Njengoko usenokuba uvile, inqanaba lenguqulelo yeLion King ivule eDisney's New Amsterdam Theatre kwiBroadway, kwaye kuloo nto ndithi amagama amabini amancinci: hakuna matata.
Akukho matata, ewe, yiSwahili ngaphandle kokukhathazeka. Yinguqulelo kaElton John-Tim Rice ethi Ungakhathazeki, yonwabile. USimba, uyakhumbula, yingonyama entsha ezibeka ityala ngokusweleka kukayise owayeligorha, uKumkani Mufasa. Ngexesha lokuhamba kwakhe, ubalekela kwilizwe lakowabo aye ehlathini, apho ajikeleza khona kunye nePumbaa enethamsanqa, ihagu yehagu, kunye neTimon, imerkat. USimba, unyana wolahleko, wamkela ifilosofi yabo yokuba akukho matata.
Kuyenzeka ukuba ibe yifilosofi yeNkampani yeWalt Disney. Mhlawumbi yiloo nto ingoma ibisoloko indicaphukisile. Ayikushiyi wedwa. Nje ukuba uve u-Hakuna Matata, awunakuyilahla. Ndikrokrela ukuba uJulie Taymor, umbingeleli omkhulu we-avant-garde ongumlawuli we-The King King, unokuziva ngokufanayo. Ufezekisa izinto ezininzi ezithandekayo kwimveliso, kodwa inani elikhulu likaNo Matata liyasilela ngokumangalisayo. Ingathi ngekhe ajongane nethemba elingenakucinywa leDisney, ngokungathi ngokusebeza ngasese, Hayi u'No Matata '! Ndineengxaki ezaneleyo 'Unokuluva Uthando Ngokuhlwa'!
Umlawuli owaziwayo wovavanyo olunje, iziqwenga ezibonakalayo njenge -Green Bird noJuan Darien akazisombululi ezo ngxaki, nokuba. I-junk yemvakalelo Ngaba Uyaluva Uthando Ngobusuku-kuphela kwengoma yokubetha evela kwimidlalo bhanyabhanya yantlandlolo-nazo iingqayi zokulima kukaNks. Taymor. Usekhaya ngakumbi ngomculo omangalisayo wase-Afrika kunye neengoma kunye neengoma ezithi ziqanjwe ngumqambi woMzantsi Afrika uLebo M kwi-albhamu yeRhythm yeLizwe lokuzigwagwisa. Imifanekiso yeqonga abayikhuthazayo intle nje.
Kodwa xa kufikwa enkulu, ethandwayo Ngaba Uyaluva Uthando Ngobu busuku, ukuphefumlelwa kuyamlahla. Unxiba inani kunye ne-arty pas de deux enokuthi ibizwe eLas Vegas. Kunye nokunye ukungahambi kakuhle kwebhallet yomoya, ndicinga ukuba, ngokuqinisekileyo i-nymphs ye-woodland-ishishini elongezelelweyo lenzelwe ukusiphazamisa kwi-cartoon mawkishness yengoma. Akayi kuyivumela ukuba izithethele isiqu sayo esivuthayo.
Ngokomzekeliso olula weNgonyama yeNgonyama, ngaphandle kokonwaba okufunyanwa nguSimba kwindlela yakhe yobomi, kufuneka ashiye akukho matata kwaye athabathe uxanduva lomntu omdala. Ndingathanda ukuthetha ukuba imveliso kaNks Taymor iyonwabisa kakhulu (kunokuba lula). Kodwa kwiziko, kuyo yonke impumelelo yalo ebabazekayo, ayisebenzi kwelona nqanaba liphezulu.
Kukungqubana okukhulu kwenkcubeko. Disney-enenjongo yokutshata urhwebo kubugcisa, okanye inkcubeko yekhathuni kwinkcubeko ephezulu-wayenobuqili bokubonelela uNks. Taymor ngesivumelwano sayo saseFaustian. Banokuphinda bavelise ifilimu yoopopayi eqongeni (njengoko besenza ngobuhle nakwirhamncwa), okanye bazame into entsha. Entsha! Yintoni, emva kwayo yonke loo nto, lukhethekileyo lukaNks. Taymor kodwa onodoli?
Ukutya okulinywe kakhulu, kuyinyani! UNks. Taymor, owayeyila isinxibo seNgonyama King kwaye wenza kunye oonopopi kunye neemaski (kwaye wabhala iingoma kwingoma entsha engaziwayo, u-Endless Night), uphenjelelwa ngamandla zizithethe zemidlalo yeqonga zaseAsia naseAfrika. Babandakanya i-Noh yaseJapan kunye ne-bunraku, oonopopi beentonga zeJava, umsebenzi wemaski waseAfrika, kunye nemidlalo yezithunzi eye yenziwa ngaphezulu kweenkulungwane. Ngale ndlela, umsebenzi wakhe yinto engaqhelekanga yokuziqhelanisa neenkcubeko zamanye amazwe-apha zamkelwe, zahlanganiswa zaza zabiwa yiDisney kwiBroadway.
Sonke singabakhenkethi ngoku. Ukubolekwa kwenkcubeko okanye iirhafu akukho nto intsha, ewe, nakwiBroadway. UJerome Robbins udume ngokubolekwa kwimidlalo ye-Peking opera e -King kunye nam. Ukuthetha ngokungqongqo, iDisney ayifumani bugcisa kuNks. Taymor, nangona kunjalo. Iimpembelelo zakhe zenkcubeko zihlala zithandwa kumazwe abo njengoko iikhathuni zoopopayi zilapha. Uya kubona ukulungelelaniswa kweemaski zaseAfrika kwiNgonyama yeNgonyama. Kodwa ulwimi lwaseAfrika lwesiHausa alunalo igama lobugcisa. Akukho lizwi kwithiyetha, nokuba. Kukho ubomi kuphela!
