"Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama." This week on THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, John and Curtis take on the OG Disney classic THE LION KING (1994) as the latest installment for Shakespeare Month (it is a Hamlet adaptation) and touch on its very underrated sequel THE LION KING II: SIMBA'S PRIDE (1998) (a Romeo and Juliet adaptation!). The boys also discuss their favourite scenes, the wonders of Rafiki, the film's positive eco-message for children and adults alike, what makes it a Disney masterpiece, its faithfulness to Shakespeare's source material, and much more. After the film, they talk about what they watched this week, and touch on themes such as race in America, incel culture and online misogyny, and confronting the legacies of controversial celebrities, such as Jimmy Savile and Michael Jackson. Learn some Zulu and hang along for the ride!
Tune in for their final Shakespeare film adaptation episode (for now) next week with a double bill of MACBETH, including Polanski's 1971 film and Joel Coen's latest one, and some special guests. The John Carpenter watch series will return in May with the next entry: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, starring the great Kurt Russell!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to THE LION KING (1994)
00:07:52 THE LION KING Discussion (characters, themes, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:41:50 Our Ratings
00:45:38 What We Watched This Week
01:10:10 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: White Like Me (2013); The Bird with the Crystal Plumage; The Cat O’ Nine Tails;
CURTIS: TFW NO GF; The Convenience Store (Video Game); Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story; Fears to Fathom: Norwood Hitchhike (Video Game)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Circle of Life" by Lebo M. and Carmen Twillie (THE LION KING 1994 OST)
Outro: "Hakuna Matata" by Elton John and Tim Rice (THE LION KING 1994 OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes91 on Letterboxd
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1228520/The_Convenience_Store/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763050/Fears_to_Fathom__Norwood_Hitchhike