Arlene Reacts: The Lion King 2019, Hakuna Matata means No Worries Pero 'Sana All'

Sunday, January 17, 2021


It means no worries, philosophy, Hakuna Matata. It means no worries for the rest of your day, Hakuna Matata.

The Lion King is one of my favorite animated films from Disney, though I was not as excited when a remake was announced. I could not picture out how a live-action The Lion King would turn out, and I did not want to risk an episode of disappointment. I did not show or express interest in the news, but I did wonder what would be the end product of their attempt. I even thought that Simba and the rest of the characters would take the form of humans or they would have counterpart human characters in the live-action movie. Silly me!  But it turned they were still animals, and that was for the better.

It was the year 2019 when the remake was shown in cinemas worldwide, and as I mentioned I was not interested so I did not bother to know when exactly was the dates of showing here in our country. A year had passed, 2021 arrived, and candidly I had the urge to binge-watch my all-time favorite Disney movies, those that had remake from recent years. The Lion King was my fourth movie in the year 2021 and my third from Disney. 

Aside from the plot and moral of the story, another thing that I really loved about the movie was its musical aspect. The songs sang in the film were filled with meaning and inspiration, and definitely, anyone would sing along to the songs once they heard them. While watching the remake, I could not help but sing with Simba, Pumba, and Timon during their Hakuna Matata musical production, I was not even sure if I typed the correct lyrics at the beginning of this blog post, but anyway I just loved the song that it even became a theme song of my life during my teenage years, when I was so fearful of what others might think about me. And of course, let us not forget, the duet between Simba and Nala, again, I could not help but fell in love with them. The song Can You Feel the Love Tonight? was such a heartfelt song that despite the fact that animals sang it, no one would be able to resist the message of the song. It would make you sigh and say 'sana all'

'Sana all', but Hakuna Matata!

 

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