Lindsay Ellis: I think Chosen One narratives work better in TV shows than in movies. Contrast this with something like Buffy, who is one in a long line of Chosen Ones and could die at any moment. Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra take a similar approach to their chosen ones. Their stories are about the day to day dealing with it. Disney movies mostly stayed away from Chosen One prophesies. The closest we get is probably Aladdin.
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Jafar: Reveal to me the one who can enter the cave!
Lindsay Ellis: Aladdin's Chosen One-ness is the one that gets him into the cave to get the lamp. But this aspect is completely done and over with by the end of Act One of the film, and the rest of the film's conflict has nothing to do with it. The momentum of the film is fully propelled by character motivation, and is rooted in actual stakes. Simba's arc has an element of destiny to it...
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Mufasa: You are my son, and the one true king.
Lindsay Ellis: But this has more to do with duty than prophecy.