re: Analyzing the Lion King: Why did Scar&#39;s policies as king fail?

Posted by Dev

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Posted on 11/3/11 at 10:59 pm to jojothetireguy

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What was scar's name before he got his scar?

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It was Taka.

Posted by Napoleon

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Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:31 pm to Dev

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It was Taka.

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Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want".

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Posted by DanglingFury

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Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:40 pm to Napoleon

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Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want".

Well no wonder he was such an arse, obviously had mentally cruel, and I think we can infer, physically abusive parents. Cant be held responsible for his own actions in a case like that.

Posted by Jamohn

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Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:42 pm to Napoleon

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Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash"

That explains the horrible vodka too.

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Posted by Hot Carl

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 12:00 am to Jamohn

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That explains the horrible vodka too.

Posted by Napoleon

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 12:13 am to Jamohn

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That explains the horrible vodka too.

that was a good one, lol

Posted by OMLandshark

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 12:49 am to Napoleon

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Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want".

A very appropriate name strangely, all three of them.

Posted by Volvagia

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 1:14 am to DanglingFury

You are forgetting the basis of Scar becoming King.

He was Mufasa's brother.

Maybe they gave Mufasa the best carcasses for Christmas (or would it be Kawanza?) when they were growing up.

Posted by Volvagia

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 1:15 am to OMLandshark

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A very appropriate name strangely, all three of them.

Why strangely?

You think they just picked a word out of the English/Swahili dictionary at random?

Posted by Hubbhogg

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 1:26 am to Cosmo

Just gonna throw the Hyenas directly under the bus huh

Posted by OMLandshark

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 1:28 am to Volvagia

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You think they just picked a word out of the English/Swahili dictionary at random?

Its more the fact that want and dirt have the same meaning that I think makes it very appropriate.

Posted by Jim Rockford

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 2:53 am to Cosmo

To move the plot along.

Posted by CocomoLSU

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:10 am to OMLandshark

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Personally I think Scar got pretty fricked. I mean how the frick was he to blame for a huge drought? Mufasa would have been in deep shite too.

I've often thought about writing an article for Cracked about TLK, and this is one of the points I would address. No way could Scar make the rivers dry up and the vegetation stop growing, not to mention the fricking sun not shining. I'd love to know what Simba did after defeating Scar that magically made everything turn back into paradise.

Furthermore, if the sun wasn't shining, that most likely means overcast/rain, yet there was no water anywhere really.

Complete bullshite.

This post was edited on 11/4/11 at 7:14 am

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Posted by CocomoLSU

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Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:17 am to CocomoLSU

Also, Scar's name is Scar. It's not Taka. Apparently that is from a series of books released after the movie. His only name in the movie is Scar.