Hakuna Matata
Posted in Pristine, movies on 07/04/2007 05:52 am by Grace…means no worries, from the Disney Classic The Lion King.
M and I surprised our daughter last week by giving her the DVD copy of The Lion King. It’s a kid-friendly movie with lots of singing. I am sure she would love it just as she adores Ariel of the Little Mermaid.
So we played the DVD and she danced and echoed the last words of the lines of Simba in “I can’t wait to be King”. Everything was fine…until the scene where King Mufasa, adorable Simba’s dad was betrayed and killed by his own brother, Scar. In the screen, little Simba screamed as he saw his father fall onto the stampede.
Meanwhile, in our living room, two serious eyes fixed its gaze into the computer screen without batting an eyelash.
Next, Simba tried to move his dad without response. Daddy lion is dead and little Simba was crying — only, he was not alone!! When I looked at my daughter, there were tears streaming her eyes and she started sobbing.
It was heartbreaking to see her suffer like Simba so we agreed to pause the show and conforted her. My daughter hugged me tightly and told me “No die, mama, no die!!” Of course she meant that I should not be dead soon.
We eventually finished the movie so she will know that in the end, the good will triumph over the bad. She regained her composure but we decided it’s not yet time to let her see an emotional movie. It’s not all hakuna matata. There is the worry that she will cry again.
Honestly I did not expect this kind of reaction. I am sad that she has to cry but also quite happy that she understands the language of love relayed in the movie.
Impact of the movie? Now, M and I get lots of hugs and kisses than ever before.
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July 4th, 2007 at 9:44 am
Looi pod oi…makahilak man pod ta ana…as in…kids these are unpredictably so astute.
July 4th, 2007 at 10:22 am
oh thats so cute. i gave it to my son and he loved it.
July 4th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
I *love* The Lion King! Such a classic. Disney is truly amazing sometimes–films like these that touch us on every level, something for everyone to take from it. The hugs and kisses are just bonus
July 5th, 2007 at 12:53 am
There were movies that I thought my daughter would love only to find out it traumatized her. It’s so hard to find DVDs for her to watch.
Lots of hugs and kisses are always a good thing!
July 5th, 2007 at 7:48 am
“Now, M and I get lots of hugs and kisses than ever before.” - from each other? winky wink…
that’s heartwarming though- her crying bec she loves u and M. and yeah, surprising how well she understood the movie.
July 5th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Little Bear is really sensitive to things like that although she thinks they are just “night night”.
July 6th, 2007 at 4:37 am
That’s why I won’t watch Dumbo to this day…
July 9th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
We just took our kids to the broadway musical last week and it was AMAZING!
Hugs,
Holly
September 6th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
When my kids were younger, we had a very similar experience. At that time, we had the movie on VHS, so we fast forwarded through the stampede and death but ultimately let them watch it.
I’m so glad that, at the end of the day, it worked out well for you.
After our experience, we discovered a website (see below) that reviews a variety of media in detail. It helps parents to know what to expect before viewing (or reading).
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/Lion-King.html
Maybe it will help you!
Best regards,
bmg_mom
September 9th, 2007 at 1:36 am
Aww. That movie came out when my sisters were little. I remember one of my two youngest sisters was just riding in the car one day, when she suddenly asked, “Mama? Why Simba daddy hafta die?”
September 11th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Maybe you should actually watch the movies before showing them to your kid?
I guess you didn’t know that The Lion King was inspired by Shakespeare’s most famous (and bloody) tragedy, Hamlet.