Hakuna Matata!
One of my all time favourite movies is The Lion King. I think the movie though animated can be one of the best new age philosophy films with a simple message, Accept your responsibility!
I love all parts of this movie and I truly believe The Lion King deserved an Oscar nomination, if the panel had chosen The Beauty and the Beast prior in best film category.
Anyway, The Lion King was marred by controversy because of the striking resemblance in plot and cast to the Japanese-made 60s TV series Kimba the White Lion.
It was very easy to source the script of this movie and I want to share one of my favourite scene and turning point in this movie. But before that I think people who have not seen this Disney Classic, should do so. The voice talent is in one word, PERFECT!
Nathan Lane as Timon and Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa steal the show with what I like to think as new age Abbott and Costello routine. Their chemistry is worth a mention, even if it's animated.
Jeremy Irons as Scar portrays a wonderfully weak, bitter, sarcastic villain. Rowan Atkinson as Zazu is actually a huge surprise. Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Young Simba is adorable and sensitive.
However, my personal favourites are James Earl Jones as Mufasa and Robert Guillaume as Rafiki.
Others, who are a part of this ensemble are, Matthew Broderick as Adult Simba, Moira Kelly as Adult Nala, Niketa Calame as Young Nala, Madge Sinclair as Sarabi, Zoe Leader as Sarafina, Cheech Marin as Banzai and Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi.
And now on with the show,
Rafiki's Chant: Translation:
Asante sana! [Thank you very much!]
Squash banana! [Squash banana!]
We we nugu! [You're a BABOON,]
Mi mi apana! [And I'm not!]
{Simba seems slightly annoyed by the chant. He moves away. Rafiki, elated by the sight of Simba, follows him. Simba lies down on a log over a pond. A rock disturbs the water; Rafiki, now in a nearby tree, starts his chant again.}
Simba: Come on, will you cut it out?
{Rafiki, laughing, is doing random acrobatics in the trees nearby.}
Rafiki: Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back! {Laughs}
{Simba starts walking away. Rafiki follows.}
Simba: Creepy little monkey. Will you stop following me? Who are you?
Rafiki: {In front of Simba, then right in his face.} The question is: Whooo... are you?
Simba: {Startled, then sighing} I thought I knew. Now I'm not so sure.
Rafiki: Well, I know who you are. Shh. Come here. It's a secret.
{He pulls Simba's head over to whisper into his ear. He starts his chant into Simba's ear and laughs.}
Asante sana!
Squash banana!
We we nugu!
Mi mi apana!
Simba: Enough already. What's that supposed to mean, anyway?
Rafiki: It means you are a baboon-- and I'm not. {Laughs}
Simba: {Moving away} I think... you're a little confused.
Rafiki: {Magically in front of Simba again} Wrong. I'm not the one who's confused; you don't even know who you are.
Simba: {Irritated, sarcastic} Oh, and I suppose you know?
Rafiki: Sure do; you're Mufasa's boy.
{Simba is surprised by this revelation. Rafiki disappears off stage right.}
Bye!
{Cue music: "Lala" theme.}
We sangoma ngi velelwe [Oh, spiritual healer, I'm troubled]
We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain]
We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain]
Simba: Hey, wait!
{Simba chases after him. When we catch up. Rafiki is in a meditative lotus position on a rock.}
You knew my father?
Rafiki: {Monotone} Correction-- I know your father.
Simba: I hate to tell you this, but... he died. A long time ago.
{Rafiki leaps off the rock over to a dense jungle-like area.}
Rafiki: Nope. Wrong again! Ha ha hah! He's alive! And I'll show him to you. You follow old Rafiki, he knows the way. Come on!
{Rafiki leads Simba through the brush. Simba has trouble keeping up due to his size. The music slips into African chant.}
Rafiki: Don't dawdle. Hurry up!
Simba: Hey, whoa. Wait, wait.
Rafiki: Come on, come on.
Simba: Would you slow down?
