For so long, he was simply the father figure and the foundational trauma behind his son Simbas story.
We tell ourselves stories to make it live.
Corporate movie studios tell you stories so you can keep their board happy and make their bottom line.
Anika Noni Rose, Braelyn Rankins, and Keith David in ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’Disney
Find the Venn diagram center between the two, and thats where this Hakuna Matata 2.0 lies.
TheMoonlightdirector does neither here.
The man beautifully understands how transformative four simple words can be: Once upon a time….
Floating down a makeshift river, he meets another cub, Taka (Theo Somolu).
Their plan to take over doesnt involve survivors.
the Eden that Mufasas parents once spoke of.
Love is in the air!
So are the requisite Disney songs!
Once again, reverence reigns supreme.
WhatMufasademonstrates, however, is that these endeavors dont need to be totally, creatively bankrupt.
Jenkins is not trying to reinvent the wheel, nor is he trying take over the assembly line.
The prequel is meant to fill in the blanks of a towering figure within the franchises lore.
The circle of life, indeed.
