The Return of the Lion King?

[Brickmaster4496]

Originally Posted by Ithaeliel

A strange concept popped into my strange head last night: The story of Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings is so much like the Lion King! Here's a little comparison if you don't know what I'm talking about:

Aragorn- Simba. He's the descendant of a king, perhaps once he would have been proud to be one; but now he's ashamed of himself and his bloodline, and he can never go back to Gondor/Pride Rock to reclaim his place as king!

Arwen- Nala. She encourages Aragorn to retain his rightful place and make his daddy proud!

Denethor- Scar. He claims lordship over Gondor and what should be Aragorn's, but he just makes it worse- the people are FAILING!
Boromir- Kovu. He TRIES to avenge his papa, but he can't... resist... THE RING! And he becomes loyal to Aragorn... before he dies, dangit.

Faramir- Other Kovu. Looks to daddy for guidance, wants to please him, but becomes loyal to Aragorn and is CONFUSED!

The One Ring- Kiara. She tempts everyone... stupid temptress...

Gilraen- Sarabi. Duh, she's Aragorn's mom. She encourages him to be the best he can be.

Arathorn- Mufasa. Sure, he was the king... but he died.

The Fellowship- Timon and Pumbaa. "King? We don't care about no stinkin' king! We just wanna have fun with our new friend! Hakuna matata!"

Now, can you imagine a little Aragorn singing "I Just Can't Wait to be King?" This makes for some pretty funny imagery. Yet I wonder whether the entire movie(s) wasn't just animalistic plagiarism off Mr. Tolkien's works...?

Have fun with this one! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

That comparison with Kiara to the Ring is completely unfair. Last I checked, she was never the ultimate entity of evil capable of destroying the world. And besides, when did she ever tempt anyone with anything? She never did that!

I think a comparison to Eowyn would be more fair and more accurate. They were both living with the king of a certain land, were related to that king in some way, and they both fell in love with someone who was once looked down upon by a king (Kiara with Kovu, and Eowyn with Faramir).

Plus, both of them were unjustly suppressed and treated unfairly, with both of them voicing their distaste for their treatment. I'll point to Eowyn because everyone doubted her for being a woman, and to Kiara for being overprotected by her father. But the best comparison would be that both were explicitly told to stay out of battle, and both defied orders and got involved anyway, meaning they're both headstrong and rebellious, but with good reason and good cause. And as a result, both were able to positively affect the battle's outcome by doing something that otherwise would not've happened had they stayed away, using smart, selfless, brave and noble tactics. (Eowyn when she killed the Witch King, and Kiara when she joined the two prides together and
fought Zira down the cliff). Also, Eowyn defended Theoden, the king, by fighting off the Witch King in front of him. Kiara defended Simba, the king, by fighting off Zira in front of him.

That's a far better comparison to make. If anything, Scar and Zira were the ones tempting everyone they encountered. Plus if the Ring were ever changed into lion form, that's who I'd imagine it'd be