The lion king has a problem that the remake can solve

L & # 39; original Lion King is one of Disney's most beloved animated movies. There is a good reason for that. It's an absolutely fantastic movie. There is no doubt, but few, if any, films are perfect and the original Lion King has a problem that has been bothering me for years. In fact, I hope that the upcoming remake will take this opportunity to do at least one thing differently and solve the problem. The Lion King remake must correct the resolution of the movie to properly reinforce the movie's message.

If, in one way or another, you've never seen the original movie of 1994, I'm about to ruin it, so get ready.

In The Lion King, the young Simba leaves his home after giving false belief that he is responsible for the death of his father. King Mufasa saved his son from a rush when he died, although the public knew that Mufasa would have survived without the intervention of Uncle Scar of Simba. The scar is the one that convinces Simba that the boy is to blame and the lion cub leaves the house with fear and shame.

Many years later, an adult Simba is forced to return home and take his rightful place as king, far from his uncle. Initially, Simba rejects this idea because he is still extremely guilty of what he believes he has done. However, a clash with Rafiki, an old wise mandrill, shows him that there is no point in living in perpetual guilt. Even if he did something wrong, he must badume his responsibilities and learn from them, not run away from them. Discover the scene below.

So Simba learns the lesson and goes home to fight Scar. As might be expected, Scar then confronts Simba with the terrible thing he's done. At first, Simba gets up and takes responsibility, but a terrible thing happens. Everyone turns to Simba.

Nobody stands behind him. Nobody tries to understand. Simba's honest confession meets with disbelief and fear. Nobody recognizes that he was a child when that happened and he can not be held responsible. So when Simba realizes that taking responsibility has done nothing, that he is exactly the pariah he thought he was, he hesitated. Scar takes over and almost defeats Simba until it turns out that Simba is not really responsible and that everything is fine.

The moral of the story is therefore … apparently, does not badume any responsibility for your actions, because everyone will turn their backs on you.

Now, it is absolutely true that Simba is not responsible for the death of Mufasa. Even though Mufasa had been killed by the rout and not in the hands of his own brothers, even though Simba had been found pursued by the rout by accident rather than being placed in his way by Scar, Simba did not. Would still not be responsible. In the end, this is not the question.

Simba believes that he is responsible. To our knowledge, Rafiki himself does not know that Simba is not responsible. He would probably have said if that was the case. It's perhaps the person who knows what happened and who still supports Simba, but he's not there when the conflict goes away later.

The lesson we need to face the past is good. We all did things that we were not proud of from time to time, especially when we were kids, and kids need to know that it's okay to make mistakes, even the worst ones, which have serious consequences.

It's hard to say how close the original story is to the new Lion King but, based on what we saw in the first trailer, we could very well get a close note-to-note version, as we did with The beauty and the Beast. A shot in the caravan seemed to show the wildebeest's hustle and bustle, which means that Mufasa will probably meet his end more or less in the same way in the remake.

I would like to see the new Lion King bring this significant change to the story. Simba does not need to Actually being responsible for the death of his father, it's probably a little too heavy for Disney, but the film has to show that taking responsibility is important even when you have done wrong.

The film could do it in different ways, but the most important element is that someone, Nala, Sarabi, no matter who, must understand how difficult Simba is and how easy it is. help to do it. Perhaps Simba entrusts Nala with the "truth" and it is she who pushes him to come back anyway and to face his past. Then she can be there to show her support when the rest of the pride learns what happened. Simba could even issue a declaration of willingness to face punishment, punishment that will not be necessary when it will happen that Simba is not responsible, of course, but it is also important manage the consequences when you face your mistakes.

Alternatively, we could simply see Simba stay on his positions, even in the face of skeptics and fear of the rest of pride. He could explain it. No one would blame him for what happened, even in the circumstances as he understood them. This doubt and fear are exactly what he did not want to face when he escaped. If he can not cope with his past, he has actually learned nothing.

Disney movies, whether they be animated, live-action, or anything new Lion King account like, are the best when they have something to say. The conflict test that opposes Simba itself is part of what makes The Lion King a good movie, but in the end, the original version of the hens does not take into account what it seems to mean.

If the new Lion King do not do anything new with the material, so we do not really need it. However, as this element is an integral part of the plot, it is almost certain that it will be part of the new movie. I hope the remake will take a stand, no matter what has happened in the past.