The Lion King

I was at my aunty's house last Sunday for Mother's Day and we watched the Lion King. A part with Scar came on, and something my little cousin said really surprised me. She said he was her favorite character, which surprised me because you'd think that little kids would be scared of him. When I asked her why, she said it's because he's 'sneaky.' Scar is the classic antagonist and he manipulates the characters into doing what he wants, out of greed. He wants to rule Pride Rock, and because of him Mufasa dies and Simba runs away. He causes the basic problem in the movie.
Simba is the hero. Throughout the movie he is conflicted with his grief over the death of his father, the guilt of the death of his father, and with the voices of his peers telling him what to do about it. In the end he does the right thing, and proves himself as King. He helps the lions and himself. `At the end of the movie, he shows true compassion and nobility when he provides Scar with the chance of leaving the Pride Lands instead of being killed. Scar, being the black-hearted character that he is, attacks Simba instead and as a result, ends up being killed.
At the end of the movie there is the final battle between good- Simba and the other lions in the pride, and evil- Scar. Fire surrounds them and the shade of the scene is red. Red represents violence, disorder, fire, anger and death, which are all important aspects of the movie.
Timone and Pumba are also very important characters, for a number of reasons. They serve as Simba's Hunting Group of Companions, the Friendly Beasts, and most importantly, the Loyal Retainers. They help him when he is most in need of help. Without them, he could not have completed his journey as the hero.
The Lion King consists of the classic 'good movie' aspects- The good, the evil, the tragedy, the love, the journey, the sidekicks, the girl, the hero and the feel-good ending.