Oh~ I know a lot on the supposed "subliminal messaging" and the Simba/Kimba controversy, being the mini-Disney historian that I am. c:
When the original VHS version of the movie was released in 1995, people complained that they saw the word "sex" formed in the dust cloud that results after Simba flops down. However, the animators later proved that the term "SFX", or an abbreviated form of 'special effects', is formed as the special effects crew added in that particular effect. ^^
As for the Kimba controversy, it's mainly an issue of a similar plot-line. Many argue that it extends all the way back into the sixties, when Walt and the creator of Kimba, Osamu Tezuka, met each other at the 1964 World's Fair where Walt expressed interest in making animated films of some of Tezuka's other series possibly including Kimba. However, no films were ever made. Essentially, it all boils down to how many Kimba fans believe that TLK is just a plot-ripoff of Kimba. True, there are many similarities between the two, but it wouldn't be uncommon for two stories revolving around African lions to be very similar in terms of setting and plot, as one of the filmmakers noted. Even so, if you really research into it, you'll find that the story pulls from more widely-known stories, such as Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and even a bit on the story of Moses. Honestly, TLK and Kimba may be similar stories, but really, they both have their unique twists and story elements that distinguish the two from each other. c:
Personally, I think the people that fight over issues like this, really need to stand back and appreciate the two for themselves, and what makes them special, and not the same. xD
When the original VHS version of the movie was released in 1995, people complained that they saw the word "sex" formed in the dust cloud that results after Simba flops down. However, the animators later proved that the term "SFX", or an abbreviated form of 'special effects', is formed as the special effects crew added in that particular effect. ^^
As for the Kimba controversy, it's mainly an issue of a similar plot-line. Many argue that it extends all the way back into the sixties, when Walt and the creator of Kimba, Osamu Tezuka, met each other at the 1964 World's Fair where Walt expressed interest in making animated films of some of Tezuka's other series possibly including Kimba. However, no films were ever made. Essentially, it all boils down to how many Kimba fans believe that TLK is just a plot-ripoff of Kimba. True, there are many similarities between the two, but it wouldn't be uncommon for two stories revolving around African lions to be very similar in terms of setting and plot, as one of the filmmakers noted. Even so, if you really research into it, you'll find that the story pulls from more widely-known stories, such as Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and even a bit on the story of Moses. Honestly, TLK and Kimba may be similar stories, but really, they both have their unique twists and story elements that distinguish the two from each other. c:
Personally, I think the people that fight over issues like this, really need to stand back and appreciate the two for themselves, and what makes them special, and not the same. xD
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