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Katie and Bridget frantically try to read the closed captioning words to "The Circle of Life" as they re-watch Katie's favorite animated movie: The Lion King! It's basically just Hamlet with some cartoon lions - and a little bit of Bambi tossed in there too! Come along as we meet Simba, a lion cub destined to be king who goes through TRAUMA as he gets gaslighted into thinking he killed his dad Mufasa. His uncle Scar (you know, the uncle that everybody refuses to accept as their friend on Facebook) then takes over and ruins everything. Simba gets adopted by the two winners of the BFF award - Timon and Pumba - and they Hakuna Matata their way to young adulthood! But when Simba has an existential crisis thanks to our favorite wiccan Rafiki, he decides to go back and take his place as king! It makes ya sing! It makes ya laugh! It makes Katie cry probably a little too much! Released in 1994, it features many famous actors including: Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, and Rowan Atkinson.