by DGFone » February 6th, 2014, 12:39 am
The only point where I consider Nala as having lost any faith in Simba is during their argument in the jungle. She had found the rightful king of the Pride Lands, as well as a lion who can take over Scar, all in one. Not to mention that said lion also happened to be her long-lost, though-to-be-dead, friend, it's easy to see how she reacted quite negatively to learn that not only does he have no interested in taking back his kingdom, but that he actively refuses to do so.
At the same time, already by the next morning, she changed her mind enough to try and look for him, and it's clear to see that when she catches up to him in the desolated Pride Lands, she once again fully trusts him enough to fight off an army of hyenas.
If anything, when Simba admitted that he was responsible for Mufasa's death, I think Nala simply realized why he was so hesitant to come back. Just look at the next few moments when it's suddenly Scar who is claiming responsibility. Not only Nala, but the entire assembled pride (Zira might not count, but she wasn't in the first movie) as well: They did not hesitate on charging the hyenas who attacked Simba after Scar's confession. This tells me that even though Simba claimed that he had killed Mufasa, they still found it absurd or at least suspicious enough not to think about it twice and change their minds about Scar being the actual murderer. After all, who is more likely to blame: Someone who was a young cub at the time of the incident, or the king's brother, who was known to hold some resentment, and neglected the kingdom to ruin post-incident?
I don't think that Nala ever lacked any faith in Simba when it was needed the most. In the jungle? Yeah. Back in the Pride Lands? Absolutely not.
Edit: Just to reply to this part:
[quote="The Spirit of Life"]
In TLK, Nala believed Scar over Simba about who was responsible for Musfasa's death. It seemed like until Scar finally admitted that he was the one who killed Mufasa, Nala was content to leave Simba to his fate. Only after Scar's confession did Nala try to do anything. [/quote]
I don't think that Nala was ready to let Simba face his fate alone, seeing as she was the one who finally warned him of the inevitable end of Pride Rock and the drop down below. I think that she simply wasn't able to do much else given the situation.