(This could also be a strength of the film, allowing a child who has suffered a loss that he or she has not dealt with to find an outlet for his or her grief.)įor some, the message of the film may be overpowered by the infectious musical numbers in the “hakuna matata” scenes (“you won’t get hurt if you don’t care about anything therefore to avoid being hurt, don’t care about anything”) and the alluring personalities of Timon (the meerkat character) and Pumbaa (the warthog character). This could upset sensitive children especially if there has been a recent death in the family. The violence includes: blood thirsty hyenas chasing Simba a wildebeest stampede from which Simba is saved in the nick of time by Mufasa, his father the murder of Mufasa by Scar, Mufasa’s brother (Scar throws Mufasa off a cliff into the herd of stampeding wildebeests) and a violent fight at the end of the movie between Simba and Scar. Parents or teachers of sensitive eight year olds should probably wait a year or two before they show the film. We therefore do not recommend it for children below the age of eight. This animated feature contains disturbing violence. FICTION (SOAPS, DRAMAS, AND REALITY/SURVIVAL SHOW).
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