by StarlightLioness » March 31st, 2011, 3:31 am
I LOVE the Broadway show. I think it adds a lot more depth to the storyline. I like seeing the added scenes (which are natural because the show needed to be longer than the movie and the movie doesn't show every single day anyhow). I liked seeing the little touches that rounded out the characters more - like Scar's fear/madness (Mufasa's murder playing on what little conscience he had), Simba's hestiation when Timon gets swept away in the river (residual feelings of the helplessness he had as a cub in the gorge), and I think my favorite little flourish - the little chat between Mufasa and Zazu right before the stampede. Mufasa tells Zazu that Sarabi wants to fire Zazu, Zazu freaks and reminds Mufasa that he used to get into trouble as a cub, and then Mufasa lets on that he is joking around with Zazu and that he will not be fired. I love seeing the softer, more playful side of Mufasa, which makes the scene all the more bitter knowing that in the next scene, he's going to die.
"Simba, let me tell you something my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I." ~ Mufasa