Right Cinema

One of my favorite movies of all time is The Lion King and it had been quite some time since I had experienced the circle of life. So, I finally made good on a promise to my little nephew to watch the movie with him, and aside from having a fantastic time, something amazing jumped out at me. When the super cool Rafiki, played by Robert Guillaume, presents Simba to all of the wild by holding him over a cliff, I could not help but have a flashback of Michael Jackson dangling his infant child over a fifth floor hotel balcony in Berlin.

Jackson later apologized for his terrible decision:

“I got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I would never intentionally endanger the lives of my children.”

I am convinced that Jackson, who is a huge Disney fan and lives in a warped child-like fantasyland, was inspired by The Lion King to pull that stupid move. Jackson felt as if Prince Michael II, like Simba, is the son of a king. Then, I ran across this rumor on the Internet where the first teasers for The Lion King mentioned Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones would do the music. Well played Disney, well played.

Another sign that Michael Jackson is a fan of The Lion King, and that he is cuckoo for Coco Puffs, is this article about him putting wigs on his well-adjusted children and taking them to the The Lion King on Broadway. I love that he introduces his children as Paris, Prince, and Blanket. And by love, I mean deeply disturbed.

Click below to watch the opening scene of The Lion King where Simba is presented, a clip of Jackson dangling Prince Michael II over a fifth floor balcony, and a clip of Michael Jackson winning the father of the year award.