Week 7- Master edits in professional films.

 The Lion King- Theresa Keegan

1. Simultaneity 

In the Lion King, simultaneity is shown within these two clips. While Simba is enjoying his new life in the new area with Timon and Pumba, Pride Rock is suffering terribly under the leadership of Scar. This is simultaneity because it shows the relation between two events happening at the same time. If Simba was not in the new area with Timon and Pumba, and back in Pride Rock, he would be king, not Scar. So, if Simba was home and king, Pride Rock would not be gloomy, dry, and suffering. 

2. Symbolism

    

                         Symbolism is seen in the Lion King within the color of the fur of the lions. I am comparing the color of the lions Simba and Scar. Simbas' fur is a golden color with a red mane. These colors symbolize power and peace. Also, all of the other lions in Simbas' pride are light colored brown which represents warmth, welcoming, and peaceful. On the other hand, Scar is a dark colored lion with a black mane. All of Scars pride are dark colored hyenas and some are even black. Black symbolizes evil, mysterious, rebellious, and death. This applies to Scar and his pride because they are the bad guys in the movie, constantly trying to kill Simba, and did kill Mufasa. 

3. Leitmotiff

                                            You see leitmotiff in the Lion King when Simba sees his father, Mufasa, ghosts. The first time this happens Simba sees him in the reflection of the water. First Simba sees his own reflection but when he looks harder, he sees Mufasa. In the next scene, Simba sees Mufasas ghost in the clouds. Mufasa talks to Simba and that was the sign Simba needed to see to go back to Pride Rock and save the kingdom. In the third scene, after Simba defeats Scar and wins back Pride Rock, Simba hears Mufasa in the sky basically saying that he did the right thing and that he was proud of him. This is leitmotiff because it is a re-occuring theme throughout the film.