Lion King And Kimba White Lion
There are even early pieces of concept art for the lion king that depict simba as a white lion. Kimba the white lion is about a lion cub named kimba whose father dies.
Disneys side of kimba the white lion vs the lion king long story short no they didnt copy it so they say.
Lion king and kimba white lion. Watch more of sabers reviews here. Scars henchmen include three spotted hyenas. The accusations of plagiarism have haunted the film since its release.
Simba vs kimba the white lion controversy duration. When first shown in america it was praised universally for its stories of love compassion and strength of character. Yesterworld entertainment 553800 views.
Both simba and kimba have among their small circle of advisors a wise sagelike mandrill and a bird lion king s zazu is a hornbill kimba s pauly is a parrot. The lion king is about a lion named simba who after his fathers death leaves his pride a lions family and then returns to confront his fathers killer simbas uncle scar. Kimba was created in 1950 and animated in 1965.
In addition to the main characters having extremely similar names kimba and simba respectively kimba is known as leo in jungle emperor there is also a sage baboon bumbling hyenas a young lioness love interest a zazu like bird and an evil lion with an eye ailment. So i kept telling everybody i was going to play kimba. For me the most wonderful thing about it was its message of understanding for all life for the need for unity between humans and animals.
It didnt take long for fans to note striking similarities between the lion king and the 1965 anime series kimba the white lion. I thought he meant kimba who was a white lion in a cartoon when i was a little kid said broderick. The accusations of plagiarism have haunted the film since its release.
Matthew broderick has said that when he was hired as the voice of adult simba in the lion king he presumed the project was related to kimba the white lion. However at least three out of the eight members who worked on producing the lion king admitted to having watched kimba the white lion. The lion king came out in 1994.
The lion king lie did disney steal the lion king. Was the lion king an original idea or did disney steal it from kimba the white lion. Kimba the white lion is a wonderful captivating series.
This is just a companion video to my main video essay on kimbasimba. Kimba is then taken in by a japanese family.