{Rafiki is seen flitting through the canopy ahead of Simba, laughing hollowly and whooping. Simba struggles to keep up. Suddenly, Rafiki appears with his hand held up right into Simba's face.}
Rafiki: STOP!
{Rafiki motions to Simba near some reeds.}
Shhh.
{He parts the reeds and points past them with his staff.}
Look down there.
{Simba quietly and carefully works his way out. He looks over the edge and sees his reflection in a pool of water He first seems a bit startled, perhaps at his own mature appearance, but then realizes what he's looking at.}
Simba: {Disappointed sigh} That's not my father. That's just my reflection.
Rafiki: Noo. Look harder.
{Rafiki motions over the pool. Ripples form, distorting Simba's reflection; they resolve into Mufasa's face. A deep rumbling noise is heard.
You see, he lives in you.
{Simba is awestruck. The wind picks up. In the air the huge image of Mufasa is forming from the clouds. He appears to be walking from the stars. The image is ghostly at first, but steadily gains colour and coherence.}
Mufasa: {Quietly at first} Simba . . .
Simba: Father?
Mufasa: Simba, you have forgotten me.
Simba: No. How could I?
Mufasa: You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life.
Simba: How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be.
{Shot of cloud-Mufasa, with glowing yellow eyes. He is framed in swirling clouds, radiating golden light.}
Mufasa: Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king.
{Close up of Simba's face, bathed in the golden light, showing a mixture of awe, fear, and sadness. The image of Mufasa starts to fade.}
Remember who you are.
{Mufasa is disappearing rapidly into clouds. Simba runs into the fields trying to keep up with the image.}
Simba: No. Please! Don't leave me.
Mufasa: Remember...
Simba: Father!
Mufasa: Remember...
Simba: Don't leave me.
Mufasa: Remember . . .
{Simba is left out in the fields. There is just a cloud left where his father's image was. The wind tosses the grass restlessly. Rafiki approaches.}
Rafiki: What was THAT? {Laughs} The weather-- Pbbbah! Very peculiar. Don't you think?
Simba: Yeah. Looks like the winds are changing.
Rafiki: Ahhh. Change is good.
Simba: Yeah, but it's not easy. I know what I have to do. But, going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long.
{Rafiki whacks Simba on the head with his staff.}
Oww! Jeez-- What was that for?
Rafiki: It doesn't matter; it's in the past! {Laughs}
Simba: {Rubbing head} Yeah, but it still hurts.
Rafiki: Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it.
{He swings at Simba with his staff again. This time Simba ducks.}
Hah, you see! So what are you going to do?
Simba: First, I'm gonna take your stick.
{Simba tosses Rafiki's staff to the side.}
Rafiki: No, no, no, no! Not the stick!
{As Rafiki picks up his staff, Simba starts running off.}
Hey, where are you going?
Simba: {Shouting back} I'm going back!
Rafiki: Good! Go on! Get out of here! {Laughs, hoots, n' hollers. As he holds his staff above his head, a few shooting stars zing across the sky.}
You can read this script or better yet see the movie if you have not seen it already!
Check out other cool stuff related to the movie
After all.... It's Hakuna Matata!
*Timon*
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
*Pumbaa*
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
*Both*
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
*Timon*
Why, when he was a young warthog...
*Pumbaa*
When I was a young wart hoooog!
*Timon*
Very nice.
*Pumbaa*
Thanks!
*Timon*
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal
*Pumbaa*
I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And oh, the shame
*Timon*
(He was ashamed!)
*Pumbaa*
Thoughta changin' my name
*Timon*
(Oh, what's in a name?)
*Pumbaa*
And I got downhearted
*Timon*
(How did you feel?)
*Pumbaa*
Ev'rytime that I...
*Timon*
Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
*Pumbaa*
Oh... sorry.
*Both*
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
*Young Simba*
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
*Pumbaa*
Yeah, sing it, kid!
*ALL*
It's our problem-free
philosophy...
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna matata
Hakuna Matata
*Adult Simba*
It means no worries
For the rest of your days.
