Of course you've heard the word "Hakuna Matata" which means do not worry. Taken from Swahili, this word was popularized by The Lion King (1994).
The film produced by Walt Disney is telling Simba, The Young Lion who tried to take back the throne of the kingdom of the jungle that was taken by his uncle, Scar. The film is nominated into four Academy Award categories. Here are 8 unique facts behind the phenomenal animation film The Lion King:
The Lion King is Disney's first long Disney cartoon film originating from an original film script. Usually animated film companies make their films based on books or fairy tales that circulate in the community.
The original script of the film was originally titled King of the Jungle and the story centered on the battle of lions and baboons. In this version, Scar is the leader of the baboon. During the development period, the animation team began to realize that the lions did not actually live in the forest.
In the production period, the animator imagines the lau "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" sung entirely by Timon and Pumba. In addition, this song could be cut from the film, until finally Elton John lobbied to maintain the song.
In the production period, many of Disney's top animators do not work in The Lion King movie. Walt Disney at that time produced two animated movies at once, namely Pochahontas. Most people at Disney think history-based movies will be more prestigious than The Lion King.
This film is the second film after Beauty and The Beast who won the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Movie category.
There has been controversy over the similarity of this film and the Japanese animated series entitled "Kimba the White Lion" produced in 1960. Disney has stated that all similarities are just a coincidence, but Broderick had thought they were adapting from "Kimba" when first seeing script.
Three songs from the film titled "Hakuna Matata", "The Circle of Life" and "Can You Feel the Love Toninght" were nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Original Songs category. In the end, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" won an Oscar, and Elton John's version of the song came in fourth on the US charts.
The Lion King movie is the best-selling film of the hand and computer picture combination category of all time. In addition, the film is the second best-selling film in the history of Walt Disney Animation Studios, after Frozen.