Lion King Theory: Why Are There No Humans?

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Isaac explores why there are no humans in The Lion King.
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The Lion King is one of the only Disney films to date with close to no references to the existence of human beings. There is no trash on the Serengeti, no airplanes flying over, no fear of poachers, no animals in hats or walking on hind legs. There’s language and imagery that is used from our world, but for the most part, the Pridelands feels completely removed from mankind and today I’m going to explore why that is: why there are no humans in The Lion King.
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[@IsaacCarlson]

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[@deshawnedwards6412]

Do Dipper and Mabel Pine's Full Story.

[@MrWrestlingsbiggestf]

What A AWESOME VIDEO YOU had today DUDE, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK

[@MrGabeanator]

as Tom Shumacher once said the irony is its a story with no people in but its whole power are the people who touched it

[@heyarnold7256]

Are you a fan of One Piece by any chance? It's a story thats heavily inspired by Disney. Seems like something you'd be into.

[@cherechesalexdaniel811]

Pls do a video on the Netflix series Trollhunters maiby a video on the life of Jim the protaginist. Or at least watch the series i belive you will not regret it.

[@growlie2676]

Humans weren't necessary for the movie, enough said.

[@dutchvanderlinde4713]

Growlie26 Facts

[@thecourtjester2610]

Yees

[@savantcrystian2686]

Pretty much 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@parkchaeyoung8525]

So does Bambi, but there are humans

[@coollikegrass2489]

@@parkchaeyoung8525 Humans were used for character development in Bambi, so that's why they were involved

[@hannahbrennan2131]

There are no humans in The Lion King because the movie takes place in the wilds of Africa where there aren't any humans around.

[@danthiel8623]

Beginning of time

[@danthiel8623]

Or like he said 1000 years ago

[@aje-olokunsChile]

@My KZbin Account just beginning to... And definitely not wide spread

[@poppyraima5342]

@@xniaxm2967 Very much part of the love-hate relationship I have with this film, or at least how it's been consumed and disseminated.

[@tamarasmith9060]

@@xniaxm2967 You're forgetting about Disney's movie A Far Off Place, which came out about the same time. The movie shows good & bad people among the natives & the whites living there. One of the 3 main characters is a native African man who is portrayed as just a typical guy from a tribe near the preserve, who is a friend to the teen character played by Reese Witherspoon. He is shown to be smart & persistent, showing he knows the land & animals & how to survive. He is shown to be loyal to his friend when she is in need, despite it putting him in danger too & it being vastly inconvenient for him when he already has responsibilities to his wife (& presumably the rest of his family & tribe). He shares wisdom about human nature to the teen boy, showing him to be a perceptive & thoughtful person. While the main point of the story is about him helping the teens escape being murdered by poachers, to me the writers & the actor who portrayed him made him seem like a real person, not a stereotype just existing to be a token black character because the story takes place in Africa. I thought it was a pretty good movie.

[@hinata1ize]

There are no humans bc we would ruin the movie. We tend to do that when wildlife is involved

[@isaacdenley1922]

What about ice age

[@hinata1ize]

@@isaacdenley1922 Why was Diego's pack even after the baby? Didn't the leader of the pack say something like the tribe attacked first or revenge or something? These aren't rhetorical. I really don't remember.

[@isaacdenley1922]

@@hinata1ize I think they did say something about revenge but I also remember something about the baby being juicy so maybe I should rewatch ice age

[@spitfire126]

Bambi proves that.

[@IMakePeopleSaltyApparently]

True

[@geviesanta3631]

I was assuming that the reason why there's no humans in the lion king is because the creators of the film decided not to include any human beings this time around nor even going as far as animating them.

[@CeltycSparrow]

notice in Robin Hood, there are no humans either. Its more anthropomorphize-d, but its still all animals. Same for Zootopia. In Bambi as well.....there is an IMPRESSION that humans are around, but we only see the animals.