*ALL*
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata
Hakuna Matata
Hakuna Matata
I love all parts of this movie and I truly believe The Lion King deserved an Oscar nomination, if the panel had chosen The Beauty and the Beast prior in best film category.
Anyway, The Lion King was marred by controversy because of the striking resemblance in plot and cast to the Japanese-made 60s TV series Kimba the White Lion.
It was very easy to source the script of this movie and I want to share one of my favourite scene and turning point in this movie. But before that I think people who have not seen this Disney Classic, should do so. The voice talent is in one word, PERFECT!
Nathan Lane as Timon and Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa steal the show with what I like to think as new age Abbott and Costello routine. Their chemistry is worth a mention, even if it's animated.
Jeremy Irons as Scar portrays a wonderfully weak, bitter, sarcastic villain. Rowan Atkinson as Zazu is actually a huge surprise. Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Young Simba is adorable and sensitive.
However, my personal favourites are James Earl Jones as Mufasa and Robert Guillaume as Rafiki.
Others, who are a part of this ensemble are, Matthew Broderick as Adult Simba, Moira Kelly as Adult Nala, Niketa Calame as Young Nala, Madge Sinclair as Sarabi, Zoe Leader as Sarafina, Cheech Marin as Banzai and Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi.
And now on with the show,
Rafiki's Chant: Translation:
Asante sana! [Thank you very much!]
Squash banana! [Squash banana!]
We we nugu! [You're a BABOON,]
Mi mi apana! [And I'm not!]
{Simba seems slightly annoyed by the chant. He moves away. Rafiki, elated by the sight of Simba, follows him. Simba lies down on a log over a pond. A rock disturbs the water; Rafiki, now in a nearby tree, starts his chant again.}
Simba: Come on, will you cut it out?
{Rafiki, laughing, is doing random acrobatics in the trees nearby.}
Rafiki: Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back! {Laughs}
{Simba starts walking away. Rafiki follows.}
Simba: Creepy little monkey. Will you stop following me? Who are you?
Rafiki: {In front of Simba, then right in his face.} The question is: Whooo... are you?
Simba: {Startled, then sighing} I thought I knew. Now I'm not so sure.
Rafiki: Well, I know who you are. Shh. Come here. It's a secret.
{He pulls Simba's head over to whisper into his ear. He starts his chant into Simba's ear and laughs.}
Asante sana!
Squash banana!
We we nugu!
Mi mi apana!
Simba: Enough already. What's that supposed to mean, anyway?
Rafiki: It means you are a baboon-- and I'm not. {Laughs}
Simba: {Moving away} I think... you're a little confused.
Rafiki: {Magically in front of Simba again} Wrong. I'm not the one who's confused; you don't even know who you are.
Simba: {Irritated, sarcastic} Oh, and I suppose you know?
Rafiki: Sure do; you're Mufasa's boy.
{Simba is surprised by this revelation. Rafiki disappears off stage right.}
Bye!
{Cue music: "Lala" theme.}
We sangoma ngi velelwe [Oh, spiritual healer, I'm troubled]
We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain]
We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain]
Simba: Hey, wait!
{Simba chases after him. When we catch up. Rafiki is in a meditative lotus position on a rock.}
You knew my father?
Rafiki: {Monotone} Correction-- I know your father.
Simba: I hate to tell you this, but... he died. A long time ago.
{Rafiki leaps off the rock over to a dense jungle-like area.}
Rafiki: Nope. Wrong again! Ha ha hah! He's alive! And I'll show him to you. You follow old Rafiki, he knows the way. Come on!
{Rafiki leads Simba through the brush. Simba has trouble keeping up due to his size. The music slips into African chant.}
Rafiki: Don't dawdle. Hurry up!
Simba: Hey, whoa. Wait, wait.
Rafiki: Come on, come on.
Simba: Would you slow down?
{Rafiki is seen flitting through the canopy ahead of Simba, laughing hollowly and whooping. Simba struggles to keep up. Suddenly, Rafiki appears with his hand held up right into Simba's face.}
Rafiki: STOP!
