I chose the new cover for The Lion King Blu-Ray
edition. The first reason I chose this picture
is because it is totally different from the original Lion King cover for the
DVD or VHS. The original cover had an
orange background and the characters faces looked soft and more inviting. The cover also depicted the attitudes of most
of the characters. For example, in the
first picture Timon was giving of the look of relaxation. This shows how he lives the model of “Hakuna
Motto” meaning no worries. Pumba is
pictured smiling and looking up to TImon which also shows his character because
not only was he a care free soul, he was also genially happy all the time and
he looked to TImon for guidance. Another
good example is the picture of Scar. He looks
very sneaky and devious which also describes his character in the movie. This picture did a good job of explaining the
movie and the attitudes of the characters.
Now on the Blu-Ray cover the background is blue and the
characters faces look harder for lack of better terms. There
is no extra light shinned on the faces of the characters to give them a glow
which is more appealing to the eye. Another
big thing that sticks out is the picture of Mufasa is the silhouette of the cover. This makes me think that Mufasa has a bigger
impact on the movie than he did in earlier years because he’s not pictured at
all in the first cover. For the Blu-Ray
cover all the characters are looking towards a common direction. This also speaks volumes on the story plot
because they’re always trying to move forward and leave the past behind. Although some aspects of the Blu-Ray cover
tell the story of the Lion King, Overall I think the old Lion King cover did a
better job. It helped explain the movie
and the characters.
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I think your comments are interesting. I want what you think about Scar not being included in the Blue Ray edition of the movie and being included in the other one. There is also Zazu in one of the covers and in the Blue Ray, he seems to be missing. It's interesting how they have taken out a few characters and how they have also oritentated the view from the left side to the right side. Just some things to think about I think.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting how they change the cover and the direction of the way all the characters are looking. I love this movie!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting analysis and very good work!
ReplyDeleteThe characters facing a common direction (as well as being placed on the left hand side) might have to do with how we read in our culture. The DVD cover has Simba in the center, but your eye focuses on the right and then moves to the left. Meanwhile, the Blu-Ray has our eyes moving from left to right. The Blu-Ray visual seems more fluid, or easier to read, than the DVD.
To go along with what Robert has pointed out, the elimination of Scar and Zazu...did you notice that they included Nala instead? While the DVD cover includes more characters, they are ALL male. This earlier cover shows how the audience how limited Nala's part of the story is--even though her storyline is quite important to the development of the plot. Notice that in the blu-ray they also make Nala's picture the second biggest on the cover. This shows how this storyline's perspective has evolved in our culture and possibly bringing women's roles/representations to the forefront of our minds.