by Rocky » September 18th, 2013, 11:16 pm
I do see your point but in my opinion I could see those "killer" traits being masked by the fact of finally being loved in every sense of the word. See what made Kovu so aggressive, along with his upbringing, was the lack of love and support he had untop of not having a true feeling of his own identity. However, when you watch the scenes where he is bonding with the pride ( more so Simba and Kiara) he gets that intimate love and fatherly love that he was deprived of.One can assume Nala also showed Kovu a more tender side. Kovu by define is not a cynical villain with a chip on his shoulder but rather a product of his environment. In other words, he has no real reason to be so angry aside from what he was told to be. Once he "saw the light" .for lack of a better phrase, he began to change. Simba, although wasn't formally taught how to be a king, has that sense of right and wrong and has a natural understanding of the circle of life. I believe he was a good king who just had to let go of a few personal things in his life. But I don't think that would make him any less of a good teacher to Kovu. I firmly believe Kovu has the brains,build and attitude to be a good leader once he grows into a more mature state in his life. We can't forget they ( Kovu and Kiara) are "young adults" or "sub adults" if you will. Now as for Kiara I honestly do see potential in her. She withholds a very strong demeanor through out the movie. Similar to her mother and grandmother Sarabi while having a very friendly and innocent look to her similar to her other grandmother,Sarafina. My stand on this is when they mature,with proper teaching,they make great predecessors to Pride Rock.
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