[@CeltycSparrow]

@Jay hence why I said there is an IMPRESSION OF HUMANS in Bambi. We never actually SEE the humans, but we do hear the gun when Bambi's mother is killed (which transitions into probably THE MOST awkward segues to follow a death scene in ANY MOVIE period.....we hear the shot. Bambi goes looking for his Mother and we see the Great Prince. He tells Bambi that his mother can't be with him anymore and they walk off into the snow.....and then we IMMEDIATELY segue into birds singing and a song so overly vivacious it makes the Owl cringe in horror as he watches the birds snogging in the trees). and then we see the fire at the end that destroys the forest.

[@thegreatgoldfilms6311]

​@@CeltycSparrow aren't humans referenced in Robin Hood in the first couple minutes of the movie?

[@good7bad138]

I always assumed it was just an animal sanctuary and that beyond the elephant graveyard and timon and pumba's oasis was civilization but humans were not allowed there

[@misseli1]

That makes sense since Timon and Pumbaa had the most interactions with humans

[@jayvonnoelsmith8445]

​@@misseli1true

[@thegreatgoldfilms6311]

I guess I'm a weirdo because I assumed this was set in prehistoric times like, well before humans were doing their human thing

[@Scarshadow666]

@@misseli1 Yeah, though I don't know if people consider the old Timon and Pumba cartoon TV series canon anymore or not (especially after Lion Guard and Lion King 1 1/2).

[@Lilly-dg6xc]

I always thought that The Lion King took place on a reservation in Africa that's why Simba and Nala could not go to the elephant graveyard because it was outside the protective boundaries of the reservation and thus where the hunters would be. The Hyena's being banished to the so called "Bad Lands" represents this because they were inside the elephant graveyard when they attacked the lion cubs.

[@OriginalStrudel]

The Lion King is one of my favorite movies ever.

[@ThMnWthNNm]

Zazu: “It’s a small world after all-“ Scar: No! No! Anything but that!

[@Kitsunegaming19]

XD

[@thedoruk6324]

Maybe lion king happens on a place *before* human habitation Or better; *after* humans let the planet and turned it into an eco-preserve gaia planet

[@callanightshade8079]

I think originally it was said to take place before humans

[@thedoruk6324]

@@callanightshade8079 before the mass hunting related great extinction events :( Remember the scar easter egg at hercules?

[@callanightshade8079]

@@thedoruk6324 yes. Though apart of me thought that was a reference to Zazu's comment to Mufasa: "he'd make a very handsome throw rug"

[@thedoruk6324]

@@callanightshade8079 exactly. But that could explain the possiblity that the humans co-existence as well; humans aren't widely spread at ancient Times

[@ms.j970]

Not really it just happened in a place where there is very little human settlement not every part of Kenya is inhabited by humans even to date 2019 the hell's gate where the pride stone is ,has no humans there except for tourist who come and go....

[@karind8914]

I think the reason was because they are soo far into the pride lands and the movie is based on only the animals. So maybe that’s why, but I really like Wotso’s point of view and reason!

[@aaronhotchnerzoltfbi8085]

I agree, no need to oversimplify

[@connorplisga3718]

I think The Lion King takes place during Ancient Greece. After the hyenas ate Scar, his soul was transferred to the Underworld. Then, Hades, lord of the dead, revived Scar and offered him a proposition(just like with Jafar): "Help me kill off Jerk-ules, and I will let you become king of Pride Rock, FOREVER." So Scar returned and confronted the Greek demigod, Hercules. But in the end, Scar dies in the hands of Hercules, and gets turned into a "very handsome throw rug". This seems to make sense because there were not as many humans in Africa during ancient times. Plus, Ancient Native African culture seems to fit the tone of The Lion King(via the music, ample use of Swahili words, and the cave art-like style of Rafiki's paintings). As for Zazu knowing famous human songs like "It's a Small World", and Timon and Pumbaa knowing human traditions like the Hula dance and Christmas, I think Aladdin's Genie visited Africa during his world vacation, and taught some Lion King characters about human stuff; but that's just my guess.

[@jediahstewart9875]

Tbh this kinda makes sense. I think that Hades gave Scar the thick fur Maine so that if he wants to fight Simba he would be very protected.

