The Enchanted Forest (Short Film)

The Enchanted Forest is a 2019 live action short film. It was directed by Columbia Lego. The short film was also based on both the original short story and the part animated part live action series with the same name.

Plot
The story begins in a mysterious and magical woodland called The Enchanted Forest. Sarabi the Lioness and her cub Simba are walking together in The Forest. Simba accidentally got separated from his mother. The lost lion cub finds his best friend Abu the Monkey and they both went to search for Sarabi. But Simba and Abu saw a Cave of Wonders. They went inside The Cave and found a magic lamp where a Genie lives.

Meanwhile - Sarabi went to relax at a large clock tower. She does not realized that Simba was missing. Back in The Cave of Wonders - Simba Abu and The Genie encountered a snake named Kaa who attacked them. Simba ran out of The Cave and escaped to a high cliff. Kaa trapped Simba. But the little lion battled the snake and knocked him down by sending him falling off the cliff. Somewhere in The Enchanted Forest - a bird named Zazu visited Jiminy Cricket and Bambi the Deer. However - the animals realized that Sarabi and Simba got separated from each other. They went to the clock tower and told Sarabi that her cub was missing. The lioness went back into The Forest to find Simba.

Back in The Enchanted Forest - Abu welcomed Genie to his new home. Elsewhere - Sarabi searched everywhere for Simba. The sad lioness breaks down crying. But when she sees Simba - they are both reunited with each other. Sarabi and Simba happily embraced and they both went back to their home.

Cast

 * Simba - the main protagonist. He was a lion cub who finds adventure.


 * Abu - the deuteragonist. He was a monkey who is Simba's best friend.


 * Sarabi - the tritagonist. She was Simba's mother.


 * Genie - the comic relief character. He was friends with Simba and Abu.


 * Kaa - the main antagonist. He was a snake who is Simba's enemy.
 * Cave of Wonders - the former secondary antagonist. It is the place where Simba journeys to.


 * Zazu - a bird who is friends with Sarabi and Simba.


 * Jiminy Cricket - a cricket who is best friends with Bambi.


 * Bambi - a deer who is best friends with Jiminy.

Triva

 * In a scene from the short film - Sarabi wears a loincloth and a green bracelet.


 * In The Cave of Wonders scene - Abu rides on Simba.
 * The musical score was composed by The Various Artists.
 * The animal characters and The Genie appeared as puppets.