Lion king and Aladdin. The same show?

https://www.facebook.com/GoodMorningAmerica/videos/10153331300677061/

just from watching this video I realized how many simmilaraties there are between these two shows. They are pretty much the exact same plot lines and endings. The genie is pretty much a composite character of pumba and timon. Scar and jafar have literally the exact same intentions and even have their names rhyme. Disney really needs to create something more unique and creative instead of copying their own works

Updated On: 1/8/16 at 09:08 PM

It's a stretch...

Except the Disney Aladdin has almost zero resemblance to the folk tale its based on.

It's wrong for Aladdin to copy Lion King but it's okay for Lion King to have the same plot as Hamlet?

Can you please explain to me how the plot lines are even remotely the same? Yes they both follow the story of a young boy who becomes the king/sultan in the end, but their motivations aren't remotely similar, nor are the actual paths they take to get there (i.e the PLOT LINE of the movie). The only similarities are on such a broad, basic level that there's no real point in even comparing them.

Scar and Jafar are somewhat similar, I admit, but even still, both of them are such broad archetypes that it hardly brings anything to light by comparing these 2 specific villains.

Mr. Nowack said: "Except the Disney Aladdin has almost zero resemblance to the folk tale its based on.

True, but you gotta remember that this is Disney we're talking about here. Many of the original fairy tails/folk stories that are Disney animated classics have been heavily altered in terms of plot from their original source material.

Um. Also, Aladdin is an older film than The Lion King...

I'm well aware that practically every Disney adaptation differs greatly from the source material.