Mufasa's death is the.....

[MWIN]

It is quite often mentioned as one of the saddest parts of any Disney movie, up there with Bambi's mother. The effects of Bambi's mother are negated a little though by a cut to a bright scene, whereas with the Lion King we witness Simbas Father die, Simba get Exiled, the Hyenas chase Simba upon Scar's orders, then cut to a dark scene of the lions mourning with Scar taking over with the Hyenas, then another cut to a scene of what looks like Simba dead.

[Arani]

The death scene was probably the most important part of the movie. Without Muffy's death, Simba wouldn't have run away and Scar wouldn't have become king, resulting in a completley different TLK movie... 0_o I'm not saying that a different kind of movie is a bad thing, of course. Muffy's death was sad, but it needed to happen, unfortunatly....

[TheRoguePrince]

Very, very sad.

[KopsTheTerminator]

cliffhanger is what they call such a moment, right? but yeah, this moment is very crucial in the movie since it changes simbas life and makes him, the main character, what he is today

No, it's called a plot twist lol. Cliffhanger is when the movie ends at a crucial point.

It's pretty much everything WS and FM said... It's meant to give you negative emotions... and see cubby Simba in a different way.

[TheRoguePrince]

This tragedy is very important in shifting the course in Simba's life, it makes him who he eventually becomes. Unfortunately that is not necessarily a good thing.

[iluvnala]

I think it was even more evil when he told his own brother "long live the king" and released his grip. It takes a truely nasty person to kill anyone from their own family.

But this means to the movie, exactly what Flip said. It's meant to make a negative emotion on someone. Some people can certainly relate to this, and that's why they did it. It's also a way of helping people cope with their lives. It makes people understand that even though life is harsh sometimes, you still have to remember who you are.

And I aswell to this day, think it's one of cinemas greatest scenes, and a very good emotion inflicting scene, aswell.

yea

[Eli_Ayase]

The scene reminds me of shakespears - romeo and julietta. mufasa is made as romeo but cubby simba julietta XD! All tough i dont rememmber did romeo died, i think yes. but if the death wasnt in the movie it wouldnt be great and simba would never meet timon and pumbaa. The scene was sad

[FlipMode]

Supposedly officially one of the saddest moments of cinema history.

[Eli_Ayase]

No! romeos and juliettas! tlk 2nd sadest!

[AdAstrα]

Supposedly officially one of the saddest moments of cinema history.

This.