partners in Andy's law firm pretend to not notice that he is sick with the deadly

syndrome AIDS. This is a form of power on their point because they use it to

justify firing Andy for fear of contamination. Willful ignorance is also a major

part of The Lion King. The main difference in the two movies though is that in

Philadelphia, willful ignorance is shown through the characters of the law firm

partners. In The Lion King we as an audience are the ones who are invited to be

ignorant to the subject matter held within.

The main points of the forced ignorance in the movie are the fact that Scar's

sexuality is masked through the movie and that his true identity of being a

homosexual is never discussed, only hinted at. The fact that the hyenas represent

inner city black youth, is never discussed or pointed out is another example. The

last example is how in The Lion King the circle of life is a paradox to the food

chain. This shows how the lions symbolizing white suburban America is always on

The fact that Scar is gay in this m

they live at the top of the food chain. Instead of a circle where they are only a part,

to believe that the lions have good intentions and aren't the supreme rulers of the

Overall in the movie The Lion King willful ignorance is very much a part

movies reason why he is so wicked. Being the villain, he wants everything to be

these reasons I believe that the audience is only invited as far as they want to go.

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