It tells how the little lion Simba grew from a carefree child to a clan leader who can take care of himself. In the process, Simba experienced various blows such as being framed, his father's death, etc., and even doubted himself for a time, unable to build his self-confidence again.
Scar, the lonely king
It may be said that Scar is the king, many people may not agree, and I don't think so in the animated version, but in the new version, Scar is indeed worthy of this title.
Scar has always been lonely, whether in the animated version or the live-action version, before or after the queen, Scar does not live with the lions, but lives alone. I haven't had any friends in my life.
In the new version of "The Lion King", Scar's ability is strengthened, making people feel that Scar is a real opponent, rather than the sinister and sinister villain in the original version.
Scar's appearance is a big change. In the original version, Scar's appearance is playing with a mouse, complaining that life is unfair, that he can never be king, and then preparing to eat the mouse; but the new version is different, Scar's appearance does not appear To eat a mouse is more like seeing a mouse lingering in a corner and thinking of his own situation. "You made my lunch run away" only when trying to find fault with Shazu.
Let's compare the next two versions:
Animated version: "Life is really unfair. For example, I can never be a king, but you can't live tomorrow..."
Live-action version: "Life is really unfair. Some people are born to be the darlings of fate, while some people can only survive in the corner... Little thing, in fact, you and I are the same..."
The two lines look similar, but Scar in the new version of "The Lion King" never thought he couldn't be king.
Looking at the first dialogue between Scar and Mufasa, Mufasa asked Scar, "Are you trying to provoke?" Scar knows that he is not an opponent and shows weakness.
Shazu: "You are smart, you are not the king's opponent at all."
Scar's lines are different again.
Original: "To be smart, I do have the wisdom of a lion, but if you talk about brute force, I'm afraid I'll drag the lion back..."
New version: "In terms of intelligence, I do have the wisdom of a lion, but if you talk about brute force, my eldest brother will always be on the throne."
Is there a difference between the two versions? Of course there are differences.
The animated version of Scar is thin and bony, which is very different from Mufasa's strong physique. People once thought that Mufasa was abusing the younger brother, otherwise why is the difference between the two brothers so big? But in the new version, in terms of character image, the difference between Mufasa and Scar is only in the mane and skin color. Mufasa's mane is more lush, the skin color is more golden brown, while the scar's mane is relatively small, and the skin color is darker. Gray, but from a physical point of view, the two brothers are not very different. In the new version, Scar said that he would never dare to provoke again, which means that he once challenged Mufasa and failed, otherwise Mufasa would not be the king, so he is only slightly inferior to Mufasa in terms of strength, no better than other lions. inferior.
From the moment the new version appeared, Scar felt like a character that was not so easy to deal with, at least it couldn't be seen visually that he was weak.
The second change of Scar is to encourage little Simba to go to the elephant cemetery.
The animated version is that Simba heard that he was going to become the king, and excitedly told Scar, who was not interested in the beginning, and suddenly had a plan to pretend to say the elephant cemetery, and expressed his love for Simba. , told him not to go, and finally told him not to tell others. The whole figure of a playwright.
The new version is also instigation, Scar is not a plan, more like revenge after being provoked.
Let's look at the difference between the two paragraphs:
Animated version:
Simba: Uncle Scar, Dad took me on a tour of the kingdom today, and I'll take care of it all when I grow up.
Scar: Oh, forgive me for not jumping up and applauding you, my back hurts.
Simba: "Uncle Scar, if I am the king, what are you?"
Scar: The monkey's uncle.
Simba rolled around laughing.
Then Scar asked Simba, have you been to the shadows in the north?
Simba immediately felt regretful and said no, father would not let him go.
Scar: Your dad is right, it's dangerous and only the bravest lions can go.
Simba: I am brave.
Then Scar pretended to leak, and pretended to comfort himself: "But you'll know sooner or later, you're so smart..." Then he hugged Simba, "Promise me never to go there..."
The new version is different.
Simba didn't specifically go to Uncle Scar to share the good news, but Mufasa drove the hyenas away and prevented Simba from going. Simba was very dissatisfied with everyone treating him as a little lion, and accidentally broke into the knife when he was bored to practice hunting. where the scar is.
Scar saw that he failed to attack the beetle, and said to him: "If you want to hunt successfully, you'd better stay downwind." There is no hostility to Scar, but a reminder from an elder.
Simba was very conceited and said to him, "I know how to hunt."
Scar laughed: "Fortunately, the lion's natural enemy is not a beetle." I guess he was annoying, so he drove Simba back: "Stay in your nest, I don't take care of the baby."
So far, I didn't see anything wrong with Scar, just an uncle who didn't like to have children, not to mention that he really hated Simba.
But Simba was not happy. He climbed to the high platform where Scar was sitting, turned his back to him and said, "I want to be king in the future. If I become king, I can order you to do things. It's a strange feeling. Bar."
Simba proudly said: I am the future king
Scar should have been provoked at this time. The footage of the movie is a close-up of Scar's face. Even though everyone said that the live-action version of the big cat is paralyzed, I can still feel the suppressed anger in Scar's eyes.
