it sounds like a big part of your PhD is listening to the song of the Willie Wagtail, how have you been gathering this data so far?
To measure nocturnal song, I use bioacoustics recorders from Frontier Labs that allow me to record audio for prolonged periods. I target the roosting spots of willie wagtails to record their nocturnal song.
Thus far I have gathered over 2000 hours of audio.
A researcher checking a bioacoustic recorder. Photo: Justine E. Hausheer / TNC.
That is a huge amount of data, can you talk a bit about how you have been handling that volume of information for your research?
To be able to handle such large data sets I am utilizing an R package, monitoR, which automatically detects bird song.
I import templates of willie wagtail songs into this package, which then is run along my recordings and it detects when the template matches a song. From this data I can extract the song rates (how often the willie wagtails are singing) and then I can examine the data to look for patterns.
A spectrogram showing an example of the automatic song detections from an hour-long recording. Blue line indicates where the R package, monitoR, has detected a willie wagtail. Image courtesy Ashton Dickerson.
A spectrogram showing an example of the automatic song detections from an eight minute long recording. Blue boxes indicate where the R package, monitoR, has detected a willie wagtail. Image courtesy Ashton Dickerson.
I am using the Spartan service through HPC at the University of Melbourne to be able to handle such large data loads. Lev Lafayette has assisted me by uploading my audio recordings to the UniMelb cloud, which is much more efficient that uploading this data via my personal computer.
The HPC is significantly faster than running these scripts on my personal computer. It would take me about 7 mins to process 1 hour of audio this way. Now using HPC it is about 3 to 4 times faster.
And in addition I am able to run this script over multiple recording sets at one time thanks to the multiple nodes. Not only does this save me immense amounts of time, this also means my personal computer is free for me to use while this data is being processed.
One of our mottos at Research Platform Services is ‘work smarter not harder’, which I think you are most definitely doing by automating these processes. Do you think there are things that you are able to spend more time with now in your research because of this?
Most definitely so, it frees me up to read papers and continue researching. To form thoughts and ideas around what this data actually means.
Ashton using HPC to give her more time to do MAXIMUM SCIENCE. Photo: Eric Jong.
Using HPC has allowed me to take away the manual processing and gives me time to think about what this data actually means, to analyse it and put together ideas from it.
Thus far from the data I have extracted using the HPC services, I have discovered that willie wagtails’ nocturnal song significantly increases with lunar illumination, showing that this behaviour has a relationship with light, and therefore may be related to a visual cue.
This is an interesting finding and gives insight into the possible function of nocturnal song, furthering our understanding of the evolution and function of bird song in general. I am now preparing a manuscript for this finding.
Furthermore, given that I have discovered that nocturnal song has a relationship with light, I will also examine if this behaviour also responds to artificial light at night (e.g. streetlighting), which could highlight a possible stressor for urban bird species with nocturnal song. I will again utilize the HPC services at UniMelb for data extraction.
Thanks for your time today Ashton, do you have any advice to share with other researchers?
The first step for me using HPC was just hearing whispers that something like this was possible, and then from there I looked for and found people who could help me with it and point me in the right direction, and also gave me different options to choose from.
So I guess I would say it’s all about building and engaging others in the research community.
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