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bedlamsbardAfter rewatching The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, I have a few thoughts:
* I think, though I may be wrong, that Simba is a lot more outwardly affectionate towards Kiara than Mufasa was towards him. Some of it may be because he's a father interacting with a daughter rather than a father interacting with a son, but still -- and at some point, he definitely licked Kiara. I think previously we've only seen lionesses lick cubs.
* I do not like Timon and Pumbaa's characterization in this movie. I think it suffers compared to The Lion King and The Lion King 1 1/2.
* Personal canon: Vitani is either Nala's half-sister or her daughter by Scar. Their interaction during the battle is -- quite interesting. "Where's your pretty daughter now, Nala?" "Vitani!" Nala's reaction is less, "You bitch!" and more reproach. Might be her younger sister, might be her daughter by Scar. (Hey, I said I was going to disturb you today.) She does call Zira "mother" -- but I have the feeling Zira mothers all three Outlander cubs (Vitani, Nuka, and Kovu). Besides, Nala and Vitani are the only two lions in the entire movie with blue eyes. DISNEY GENETICS.
* Simba to Kiara, after "We Are One": "As long as you live here, it's who you are." But the thing is -- Simba didn't live there for most of his life. So that's interesting. *muses*
* The movie (and the soundtrack) is considerably more simplistic and less complex than The Lion King -- much more straightforward. It suffers for it.
The real moral of The Lion King movies: BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN GORGES. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
* I think, though I may be wrong, that Simba is a lot more outwardly affectionate towards Kiara than Mufasa was towards him. Some of it may be because he's a father interacting with a daughter rather than a father interacting with a son, but still -- and at some point, he definitely licked Kiara. I think previously we've only seen lionesses lick cubs.
* I do not like Timon and Pumbaa's characterization in this movie. I think it suffers compared to The Lion King and The Lion King 1 1/2.
* Personal canon: Vitani is either Nala's half-sister or her daughter by Scar. Their interaction during the battle is -- quite interesting. "Where's your pretty daughter now, Nala?" "Vitani!" Nala's reaction is less, "You bitch!" and more reproach. Might be her younger sister, might be her daughter by Scar. (Hey, I said I was going to disturb you today.) She does call Zira "mother" -- but I have the feeling Zira mothers all three Outlander cubs (Vitani, Nuka, and Kovu). Besides, Nala and Vitani are the only two lions in the entire movie with blue eyes. DISNEY GENETICS.
* Simba to Kiara, after "We Are One": "As long as you live here, it's who you are." But the thing is -- Simba didn't live there for most of his life. So that's interesting. *muses*
* The movie (and the soundtrack) is considerably more simplistic and less complex than The Lion King -- much more straightforward. It suffers for it.
The real moral of The Lion King movies: BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN GORGES. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.