by YFWE » January 22nd, 2010, 9:15 pm
The more characters one adds into a story, the less time each character is going to have dedicated to him/her, it's only natural. I mean, the only way you can rectify that is making the story/movie longer, which sometimes simply isn't possible/necessary. Plus, this was Kiara's movie really, and Simba's to a lesser extent. In retrospect, I don't even see how they could've made Nala's part larger and if it would even be necessary. Her role in SP, although small, was still important, at least to me. She could've gotten a bigger role, but that could've drastically changed the movie as we know it.
And echoing Mike, that's why another TLK (at least, one that starts where SP left off) might not be the best idea. If more characters are added (which would be likely), more characters' roles will probably be downplayed.