The visuals were quite stunning and the songs were done. The cast did a phenomenal job. The framing of the movie as a story told by Rafiki to Simba's daughter Kiara was quite cute as well.

However, I do feel that Scar (Taka)'s backstory as told in this movie is not sufficient. We are all familiar with Scar's betrayal of Mufasa in the original story. But, in this movie, Scar saves Mufasa time and time again, while only betraying him once. He even ends the movie on a positive note after saving Mufasa from his own trap. He is allowed to stay instead of being banished, and it seems that he has seen his errors and tried to change for the better. I don't see how the Scar I saw at the end of this movie could turn around and orchestrate the death of his brother.

I also started to feel for Scar more than Mufasa. Scar was a kindhearted cub who took in a poor abandoned friend and lost everything in the process. He was denied the training that Mufasa got, and fell short of Mufasa at every turn because of it. He was the heir to the throne, and wanted to be king. I don't find this particularly surprising. He was told from a young age that he would rule, but because of the cub he rescued, he lost that, too. Not to mention his father, who was killed by a lion who went after Mufasa and followed him back. The scar on Scar's face was also not from some evil activity, but rather from his doing something gallant: saving his brother from Kiros.

In conclusion, I think the storyline was a bit bland and did not do Scar justice. Other than that, it was quite well done and pretty entertaining, which is really all I can ask of a Sunday night movie.