Daily Dialogue — April 26, 2015

“Long live the king.”

— The Lion King (1994), screenplay by Irene Mecchi and Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton, story by Burny Mattinson & Barry Johnson & Lorna Cook & Thom Enriquez & Andy Gaskill & Gary Trousdale & Jim Capobianco & Kevin Harkey & Jorgen Klubien & Chris Sanders & Tom Sito & Larry Leker & Joe Ranft & Rick Maki & Ed Gombert & Francis Glebas & Mark Kausler

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Betrayal.

Trivia: Several character names are based on Swahili words: Shenzi: Barbarous/Uncouth/Uncivilized/Savage; Pumbaa: Ignorant/Lazy/Careless; Sarabi: Mirage; Rafiki: Comrade/Friend; Simba: Lion/Courageous Warrior; Mufasa: reportedly the name of the last king of the Bagada people, who were dispersed during the English colonization of Kenya; Nala: gift.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Scar is one of the great traitors in cinema history and this line, delivered seconds before he releases his brother to his death, is a great and memorable declaration of filial betrayal.