TOM EATON: Pride, prejudice and a few maulings for good measure
The Lion King was a simple, brutal satire
16 July 2019 - 05:05
Twenty-five years ago, a dark, dystopian American film predicted the rise of modern politics in a chilling examination of patriarchal power, unearned hereditary privilege, and intense xenophobia. That film was called The Lion King.
It was a simple, brutal satire. ..
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