We're going from the morally dubious back to the downright heartbreaking. We didn't think Disney could make us cry more than they did in 'Bambi,' but they pulled off the same trick again in 'The Lion King.'
When Mufasa dies, it's a gut-wrenching tragedy. The effect is made even worse by the fact that Simba feels responsible. For many of us, this was the first time we ever cried in a movie theater. In modern parlance, it hit us right in the feels.