The Messed Up Origins of The Lion King | Disney Explained - Jon Solo

I once believed that Lion King was based on Hamlet... not only was I wrong, the REAL origins are more complicated than I could have ever imagined... ಠ_ಠ ► Get your merch here! » https://teespring.com/stores/solo-store (Psst! Use code "Simba" for 10% off for a limited time!) ► Support the series on Patreon! » https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3244708 ► Want more? » Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrgins » Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained » Fables Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained » Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained » Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► Social Media: » Twitter:   / jonsolo   » Instagram:   / jonsolo   » Facebook Fan Page:   / therealjonsolo   » Official Subreddit:   / jonsolo   ► Join the Official Channel Discord: »   / jonsolo   ► Send Fan Mail to: » [email protected] ► Business: » [email protected] (Business Inquiries ONLY) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▼ Sources ▼ » The Lion King and Shakespeare's Hamlet: Similarities and Differences: https://goo.gl/XDvqFu » The Lion King (Platinum Edition) The Making: Origins:    • Disney's The Lion King (Platinum Edition) ...   » Ben-Hur Summary: http://www.supersummary.com/ben-hur/s... » Le Morte D'Arthur Summary: https://www.shmoop.com/morte-d-arthur... » "Hamlet" Origins: The Legend of Amleth https://sfshakes.wordpress.com/2017/0... » The "Original Story" - The Kimba / Simba Controversy:    • The "Original Story" - The Kimba VS Simba ...   ▼ Music Sources ▼ » REVEALING MY INTRO SONG! https://goo.gl/Z9eHu1 » Background Music: Killing Time Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License » If I used your art in the thumbnail or any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit! #MessedUpOrigins #TheLionKing #DisneyExplained