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Ehh, sometimes? Sometimes they do, and sometimes they can only seem to communicate through vague "grass seeds on the wind" means that have to be interpreted by Rafiki the witch doctor to even be understood. To be honest, the rules on that seem to change almost scene by scene.
This reminds of an old fan theory that Simba didn't really see his father's ghost, and that it was a hallucination created by Rafiki somehow.
Like creepy stories? Check out my book!Lion King 2 was just full of "why don't you just talk to him?" moments for Mufasa's ghost.
That's what you get once you establish that Mufasa appearing to Simba wasn't just a one-off Very Special Moment, but that Mufasa can just show up whenever someone needs guidance. At that point, you have to start wondering why he doesn't do it more often, especially since Simba so very clearly needs it and no one else seems to be doing much on that front.
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesI've wondered about that. How come Mufasa's ghost didn't show up to Simba when Simba was acting irrationally during most of the second movie? You would have thought that Mufasa's ghost would have told Simba that he was doing everything wrong and set him on the right path.
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My issue exactly. Infuriatingly, he does show up at the end to say "well done, Simba", and I couldn't help but think "Where were you all this time??"
And yes, this is basically the Obi Wan problem. Once you establish that a dead character can just communicate with the living and show up when they please, they just become another character, and the question arises of why they don't get involved. This got increasingly ridiculous as the movies, and the force ghosts, started piling up.
There is a difference between letting people figure things out on their own and completely abandoning them to their inner demons, though. There is a time to leave your kids be, and there is a time to talk to them. And Simba absolutely needed Mufasa to come and talk to him, since he was shutting everyone else out and Mufasa would be the only one who could get through to him.
Edited by Redmess on Dec 29th 2024 at 4:25:08 PM
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesMufasa: "Simba, you need to be more trusting of Kovu. You need to practice what you preached to Kiara about how we are one."
Simba: "Wow, so you're against me too? Betrayed by my own dead father!"
Mufasa: "God dammit, son..."
Like creepy stories? Check out my book!Considering Zebras and Gazelles could disembowel a person with a single kick, I'd definitely would just let them. XD
Watch Symphogear"Hey, looks like I'm top of the pack now! Now where was that zebra that insulted me to my face... I'm getting hungry."
Yeah, those prey animals got pretty cocky. I don't think they are going to show their faces around Pride Rock for a while now Kovu is top dog there.
This is why you don't mock the royals who can and will eat your ass. You never know how the tables could turn.
The other reason Mufasa's "well done, son" line irritated me was, well, because Simba hadn't really solved anything. If anything, Simba was a big part of the problem. It was Kiara who solved the problem, but of course Mufasa doesn't even give her the time of day. Would have been nice of him to say "well done, granddaughter" to her, but noooo... Asshole ghost lions.

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