The La Mirada Library invites you to put on your favorite PJs for a free blockbuster movie at the library tonight featuring Disney’s animated classic The Lion King in their Pajama Party Movie Night series for children. Gather your friends to enjoy movies at the library generously sponsored by the Friends of the La Mirada Library.
This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), the heir of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones). Simba’s wicked uncle, Scar (Jeremy Irons), plots to usurp Mufasa’s throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult (Matthew Broderick) to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella). The Lion King is the ninth-highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Nell Minow from Common Sense Media states “One of Disney’s biggest hits, this excellent film has echoes of Shakespeare, bringing to mind the plots of both Richard III and Hamlet. The Lion King was not just a movie but a marketing phenomenon: This blockbuster was the highest grossing film of 1994. Of course kids won’t know — or care — about that; they’ll just be enthralled by the memorable songs and great characters. The scene in which cub Simba’s father, Mufasa, is trampled to death, is both sad and genuinely scary. And some of the fights between animals later in the movie can be frightening as well. But the lesson Simba learns — that you have to stand up to your problems instead of running away from them — is a solid one.”
The Lion King was released in June 1994. MPAA Rating: G; general audiences. For families with children 3 – 17 years old.
Enjoy The Lion King this Tuesday, July 16th from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.
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Source: La Mirada Library | Common Sense Media