Disney's new prequel, Mufasa: The Lion King, uses a narrative idea from ... with Mufasa's death due to a wildebeest stampede standing out in particular. Aside from the horror of seeing a cub ...

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 ...

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 ...