Word: scar
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...read her mind. The result is like bouncing a ball against a wall--whatever he throws into her mind, he receives back when he "reads" her mind. He spends the entirety of the first scene trying to win her trust. He tells her she has a small scar on her left knee which she doesn't remember getting. He finds out she has lost her mother, then tells her that her mother was close by when Miss A. Dreamed of meeting him. But he doesn't give her any advice. Instead, he wants to convince her that she needs...
Carrying out the Hamlet-esque overtones of the tale, Scar plots to kill Mufasa and Simba and seize power. While Simba survives his uncle's machinations, Scar manages to convince him that Simba was responsible for hid father's violent death, causing Simba to go into exile...
There are some particularly good examples of animation in the film--such as the evil Scar, who slinks around the kingdom. In fact, Scar is such an interesting character that it's a testament to the moviemakers that he doesn't eclipse the honorable Mufasa. He fairly radiates unctuous evil wherever he goes, although Simba never seems to notice...
...fact, Scar (whose voice is provided sinisterly by Jeremy Irons) is somewhat reminiscent Irons' character in "Reversal of Fortune." Wonder why. He may not be human, but he definitely takes his place in the annals of Disney's great villains (hey, he allies him self with hyenas...
...Scar, in essence, represents destruction and disarray, a clear threat to the balance of life the movie stresses. But this theme is not one of the movie's stronger points. While Mufasa may tell his son that the food chain is a circle--though the lions eat the antelopes, the lions' bodies become grass that the antelopes eat--he's speaking form his exalted position at the top of it. Let's put it this way--this movie makes it clear that lions are not vegetarians...