The Lion King, a heart-wrenching and tragic tale of a young lion cub adapting to adulthood, features two crazy characters named Timon and Pumbaa. After seeing how a young lion cub, Simba, loses his father due to his evil uncle, Scar, Simba is driven away from the kingdom. While in exile in the jungle, Simba befriends the goofy and fun-loving pair, Timon and Pumbaa. Through the song "Hakuna Matata," and their fun and catchy lyrics such as "It means no worries for the rest of your days, it's a problem free philosophy," Timon and Pumbaa provide serious comic relief in a movie that revolves around death and familial betrayal. Without Timon and Pumbaa, The Lion King wouldn't be a classically funny and charming animated musical, but an overly intense and upsetting movie that might turn young children off. Through these two complex and interesting characters, the whole attitude of the movie has the ability to change from painfully sad to a joyous sing-along with the right proportions of seriousness.
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