What comic books, movies, and TV shows are blatantly copycats or rip-offs of previous comics, movies, or shows, but despite being a copycat or rip-off, are still pretty good?

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[–] 38 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The Lion King is basically Hamlet with animals. 

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    Lion King is as much Hamlet as Frozen is The Snow Queen, which is to say, it really isn't.

    Lion King is loosely inspired by, but doesn't actually follow the same story structure or present the same conflicts/tension or explore the same themes as Hamlet.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    The Lion King is a rip-off of Japan's Kimba the White Lion.

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