[@dirandrous7682]

Scar the Nemean lion confirmed.

[@gabrielbroughman9922]

I'm the only one that theorizes that scar is Hitler reincarnated

[@unusannus..8005]

Connor Plisga a Disney Pixar theory

[@calebschieck8547]

I could have happened 100 years later

[@thirdplanet4471]

Maybe the writers didn't want to go through all the trouble of having humans react to talking animals

[@johngervais230]

"Why are there no humans in the Lion King?" Nuclear apocalypse theories- "Allow us to introduce ourselves..."

[@SMN9a]

Noah : "Hold my staff"

[@godzilla964]

If it's a post-nuclear setting, then why do the animals still look the same?

[@johngervais230]

@@godzilla964 They don't tho, to be fair. Look at like, one of the Lion King Hyenas and then look at a Hyena.

[@Angelo-uw9eo]

​@@johngervais230the hyenas look better in the lion guard

[@jlark2077]

I just thought that the lion king took place in really rural Africa

[@sergiograndio577]

What's rural?

[@jlark2077]

@@sergiograndio577 not populated

[@lilithstar9045]

This seems more logical

[@MrComic97]

Joshua Larkins that’s what I thought too. lol why are people over complicating it😂

[@coltonbell8284]

Fun Fact: Aslan was one of many inspirations for Mufasa.

[@Angelo-uw9eo]

Who is aslan?

[@viloetmarsh3467]

@@Angelo-uw9eothe lion in Narnia

[@Angelo-uw9eo]

@@viloetmarsh3467 ok thanks

[@thedoruk6324]

*Remember the scar easter egg at hercules?*

[@johnsantos507]

Yes.

[@simonacannizzo5141]

I wonder how it could have gotten there- Scar was eaten alive

[@johnsantos507]

@@simonacannizzo5141 By the Hyenas?

[@thedoruk6324]

@@simonacannizzo5141 Fire get to them first, maybe hyena's skinned his corpse?

[@simonacannizzo5141]

John Santos yes

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I saw the musical on Broadway when I was little. So amazing

[@TheRealTinCan]

I'm also a Cuban-American but that seems fun

[@womanlikelightning2538]

I'm going to see it in a couple of weeks!

[@a_motorsports_fan]

Avery The Cuban-American Same

[@BKDBrian2]

At least some episodes of the Timon & Pumbaa series have humans in them, particularly Quint who appears in "French Fried," "Swiss Missed," etc.

[@lauracatania5063]

Hard to believe there was a time when Elton John writing a movie soundtrack was risky...mind blown and I was older when this came out (1st year college)

[@rylieking91]

Haha I wasn't even born yet when this came out

[@silentlover89]

I really loved how you explained this to me. It totally makes sense. Thank you for doing videos on the Lion King. It is a very touching and moving movie, especially with losing a parent at a young age.

[@strawberrylemonadelioness]

I saw a theory once The Outsiders had seen poachers before because of how terrified they were when Timon pretended Pumbaa's tail was a gun during the final battle.

[@Angelo-uw9eo]

Good theory

[@alfredckumwenda8109]

The other Disney films that don't have humans are Zootopia, Robin Hood, Dinosaur and others that I need to research 😂 Edit: Chicken Little too 😁

[@samanli-tw3id]

Alfred C Kumwenda Don't forget Cars and Planes!

[@michaeloluwajuyemi4546]

I can play Circle Of Life on the piano.

[@christianmoralesortiz4688]

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SKILL, GOOD SIR!!!!!!XD

[@raptorr575]

I'm proud of you.

[@avachristiansen7703]

That was great! It all makes sense now! Could you make one on Flora, Fauna, and Merriweather?

[@masroorkhan81]

Please more Lion King Videos .....