Scar mentions the Elephant Graveyard, specifically mentioning the rotting bones and mud everywhere to pique Simba's interest.
The lines change here, when Simba asks "Have you been?"
Scar replied: "Everyone has been there, but it's really not suitable for the little lion."
Scar also said, "I said too much, but you can definitely find out for yourself, after all, you are going to be king in the future."
What I feel here is that Simba is not as cute as the animated version, and Scar may not have thought about what to do to him before, but after this conversation, he will feel that if he is not a king now, he despised himself so much, and then he will be king in the future. I'm afraid my day will be more difficult.
So Scar encouraged Simba to go to the elephant cemetery. In the new version, Scar did not form an alliance with the hyena in advance, but he knew very well what danger the little lion would experience when he arrived at the elephant cemetery.
The movie is a 3D version, and I can almost clearly see every hair on Scar's face and the subtle expressions on his face, and I can also feel the suppressed anger in Scar's heart. From this point of view, Scar's emotional intelligence is higher than Mufasa, or the year-round living alone has made him accustomed to suppressing his emotions, or Scar's gloom is gradually formed in this way.
What made me really feel that Scar's strength is far stronger than the animated version is the part where he broke into the elephant cemetery, the gathering place of hyenas, by himself.
The new version of Scar did not form an alliance with the hyena before Simba broke into the elephant cemetery, which means that if he broke into the elephant cemetery alone, he might not be able to get out.
Even so, after the daytime plan to get rid of Simba failed, Scar came to the Elephant Grave at night, and successfully encouraged the hyena leader Sanqi to form an alliance with him.
Hyenas and lions are natural enemies. Because of Mufasa's powerful strength, the hyenas cannot resist, so the hyenas are driven out of the Kingdom of Glory and have no right to hunt in the Kingdom of Glory. King, wherever the sun shines you may hunt."
It was also for this that the hyenas agreed to form an alliance.
Scar and the Hyena allied
The strength of the hyenas here is also greatly enhanced compared to the animated version.
The animated version of the hyena is also weak, unable to catch prey, and even needs to rely on scar relief. In the new version, they only hunted excessively, and were driven by Mufasa causing a shortage of prey before starving. What hyenas need is hunting rights, not food delivered to their mouths, which is closer to real hyena strength.
The fact that the hyenas can form an alliance also shows that Scar is definitely not a weak and timid lion. It is not that Scar is too weak to be the king, but Mufasa is stronger than him.
The new song "Be Prepare" is more like Scar's agitation and preaching. Some netizens say that they want to follow Scar to rebel. Although the image of real animals in the live-action version is not suitable for the exaggerated performance as in the animated version, because the effect of this paragraph is also very good, I must praise the voice acting of Scar.
After Scar is in place, there is also a big difference between the animated version and the live-action version.
Scar in the animated version, after ascending the throne, went his own way, ordering the lionesses to hunt for himself but enjoying himself, asking Shazu to sing to him, and being complained by the hyenas that there was no food to eat.
This is not the case in the live-action version at all. After Scar ascended the throne, because of his alliance with the hyena, he was not recognized by the lionesses. It can be seen that the hyena takes Scar as the king, but the lions take Simba's mother Sarah as the queen. .
Scar didn't order the lionesses to hunt (maybe ordered the lionesses not to listen), there's a scene where Scar hunts with a pack of hyenas and then comes back with the prey and invites Sarah to eat with him.
Scar: "Salabie, you chose Mufasa instead of me back then, and now I'm the king, don't be so selfish, other lions listen to you, come and enjoy with me prey."
Saraby refused to leave no room for it: "I can never be your queen."
To be honest, when I heard this dialogue for the first time, I immediately made up a story about a love triangle in the Kingdom of Glory. I also learned that in the new version of the Lion King, Scar lost to Mufasa not only for the throne, but also for the throne. beloved lioness
Saraby's decisive refusal must have frustrated Scar. Scar's punishment was that the lionesses could only eat leftover food from the hyenas, and then the lionesses were starved.
The biggest difference between Scar and Mufasa's rule over hunting is that during Mufasa's reign he valued the balance of life, hunting conservatively, driving away predators in the country to ensure the lion's pride and other predators in the Kingdom of Glory. Food, but Scar is allied with the hyena, and the movie starts with saying that the hyena's stomach will never be full, causing over-hunting and rendering the kingdom of Glory barren.
Scar should be very frustrated at this time. He used to think that everyone respects and loves Mufasa because Mufasa is the king. As long as he becomes the king, he can also receive the same respect and love. It's also reflected in Be Prepare's lyrics, because of being despised for so many years, Scar desperately wants to be king, to win respect, and to be loved.
But now that he is the king, when he sent out an invitation to Sarabi with his prey, he was still rejected, and Sarabi did not see the merits of Scar's self-perception, but repeatedly said that it was wrong for him to over-hunt.
Scar became the king, but only the king of the hyenas, not the king of the lions, nor the king of the kingdom of glory.
