There is an event that, no matter how much time passes, will always traumatize all children, regardless of their generation: Mufasa's death. The wildebeest stampede scene with Hans Zimmer's epic soundtrack will live forever in our nightmares.
The evil Scar, Mufasa's brother and Simba's uncle, causes the stampede in which little Simba is trapped. His father manages to save him, but when he tries to climb the cliff, his brother betrays him and lets him fall with an ironic and sententious “long live the King”, crushing him to death.
For many this was their first contact with death, loss and grief. However, he also contributed to the character's epic and his legacy and legend, especially when he appears to Simba in the sky to remind him of his bravery and that he will always live in him. Also, the unforgettable voice of James Earl Jones or of Constantine Romero In its Spanish dubbing it contributed to that epic.
Now, Disney wants to give Mufasa the tribute it deservesand what better way than to tell his story, his story long before being the lion king, because the film teaches that, despite what we might think with the scene in which father and son look at the great kings in the sky from the past, Mufasa was not born a king, he became one.
Mufasa: The Lion King It is heir to the CGI live-action version directed by Jon Favreau in 2019. A friendthe wise monkey and faithful advisor to the king, tells the story of Mufasa to perpetuate the cycle of life to Kiara (voice of Blue Ivy Carterthe daughter of Beyoncé and rapper Jay-Z), the daughter of Simba and Nala (voice of Beyoncé), and at essential duo of Timon and Pumbaa.
Directed by Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) and with Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Tick, Tick… Boom!, Charm, Vaiana) as a composer, is the journey of Simba's father since he loses his parents (another generation of children will experience his traumatic “stampede”) and becomes an orphaned puppy lost in the immense savanna. Takeanother cub, saves him and takes him into his pack, in which his father is the king. They both live happy as brothers until another herd threatens their peace and they have to flee.
From here on, SPOILERS.
'Mufasa: The Lion King' ending explained
As we know the tragic final fate of Mufasa, it is inevitable to be tense throughout the film. How can Taka become Scar and betray him if they are inseparable brothers? But if, Taka is Scar and the film leaves little clues of this. In their first meeting, Taka rescues Mufasa from the water and grabs his paws to pull him up, a gesture he later repeats at the end of the film, when they have defeated the evil lion Kiros and he saves him again. However, the third time is the charm, and that gesture in the wildebeest stampede will have a very different outcome from the previous ones.
Due to the threat from Kiros and his packTaka's parents task Mufasa with fleeing with their son to protect the heir to the throne. Thus, the brothers embark on an adventure in search of Foreverthe paradise that Mufasa's mother told him about when he was little.
On their journey they meet Sarabia Zazu already A friendand the five form an unusual pack. Taka falls in love with Sarabi and asks his brother for help to win her over. However, Sarabi's heart is already occupied by Mufasa. When Taka finds out, he betrays his friends and he allies himself with the Kiros pack to hand over his brother.
When they finally reach Milele, they realize that the evil lions have followed them because of Takabut Mufasa manages to convince the rest of the animals to fight with him to defend their land. Finally, Kiros and Mufasa face each other hand to hand and Taka, remorseful for the damage he has caused, helps his brother. During the fight, a large rock emerges that will become the King's Rock.
Once Kiros is defeated, for his bravery and for having saved them from tyranny, the animals choose Mufasa as their kingand, furthermore, reunites with his motherwho explains to him that although his father It is no longer there, it will always live in them. For its part, Taka apologizes for having betrayed him and begs him to welcome him into his kingdom. Mufasa agrees, but warns him that he will be unable to call him by his name, to which he He suggests that she call him Scar.as a reminder of what he did for the scar left by the fight with Kiros.
In the present, Rafiki finishes telling the story to Kiara and transmits to her the message of the cycle of life. The cub understands that although she never met her grandfather, she is somehow connected to him and, as her father taught her, she can speak to him through the sky and the stars. Finally, Simba and Nala return from their trip with great news: they have had a son.
Who is Simba and Nala's other son?
In The Lion King 2: Simba's Treasure We meet Kiara, but at no point is it mentioned that she has a brother, so who is that new puppy that Simba and Nala come back with? Everything indicates that it could be Kionhis little brother. This lion appears for the first time in the series The lion guardfrom the Disney Junior children's channel. But why doesn't it appear in the sequel?
The main reason is because the sequel is from 1994 and the series from 2015so this was released long before the idea of a series about the adventures of Simba's little son was even raised. However, the narrative reason could also be that Kion wasn't born yet when Kiara meets Kobu for the first time and, when they meet again years later, Kion meets the lion guard at the Tree of Lifethe events of the series and the movie taking place in parallel.
Could this ending be a cliffhanger that standing to another future production of the universe of The lion king? What would be adapted into live action, Simba's treasure o The lion guard?
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