[@Imperius_Rex_753]

I think it's because the Lion King takes place a little before Tarzan. When there are no white people in Africa, and the natives just either keep their distance or they just don't live there (though I really don't see why, the pridelands seem like a great location, there's water, animals to hunt, and with hyenas confibed to the Outlands and lions kinda confined to the area around Pride Rock, I don't see why any tribe wouldn't settle there.) Also a nice theory: The pridelands are a part of Wakanda.

[@melaning.o.a.t6541]

I like the no white people part and the theory 🖒

[@RicchmadeJay-p7z]

Nice THEROY but impossible scar is in Hercules

[@Imperius_Rex_753]

@@RicchmadeJay-p7z Greece ruled parts of Africa, Africa has lions, Hercules wandered around the world when he was completing his labors, got to Africa and found Scar's hide

[@RicchmadeJay-p7z]

@@Imperius_Rex_753 Remember how Hercules and jafar met basically bcuz Hades gave him a chance.....Hades probably did that to scar

[@Imperius_Rex_753]

@@RicchmadeJay-p7z Jafar met Hercules?? When the F did that happen?

[@okami-chan9772]

Walt Disney: Listen guys, we don't have to hit these high numbers. A movie will never hit $200m again like Aladdin did, so don't try. Try to make a good quality movie. Disney workers: Yeah! ( *years later* ) Disney workers: ( *makes live action movies of the original classics* ) Ghost of Walt Disney: That's not what I meant!!

[@thesnatcher3616]

To be fair, Walt Disney was dead by the time the Disney Renaissance rolled around. But it really sucks on how Disney doesn't experiment or try anything new anymore or at least as much as they used to. All they care about now is social messaging and the dollars they can capitalize off of that.

[@cassyluvsanchez4005]

I want to know what happened to Simba's daughter after Simba passed away I want to know what did Kiara dude when she become Queen of the pride lands Pride

[@lizebotha8783]

What? Simba didn't pass away! Or do you mean after he is going to pass?

[@fullmetalgamer6062]

Kovu was probably the new king of the Pride Lands assuming him and Kiara got married.

[@spitfire126]

@@fullmetalgamer6062 Kiara and Kovu got married at the end of Lion King 2. That thing with Rafiki and all the lions gathered around was their wedding.

[@ChrisWilliams-zz1kt]

Man and nature conflict would upset the balance but that my question how about you answer

[@spitfire126]

The Lion King big theme is Circle of Life. Humans tend to break the Circle of Life by over hunting, killing for sport, littering, polluting ... The movie already has the hyenas doing over hunting.. don't need the rest

[@jerrencartercrittersandfri3733]

I think that makes sense. When I was little I always imagined that if they made a Lion King 3 that the issue of man would surface. And maybe they'd go to war with them or something. I didn't even really give it any thought before that they really were some of the only Disney movies without human interaction or interference. Amazing concept! I'm glad they did what they did!

[@nikokovacevic2686]

Yeah i thought that when i was younger and i also rember bugging when i was younger

[@zurvanmooney4940]

Theory: a long time ago, a man visited the Pride Lands & killed a lion despite the locals warning him not to hunt there for sport. The Great Kings Of The Past then cursed the man by turning him into a hyena, telling him he can only regain his human form by leaving the Pride Lands. Since then, any human who set foot in the Pride Lands would turn into an animal of the African Serengeti that reflects their personality. And a baobab tree grew in the spot where the lion died, which would later be called the Tree of Life (Rafiki’s tree)

[@ashleymartinsonforever3131]

Awesome video. Excellent topic. 💙💕. Here are some ideas for future videos Dr. Faclier's hidden past with the wealthy class Does Nani love David from Lilo and stitch? Lyle Rourke: his story and what made an evil villian. Song anylasis- You'll be in my heart. Or maybe Hellfire. I love watching your videos. 💙.you show such strong passion for it. ❤️❤️

[@Nio744]

I found it a pretty easy question. Not really worth a video.

[@brunobucciarati834]

I thought he made a video about Dr. Faclier?

[@steamzilla95]

Since there were no humans in Lion King, this got me thinking for The Lion King 4. What if Simba’s family bloodline had the ability to talk to humans?

