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Mufasa Makes Scar Killing His Brother in The Lion King Worse (Not Better)
ComicBook.comStory by Marco Vito Oddo
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Disney's 'Mufasa: The Lion King' prequel undermines the iconic villain Scar by reducing his motivations to a high-school-level jealous tantrum over a love triangle.
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- The film depicts Mufasa and Scar as adopted brothers, with Scar's bitterness stemming from his father's favoritism towards Mufasa despite the latter's commoner roots.
- Instead of the rich, power-hungry villain from the original, Scar's descent into villainy is now driven by a petty jealousy over Mufasa's romance with the lioness Sarabi, which critics say weakens the character.
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Mufasa, Scar, Zazu, Rafiki, Taka, Obasi, Eshe, Kiros, Sarabi, Walt Disney Studios, Mufasa: The Lion King, The Lion King