Spoiler alert: This post obviously talks about what happens in The Lion King (2019), so continue reading at your own risk!
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OK, so first of all: Shenzi, the lead hyena, is way more devious in the 2019 version.
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She’s also way less funny.
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The two other main hyenas, Banzai and Ed, aren’t in the movie, which is kind of a bummer?
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In the new version, the characters’ names are Kamari and Azizi, and their personalities are pretty different from the hyena henchmen we’re used to.
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Sadly, this iconic moment is not in the movie:
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The new version of Scar’s “Be Prepared” moment is a little different: It’s more of a speech than a musical number.
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And there’s much more context about Scar and Mufasa’s relationship that comes up in their first argument.
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It’s implied that they’ve already had a huge a fight at some point, and Scar lost.
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There’s also an added love triangle element between the brothers…
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Scar expresses anger about wanting to be with Sarabi (Simba’s mom), but she’d picked Mufasa instead.
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And Zazu doesn’t end up as Scar’s prisoner…
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Which means, yup, he doesn’t get to sing the coconut song!!
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In the 2019 movie, Timon doesn’t try to prevent Pumbaa from talking about bodily functions…
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He lets Pumbaa talk freely about gas while they’re singing “Hakuna Matata.”
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And even the dialogue is pretty similar, the jokes have been updated.
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For example, there’s a joke about the umami flavor that every modern foodie will appreciate.
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You’ll notice that Nala gets an extra scene and more lines.
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We get to see her running away from Scar, for example.
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And also, she has a way more important role in the final battle.
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She even fights Shenzi, one on one.
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Also, Rafiki doesn’t use a walking stick, and he has fewer lines.
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Most of his lines are in another language, and his character is much more reserved than in the animated version. His walking stick only shows up during the final battle.
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And that whole ~learning about the past~ speech with Simba? It’s not in the new version, either.
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Finally, the movie does answer an important question about how Rafiki finds out that Simba is still alive: Apparently, it’s all in the lion poop.
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While in the animated version, this discovery unfolds rather magically, in the new version, it’s because a tuft of Simba hair travels a long distance (including getting eaten and pooped out by a giraffe) before making it over to Rafiki.
What other differences did you find between the two Lion King movies? Tell us in the comments below!
This post was translated from Spanish.