If you liked this video about how Mufasa was maybe secretly the villain of The Lion King all along, check out some more of our videos below, like our comparison of Pixar bad guys and Disney bad guys, our “artificial intelligence”’s attempt to decipher the plot of The Lion King, and our collection of cool Pixar facts.
The plot of The Lion King — both the 1994 original and the 2019 remake — hinges on the idea that Mufasa is a good and benevolent king murdered by his greedy, wicked brother Scar.
And what if The Lion King is actually a much darker movie than most people believe?
Those questions are explored in the new video above by ScreenCrush’s Ryan Arey, as he lays out the case against Mufasa.