Here is My Movie Review of Mufasa The Lion King

 

Here is My Movie Review of Mufasa The Lion King

So basically what happenes is that it tells the backstory between Mufasa and Taka of how they used to become friends until they slowly started to hate each other And how Taka became Scar.  And then there is other lion named Kiros Who wants to destroy the circle of life and become king of the pride lands and up to Mufasa and Taka to take down Kiros and save the pride lands. That is basically what the story is for this film. I have to say the storyline revolving around the backstory of Mufasa and Scar has a lot of potential and the film executes it perfectly but I  like how it introduces Simba's daughter Kiara. 

The voice acting in this movie is tremendous. I think both the new actors and the old actors do a terrific job as all their characters. To be honest I think the acting in this movie is probably up there with Monkey Man has one of the best acted films of 2024. 

Aaron Pierre voices Mufasa in this film and he does a tremendous job because he actually does an excellent job of mimicking a young James Earl Jones who voiced Mufasa in the original film. Now the character of Mufasa is really incredible because you really feel bad for him because he lost his parents in the flood and that is why he was a part of  Taka´s family  and you can tell that he really cared about Taka at first because he saw  him as a brother. Now the scene with Taka are incredible whether him meeting Mufasa for the first time and befriending him and then eventually portraying him it is actually a really incredible and a really important moment because it foreshadows his rise to become scar in the 2019 Lion King film and also the thing where he over here Mufasa Fall in love with Sharabi and he gets really mad and he thinks has villain song brother betrayal And joins Kiros And his group of lions to get revenge on Mufasa was also really Incredible and didn't lead to some really intense and some really suspenseful and Incredible moments in the film. The chemistry  between him and Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkenson, Kagiso Lediga,  Seth Rogan, Billy Eichner and Blue Ivy Carter is perfect. 

 Kelvin Harrison Jr. voices  Taka in the film. I have to say he does a tremendous job as the character because he does that glorious job of mimicking a young Jeremy Irons who voiced Scar in the original Lion King film. Now the character of Taka is really remarkable because in the beginning of the film he is shown that he really care about Mufasa and they have a strong bond together but as the film goes on he starts to turn to the dark side and turned against Mufasa and decides to team up with Kiros. The Now the scene with Taka are incredible whether him meeting Mufasa for the first time and befriending him and then eventually portraying him it is actually a really incredible and a really important moment because it foreshadows his rise to become scar in the 2019 Lion King film and also the thing where he over here Mufasa Fall in love with Sharabi and he gets really mad and he sings has villain song brother betrayal And joins Kiros And his group of lions to get revenge on Mufasa was also really Incredible and didn't lead to some really intense and some really suspenseful and Incredible moments in the film. It is probably the most suspenseful moment of the entire film. The chemistry between him and Aron Pierre is terrific. 

Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner both voice Timon and Pumbaa In the film. I have to say they still do a terrific job as these characters just like how they were in The 2019 Lion King film. Now the characters of Timon and Pumba are just like their counterparts from the 2019 Lion King. They are really funny and they crack a lot of jokes. The scene where Timon and Pumba say that they killed Scar is not only really funny but it makes sense because they didn't really kill Scar. Simba tossed him off the Rock and he was going to be eaten  by the hyenas. It is probably the funniest moment of the entire film because they were trying to make the story all about them. 

Tiffany Boone voices Sarabi in the film. I have to say she does a spectacular job as the character because she sounds like Alfred Woodard from the 2019 Lion King. Now the character of Sarabi Is magnificent because she acts exactly like she does in the 2019 Lion King film because she shows that she really cares for Mufasa and they start to fall in love and want to help him get to the pride lands. The scene where Sarabi stars to fall in love with Mufasa it's probably the most powerful moment of the entire film because it foreshadows events that will happen in The Lion King 2019 because she becomes Queen of the pride lands in that film. It is probably the most powerful moment and one of the most beautiful scenes of the entire film. The chemistry between her and Aaron Pierre is incredible. 

Now for this being Blue Ivy Carter´s Very first film she ever starred in. I have to say she did a spectacular job voicing Kiara. I'm really looking forward to seeing what she does in the future. Now Kiara out of the character is basically the emotional core of this entire film because he wants to know the backstory of her grandfather Mufasa. The scene where Kiara asked Rafiki why are the outsiders so evil and he explained that all they have is hate and They don't care about anything else except for themselves and Kiara mentioned that she will never be like them and it is probably the most powerful and one of the most magnificent scenes of the entire film. 