Umbuzo ngulo, uyasebenza okanye awusebenzi? Ngaba bukhona ubomi obuhamba bugcwele kwaye buyile ngale mveliso? Umboniso uqala ngokumangalisayo ngokuhamba kobukumkani bezilwanyana ngababukeli ukuya kumathafa aseAfrika abonwabileyo eqongeni. Njengakwimifanekiso bhanyabhanya yoopopayi -ulandelelwano lokuvula phakathi kweyona Disney intle kakhulu eyakha-ilanga elikhulu liphuma ngokungummangaliso kuNks.Taymor's Disney parade ekhethekileyo.
Ngoyilo oluqaqambileyo kunye nokuyila kwezibane, uRichard Hudson kunye noDonald Holder, ulwalathiso lwamkela ngovuyo iindawo eziphakamileyo zokudlala kwindawo yokuvula, ungaze uphinde ufikelele kubo. Kukho eminye imifanekiso ethandekayo-amadlelo atyibilikayo, istrampede, ipakethi yeengonyama ezihambayo, ibhayisekile ye-antelope engaqhelekanga ehamba eqongeni njengemifanekiso eqingqiweyo eyakhayo. Iindlulamthi zabantu lope eqongeni, nazo; i-shaman baboon ihleka ngendlela eyiyo; Ingonyama embi efihliweyo ibulala umlinganiso ukwazisa ngokunyaniseka ukuba ubomi abulunganga.
Kwii-vignettes ezinjalo, konke kulungile (kwaye kumnandi). Singaphezulu kwendlela yesiqhelo ye-Broadway. Amehlo ethu ajongelwe bubukrelekrele bezilwanyana zabantu, ngokuchasene neenkozo zeDisney, ezingazange zithandeke. Ukuba ukubonakala bekukho konke, UNks. Taymor's Ingonyama yeNgonyama ebeya kuba mkhulu kakhulu.
Kodwa ukuba lo ngumboniso wokuqala weDisney ukunqanda ukuba mhle, ngowokuqala ukuba neentloni kwesinye isitokhwe seDisney kurhwebo: uvakalelo. Kuphela ngulo mlawuli uhloniphekileyo oza kuxoxa ngeNgonyama yeNgonyama malunga nokufa okungcwele kunye nokuzalwa ngokutsha. Mhlawumbi kunjalo. Kodwa yikhathuni! Eyabantwana! Kwaye kufanele ukuba isichukumise. Ngomzuzu wokuzibona ngokwakho kulandela ukufa kukaMufasa othandekayo, iingonyama ezilusizi zikhala iiribhoni. Iiribhoni zityhila ngobugcisa emehlweni abo. Iinyembezi ngeze zanele.
Kodwa iimvakalelo zikude kwaye zingumfuziselo. Indawo yokubhubha kukaMufasa ijike yangumnyhadala ongacacanga wehlabathi kwaye ayihlalwa. Abazali bakhalaza ngelithi umboniso bhanyabhanya wabacaphukisa kakhulu abantwana babo abancinci, kodwa ayisiyiyo le nto uNksk. Taymor engakwaziyo ukujongana nayo, nanjengoko engekhe akwazi ukujongana ne-hokey Hakuna Matata. Imvakalelo elula yeDisney ithintelwe njengokuhlaselwa kweswekile. Kodwa kuthiwani malunga neemvakalelo ezindala? Ngaba uCharles Dickens wayeya kulahla imeko yokufa?
Ke umboniso uba sisiphumo sawo esikhethekileyo, ukugcwala kwengxelo ngelixa uzama ukufihla iimpazamo zawo. Ifilimu yeLion King ibaleka kangangemizuzu engama-88, inqanaba elingu-2 iiyure ezingama-40. Kude kakhulu, kunzima kakhulu. Zonke izinto zefilimu zihleliwe okanye zaphuhliswa. Shaman Rafiki kaTsidii Le Loka kukutsiba kombane ukuya phambili; Izitovu zempungutye ezintathu zikaStanley Wayne Mathis, uKevin Cahoon noTracy Nicole Chapman lolunye uphuculo kwinto yokuqala. Ububi obubi bukaJohn Vickery bufanele bube buncinci, buthambele ngakumbi; Ukuhlekisa kakumkani uZazu, edlalwa nguGeoff Hoyle, yinto eyothusayo; isibini esingaqhelekanga, uPumbaa kaTom Alan Robbins kunye noMax Casella's Timon, bayonwaba kwaye osondeleyo uNks. Taymor uza kwikhathuni emsulwa.
Ngaphandle kwempumelelo yayo, ibali elalishunyayelwa lalisoloko lincinci, amanqaku ka-Elton John-Tim Rice ayengowabo. Ingathi uNks.Taymor uza kukhawuleza enze ingxelo enkulu kwaye aqondise omnye umboniso-obizwa ngokuba yi-The King King Udibana neRhythm yeLizwe lokuziqhenya. Ngu! Kodwa enye yiDisney, kwaye enye ayisiyiyo. Ayisiyonto ibaluleke kakhulu. Zama ukufumana itikiti! Hakuna matata, njengoko izithandi zobulumko zisitsho.
