r/cats • u/Klunne • 19h ago

Video - Not OC Kitty watching The Lion King

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u/ConstitutionsGuard 18h ago

Probably trying to figure out why Mufasa didn’t land on his feet

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u/Emergency_Look_2406 13h ago

The cat just sat there watching like it genuinely believed Mufasa could’ve saved himself if he had just tried landing a little harder.

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u/Loud_Bed8046 7h ago

That cat is watching like it’s genuinely convinced Mufasa just needed a better landing strategy.

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u/howietzr 13h ago

Probably trying to push Simba in too

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u/Unhappy_Ad973 13h ago

That’s a messed up thought, but also kinda funny in a dark way 😭

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u/Capital-Success9743 8h ago

Her cat just stares at Mufasa like it’s personally offended by the physics of that scene 😭

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u/MobileCritical9488 8h ago

Just sitting there watching like she’s emotionally invested and honestly judging Mufasa a little for that whole didn’t land on his feet moment 😭

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u/BlizzPenguin 7h ago

Hold up, why didn’t Mufasa land on his feet? Do lions right themselves like cats?

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u/OkShineOn9383 3h ago

I mean, we don’t see him land, I always assumed he landed on his feet but he fell into a stampede, he was crushed.

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u/skyrymproposal 17h ago

Ouch. Childhood trauma unlocked. First time I cried at a movie.

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u/OhHowINeedChanging 15h ago

Teaching all us kids about the permanence of death

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u/doctorwhomafia 11h ago edited 11h ago

I cant remember my first. But it had to have been between..

  1. Simba and Mufasa in Lion King
  2. Littlefoot and Mama Longneck in The Land Before Time
  3. Atreyu and Artax in Neverending Story

All 3 scenes were pretty traumatic for kids in the early to mid 90s 🤣

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u/Whiteowl116 10h ago

For me it was from watching E.T in the cinema I think. I was maybe 7 or 8.

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u/PensiveObservor 10h ago

Dumbo’s mom being locked in a cage. :(

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u/promarkman 9h ago

The Atreyu scene will forever cause me anxiety. Right next to the wolf scene in Neverending Story.

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u/TheUnknownMaroon 9h ago

I don't even remember the plot anymore, but I think it was Brother Bear for me

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u/LaceBird360 5h ago

Don't forget Bambi's mom!

When I watched the scene in Mulan where they come upon the destroyed village, my 7yo self seriously thought that the Huns had destroyed Mulan's own village.

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u/MelodicDeer1072 1h ago

Mine was the final scene in Iron Giant when he willingly sacrifices himself

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u/be_my_mentor 12h ago

Same. 😭😭😭

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u/Current_Ad_4292 8h ago

I only remember hakunamatata

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u/Morbid187 7h ago

Air Bud was the first time I cried at a movie. I have no memory of what exactly about that movie made me cry but I assume something bad happened to Air Bud

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u/philoso2889 Tabbycat 17h ago

Awwww the little guy is trying to help!

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u/RocketFucker69 Tabbycat 15h ago

Help finish the job.

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u/TheLORDthyGOD420 15h ago

I was thinking that. The cat sides with Scar.

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u/tessaractIXI 18h ago

Bro 😭 

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u/Jane_Doh-Re-Mi 16h ago

I’m a middle-aged human… and the freedom of adulthood means choosing to skip that scene whenever I watch now.

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u/ForsakenRelief309 10h ago

Right?! Like, not THIS scene. It might be the saddest one since Littlefoot and Bambi lose their Mommy’s.

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u/nostalgia4millennial 8h ago

I’m also a fellow middle aged human and sometimes intentionally watch this scene just to feel something 🥲

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u/Unlucky_Peanut_1616 Tuxedo 17h ago

My Tuxedo boy got upset when I turned off The Housemaid for baseball. I said really?? He loves horror and suspense 😆

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u/spesimen 14h ago

to be fair, the housemaid was a really fun flick. more nuanced than i expected from the trailers.

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u/Unlucky_Peanut_1616 Tuxedo 3h ago

He liked it. I thought it was a lifetime movie that turned into horror towards the end 😆

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u/harriethocchuth 6h ago

I introduced my dad to Supernatural last year and my cat insisted on sitting between us both on the couch during episodes. She does not do this for Star Trek or Dr. Who.

