Nicholas Servi

The movie starts by introducing us to the Herdmans, a group of poor kids who are the worst kids in town. Even the girls.   Told through the narration of the main protagonist, Beth Bradley, the Herdmans are bullies and juvenile delinquents who spend their time terrorizing the other kids and the townspeople.  Everyone in town hates them, especially the parishioners and busy-body mothers at the local Christian parish.  That changes as the film progresses and our main characters see the Herdmans in a new light as they become involved in the town’s local Christmas pageant.  Sadly, Grace Bradley is forced to take over the pageant after Mrs. Armstrong breaks her legs.  When the Herdmans join the Christmas pageant under the motivation of receiving free food and desserts by going to church, somewhere nobody expected the Herdmans to show their faces, every expects the worst to happen.  However, once the pageant comes around, the entire town has a newfound...

Overall,   Mufasa: The Lion King  was a pretty good film with a good story and believable and relatable characters.   The movie is split into two parts: the present day which centers around Princess Kiara, set after the 2019 “live-action”  Lion King  remake, and the past which focuses on her grandfather Mufasa’s original story for the live-action films.    The present day half of the film follows Simba and Nala as they prepare for the birth of another cub during their rule as King and Queen. Their daughter, Kiara, stays at home at Pride Rock and hears stories about how her grandfather Mufasa became king of the Pridelands, despite (in this film) not having royal blood.    The reluctant hero Mufasa is a young adult lion who doesn’t seek power, much like Aragorn in  The Lord of the Rings Trilogy . He would rather have others get the credit and glory like a selfless man.    Mufasa also has to rise into his role as a natural-born le...