Hello internet! Welcome to Film Theory.

The Youtube channel that's doing more animation than Disney these days

*Gunshot noises* Pew pew! Shots fired

got him good

But in all seriousness, while we're over here key framing until the cows come home,

Disney, a company built on beautifully hand drawn animated classics is like

"Screw that noise! Live action is where it's at!"

In 2019 alone, they're releasing 4, FOUR live action remakes in the same year!

We've already had Aladin and Dumbo. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is coming later this year

And of course, there's the most resent one, the one I'm most excited for, The Lion King.

Why am I excited you ask?

Well, for one it gives me the chance to revisit one of Shakespeare's most-

Uh, sorry, it gives me the chance to revisit one of Japan's most ender-

Uh, UGH! It gives me the chance to revisit one of Disney's most original,

most emotional stories.

But also I'm so hyped to see this new version of The Lion King because it's gonna different

far more epic, far more brutal ending.

Its got to right? I mean, since it was so important to remake The Lion King to be more realistic this time around.

Disney must be making the responsible decision here to show us how this story would have really ended out there in the wild.

Which will make The Lion King 2019 one of Disney's darkest, bloodiest movie's ever.

Because, when the dust settles in this movie, the lion standing on top of pride rock won't be Simba

Heck, might nor even be scar. So be prepared my dear theorists

Today we're looking at what a more live action version of The Lion King would really look like.

Lemme tell ya', if you thought Mufasa's death was traumatising as a child,

prepare to have your childhoods shattered. You will never, NEVER be able to look at these movies the same way again.

For today's theory, we're only gonna be looking at the events of The Lion King.

I know there are sequels and books covering what happens before and after the movie,

but as you'll soon see, those are so SO horribly inaccurate that they've never have been.

So sorry Lion King 2, Lion King: A Tale of two Brothers, and Lion King 1 1/2

sounds more like a bad Kingdom Hearts spin off.

You're all deader to me than Mufasa.

So with that let's give you the quick refresher so that you understand everything you need to know for today's theory.

Our story begins with the birth of Simba, son of Pride Rock's current king Mufasa.

Simba grows up being groomed to be a wise peaceful king, something that he just can't wait to be,

but this youthful exuberance from an (?) authority gets on the nerves of his jealous uncle, Scar.

A feline who just wants the throne for himself.

One day Scar tricks Simba into a gorge were he's rigged up a dangerous stampede.

Papa Mufasa learns about the stampede scheme and rushes to save his son.

He's successful (yaayy) but he dies in the process (awwe)

Scar betrays the bejesus out of Mufasa leading to the saddest kids movie scene since Bambi's mom,

and a lot of awkward post-movie conversations about why the big kitty cat couldn't wake himself back up.

Scar convinces Simba that it's his fault and Simba runs away to hang out with Timon and Pumbaa until he becomes a full grown lion.

Nala, Simba's childhood friend, finds Simba hanging out in the jungle and tries to convince him to come home

Turns out the Scar is a terrible king who's basically destroying the Pride lands

and after talking to some clouds, Simba returns to fight Scar and wins.

Simba and Nala feel the love tonight, if you know what I'm saying