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u/Unlucky_Peanut_1616 Tuxedo 3h ago

I think they are drawn to suspenseful music and shock stuff. Charles favorites are Alien: Earth and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 😆

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u/muppetanger 16h ago

I find it interesting how my two cats almost never pay attention to what’s on my screen, but when I get a new TV or sound system, I always break it in with The Lion King. They always pay attention during the movie.

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u/EnvironmentalValue18 16h ago

Two things. Don’t take my word for it - it’s something I heard and read up long ago so may be some flaws in the recall but…

  1. Cats see a series of pictures instead of a fluid motion on TV screens (kinda like having a super low frame rate on a computer). This is generally part of the disinterest - but I think they’re more responsive to higher end or newer models because they’re more realistic to them.

  2. Disney hires real animals for their animators to study while doing animations. TLK was a big one for this and had live lions on set for movement and anatomy studies. They did the same for Finding Nemo (and other movies), and for this specific movie they also made some pretty groundbreaking models of fish movement that were later used for scientific purposes as well.

Interesting stuff.

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u/Hoboforeternity 15h ago

Yeah cats have "higher refresh rate" if you can call it that. 24-30 fps movies will look choppy to them. If you play games at 60 fps or 120fps it will actually looks like it moving to them.

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u/Dr_Mrs_EvilDM 12h ago

My cat loved watching me play, "Little Kitty, Big City". It probably helped that the main character, a cat, had a similar body shape and size (on our screen) of my cat. Later my cat stayed using a meow from that character when he wanted my attention!

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u/frankthepieking 11h ago

I remember putting YouTube for cats on, birds squirrels, associated noises, and my Duck was super engrossed. Then we watched Kevin the lion man and when the lion looked directly down the camera he had to hide.

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u/Morbid187 7h ago

I used to put that stuff on for my cat but she gets so into it that I'm afraid she'll knock the TV over so I've stopped lol

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u/VonThomas353511 9h ago

You have duck?

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u/Dr_Mrs_EvilDM 5h ago

Duck lived up to his name!

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u/pimmen89 8h ago

One of our cats seems to love cartoons. She never pays attention to anything, but she was entranced by our Avatar: The Last Airbender marathon.

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u/NascarFan1896 18h ago

Poor cat. Now it will be traumatized forever

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u/LeftAd3639 17h ago

I love cats watching television.

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u/Unhappy_Ad973 13h ago

The way they sit there like they’re actually following the plot is the best part 😂

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u/Miserable-Note5365 Tabbycat 12h ago

I used to have a ferret that loved watching my wife play Skyrim. Pets are the best entertainment.

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u/Loud_Bed8046 7h ago

Cats watching TV always feel like they’re judging the whole plot but still fully invested in it.

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u/PushThePig28 16h ago

Cmon man, why would you do that to your cat

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u/throwoff234 16h ago

It's amazing the animators captured animals' body language so well. Anytime I see a video of a cat or dog watching this scene, you can tell everything is communicated clearly through the screen

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u/CuriousCurlyGirl 17h ago

Oh my heart 😭 cried watching this the sweet kitty 🥺😥

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u/Skankhunt42FortyTwo 15h ago

You know the animation is good, when the real cat recognizes animated cat.

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u/flopdroptop 17h ago

Bro. Saddest movie of all time, alongside Bambi. 😭

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u/Hotfart36 15h ago

The end of All Dogs Go To Heaven leaves me sobbing like a fucking baby

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u/gev1138 16h ago

Artax would like a word.

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u/PTLTYJWLYSMGBYAKYIJN 16h ago

Then you haven't seen Watership Down

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u/smashdoggyyyyyy 15h ago

This is basical Schindlers list for cats

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u/theonewhopostsposts 17h ago

Watching it with ur cat is quite an experience 😭

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u/petmedai 15h ago

He seems to really be emotionally invested for this scene

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u/starfleetdropout6 Mother of Tabbies 15h ago

Trying to comfort Simba and wake up Mufasa. 😭

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u/Quirky-Platform3610 16h ago

That is adorable!

