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Based on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead?


Well isn't lion king supposed to be based on Hamlet? I dont see it but people have said that before. So is it possible this movie is based on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead the play and film by Tom Stoppard? They seem very similar

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I was just going to post this. I haven't watched this film though. The first one is supposedly based on Hamlet, as far as the king's brother killing the king and the prince seeking revenge goes. I loved The Lion King 2, which is supposedly like Romeo and Juliet. I heard this one was bad though. If it's like R+G though, I might like it.

D-E-D. Dead.

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I never noticed before that Lion King was based on Shakespeare's plays so much, but when I watched the second part, Zira said something about a pound of flesh. Merchant of Venice anyone?

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it is. And Lion King 2 is based on Romeo & Juliet.

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