Kagiso Lediga voices young Rafiki In the film. I have to say he does a exquisite job as the character. Now Young Rafiki is exactly like his adult counterpart because encourages Mufasa to never give up and become king of the pride lands. The scene where young Rafiki Explains to Mufasa how he can predict the future is really powerful and entertaining because he basically said that it's how he feels can protect the good stuff or the bad stuff of the future and it was a really important and entertaining moment throughout the entire film. The chemistry between him and Aaron Pierre  Is perfect.

Mads Mikkelsen voices Kiros In the film. I have to say he gave the best performance of the entire film because his vocal performance is so scary that it actually fits the character really well. To be honest I think he is the biggest standout of the entire film because other I said before his intimidating vocal performance was really tremendous and he actually plays a really accurate version of Dr Doom he had the voice and it is really perfect and i thought this before about other actors outside of the MCU like Jude Law When I talk about rise of the Guardians I just think performances so tremendous That he would make a really perfect Void in Thunderbolts. So again really amazing performance you know what I think this movie has a perfect doctor Doom even though it's not really him but they got the right actor and he had a really good voice. It's just kind of sad that the MCU underutilized him. Now the character of Kiros Is probably my favorite character because she had a really interesting and unique motivation how he wants Revenge on Mufasa and Taka for the death of his son Shaju And he wants Taka to join him to take over Melany. Now Kiros Have a lot of incredible moments whether it's him telling taka to join him or him invading the pride lands Taka's dad that they'll be only Lion King. Although the scene where him and Mufasa fight was incredible and his villain song bye-bye is probably one of the darkest songs in the film because is basically explained that the circle of life will fall eventually. To be honest he's probably up there with Warlord Dementus from Furiosa a Mad Max Saga as one of the darkest villains of 2024 and also one of the most underrated villains of 2024. The Rivalry between him and Mufasa is incredible because he wants to destroy everything that Mufasa knows and cares about. The chemistry between him and Aaron Pierre Is incredible. 

Now the directing by Barry Jenkins it's really incredible because he actually did not like directing the film. In fact in an interview he said that it was a horrible experience. But to be honest I think he did a terrific job of directing the film because he gave Mufasa a really powerful and tragic backstory with Taka who would eventually become Scar because they start off as best friends but eventually they turn against each other. I also like how he developed Kiros because he could have made him a generic and dull villain but luckily he does not he actually gives Kiros a really dark awesome personality and a very incredible and dark motivation and actually does succeed because he turns Taka against Mufasa and he wants to be king of the pride lands and destroy the circle of life. So I think that was really incredible of how he did that. 

So in conclusion I was really surprised by this movie because I thought this movie could just be okay because I was kind of suspicious of the actor who is voicing Mufasa. But to my surprise I ended up liking it a lot more than I thought I would. Also the storyline in this movie was actually really entertaining, it showed the backstory between Mufasa and Scar in the highlight of this entire film. I also like how this film is a lot darker than the Lion King 2019 because this one actually had more higher stakes to it. Also the scene where Taka turns Against Mufasa with a really powerful and really dark moment of the entire film. Also Kiros Is it really tremendous villain because he is really scary and his motivation was so dark because he whined Taka to turn against Mufasa he actually succeeded in corrupting Taka to make him turn bad and he also wanted revenge on Mufasa For killing his son was also another strong moment of the character. Also Mads Mikkenson´s Performance is so scary and so Sinister that he actually gives the best performance of the entire film And like I said before the voice he puts on for Krios is a perfect doctor Doom voice to the point that I think this film actually gives us a definitive Doctor Doom something at the MCU failed to do because rather than casting Mads. But they chickened out and cast Robert Downey Jr which is so stupid. Also Kiros is up there with Warlord Dementus from Furiosa a Mad Max Saga as one of the darkest villains of 2024 and also one of the most underrated villains of 2024. Although the songs are really terrific whether it be Milele or Bye-Bye and Brother Betrayal all the songs are really amazing. This is probably up there with Lisa Frankenstein at one of the most underrated movies of 2024. I highly recommend you watch this film especially if you like The Lion King 2019 with Chiwetel Ejiofor. I'm sure you're going to like this movie as well. I give this movie a 10/10.