Analyzing Evil: Scar From The Lion King

Welcome everyone to the Fortieth episode of Analyzing Evil! Our feature villain for this video is Scar From The Lion King. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!

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[TheVileEye]

A little out of order, but the 39th episode on Tony Montana will be out later this week!

[jasongr]

Scar had poor leadership skills because he doesn't actually care about anybody but himself, only power. Mufasa was a good leader, he looks around every day to see how the society balances, and maintains that balance. Scar would rather rule over ruins, as long as he feels important & superior.

[aidanolson]

I like that short moment when scar believes that he is mufasa, that raw fear of seeing what can only be described as a vengeful ghost.

[volcranoii]

I think something interesting is that while Scar maybe tactically smarter than Mufasa he is actually really bad at being king. Mufasa carefully explains that the food must be carefully maintained and when Scar lets the Hyenas, basically a mercenary army, eat and hunt uninterrupted he upsets the ecosystem causing famine.

[legofan]

It's kinda funny how Scar, who has a black mane, would in reality be considered the better Lion as a black mane indicate healthiness (IIRC). Then again, I guess you can't be a villain in a disney movie without wearing a bit of black haha

[elevate]

There's one thing you missed that I was waiting for. And that's the parallel between young Simba and Scar. When Simba was young he would explain how he can't wait to be king so he could do whatever he want. Even had a super popular song about that one idea. But his father taught him that there was more to being a king than just getting your way. That he had to respect the circle of life which is to say even though they as carnivores would eat their subjects, it's only because of their subjects that they get to continue to live. And when they die it will be their subjects that feed on them. As Simba grew older he began to understand what his father taught him but it was Scar that truly didn't get it. Scar and the hyenas hunted and hunted with no thought in their heads other than a full belly. Not realizing that eventually there won't be any food left to eat. And when Sarabi warned him of the incoming death of their pride, Scar retorted "I'm the King! I can do whatever I want!"

Simba learned. Scar didn't. If Simba didn't have Mufasa to teach him who knows what kind of King he would have turned out to be.

[Drawnartist]

Shout out to Jeremy irons: what a legend

[bupemofyalongwanikunda]

Those days when Disney had iconic villians

[straburyred]

Scar definitely ushered in a new class of male antagonists for Disney. His impact cannot be overstated. Frollo, Hans and Dr. Facilier probably wouldn't exist if Scar hadn't come before.

[MartinT]

Now that you've done Scar, you need to do Shere Khan as well. It is really interesting comparing these two with each other.
There are a lot of similarities, aside from the obvious, of course. They are both intelligent. And sadistic enough to toy with their prey. Extremely ruthless in pursuit of their goals.
But there are also differences. While Scar is physically weaker than his 2 primary enemies there is no doubt that Shere Khan is THE apex predator in the jungle. Even other predators are wary of him. And while Scar is underestimated until his rise to power no one underestimates Shere Khan. Everyone knows him. And everyone is afraid of him. And it's clear from his confidence that he knows it.

[BlackClaw]

I always thought the reason Scar didn’t kill Simba was because he didn’t want to get Simba’s scent on him and therefore tipping the lionesses off to what actually happened.

[federicodellimmagine]

I think Scar is one of the most dangerous villains ever because you don't know his game is about until it's too late. Hes not the strogest lion in the pride but the smartest and deceitful ruled by greed. There are a lot of people like Scar in this world and that's scary AF

[SkateboardCaes]

I truly appreciate that you didn’t use the cgi adaption for this analysis. Thank you.

[aknight]

Scar was a great character. Jeremy Irons is one of my favorite actors.

[StainsStainsStains]

This video reminds me of just how good the original lion king is. The storytelling, the voice acting, and the animation was top notch or maybe I’m just nostalgic.

[kittiekitie]

I love the attention you give to Scar and Mufasa's body language and all around visuals! Truly highlights the strengths of animation and why it makes characters so fun to work with.

[OlympicLeprechaun]

My favorite scene in TLK:
"Sing for me."
"It's a small world after all.."
"NO! ANYTHING BUT THAT!"

[eddieguerrerofantasy]

Can I just notice the incredible talent of narrative that you have. You are amazing and your channel deserves much more views. Keep up the good work 👍👏

[BoldOne]

Koba from Planet of the Apes. His story carries an excellent message on what hatred can do to a person.

[TurquoiseOrmZ]

The vengeance story of "Son avenging his father to defeat his evil uncle" Goes way back to Ancient Egypt: Check resurrection of Osiris.