[45] Deja revealed that, during a recording session, Irons' stomach was grumbling. [12] According to Slate, while Claudius is mostly "a second-rate schemer ... consumed by anxiety and guilt," Scar very much "delight[s] in his monstrosity;"[13] both characters are motivated by jealousy. Can I get an "owa owa?". ranked Scar fifth, with author John Boone writing that the character "plotted one of the most painful deaths in Disney history, so you know he'll never be forgotten. "[26] Irons's physical appearance and mannerisms served as inspiration for Scar's supervising animator Andreas Deja, namely his flicking his paw in disgust. Scar also makes a brief non-speaking cameo appearance in an episode of Timon & Pumbaa, despite that he is deceased at that time. "[67] Similarly, Variety opined, "a generation that remembers the death of Bambi's mother as traumatizing should bear that experience in mind when deciding who goes to The Lion King. Renaldo Matadeen from CBR Exclusives praised Scar's remake incarnation as being more frightening than the original for having more motives in his action instead of a simple jealousy and how Scar is more active in leading the hyenas. The Pride Lands' reclusive heir presumptive, Scar is introduced in the first film as Simba's uncle and Mufasa's younger brother. "[131][full citation needed] While ranking the character fifth, The Stanford Daily wrote, "From his habit of sadistically toying with his prey to his dumb hyena coven to the way he leads the kingdom of Pride Rock into a period of starvation and sorrow, he's a backstabbing dictator of an uncle. [144] Like Disney's Bambi before it, The Lion King – dubbed the studio's "darkest" film at the time of its release –[67] was unprecedented in terms of its serious themes, namely guilt, murder, treachery, revenge and death, specifically the on-screen assassination of one of the film's heroes. Two days later, on January 13th, 2021, Twitter user @nickeemVO shared the video. "[5] As directors, Minkoff and Roger Allers aspired to create "an animal picture based in a more natural setting,"[6] describing the film as "More true-life adventure than mythical epic. He was created in 1989 by screenwriters Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton, and animated by Andreas Deja. 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[145] According to IGN, "The film's story concepts of morality and mortality ... was new for Disney,"[146] with The Washington Post predicting that "the death of the heroic Mufasa will be the most widely debated aspect of The Lion King, with people taking sides as to whether such things are good or bad for kids just as they did over the killing of Bambi's mother. Scar tries to escape, but is cornered by Simba on the top of Pride Rock; Scar begs for mercy and even attempts to blame his crimes on the hyenas, unaware that they are listening nearby. Maslin went on to praise Irons's voice acting, writing that the actor "slithers through the story in grandiose high style, with a green-eyed malevolence that is one of film's chief delights. ", "Interview: Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, The Directors of The Lion King", "In 'The Lion King,' the animation roars", "The Tragedie of Scar, King of Pride Rock", "Do You Know These 20 Things About The Lion King? [80] Scar, voiced by James Horan, appears as a non-player character in Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure (2003)[82]and Kingdom Hearts II as a villain who ultimately transforms into a Heartless as a result of the character's own "hatred and jealousy. "[104] David Sterritt of The Christian Science Monitor exalted Irons's acting, describing him as "positively brilliant. "[35] Describing Irons as "a gentleman and a brilliant actor," Allers revealed that the actor was constantly offering "extra interpretations of lines which were fantastic. In a minor change to the original ending, Scar initially fights back against the hyenas, but is quickly overwhelmed and eaten alive. "[66] According to Business Insider, in addition to loosely basing the character on Adolf Hitler to further emphasize Scar's tyranny, the filmmakers very much directly based his song "Be Prepared," which references Nazism by having Scar's army of hyenas goose step while addressing them from a high ledge – similar to the way in which Hitler would have from a balcony –[24] in the Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will (1935),[67] a film that documents Nazi Germany during 1934. Simba gains the upper hand and overpowers Scar and throws him over the cliff ledge to the base of Pride Rock. "[49] When Jeremy Irons was interviewed on Larry King Now on November 30, 2016, he expressed interest in reprising the role. Do you have caps locks on? Feeling Mufasa is the favored child, Scar tries to make him look foolish by pitting him against a Buffalo named Boma. 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