Mufasa: The Lion King: the questions about the original film that Mufasa answers | M.A.G.

After the premiere of “Mufasa: The Lion King”, many questions have arisen among fans of the prequel to the 1994 animated film and its remake in 2019. To be clear about what questions the new film answers about the original film, keep reading this note. Before we specify that the plot shows us Rafiki, along with Timon and Pumbaa, telling Kiara the story of his grandfather Mufasa, from when he was very little to becoming king.

Below are the questions about the original film answered by “Mufasa: The Lion King”, which premiered on December 20, 2024. It is worth mentioning that screenwriter Jeff Nathanson detailed these points in an exclusive interview he gave to Los Angeles Times.

Mufasa was a cub who was traveling with his parents, but in a flood he was swept away by the river and was orphaned. He was seen by a little lion named Taka (Scar's original name), who convinced his mother to accept him into her pride, although his father is not happy with the idea and forces him to be raised by the lionesses. They both form a great bond and treat each other like brothers.

A scene that is well known to all fans of the 1994 film is when Mufasa tries to climb the cliff in the middle of a stampede, so he calls his brother to help him climb, but the unexpected happens: Scar digs his claws into him. on the legs and throws him, causing his death. A similar event occurs when little Mufasa was swept away by the current, but was saved by Taka, who then stuck his claws into him to rescue him.

Being raised by lionesses, one day Taka's mother was saved by Mufasa when she was going to be attacked by another pride, a gesture that amazed her partner, who did not hesitate to look at the little “stray” with different eyes, since his own son had fled at that time. That's how he designated him as his protector. But that was not all, since later both cubs meet the lioness Sarabi, of whom they are fascinated, but she focuses her attention on Mufasa. This overwhelmed Taka's patience, and he realized that everything he loved and considered to belong to him: his mother's attention, his father's admiration, and his future conquest had been taken away by that brother he saved.

Rafiki is a very wise baboon who, due to his predictions, was banished from his troop of baboons. Although he helps other primates, they believe that his powers are harmful, so they ask him to leave. In this way, he crosses paths with Mufasa, Taka, Sarabi and Zazu, with whom they advance as a heterogeneous group of wanderers.

Due to the anger that Taka felt against Mufasa, he did not hesitate to give the location of his group to the leader of a very violent pack, who is convinced that the young “tramp” killed his son. To avenge him, he follows him and confronts him in the Pride Lands, but when he is about to attack Mufasa, Taka remembers when he did not rescue his mother and decides to jump in to save him. This causes a scar.

When Mufasa defeats a violent herd, the animals that inhabit the Pride Lands thank him and ask him to be their king, something he initially rejects because he is not of royal blood, but Rafiki tells him: “It's not what you were, it's what you've become.”words that convince him. Meanwhile, Taka's betrayal provokes the request for his banishment, but Mufasa decides to keep him in the kingdom, although he will no longer call him by his original name. “Then call me Scar, so I'll never forget what I've done.”Taka tells him.

Judith Vicente