Lion King as allegory for World War II Thursday, October 5, 2006

Mike: You know, this movie has some pretty strong Hitleresque visuals.
Molly: I know! Look at Scar up on that pedestal, gesturing as the hyenas goose-step past him. Ridiculous.
Mike: And Simba, of course, represents the Jews.
Molly: Run away, Jews! Run away!
Mike: The hyenas are the Gestapo.
Molly: Oh Jews, who will save you?
Molly (about Rafiki): Winston Churchill - what will you do about the Jews?
Mike (about Timon and Pumba as they bowl for buzzards and save Simba from the desert): The Americans ride in to save the day at just the nick of time yet again. Dang cowboys.
(Rafiki catches the dust that Simba stirred up, and sniffs it.)
Molly: He smells the Jews.
Mike: Yum… Matzo!