[@Happy_human374]

That would be cool

[@Tamza17]

I need to catch up on your uploads! Cant believe how much you have grown isaac!

[@donovandelaney3171]

The Lion King concert artwork shows stone ruin buildings that were built by humans.

[@victoraguilar7077]

Will human meet the lion king and the lion guard in episode and/or movie?

[@michaeloluwajuyemi4546]

🎥 that have an all animal cast are amazing!

[@gothnerd887]

I originally thought Lion King was set before humanity exised

[@sergiograndio577]

How can modern animals exist and humans haven't?

[@Black.Rose743]

Same here

[@simonj3413]

As in modern civilization or humans/hominids on the whole?

[@RicchmadeJay-p7z]

This is before Hercules and the pride lands will soon to be wakanda so it is hidden Last part was a joke

[@conormurphy9240]

@@sergiograndio577 animals such as lions have existed millions of years before humans existed. Humans have only existed for about 200,000 years so it could be before that

[@mostar1219]

Apparently, humans influenced the lions enough considering how they shifted to the rules of human monarchies

[@joshualowe1821]

the old Timon & Pumbaa show from the 90s had Timon and Pumbaa interact with humans.

[@miahavethisdance]

C.J. Jefferson no, there was a TV show staring Timon and Pumbaa

[@leighmercadokfphrdept.2197]

That series is non canon to the actual Lion King Movie

[@Simbala-bq5vy]

@@leighmercadokfphrdept.2197 Oh I thought Simba really got in his drawer a clock tower 😂⏰

[@leighmercadokfphrdept.2197]

@@Simbala-bq5vy Yeah Hehehe 🤣🤣🤣

[@stickguyanimatior818]

THE TV SHOW DOES NOT COUNT

[@Emthecosplayer]

Yay lion king and love it

[@EChacon]

Very insightful video you made Isaac. 🦁

[@balanc-joy9187]

I always assumed that they do not and never did (likely due to our particular genetic divergence in primates not occurring). Basically, animals become more intelligent and they flourish because we do not exist in that realm. It would certainly explain the basics pretty easily, and I like the ideas that brings up. A world without humans, but also with no extreme civilization like Zootopia. Makes me wonder about other countries in that world...

[@Scarshadow666]

After watching a little bit of The Lion Guard, that's my theory as well (and that The Lion King universe is an AU of ours with extremely different laws for nature, which is why the show makes some of the predators that hunt in the Pride Lands bad guys, but the Lion Guard are treated as exceptions).

[@Jsegui564]

Ducktales theory :What if webby is a clone of della duck that explains why they are very similar

[@Simbala-bq5vy]

Well Webby is a clone

[@doctorstrangesupreme8617]

I've just been wondering that!!

[@heathertyndall5266]

i thought that the Lion King was set in an alternate universe that had no humans, and the lion guard makes my idea more sense... or the lion king was the precursor to Zootopia

[@juanpablopadilla.198]

In Timon & Pumbaa Show there was Humans 2.

[@bradyanderson6311]

Timon and pumbaa have been to the human world in their televised adventures.

[@julianmedina7135]

“Disney had a burst of creativity” *The Lion King* Kimba: Am I a joke to you?

[@fluffywolfbritta2902]

I think he ignores kimba comments because hes afraid...

[@FngsSosa]

Me: yes Kimba: 😭😭😭

[@Targivod]

The Lion King isn’t a fucking plagiarism of Kimba. Do your own research and you’ll notice the two stories are nothing alike besides having a lion as a main character, and that the supposed “troubling resemblances” are nothing but scenes taken out of their contexts. Hell, the movie, that they often use to show the presumed plagiarism in those comparison images, was released after the Lion King, meaning that if there’s one plagiarism, it may be more the Kimba movie doing so with the Lion King.

[@birdie3rdie]

The story of Kimba involves humans and Disney's The Lion King does not.

