{"id":18607,"date":"2016-01-18T04:18:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T09:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=18607"},"modified":"2016-01-18T04:18:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T09:18:46","slug":"the-lion-guard-return-of-the-roar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/18\/the-lion-guard-return-of-the-roar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With \u201cThe Lion Guard,\u201d you have to keep telling yourself, it\u2019s mainly a show for the kids, and you might be able to forgive some of the mistakes it makes. While it does make the wise choice of somewhat ignoring the lackluster sequels to \u201cThe Lion King<\/a>,\u201d it also adds unnecessary dimension to what was already a complex animated movie. Since the series \u201cThe Lion Guard\u201d is touted for kids, I doubt Disney will do much to patch up continuity problems, so you have to decide if you want to acknowledge \u201cThe Lion Guard.\u201d This time around, \u201cThe Lion Guard\u201d is set somewhere during Simba\u2019s reign and obviously before \u201cThe Lion King 2<\/a>.\u201d As a matter of fact, \u201cThe Lion Guard\u201d essentially ignores \u201cSimba\u2019s Pride,\u201d altogether.<\/p>\n

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We now follow Simba\u2019s son Kion who, while never mentioned in the sequel, is very much apart of his dad\u2019s life, and working toward becoming a protector of his pride. Kion learns that there is such a thing called \u201cThe Lion Guard,\u201d a council of animal protectors that watch over the pride and protect the balance of the circle of life. Why are the council never mentioned in the original film? That\u2019s apparently not important. What we do learn is that Skar was much more than a jealous brother working toward killing his brother for a place at the throne. He was a Lion Guard with the power of the roar, and tried to get the lion guard council to help him murder Mufasa. When they opted not to, he killed them, and then made a play for him. These are very important and key events never brought up in \u201cThe Lion King,\u201d so again, you have to choose if you want to forgive these issues on mythos for \u201cThe Lion King.\u201d<\/p>\n

What about Skar\u2019s children from the second film? What about his wife? Did they have his powers and abilities? Again, never mentioned, and we\u2019ll likely never see them mentioned again. \u201cThe Lion Guard\u201d is primarily a vehicle for \u201cThe Lion King,\u201d in where Kion is a blossoming young hero tasked with protecting his pride from various menaces including hyenas, and assorted obstacles that will come his way. The series works hard to push new characters while only keeping characters like Timon and Pumba supporting players who act more as role models. So while the pair of animal pals keeps reminding us about Hakuna Matata, there\u2019s Kion\u2019s friend Bunga, a brave honey badger with a big heart, and other animals like a strong hippo, and Ono, an egret with keen sight. Although for fans devoted to the original series, we still see Simba, Nala, and there\u2019s a very neat cameo from Mufasa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lion Guard\u201d has a fairly creative concept that allows for a platform to continue the story of Simba\u2019s pride, and I enjoy how the series revels in simplicity and its more youthful energy. There\u2019s less conflict about survival and murder and more about trying to prove yourself, or learning how to handle great power at such a young age. I\u2019d like to see the show explore other themes somewhere down the line, like perhaps the idea that not all hyenas are awful, and maybe dig a little deeper in to the Lion Guard legacy. I also hope the lionesses don\u2019t just serve as fodder for the male heroes to rescue them, as I think it\u2019d be nice to see more female characters carrying on Nala\u2019s tradition of independence and courage. That said, while \u201cThe Lion Guard\u201d doesn\u2019t re-invent the wheel, it\u2019s a neat animated continuation with some fine animation, and welcome diversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With \u201cThe Lion Guard,\u201d you have to keep telling yourself, it\u2019s mainly a show for the kids, and you might be able to forgive some of the mistakes it makes. While it does make the wise choice of somewhat ignoring the lackluster sequels to \u201cThe Lion King,\u201d it also adds unnecessary dimension to what was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[64,71,99,290,340,349,580,1324,969,1323,1130],"class_list":["post-18607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tv-tomb","tag-adaptation","tag-adventure","tag-animation","tag-disney","tag-family","tag-fantasy","tag-kids","tag-midquel","tag-spin-off","tag-the-lion-king","tag-tv-movie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18609,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18607\/revisions\/18609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}