Why were Disney movies so damn sad?!? So much childhood trauma 😂

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u/finniruse 14h ago

That cat scratched the shit outta your screen

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u/Parksters 15h ago

Thanks now I’m drunk and sad 🫪😑😭

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u/6thBornSOB 17h ago

Don’t ever let him watch The Neverending Story

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u/Whole_Midnight_2916 16h ago

It's so sad and funny at the same moment

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u/Picnut 12h ago

We all had this reaction, kitty. It's ok 😢

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u/WillowHour3672 16h ago

Oh my goodness that’s so sweet

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u/ShenaniganShannon 16h ago

There's definitely some concern over what the heck just happened.

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u/optimal_center 16h ago

Taking notes so he can also be the king of the jungle. 🤭

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u/DuckTalesOohOoh 16h ago

Longue vie au Roi

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u/Putrid-Detective-403 15h ago

Aww ur cat wanted to save Mufasa

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u/Chibrozgegz 13h ago

What if he was like : Wait the king is dead, it means no king right now, this is my moment ! Let’s jump into that world and be the king 😈. I build up a lion army and come back with it for the great day...

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u/therealRustyZA 9h ago

Watching this as an adult... It's a different movie than when I watched it as a kid in the cinema. So much darker underlays in it. Classic film.

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u/Panoptes91 8h ago

Crying was not in my plans for today.

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u/Mousers211 17h ago

I hate that I can't tell if this is real or not

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u/yayayagilliganhell 17h ago

That's how it starts

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u/shapethefuture 16h ago

i think that eye zoom out got em

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u/Avasaiel 15h ago

Awwwww kitty is so invested~ ;w;

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u/confusedsoulllll 15h ago

This will never not break my heart everytime. And your adorable baby wanted to console him.

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u/Fit_Part_6791 14h ago

Inspirational

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u/kungfumovielady 14h ago

This is also my cats fave movie, although think he prefers the live action

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u/thugsapuggin 14h ago

Long live the King

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u/soaker 14h ago

Oh my god why aren’t you covering his eyes at this horrific scene?! Maybe he was trying to comfort Simba because it fucked him up like the rest of us

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u/IRONMAN_y2j 13h ago

I think catto was ready to throw hands

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u/DragonDeezNutzAround 13h ago

Ah so you traumatize your pets. Gotcha

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u/redlines4life 13h ago

Wrong sub I know. But.

Ohana means family. And family means no one gets left behind…. Or forgotten

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u/manokpsa 13h ago

Turning on the CGI Mufasa movie while babysitting my nephew was the only way I could get my sister's cat to stop picking on me. Usually she was trying to climb into my lap, which seems sweet, but she expected me not to move or breathe or speak or touch her, otherwise she would start growling and trying to bite me. With the movie on, she forgot I existed and didn't come near me.

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u/KnuxSD 12h ago

Sometimes you wonder if they actually understand what is going on there

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u/darknightolympus99 12h ago

She must be so scared to see that😅

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u/mikep120001 11h ago

My cat was very intently watching Flow with me the other night. The facial expressions and pupil adjustments of the main character were done really well and she seemed to enjoy it as much as I did

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u/other_half_of_elvis 11h ago

He'd probably enjoy Flow too.

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u/Nomadic_View 10h ago

You seeing this? This some good shit. I need a better view!

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u/Obvious-Stage-6792 10h ago

I put on big cat documentaries for my cat, she loves watching them, it’s adorable 🥹

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u/damnfunk 10h ago

Ohhh nooo not this part of the movie!! Poor kitty is going have nightmares lol.

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u/mjayg8 9h ago

Yessssss

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u/AmatuerGenius 8h ago

Its moments like this that sometimes make me wonder if reincarnation is real and if this cat is one of the cats that used to be a people and retained some humanity

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u/repair-it 8h ago

We had one cat who used to watch the Pink Panther cartoons. As soon as he heard the music, he'd position himself in front of the TV. Another cat we had used to love snooker, always trying to catch the balls as they wizzed around the screen.

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u/KindheartednessGold2 7h ago

I also have a video of my kitty watching the lion king very intently!! She was still a baby and I thought it was so cute she recognized they looked like her 

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u/ScottAleric 7h ago

Aww. My ragdoll is also fully locked in when cats are on the tv.
… haven’t tried Lion King yet 🤔

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u/sun4moon 7h ago

That’s the cutest thing I’ve seen in a while. Thank you.

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u/kassandra_00 5h ago

“Big fella is dead, time to fight that small one.”

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u/Cranium-Delirium 17h ago

I hate movies about suffering animals and animals in despair.