The story of the successful film that also reached Broadway as a play, The Lion Kinghas a prequel and after what happened in its photorealistic adaptation, the plot continues with the lioness daughter of Sunday and Nalawho will know his lineage, and the antecedent, Mufasa.
Told like a legend by friend, the baboon, both viewers and Kiara, will know the story of her grandfather, Mufasawho after being a lion that is orphaned in a flood, meets another named Taka, heir to a royal lineage and they embark on a journey where the endearing Timon and Pumbaa also intervene.
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This story narrates the rise of the king to the throne, who is presented as the brave one within a family into which he was not born. Meanwhile, Take, Known as Scar, he plays the role of the coward, which fuels his envy and jealousy. After the appearance of Sarabi, His frustration explodes and culminates in the tragic death of Mufasa during the stampede.
Directed by the winner of the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay In 2007, for his work on Moonlight, Barry Jenkins joined the current fashion of Disney to bring the classics to the Live Action o Photorealismin this case.
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First opinions of the public
Since its announcement, this film has divided opinions, as there are those who consider it unnecessary, by adding a plot about something that no one had asked, while others applaud expanding the universe of one of the studio’s most endearing stories.
This match can also be seen in the reviews and on the site. Rotten Tomatoes, so much has been written about positively and negatively, although with a hopeful trend, since it has 60% acceptance.
“We tell ourselves stories to live. Corporate movie studios tell stories to keep their management happy and make a profit. Find the center of the diagram Venn between the two and that’s where this is No Complications 2.0“said David Fear of the magazine in his review Rolling Stone.
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On the other hand, BBC.com’s Nicholas Barbersaid bluntly, “this series of unfortunate events raises more questions than answers.”
Although the truth is that many negative reviews have focused in the value they have given to the film through nostalgia than through the plot of this prequel.
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Mufasa: The Lion King It is now available in theaters.
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