[@TIGER-xk4gk]

Thank you for this theory, this makes me love The Lion King even more

[@JollyJustice]

I love your videos! if I've been freaking myself out with conspiracy theories and crap utube videos I come here and it makes me happy again! thank you for being clean and friendly bro!😄

[@akudaemon1478]

It's likely in a part of Africa that is more isolated, and probably in a preserve or park. The time setting would also likely be around or past the 1960s, as ''A Lion Sleeps Tonight' was released in the 1960s and and 'A Little Bunch of Coconuts' was released in the 1950s. Timon, Pumbaa and Zazu (and possibly Scar) would have had to had some occasional brush with humans to hear the music somehow and pick it up ( possibly humans having a a portable radio or record player in their camp.) Odds are Timon and Pumbaa encounter them on a periodic basis being wandering exiles, and Zazu being that he flies all over the Pride Lands. It could be that Scar even came across them (at least when he was younger) on his territorial patrols to know the older Coconuts song. Around this time, there likely wasn't as many humans in the area, and it was likely tribesmen or just the occasional white researchers or hunters passing through. Edit: I forgot about migrating birds in Africa. Some of these might pick up the songs or Hawai'i hulu, since many of these can travel hundreds or thousands of miles.

[@alexiswelsh5821]

Can you please do a video on “The Suit Life of Zack and Cody”? What are your thoughts on Zach always telling Bob, “It’s not a date”?

[@samuelmelendez7566]

I always wondered about that question and you just answered it

[@MacMalinois]

Great video! :D

[@jesserobinson1929]

Nobody: Wotso Videos: WHY IS SIMBA'S MANE RED????

[@MrAndrewsaccount92]

Im gonna claim this was an earlier chapter of history when many regions of the African wilderness were un-touched by mankind. I highly doubt this was set in the 1990s since the whole continent was explored by europeans by the start of the 20th century.

[@theannechann642]

Great video! This is super cool.

[@AlexMichel717]

I love these theory videos and stuff about my childhood movies that I love I subbed and turned on notifications I like these videos so mich

[@dbv8600]

Great video and yes I believe you are right about it being an animal sanctuary.

[@peterchiappetta1241]

I think humans do exist and Lion King takes place extremely far away from civilization. It's also possible that Simba and everyone know about the humans existence of humans and then choose not to interact with them.

[@ozzywalker609]

Well, there are a number of plausible theories, but here’s one that I find especially likely: The Lion King takes place in the foreseeable future, where lions are aggressively protected, and lion territory is labeled as government parkland. All intruders are removed almost immediately and the lions live in almost pure isolation. Scar in Hercules? Either Lion King takes place shortly before Hercules, or it was just a classic Easter Egg.

[@azkmesomething]

The most logical answer: The animators cannot figured out the right art style for the humans that fits the Lion King art style

[@GhostKitten69]

lol you missed the human reference of dressing in drag and doing the hula ;D

[@animefan0018791]

Could the Pride Lands be a Wildlife Reservation?

[@sk8rgrlteen]

This video topic was beautifully explained 😄

[@ferretmom4ever858]

Maybe it was tens of thousands of years ago when humans were still nomadic tribes, and didn’t as yet have a real great impact on the land

[@fruitytree7266]

Wait but I noticed at the part where Simba meets pumba and timon, Simba is sat down on a chair or something, and timone does simba's claws using a nail file. Where on earth did he get that Nile file. Unless, he has actually been with humans

[@nathantisdale2013]

It's like saying where are the lions in high school musical. They don't need to be there 😜

[@nocreativename]

Nathan Tisdale exactly!!

[@ernestodorado1909]

Hey, Isaac. Your videos just keep getting better and better. I have actually wondered myself why there were no humans in The Lion King. However, I originally thought that it was because the lions in The Lion King displayed anthropomorphic human characteristics. You know, that they in some ways behaved like humans. But your theory in this video sounds a bit more understandable and likely, and it also makes things seem less complicated so that the audience could just focus on and enjoy the events of the film. Also, I think one of your next videos should be a full story on Quasimodo, but it's just a suggestion.

