Simba's Heroic Leap

[BlitzRogue]

As many have said, the most likely explanation is a serious case of adrenaline. As for how he managed to get a foothold, it also is a part of adrenaline. In addition to allowing for the possibility to tap into normally impossible reserves of muscle usage, adrenaline also partially numbs the body to pain. Where only seconds before his leap, Simba was having real trouble getting a foothold (due to the amount of pain it would put him through to dig his claws in far enough to secure his position), after the adrenaline kicked in, he was able to suck it up and dig his claws in for a split second so that he could use his front and back legs to propel himself up the cliff.

The real question is why (aside from the obvious need to further the plot) Mufasa wasn't able to pull off a similar feat when Scar was about to throw him into the Wildebeest stampede?

My only thought is that perhaps he had already used so much energy to sprint to the scene, jump into the stampede, save Simba, and then pull himself 90% of the way up the hill, that his body simply didn't have anything more to give, adrenaline or not.

[DGFone]

[quote="BlitzRogue"]
The real question is why (aside from the obvious need to further the plot) Mufasa wasn't able to pull off a similar feat when Scar was about to throw him into the Wildebeest stampede?

My only thought is that perhaps he had already used so much energy to sprint to the scene, jump into the stampede, save Simba, and then pull himself 90% of the way up the hill, that his body simply didn't have anything more to give, adrenaline or not.[/quote]


Actually, in Mufasa's case, look at it this way: your own brother just betrayed you and at this very moment, is going to kill you.

Adrenalin or not, Mufasa was in very deep shock, and even if his muscles were ready for a leap of faith, Mufasa's mind wasn't. And seeing as the mind controls the muscles... there is your inactivity on Mufasa's part.

[BlitzRogue]

Touche.

[Khaleesi]

Well, it's adrenaline and some Disney magic. Remember when Inigo Montoya, nearly mortally wounded, stands up and begins his mantra of awesome and ultimately defeats the bad guy? Same thing here.

[WindAnnWise]

I think he just somehow made the leap. Maybe he's super lion! Or maybe they just didn't explain it clearly enough.