What of Disney releasing sequels like hotcakes It's nothing new. Although in recent years they have taken the turbo with the countless sequels to 'Toy Story', 'Vaiana 2' and now 'Mufasa: The Lion King', the House of Mouse has already had its intense era of sequels taken out of its sleeve.. . Although in the 90s they came to us directly to video and almost, almost covertly.
Because 'Mufasa' is not the first sequel to 'The Lion King'. We already had one in 1996: 'The Lion King 2: Simba's Treasure', which featured Simba's daughter (and at the same time gave her father a few headaches).
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'The Lion King 2' went straight to video along with forgettable and very unnecessary sequels like 'Pocahontas 2', 'Mulan 2' or 'Beauty and the Beast 2'. So it's normal that it happens to more than one person.
But 'The Lion King 2' continues to resonate (especially with millennials that we grew up with her) like uone of the best Disney sequels because it knew how to maintain the spirit of the original very well, but telling its own story and feeling like a real new chapter. Being just and necessary to be continuous but without fear of introducing changes, and some very harsh ones.
At the outset we met with Kiarathe daughter of Simba and Nala, who has a hard time finding her place in the Cycle of Life. And one day he meets Metala cub who has become “Scar's heir” and the last hope of his former followers. His mother's master plan is simple: have Kovu approach Kiara to kill Simba.
So to have a 'Hamlet' with lions, we go to 'Romeo and Juliet' in the African savanna. But beyond Kovu and Kiara's relationship (which is very cute and almost works better than that of Simba and Nala), 'The Lion King 2' does not fall short in delving into uncomfortable topics that the first film addressed. leaves in the air, like what happens after Scar's reign.
'The Lion King 2' introduces us to Scar's followers, and in fact It even raises Simba as one of the movie's villains. having remained stuck in his hatred of his uncle (and being overprotective of his daughter). Because instead of trying to unite the clan again, he divided it and banished the lions that might oppose him… Come on, a tyrant through and through, and it always hurts to admit that one of your favorite heroes has his flaws.
Although the visual quality is obviously lower than the original, 'The Lion King 2' It ended up being very successful on a graphic level. With quite beautiful animation, color and shots that are far above other direct-to-video sequels. And, despite being direct to video, it manages to measure itself quite well by maintaining the aesthetics and quality of the first.
The soundtrack also helps, which although it featured an amalgam of composers and singers including Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin & Lebo M, has some tremendous songs. And it is not surprising, because it even rescues some songs from the musical 'The Lion King' and has some spectacular sequences with all the animals on the prairie singing in unison.
So 26 years before 'Mufasa' introduced Kiara, she already had her own movie and her lion drama that we can see on Disney+.
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