{Rafiki motions to Simba near some reeds.}
Shhh.
{He parts the reeds and points past them with his staff.}
Look down there.
{Simba quietly and carefully works his way out. He looks over the edge and sees his reflection in a pool of water He first seems a bit startled, perhaps at his own mature appearance, but then realizes what he's looking at.}
Simba: {Disappointed sigh} That's not my father. That's just my reflection.
Rafiki: Noo. Look harder.
{Rafiki motions over the pool. Ripples form, distorting Simba's reflection; they resolve into Mufasa's face. A deep rumbling noise is heard.
You see, he lives in you.
{Simba is awestruck. The wind picks up. In the air the huge image of Mufasa is forming from the clouds. He appears to be walking from the stars. The image is ghostly at first, but steadily gains colour and coherence.}
Mufasa: {Quietly at first} Simba . . .
Simba: Father?
Mufasa: Simba, you have forgotten me.
Simba: No. How could I?
Mufasa: You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life.
Simba: How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be.
{Shot of cloud-Mufasa, with glowing yellow eyes. He is framed in swirling clouds, radiating golden light.}
Mufasa: Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king.
{Close up of Simba's face, bathed in the golden light, showing a mixture of awe, fear, and sadness. The image of Mufasa starts to fade.}
Remember who you are.
{Mufasa is disappearing rapidly into clouds. Simba runs into the fields trying to keep up with the image.}
Simba: No. Please! Don't leave me.
Mufasa: Remember...
Simba: Father!
Mufasa: Remember...
Simba: Don't leave me.
Mufasa: Remember . . .
{Simba is left out in the fields. There is just a cloud left where his father's image was. The wind tosses the grass restlessly. Rafiki approaches.}
Rafiki: What was THAT? {Laughs} The weather-- Pbbbah! Very peculiar. Don't you think?
Simba: Yeah. Looks like the winds are changing.
Rafiki: Ahhh. Change is good.
Simba: Yeah, but it's not easy. I know what I have to do. But, going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long.
{Rafiki whacks Simba on the head with his staff.}
Oww! Jeez-- What was that for?
Rafiki: It doesn't matter; it's in the past! {Laughs}
Simba: {Rubbing head} Yeah, but it still hurts.
Rafiki: Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it.
{He swings at Simba with his staff again. This time Simba ducks.}
Hah, you see! So what are you going to do?
Simba: First, I'm gonna take your stick.
{Simba tosses Rafiki's staff to the side.}
Rafiki: No, no, no, no! Not the stick!
{As Rafiki picks up his staff, Simba starts running off.}
Hey, where are you going?
Simba: {Shouting back} I'm going back!
Rafiki: Good! Go on! Get out of here! {Laughs, hoots, n' hollers. As he holds his staff above his head, a few shooting stars zing across the sky.}
You can read this script or better yet see the movie if you have not seen it already!
Check out other cool stuff related to the movie
After all.... It's Hakuna Matata!
*Timon*
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
*Pumbaa*
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
*Both*
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
*Timon*
Why, when he was a young warthog...
*Pumbaa*
When I was a young wart hoooog!
*Timon*
Very nice.
*Pumbaa*
Thanks!
*Timon*
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal
*Pumbaa*
I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And oh, the shame
*Timon*
(He was ashamed!)
*Pumbaa*
Thoughta changin' my name
*Timon*
(Oh, what's in a name?)
*Pumbaa*
And I got downhearted
*Timon*
(How did you feel?)
*Pumbaa*
Ev'rytime that I...
*Timon*
Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
*Pumbaa*
Oh... sorry.
*Both*
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
*Young Simba*
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
*Pumbaa*
Yeah, sing it, kid!
*ALL*
It's our problem-free
philosophy...
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna matata
Hakuna Matata
*Adult Simba*
It means no worries
For the rest of your days.
*ALL*
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata
Hakuna Matata
Hakuna Matata
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