Okay, so the other day I was feeling super nostalgic and wanted to watch something like “The Lion King.” You know, that classic coming-of-age story, epic landscapes, awesome animal characters… the whole deal. But I’d seen “The Lion King” a million times already, so I needed to find something similar, but not the same. Here’s how I went about it.
First step: Brain Dump!
I started by just thinking. What is it I REALLY love about “The Lion King”? I jotted down a few things:
- Animal protagonists
- Coming-of-age story
- Beautiful scenery/animation
- Struggle against a bad guy/villain
- Some element of royalty or destiny
Time to Use The Internet!
Then I simply just put “movies like lion king” into the search bar. I wasn’t expecting much, but, surprisingly, I found quite a few suggestions. It makes sense other people are also looking for the same things.
Narrowing It Down
I didn’t just want ANY animal movie. I wanted that specific “Lion King” feel. So, I started going through this big old list, getting rid of ones that didn’t quite fit. For example, there were a lot of talking-dog movies, No, just no, I skipped right over those. I wanted something more…epic. You know?
I was left with a few good-looking options. And after that I got myself snacks, and started enjoying my movie.
It wasn’t exactly the same, but it scratched that “Lion King” itch! Sometimes you just gotta go down the rabbit hole and see what you find.