- DeciderDecider38m
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com38m
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter44m
- MovieMaker MagazineMovieMaker Magazine45m
- SlashFilmSlashFilm53m
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend54m
- Consequence of SoundConsequence of Sound1h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend1h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter1h
- MovieWebMovieWeb1h
- SlashFilmSlashFilm1h
- The WrapThe Wrap1h
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com1h
- The Rolling StoneThe Rolling Stone1h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend1h
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com2h
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com2h
- VarietyVariety2h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter2h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend2h
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com2h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter2h
- VarietyVariety3h
- GeekTyrantGeekTyrant3h
- MovieWebMovieWeb3h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend3h
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com3h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend3h
Mufasa Makes Scar Killing His Brother in The Lion King Worse (Not Better)
ComicBook.comStory by Marco Vito Oddo
scrn logline
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.
beat sheet
- 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.
call sheet
Mufasa, Scar, Zazu, Rafiki, Taka, Obasi, Eshe, Kiros, Sarabi, Walt Disney Studios, Mufasa: The Lion King, The Lion King