Scar punished the lioness by day, and Nana fled by night.
There is no detailed description of how Nana escaped in the animated version, but the escape scene was specially added in the new version.
Nana was about to flee, but Scar didn't notice it. I was very nervous watching this episode, for fear that Nana would be discovered. Fortunately, with Shazu's help, Nana escaped smoothly.
Rejected by the lionesses of the older generation, abandoned by the lionesses of the younger generation, even as a king, Scar didn't feel a moment of respect and honor, and Scar's gloom didn't diminish because he became the Lion King.
Scar's only confidence is to rely on his own wisdom to obtain a throne that did not belong to him, and he also thinks he is doing a good job, at least in the new version, no hyena complains about lack of food, indicating that Scar is still a good leader .
Scar took it for granted that if the lionesses were not given food, the lionesses would question Sarabi's choice, and Sarapi would agree to become her queen under pressure. However, such results did not appear.
With Scar's values, he couldn't understand it, so he asked Sarah why she was so stubborn. He thought he was ten times stronger than Mufasa.
Throughout the movie, Scar is really irritated by Sarah's words: "You can't compare to Mufasa!"
For a few years, he managed to seize the throne, and it is not too stupid, but the lions, especially the Saraby he loves, still can't place their confidence in him. He is still no better than Mufasa. Speaking out of his mouth, it hurts Scar's self-esteem the most.
Sarabi said: "The real power of a king is to give." This is Mufasa's ruling view.
Scar doesn't understand and doesn't agree with him, so he only has the right to be feared, but not loved. For so many years, Sarabi disobeyed him because she always recognized Mufasa. Scar's first outburst of anger was towards Sarabi.
Scar's fury turns to shock when he sees Simba returning, but it quickly corners Simba.
The new version also has a lot of changes in this paragraph. Although it is also Simba's responsibility to attack by using Mufasa's death, I hope that although the animated version of Scar has questions, the feeling of persecution will be much lighter, more like Simba. In the new version, Simba most nearly fell the glory stone, but it was caused by the rapid persecution of the knife scar.
Scar forces Simba in the animated version
Scar: "Say, are you a king?"
Simba: "No!"
Scar: "Then who are you?"
Simba: "No one!"
Scar (angry): "Then kneel down to the king!"
Simba was so frightened that he almost fell off a cliff.
If it weren't for the overconfidence behind the scar to tell Simba the real cause of death of Mufasa, Simba might end up falling off the Glory Rock with guilt.
When Scar was chased by Simba to nowhere, Simba dealt with him the same way that Scar dealt with himself, to drive him out of the Kingdom of Glory.
Scar pretended to be obedient, and then took advantage of Simba's unpreparedness to raise the sparks to Simba's eyes, and shouted: "This is my kingdom!" This sentence is also absent in the original animated version. The animated version of Scar is a pitiful begging look at this time, but the new version of Scar still has the look of a lion king, and he can't lose his momentum even if he loses.
The final outcome of the scar is to be torn apart by the hyena. I believe what he said to the hyena: "I just wanted to lie to him and let him rule the kingdom with us." Not to lie to the hyena, after all, Scar has no allies other than the hyena, but as long as Simba allows him to stay Glory Kingdom, he will find an opportunity to deal with Simba like Mufasa, and then become king again.
But the hyena will not believe him. The lion and the hyena are natural enemies. The alliance is only for profit. Scar who has lost his rights cannot bring benefits to the hyena. So it doesn't matter whether the words Scar said to Simba are sincere or deceitful. .
Under the bite of the hyenas, Scar ended his life. As a lion, it is probably the worst way to die. As a male lion, a former lion king, such a method of death is quite shameful.
Scar's life seems to have always surrounded him with loneliness.
Both lion kings, Mufasa and Simba represent orthodoxy and light, have close lovers, loyal ministers, friends who never leave, and people who admire them, but there is no scar on the knife, the stomach of a hyena Never enough to eat, Scar also allows them to over-hunt, because only then does he have followers.
How sad, to become a king is to prove that I am no worse than Mufasa, and what my brother can do, I can do too, but Scar is ultimately against the balance of nature.
No lover, no relatives, no heirs; no love, no warmth, no affirmation, except for a throne and a group of hyena servants, there is nothing scarred.
Every time I see this, I always have some regrets. The scars grow out of scars. He is calm, has a high double quotient, and has no emotions. If the lions are ruled by Mufasa and Scar, the kingdom of glory will definitely be More powerful, but he chose to fight.
The animated version of "The Lion King 2" gave me a little comfort that at least during Scar's reign, there will be a lioness Gina who loves him. Although she has not conceived her own children, after all, Gina's company will also It can alleviate a lot of loneliness. I believe that time was still very beautiful.
Under the starlight, Mufasa told Simba that the great kings who have passed away will watch them from above the stars. Mufasa has already turned into a star, and the scar will be there too.
Once there, how will he face Mufasa? Continue to draw the sword or let go of the past? Where will their father be, and will the brotherhood of father and son continue in heaven?
I hope that Scar will not be so lonely in that world at least.
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