The Lion King/Tear Jerker: Difference between revisions

** One of Scar's lines during that little guilt trip: [[Manipulative Bastard|"Oh, what will your mother think?"]] That broken little look in poor Simba's eyes... Scar, you [[Complete Monster]].

* The first few lines of "Can You Feel The Love Tonight", sung by Timon, never fail to turn me into a sobbing wreck. I actually walked out of the movie theater (I couldn't have been older than ten) because the most heartbreaking sentence I'd ever heard got a huge laugh from the audience.

''Our trio's down to two'' }}

** What about the end of the song, with Timon and Pumbaa having those big "sad" eyes.

(cue Timon, Pumbaa, and the audience crying hysterically) }}

* The reactions of the lionesses when Scar [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|takes the throne]] and the hyenas and eerily creeping in.

* When Scar freakin' ''obliterates'' the [[Moral Event Horizon]] by sending Sarabi flying for mentioning Mufasa's name. Naturally, Simba was '''PISSED.'''

** Keep in mind, up until that point Simba had probably been hoping that he could work things out peacefully with Scar. He didn't know about all the horrible things his uncle had done. For all he knew, Scar was just guilty of being a crummy king. However, as soon as he sees Scar [[Berserk Button|strike his mother,]] he's out for blood.

* Simba's mothers reaction when Simba is confronted by Scar and is forced to tell what happened at the stampede.

'''Simba:'''' ...It's true. }}

** Followed right after by Scar [[Kick the Dog|repeatedly slapping the blame on Simba]].

'''Scar:''' Oh Simba, you're in trouble again. But this time, daddy isn't here to save you. And now, ''everyone knows'' '''''WHY!''''' }}

** What really hurts about that scene is the fact that after all these years, even though he is now an adult and no longer an impressionable cub, Simba still blames himself for what happened to Mufasa. ''He spent years thinking he killed his own father.'' It just goes to show how badly [[Complete Monster|Scar]] screwed with his head. Just imagine the amount of guilt Simba must have been living with during his time with Timon and Pumbaa. {{spoiler|Thank God Scar was [[Genre Blind]] enough to tell him the truth.}}

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*** This is actually made quite clear in ''Lion King 1 1/2'', when cub Simba can't sleep because he "had a bad dream". The utter look of suffering on Simba's face is heartbreaking, and even though he has no idea what the dream was about, Timon's comforting reaction is so sweet and shows he really is a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]].

* "When you first came here, you asked for judgement! And I pass it now...{{spoiler|[[What the Hell, Hero?|EXILE!!!]]}}

* The death of {{spoiler|Nuka}}.

* Kovu being rejected by Simba, and seeing Scar as his reflection. Made even worse by the fact that {{spoiler|he loves Kiara and didn't want to kill Simba.}}

** That entire scene was sad, with the song, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrMRmEeCfJM Not One of Us], being one of the most emotional songs in the movie. Kovu looked so heartbroken while he was being cast out of the Pride Lands.

* After all this time, it turns out Simba is ''still'' not completely over his father's death and he shuns the Outlanders thinking Mufasa would have done the same to Scar and his clan for their actions. Plus, he has a nightmare of not being able to save him in the stampede. Makes you wonder who's the ''real'' [[The Woobie|woobie]] in this.

** But at the end, he welcomes the Outlanders back into the Pridelands. And he gets this message from his father...

* [[Calling the Old Man Out|"YOU WILL NEVER BE MUFASA!!!"]]

** The utter shock on Simba's face when he hears that shows that he knows he screwed up big time. The lionesses looking on as Kiara runs crying into the den just kills it.