One day in the car Kira and Mitch had this conversation:
Kira: Dad, did you like The Lion King?
Mitch: No, not really. It was kind of a cookie cutter movie. Not my favorite.
Kira: I liked it. He had such a perfect plan.
Mitch: .............. who?
Kira: Scar.
Mitch: ................ wha?
Kira: ................
Mitch: Kira, do you think Scar was the hero of that movie?
Kira: Well, yeah.
Mitch: Not Mufasa?
Kira: Mufasa?! No way! He was dumb. Scar was smart.
Mitch: What?
Kira: He wanted to be king. He got rid of his stupid brother with a flawless plan. He didn't talk about it with anybody, he just did it, and he didn't make any mistakes. NO MISTAKES.
Mitch: What about the hyenas?
Kira: Yeah, the hyenas screwed up. Eventually. Scar didn't. And he was king for 15 years before they screwed up. Pretty perfect.
Mitch: What about Simba coming back???
Kira: Oversight. Couldn't be helped. Not Scar's fault.
Mitch: Kira, Scar is not supposed to be the hero of that movie. He's the villain.
Kira: ........So you say.
After that they were quiet for a while and Kira texted Mitch these pictures:
Kira: Dad, did you like The Lion King?
Mitch: No, not really. It was kind of a cookie cutter movie. Not my favorite.
Kira: I liked it. He had such a perfect plan.
Mitch: .............. who?
Kira: Scar.
Mitch: ................ wha?
Kira: ................
Mitch: Kira, do you think Scar was the hero of that movie?
Kira: Well, yeah.
Mitch: Not Mufasa?
Kira: Mufasa?! No way! He was dumb. Scar was smart.
Mitch: What?
Kira: He wanted to be king. He got rid of his stupid brother with a flawless plan. He didn't talk about it with anybody, he just did it, and he didn't make any mistakes. NO MISTAKES.
Mitch: What about the hyenas?
Kira: Yeah, the hyenas screwed up. Eventually. Scar didn't. And he was king for 15 years before they screwed up. Pretty perfect.
Mitch: What about Simba coming back???
Kira: Oversight. Couldn't be helped. Not Scar's fault.
Mitch: Kira, Scar is not supposed to be the hero of that movie. He's the villain.
Kira: ........So you say.
After that they were quiet for a while and Kira texted Mitch these pictures:
After this one she wrote "Such evil. Such smart. Wow." |