17 Most Paused Movie Moments

2. Sex? - The Lion King

Lionking Gif When it comes to messages and secrets hidden with the frames of their products, it's the Walt Disney Company who reign supreme - though that's probably not something they'd be proud to admit. Yes, Disney's position as a children's company means that they're automatically the most interesting to investigate in this department - and there are lots of Disney movies rumoured to have suspicious things lurking in their frames. I guess the animators - for all their creativity - never imagined audiences would be able to pause from the comfort of their living room. Out of all the rumoured Disney pause moments, then, the one that seemed to irk parents the most was the apparently intentional inclusion of the word "SEX" in The Lion King, which occurs as Simba slumps down on a cliff and blows a bunch of leaves in the air. Disney defended this as a purposeful nod to the sound effects "SFX" department, of course, because that's exactly what the Walt Disney Company would say. SFX. Sure. And the winner is...
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