His style is so low-key that you may not even realize you’re listening to a new version of “Be Prepared” until halfway through the truncated number. Chiwetel Ejiofor, an immensely talented actor, does a form of speak-singing as Scar as he attempts to recruits bloodthirsty hyenas to his side as he enacts a coup.
“Be Prepared” is, like this version of Scar, a dour and more low-key affair overall. That style of dancing - as in, just walking around - is what happens in most of the other musical sequences. But while it’s an arguable improvement that more of this pic’s castmembers are talented singers (in the 1994 film, different performers provided the dialogue and singing voices for Simba and Nala, unlike in the remake), the songs feel less memorable and emotional than they did in the more vibrant, bouncy original. And they each serve the same function as they did in the original movie. The film’s opening is still the epic-sounding number “Circle of Life,” and songs like “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” “Be Prepared” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” show up as well. The music, like the story, is basically the same. Since the story is the same, what has changed in The Lion King is its technology and its cast (except for James Earl Jones, who returns as Mufasa, the cast is all new and full of A-listers like Beyoncé, Seth Rogen, and Donald Glover). After Simba spends his teen years living a no-worries life far from home, he’s convinced to return to take his place as king by his old friend and eventual love interest Nala. The current king, Simba’s father Mufasa, tries to teach his son the right way to become a leader, before he’s ruthlessly murdered by his jealous brother Scar, who convinces Simba he’s responsible for the tragedy. As before, the story follows Simba, a lion cub who is the next heir to the throne of Pride Rock. If you know the hand-drawn animated film from the mid-1990s, the story of this Lion King won’t come as any surprise.
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