I write this post with the sound of Lion King running in the next room. I can't tell you how many times I've watched this movie. The first time I saw it was on my birthday in 1994. My sister took me to the movie, and I was pregnant with Simon. I was nearly sobbing before the title even came onto the screen because of the pageantry of the birth of that cub!
Throughout Simon's childhood, Lion King was the movie he wanted to watch most often. Sometimes it was for the animals. He loves wild animals, and the animation is so life-like in some sequences, I think it really inspired and informed his ideas about drawing them. Usually, though, this movie was the place of comfort he sought when he didn't feel well, when he needed cheering, when he desired familiarity. We'd lay on the couch together and watch it over and over and over when he was ill and very young. I remember telling him over and over that it never mattered what he did, he never had to run away and avoid telling me like Pumba hid from his mother. I pray, now, that the message is still in his head as he faces adulthood. Maybe I'll tell him again today.
It's been many years since we've watched his movie. It's fun to have it on again.
4 comments:
Two of my favorites - "put your behind in the past" and "hakuna matata"! Great movie indeed, and a beautiful story from you. :-)
For the record, I DID end up telling him that nothing he does is reason to hide from me. His response "Duh, as if you haven't been telling me that my whole life!" LOL I guess he's gotten the message.
(chuckle) Bless him, he's a treasure. :-)
where's the "like" button on here, LOL!
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