[@lizebotha8783]

Although the theory of LK taking place during ancient Greece's time because of the Scar rug in Hercules, I personally like to believe it takes place in 1994, the year it came out, and that the Scar rug was just a joke. As for the humans, they could just be located far off away. The filmmakers visited Kenya for research so I think the nearest they could go to find humans is in Nairobi, Kenya. Or it takes place somewhere in Tanzania

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Hello I'm new to this channel

[@astrum376]

Hi! This channel is great! You'll love it. My cousin has a friend named Adrian too lol.

[@lykeys4202]

If i animated the lion king id just quit when they say where are the humans

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

10 minutes of Isaac explaining why there aren't any humans in The Lion King with "There just aren't."

[@SaraMakesArt]

The funny thing is, I never thought of about why there are no humans in "The Lion King", but I like to imagine what might happen, how Simba might have reacted if he and Mufasa saw a human walking around in the Pride Lands. Would the human be an automatic enemy to be feared and hated, or would he/she arouse simple curiosity? But I think your comments that excluding humans makes TLK more timeless, basically, makes a lot of sense. The lives of humans in the developed world has changed a lot since 1994.

[@NeonPegasus1979]

Because back in ancient times, much of Africa was unexplored and unclaimed.

[@khalidhenry3857]

Can't wait for the upcoming live-action movie. With Jon Favreau directing, I know it will be a success.

[@spiritwalker900]

Khalid Henry Yeah, the “live-action”.

[@Rancord123]

Khalid Henry lets just say it was a success in the box office but as a movie it sucks and is just a cash grab from disney

[@ghostreyn]

I loved how you brought in the fact that it was the creators decision so leave them out along with other reasons.

[@commandertano9914]

Thanks for doing this video I love the Lion King

[@0liver815]

because it’s about LIONS. why do people even ask these questions?

[@geministrial950]

Mickey 7107 Bambi is a movie about deer and there is humans too, genius

[@spitfire126]

@JustinXDragon But their guns are shown. You think the guns are pulling their own trigger? The campfires are building themselves? We see no sign of either of those in The Lion King.

[@christianmoralesortiz4688]

I TOTALLY agree with you on this theory, Issac, this pretty much EXPLAINS alot!!!

[@Warnndog]

Or Maybe, just maybe. This is a Prequel to Zootopia. Simba after living a life where he ate only bugs realized there are alternatives to eating meat and because of the lessons of the great circle of life, started working with the prey species to build a more civilized Society! That it! Disney theory confirmed.

[@michaelhunting2868]

Maybe it takes place during the time of great empires Rome Greece when humans stayed close to the shore.pluss you have scars cameo in Hercules

[@BethGoth15]

It's The Lion King, that's why. It's not The Human King!

[@jaketheimmortal3659]

Um... because it’s about wild animals. Nuff said

[@spitfire126]

So was Bambi. And it had hunters.

[@prometheus_ssbu7037]

best person to answer!

[@aaronburr1137]

I love you’re toys in the background

[@JaggedBird]

1. It would ruin the movie and the pacing 2. Safari reserve

[@Soundwave133]

YAS ^-^

[@Priderockstarlion]

Sorry for the late reply I love when you talk about The Lion King/Guard and what i think about about Humans in this franchise I think it's best to don't have Humans because people are sometimes (always) cruel to Wild nature

[@radcircles9865]

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[@donovandelaney3171]

Kimba the White Lion! LOL!

[@TheLovers100]

Their are humans in the lion king. They are just behind the scenes..........

[@mostar1219]

Timon makes references to real estate, throw pillows, potpourri, etc. in the future films. Does that count

[@neshtosi2116]

Super cool !

[@miey.7122]

My theory is that Disney didn’t include humans in The Lion King to avoid further similarities to Kimba the White Lion.

[@Simbala-bq5vy]

Ore because their would be more dangerous and more evil than scar

[@peppermintpattie6006]

Humans would have only ruined the film by doing something stupid such as trying to sport hunt the members of the Pride Land just for fun.

[@georgedoty-williams2085]

Nice shirt, Isaac!

[@herheartbeat7876]

6:11 THATS TERRIFYING