 Hannah-Rose Yee from Stylist cited Be Prepared as one of the best songs in the film for mixing humor and tragedy in the lyrics that builds up the character's deluded aspiration and twisted desire.The version of the song featured on the remake received a mixed to negative reaction.Fuller criticised the 2019 remake of the song, commenting "it feels like Scar is merely relaying some information to audiences that could have been delivered in a speech" and felt it would have been better if the song is not included at all.