Today (May 18, 2018) I happened to see some clips and storyboard comparisons between Disney's "The Lion King" in 1994 and Osamu Tezuka's "Forest King" in the 1960s on station B. The animation images and shots, " "The Lion King" obviously borrowed from "The Great Forest", such as the "African fauna" at the beginning of both, and combined with the mandrill, the scar-faced lion villain and other characters, "The Lion" is a straightforward reference (or tribute? ) of "Sen", and even the prototype of the warthog Pumbaa can be found in "Sen". Of course, the animation skills and techniques in 1994 have been improved a lot, and the excellent soundtrack of "The Lion King", the final effect it gives is even better. I feel that the creators of "The Lion King" must have carefully studied "The Forest Emperor", otherwise so many coincidences are really a bit magical. I don't really care if this is plagiarism or not, but at least it gave me a better understanding of the classic "The Lion King", and it didn't affect my fond memories of "The Lion King", my admiration for Osamu Tezuka, and my admiration for Osamu Tezuka. High ratings for both animations. Later, I followed everyone's comments on the above things, and searched for Osamu Tezuka's plagiarism of Disney's "Bambi", "Pinocchio" and Mickey Mouse in his early years (this is absolute plagiarism and there is no dispute). And the thing that inspired Disney's Zootopia. First of all, I must sigh that the master of comics also has a lot of imitation and practice, and then gradually has his own things. It is even more necessary to sigh Disney's emphasis on copyright issues and its mastery of proportion. As a bystander, there is no need to be too entangled in this matter. The dispute over rights and interests is something that both copyright parties have to worry about. We need to be clear about what is right and wrong and what to do, so as to have positive guidance for our own behavior. Pure white handsome little lion and brown and yellow cute little lion, may you and your respective partners influence generations of people, let everyone love and cherish nature! Face life with courage and enthusiasm!
(Easter egg: I suddenly remembered that in "The Lion King", the concept of nobility and hierarchy was clearly expressed, and the root should be "The Prince's Revenge". At that time, this concept also had a significant impact on my childhood, but with the With the increase in age and knowledge, as well as the changes in social concepts, I gradually realized that hierarchy exists in nature, but it may also be something that people try to weaken in their hearts. The works in 1994 are really amazing!)
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