Why exactly did Nala and Simba fall in love?

[SuperBabySimba]

[quote="NalasTrueMate"]it takes time for the baby to form and them to give birth, so the process of getting a cub was fast[/quote]

Lions carry their unborns for only a bit over 3 months. I would imagine the recovery of Prideland took much longer, since it was completely, utterly destroyed, and a lot of animals needed to hear about the returned king.

[NalasTrueMate]

i know but MAKING the actual cub went fast

[SuperBabySimba]

I'm still saying not, but whatever, that remains a matter of an opinion.

[quote="KiarasMate"]@SuperBabySimba: lol, it was a figure of speech but whatever. And realism? Really? lol. Not sure how that would work but okay. ^^[/quote]

I didn't mean that the movie would be all about complete realism. Just that if Nala and Simba didn't fall in love during the film, it might have been more realistic given the base of their relationship story and the timeline used - and that even then the film would have been pretty much the same powerful awesomeness. In short: I don't think the romance's pace was realistic and I don't think the romance element was needed at all. Or at least not even nearly that much of it.

[KiarasMate]

Fair enough.

[YFWE]

Haha jeez, what's with all the cynicism about love discussions lately?!

Why'd they fall in love? I mean, why not? It just happens. You don't go around asking every single couple why they fell in love and scrutinize whether or not they should be in love with each other. Simba and Nala were friends in a younger life. They don't see each other for a good while. They grow up. They find each other. There's elation. That elation can almost certainly become deeper if it wasn't already.

I guess I just don't see why they wouldn't/couldn't fall in love. Love just happens. And it's fairly indisputable that they were cubhood friends, probably as close-knit as could be. Strangely enough, this kinda happened inside my real life circle. Two friends of mine were really, really close in elementary school. He had to move across the country while she stayed behind. Fast forward to about two years ago, they meet again for the first time in about 8 years. Guess what? They're getting married next year. So I guess it's easier for me to accept since I've seen it play out in person!

Though if we're to go one route... I think what makes it all the more believable for Nala to claim Simba for herself is the fact that... well, who else was there? Scar? I'm sure Nala would've loooooved that, eh? ^^

[NalasTrueMate]

love doesnt just happen. you have to meet them and get to know them. u cant just see someone and be like "i love her" to someone u dont know

[BlitzRogue]

[quote="NalasTrueMate"]love doesnt just happen. you have to meet them and get to know them. u cant just see someone and be like "i love her" to someone u dont know[/quote]
But... they did know each other. :0

[NalasTrueMate]

my point is, you cant randomly fall in love, u can like someone u dont know, for example :celebrities. but you dont love them, do you?

[KiarasMate]

It wasn't random though. That's the point. >.>

[NalasTrueMate]

[quote]Why'd they fall in love? I mean, why not? It just happens.[/quote]


love doesnt just happen, thats my point