The Lion King- Why this Cartoon? At least ninety percent of Lion King fans love Lion King. I, myself am a fan also, but everytime I ask a simple question. 'Why do you like the Lion King'? They fail to answer directly. The only answers I get is: 1) Because it is good 2) Because Simba and Nala are cute 3) Because it is a good story The next question I ask is 'Why' ? They turn at me with a blank expression. What I am trying to say is that The Lion King Fans are fans who mostly don't know why they like the lion king in the first place. Here are some possibilities I have researched from fans and non-fans, they pretty have the same idea. The first is quite simple, as I have noticed. People seem to enjoy the animation, digital and surround sound in both the special edition and the original version. Espeially the songs and African Vocals. They say it is both relaxing and intruiging. The way the people like the human-like expressions of every character. The Second possibility, is also simple. The voices. The director chose the voice with very delicate taste ( So I've heard ). Matthew Broderick, starring the voice of Simba as an adult, is quite appealing, in other words, it suits the character. This applies with the other characters of the Lion King. The third is the humor. In the Lion King 3 ( or Lion King 1 and 1/2), the humor is very enjoyable. Some fans say that they haven't seen part 1 nor part 2. So after they have seen part 3 ( 1 and 1/2 ) they decided to watch the first two parts and enjoyed it. Scar and the hyenas also plays a big part in humor aside from Timon and Pumbaa. Scar is the 'sarcastic' guy. The most favorite humorous character by non-fans is Ed, yes, Ed. His hysterical laugh at pointless times and makes himself look stupid makes the people who watch his scenes laugh. I guess they would like to see more of Ed in Lion King, but, what's done is done.... The fourth is probably the most unusual point I have ever heard so far, although it DOES have a point, I haven't figured that out yet but this section is, referred by my friends, is weird. People find the Lions and Lioness's ( Simba, Nala, Kiara, Kovu etc. ) attractive.... in a physical way....... No, I think a bette term is: they find them attractive in a 'sexual' way. Every time I ask again why, they don't know. I guess it is the body movements. For example: Simba, the mane, body, expression, face and voice ( explained in the first point ). Nala, she moves in a very inviting manner ( so I've heard ), some say that her body has characteristics like no human female has. ( I really discourage a 'sexual relationship' between different species, I find nothing against it although the weird thing is, I find it mysterious ). I really do not know what that means but anyway, the people who say this are also confused why they feel this way. They are currently making theories why but they are still not good enough. The fifth point is just plain ideas. Most people start off as a person who sees The Lion King as a child's movie. When teens watch it, the first probability is that they are looking for some ideas about what to write. Some people write fan-fiction just for practice of their writing skills, but the funny thing is that they have to WATCH the movie and THEN write, they gain an addiction after writing fan-fics about it. The sixth point is the music Everyone just loves Disney songs, don't you agree? The songs: Can't wait to be King Can you feel the Love Tonight? We are one Circle of Life and more are just captivating. The favorite's of the people who I interviewed are: Love will find a way We are one Circle of Life and Can you feel the love tonight. The last point I have investigated is the Glimpses of a popular play.... Everyone knows this... HAMLET It is very similar to the story. The Uncle of Hamlet kills the real King ( Scar kills Mufasa ). Uncle claims throne ( Scar claims throne ) Blah blah blah and so on. Well, I guess thats it. I guess that this is mostly why people like The Lion King. If you have any idea why you like The Lion King please send it to me. My e-mail is jedpaolo04@hotmail.com Oh yeah, and if you