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The Lion Kingalso known as The Lion KingHakuna Matata outside of the United States and Canada is a 2004 American directtovideo animated musical buddy comedyadventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on February 10, 2004. The film was also theatrically released internationally and in selected cities in the United States. It is the third and final Chronologically, the second installment in the Lion King trilogy. The DVD went to the Disney Vault in January 2005. The film is a prequelparallelmidquel to the 1994s The Lion King, and focuses on the meerkatwarthog duo Timon and Pumbaa before, during and after the events of the original film. Its followed by a Disney television film, The Lion Guard, which is advertised as the fourth featurelength animated madeforTV film, November 2015.

The film is told through the perspective of Timon and Pumbaa through the literary device known as a frame story. The two are shown in silhouette form watching the original film, The Lion King, in a style nearly identical to that of Mystery Science Theater 3000.Timon interrupts the film to fastforward to Timons scenes, but Pumbaas protest prompts Timon to share his backstory. Timon is a social outcast in his Meerkat colony on the outskirts of the pridelands. While unconditionally supported by his mother, Ma, Timon dreams for more in life than his colonys monotonous existence hiding from predators. Uncle Max is nearly eaten by hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed due to Timons day dreaming. This becomes the last straw for the colony, prompting Timon to leave to find a better life. He meets the mandrill, Rafiki, who advises him to find his place in the world via Hakuna Matata and to look beyond what you see. Timon takes this saying literally and observes Pride Rock in the distance. Believing Pride Rock to be his paradise home, Timon ventures to the rock and encounters Pumbaa the Warthog on his way. The two quickly form a bond and Pumbaa accompanies Timon. ........

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