SCAR
Scar Biography
Scar's real name is Taka, but for the movie, he is named Scar because of an incident that lead him to a fall from grace within the kingdom (these events happened before the movie) [8]. He is a lion who is Mufasa's brother and Simba's uncle. He was second in line for the thrown until Simba's birth. Scar is the antagonist in the movie, he creates the lie that makes Simba leave the Pride Lands. Scar is highly intelligent and charismatic, he was able to win the Hyena's trust and enlist them to fight for his cause. Scar is not a brave lion; his cowardly nature is showed a few times within the film, once involving Simba and another with the Hyena's. Due to his plan about his brother and nephew's death, it's safe to say that Scar doesn't care much for family relations. Video Source [2]
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Another evil character from the bible is the Pharaoh of Egypt. He was afraid that the Hebrews would take over his country so he ordered all the young hebrew boys to be killed. From then on, the Pharaoh enslaved all the other Hebrews in Egypt to build great monuments and serve the upper class. Now let's connect the Pharaoh to Scar. Scar was angry that Simba was born because from that birth, Scar became third in line to the throne instead of second. To ensure the he would become king, he killed Mufasa and Simba (he thought). After he gained power, he enslaved all the lionesses to take care of him and the hyenas to the point that there was drought and all the other herds had moved on leaving them without food. Both the Pharaoh and Scar craved power, they did this by murder and enslavement of those who were weak. |
First I would like to some of the many different ways Satan and Scar are connected. In Mark 4:15, Satan is described as meaning an opponent, rival or enemy[5]. I think it would be safe to say that in Disney's the Lion King, Scar, like Satan is the enemy. Futhermore, in Revelation 20:10, Satan is also described as The Deceiver, which reveals Satan to be a misleader, someone who lies and/or trick. [5]In the clip to the left, this is a key point in the movie where Simba is tricked by Scar to go into the gorge to meet his father for a surprise, this leads to Mufasa being killed by Scar. This brings us to my last point where in John 8:44, Satan is described as a murderer. [5] As mentioned above, Scar's name became Scar because he tries to play a trick on young Mufasa which ends up backfiring and gets himself hurt in the long run. Luckily, Rafiki was there to heal Scar, but left the scar over his eye as punishment and a reminder of his fall from grace. From there, Taka became Scar. Like Scar, Satan also once had a different name. According to the Bible, Satan was known as Lucifier. Lucifier was a cherub angel, which is the highest ranking of God's angels, but he sinned against God and was therefore cast away from the Lord's presence for eternity. [5] |
Life's not Fair, is it? - Scar's first line in Disney's The Lion King [6] |
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