Simba Hallucinated his Entire Conversation with Mufasa!!! Fan Theory of "The Lion King" Part 6

When Mufasa appears to his son in the clouds, the two have a heartfelt conversation about Simba's responsibilities and destiny. Afterwards, Rafiki approaches and mentions the strange weather. The movie plays this off as Rafiki knowingly joking about Mufasa's appearance, but according to this fan theory, Rafiki may have witnessed Simba talking to himself. The notion that a grief-stricken Simba hallucinates this pivotal discussion is further underscored by the fact that Mufasa doesn't attempt to expose Scar's heinous act. If Simba really is hallucinating, Mufasa only possesses as much knowledge as Simba himself and therefore can't inform his son of Scar's treachery. It raises to the next step of the discussion which is, If Mufasa came back, why doesn't Mufasa's ghost tell Simba that he was killed by Scar? Reason number 1: It wasn’t actually Mufasa’s anything, but a projection of him based on Simba’s own thoughts and feelings. Rafiki sort of says as much: “He lives in you.” Simba seeing Mufasa’s “ghost” was an expression of his inner feelings and guilt at abandoning his pride, embodied by a beloved authority figure. Mufasa isn’t telling Simba anything new — he’s telling him what Simba already knows but just needs to come to terms with. At that point, Simba didn’t know that Scar had killed Mufasa, so Mufasa’s “ghost” obviously wouldn’t be able to tell Simba that. Reason number 2: If Mufasa’s ghost is an actual, self-aware entity that objectively exists, then presumably his motivation in speaking to his son is not to let Simba be poisoned by thoughts of vengeance, but to urge him to take up the mantle of leadership for the good of the pride and because it’s what Simba was born to do. What matters to Mufasa is that his son embrace his birthright and take up his responsibilities; vengeance against Scar is secondary at best and a red herring at worst. To put it another way: Simba must lead the pride because that’s what he’s meant to do, not because he went back to take out Scar; that’s returning for the wrong reason. So basically Mufasa's appearances in the cloud is basically a hallucination of Simba.