If You Assumed That Mufasa And Scar Were Brothers In "The Lion King," You've Been Duped Like The Rest Of Us

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So, I am fully aware that people are going to come at me with a world of hate for my garbage opinion but, here it is anyway: whispers I hate The Lion King.

I know, I know, I know. It's iconic. And, if you grew up in the '90s like me, it might even be your favorite Disney movie. But, here's the thing: I hate movies that make me sad — especially animated ones looking at you, Up .

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Now, I get that the movie has its happy moments.

The lion prince — aka Simba — is taken in by two fellow outcasts, falls in love with his long-lost childhood sweetheart, and brings the Pride Lands back to their former glory after defeating the evil Scar.

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But, before all of the lovey-dovey, feel-good "Hakuna Matata" stuff, there's a scene that rips out your heart, throws it off a cliff, and lets it get squished to smithereens in a stampede while an evil villain smirks at you through the TV screen, thus ruining your childhood forever.

Sound familiar? How could it not?! In a pretty savage bout of sibling rivalry, Scar lures his brother, King Mufasa, to his death so that he can rule over the pride.

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While making the movie we talked about the fact that it was very likely Scar and Mufasa would not have both the same parents. The way lions operate in the wild…when the male lion gets old, another rogue lion comes and kills the head of the pride. What that does is it causes the female lions to go into heat to reproduce , and then the new younger lion kills the king and then he kills all the babies. Now he’s the new lion that’s running the pride.

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