Blog Post #8

The Lion king is based on the three act structure:

Act I:
Act one develops the setting of the story and the origin of the problem and ensuing action.  Scar, Mufasa's brother is bitter about the fact that he has essentially been cut off from the throne with the birth of Simba.  The first act ends after the death of Mufasa with Simba's decision to run away because he believes he is responsible for the death of his father.



Act II:
As problems escalate under scar's regime, Simba is hides himself away from his past.
In act two, Rafiki discovers that simba is alive, and the act ends with Nala's decision to go find him.


Act III:
The reuniting of Simba and Nala sparks love, but also brings Simba's past fully back to his mind.  Through Nala's reasoning with him, Simba decides to let go of the guilt he's held on to and go back to fight scar and avenge his father's death.  The final climax comes very near to the end of the film (about 6-7 minutes from the end) when Simba finds out the truth about his father's death and actually fights scar to take back the kingdom, which leads to the resolution of the story where Simba becomes king and peace returns to the Pride Lands.