Kimba the White Lion

This is a lengthy video analysis about the controversy of "The Lion King" being a ripoff of "Kimba The White Lion". I remember hearing about this controversy and didn't even know that it had been debunked. This video features a guy who (I believe) has seen every episode of the Kimba animes (is animes a word?) and its movies. I heard people saying this was a ripoff and on surface level, it seemed quite impressive. You had to have seen the show to fully understand how ridiculous it is. It actually kind of reminds me of the list of coincidences between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.

It's similar to the Sharpshooter Fallacy, in that it makes us focus on minor things while not getting the big picture. You could list every similarity between Kimba and "The Lion King" and debunk or at least study each entry just like the Lincoln-Kennedy list. Even Christopher Hitchens has made ludicrous claims like this. He, like many other people believe the Bible to be plagiarised from Egyptian mythology. That makes even less sense than these comparisons as those comparisons are almost entirely false. It seems like everyone (including me) has only heard of Kimba because of these allegations.

This video perfectly sums up every single argument you could ever have about these. I'm at least glad this is the most viewed Kimba video ever made. It's kind of sad that this guy saw all these episodes and didn't even become a fan of Kimba! People should at least consider themselves true fans if they don't want to talk about "The Lion King". It mentions things like how the villain Claw is a lion with a self-descriptive name and an eye deformity who wants to be king of the jungle. Just remember Claw is not Kimba's evil uncle, nor did he kill his father, nor is he even important enough to be featured in the movies which are described as summaries as episode he was in! ****

This documentary shows more research than any other source out there with regards to the controversy. Where so many "experts" quoted in the film give misleading, unfounded, or outright false claims, Adam shows exactly how closely the two are related and why so many people have been lead to believe that the Lion King doesn't have an original frame in its film.

Perfect 6/10

Quite possibly one the greatest, most in depth and well researched "well actually..." responses to a bad click bait story that circulated the internet.

I have to admit : I, too, thought that the Lion King had ripped off some elements from Kimba the White Lion. This impressive "documentareview" is among the best documentaries I've ever seen in my life. It it thoughtful and thought-provocative, kinda like Zizek's The Pervert's Guide to Cinema/Ideology. Easily one of the, if not THE, greatest theory debunker available out there, completely free to watch, and only two clicks away.

It's probably a 7/10 or a 8/10, but I'm giving it a 9 out of 10 to artificially boost the notoriety of this solo production. I want more.

This shows that you must do your research before coming to a conclusion, YMS gives us a hilarious video that also debunks the insane claims that The Lion King is a ripoff, it never feels biased, it's a completely objective look. But he sprinkles the right amount of humor to make the video not feel like an essay. Shocking how a 2 hour and a half video is so consistently entertaining.