I`ve been watching a couple of reviews of Simba`s Pride on YouTube as it`s always interesting to hear what people think of this movie.
One point regarding Nala was brought up that I wanted to discuss here.
At the end of the movie, when Kiara and Zira are both falling down the cliff, Simba is the one to jump after them to save/help his daughter. Nala, as well as Kovu, do nothing, they stand at the top, calling out Kiaras name, and Nala tells Kiara to hold on, and alerts Simba to the rivers movements. The person doing the review said there was no way the old Nala (TLK Nala) would have stood by like this, watching. She would have jumped down that cliff right alongside Simba.
You can also ask yourself why Kovu isn`t doing anything. It`s both his mother and his girlfriend/mate who are in mortal danger.
Then again, how much good would it do if more lions were jumping down that cliff coming to Kiara`s rescue? After all, all Simba does is help her get up on that last ledge, Kiara manages fine on her own besides that.
I`m personally fine with the ending/Ziras death being handled this way. The core of the movie is Simba and Kiara, and it makes perfect sense that he would be the one trying to save her. Nala is very much in the background in this movie as it focuses on the father-daughter relationship.
Kovu on the other hand.. I do think it`s strange that he doesn`t act in this situation.