7 Famous Movie Characters We Thought Were Original

In one of his best selling books, “Steal like an artist”, Austin Kleon states that it is impossible to invent something new, since everything was invented a long time ago. Of course it looks sad. But the author left us the opportunity to enter history. All you need is to copy and combine other people’s ideas, getting a supposedly new product!

O awesome.club Do you even know where they got that idea from? It is worth seeing exact copies of completely different films/cartoons/books, and it is clear how this “ingenious” idea could have occurred to the author/director/screenwriter.

The white lion cub Kimba (“accidentally” sounds like Simba) is the character in Japan’s first full-color animated series, filmed in 1965 and dubbed into several languages. In addition to the color and the first letter of the name, Simba and Kimba are like twin brothers: they listen to the advice of the wise baboons, fight against the cruelty of a relative (uncle/aunt), talk to the ghosts of the clouds…

Disney denies that The Lion King is an adaptation, emphasizing its use of ideas from “Hamlet” and “Bambi”. Good…

The character Zorro made his debut in 1919. He had a secret cave under the mansion, where he kept his equipment and clothing, as well as his “zorromobile” (what would Batman’s creators call Zorro’s horse?). The hero had a butler who was also an active participant in the plot. Does this remind you of anyone?

Throughout the movie, you’ll feel like you’ve seen him before. The baby that was left is actually a mischievous dwarf. Well, it’s the same as in the 1954 animated series “Looney Tunes”, where Bugs Bunny takes care of this “baby”! And it would be great if only the general scheme was borrowed. No, the director decided to completely copy some scenes from the cartoon. Shame on you, Keenen Ivory!

In the 1989 movie “Little Monsters”, a blue monster named Maurice, who was discovered by baby Brian under his bed, introduces the child to the world of monsters. Guess what these are doing? They scare sleeping children. So, the main villain steals Brian, he is rescued by a good monster friend and the world of monsters closes forever for the boy. You already understand.

Who is Harlan Ellison, name mentioned in all credits of any copy of “The Terminator”? Well, he is the author of the story “Soldier”, which the first film and the main character in particular were inspired by. Thanks to a judgment, Harlan has the right to have his name always in the credits of all Terminator productions. Well, it’s no small feat.

In the 1986 film, the toys come to life and have a normal social life when nobody sees them. In the plot, one of the characters does not know that he is a toy, and this causes problems for everyone. Disney says “The Christmas Toy” simply inspired the studio to make a 30-episode, half-hour children’s series, and then a sequel feature. Well, they hit it off.

Deathstroke is an assassin who wears a mask and has amazing weapon and healing abilities. He is a character in the comic books produced by DC Comics, which debuted in 1980. Like Deadpool, he has a tendency to appear at the right moment and to always escape death. It seems like there are more similarities than differences between these two guys.

The song “Hakuna Matata” is not a melody created specifically for the cartoon, but a very famous song in Kenya: “Jambo Bwana” (in Swahili “Hello, Sir”).

A short translation goes like this:

Hi! Hello sir!

How are you? Very good!

What a beautiful country! There are no worries in our Kenya!