A heroic coming-of-age story which follows the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as ... and Ed--lure Simba into the path of a wildebeest stampede in which Mufasa is killed trying ...

The Lion King wisely left the wildebeest stampede as its dangerous centerpiece, while Mufasa muddies the waters with too many set pieces that nullify rather than raise the stakes. Related ...