Warning: Spoilers ahead forThe Lion King.
(But also, why are you reading this story?)
When Disney’s remake ofThe Lion Kingbegins, there is a peculiar sense of deja vu.
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It may not sound like such a big differencewhat’s the big deal about a missing staff, right?
Well, dear reader, you couldn’t be more wrong.
Did you catch them all?
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Rafiki’s bakora staff
Where did it go?
In the remake, we actually get a much more complex backstory of how much Scar hates Mufasa.
Can we get a prequel movie about this next?
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Seeing Mufasa and Scar’s history play out onscreen after seeing the remake is now a must.
Also, his cousin who thinks he’s a woodpecker sounds delightful.
Maybe we could meet him one day.
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That Simba drawing
Here’s another nitpicky detail you probably couldn’t help noticing.
Then he blows some dust over them and it leaves an outline of Simba’s face.
of these same hyenas a lot more understandable.
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The two male hyenas in the main trio are now Kamari and Azizi, voiced byKeegan-Michael KeyandEric Andre.
Their traits are pretty much the same, though, with Kamari being the smarter of the two.
Still funny, just in a different way.
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But Simba’s escape is really where things differ.
His fall is way more realistic in the new version, and he never gets caught in prickly vines.
This change makes sense!
The female lions are more proactive this time around!
He actually gets to fart and sings the word “farted.”
Bet you never thought you’d see the day.
It’s a much different exchange from, “Pumbaa, not in front of the kids.”
“Oh, sorry.”
This is totally new from the original.
And this antelope deserves more screen time.
But in the animated movie, it just blows to him on a gust of wind.
In the remake, it takes a much longer journey to get to Rafiki.
Talk about fate intervening.
So where is the new song located in the movie?
It’s uplifting and empowering as Simba finally accepts his destiny.
Unfortunately, the remake just straight-up erases that entire moment.
It was definitely surprising and hilarious, but we were achin' for some bacon!
(Yup, yup, yup.)
The Lion Kingis now streaming on Disney+.
