The
picture to the left is Kovu, hunting for Nuka just after the logs fell
on him. This clip is a longer version of Nuka's death with the little
bit of extra speech that was (for reasons best known to Disney) cut.
The words uttered by Nuka in the film are "I'm sorry
mother, I tried!" then he dies. However in the cut scene the
script is as follows "I'm sorry mother, I tried.
Well, I finally got your attention, didn't I? Didn't I!?".
Those last words still send a cold streak down my spine.
Another one of the cut scenes was Zira's death.
The cut scene was titled Zira's Suicide. Now I think it was a shame
that Disney decided to end Simba's Pride the way they did - not using this
cut scene. Personally I think the way she dies in the cut scene is
more characteristic to Zira then just having her fall of the ledge.
Here we see Zira swiping away Kiara's paw. Then
in the film Kiara calls "I'll help you!" to
which Zira quietly replies "What?" then she
falls. Not in the cut scene. The cut scene goes like this..."I'll
help you" "What......No,
Never!!!
Then
we see Zira throw herself off the cliff with a big smile on her face.
She would rather kill herself then be helped by a Pridelander, especially
Simba's daughter.
Then she falls into the water and we see Zira's paw getting
swept away under a log. When watching Simba's Pride you have to look
VERY quickly and carefully to see it for the paw is on screen for a matter
or micro seconds and is easy to miss (as I did until I saw the cut scene).
This screenshot should give you some idea where to look. Being able
to pause the film and do a visual search helps to find where her paw is
as well. If you look at Zira's plummet in to the river in the film
you will she that she has a large smile on her face as she falls, again
that takes a keen eye to see!
And where can you get these and the other Simba's Pride
cut scenes? Why, from http://digital.lionking.org
of course! Go to the Movie Gallery and scroll down untill you find
'em!