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Disney's năm 2016 live-action remake of the classic 1967 The Jungle Book animated film honors its source material in some ways, but it also lacks something that many Disney films lack. The original 1967 animated film, The Jungle Book, is itself a radical deviation from its own source material, the 1894 collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling.
However, there is another adaptation of the original short story collection that turned out khổng lồ be Disney's competition. The Warner Bros. Film, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018), sold khổng lồ Netflix. Directed by motion-capture star Andy Serkis, this film was initially announced long before Disney's remake was confirmed, but Disney beat them to lớn the punch và released its film first, leading the Netflix film to lớn get tragically showered in groans of indifference from viewers and critics who felt they had seen it before.
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They had not. There are, of course, plenty of similarities with the Disney movie và Mowgli, mostly due khổng lồ the remake taking more elements from the source material than the original animation did, but Mowgli is not the happy-go-lucky adventure film the Disney competitor is. The Jungle Book is a Disney film, after all, and Serkis' jungle epic is a much darker, scarier, and even disturbing take on the original Kipling anthology. So much so that it's arguably not even fit for kids. There is grit, violence, death, and even brutality in a way that befits the original stories with serious, adult themes.
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There is even one particular scene that probably left many kids traumatized. The jungle is harsh and unforgiving, filled with raw struggle và conflict referencing the cruel law of the wild, which the Disney film only paid lip service khổng lồ yet never embraced in its visceral glory. The animals that live within are truly animals, capable of great ferocity, threat, rage, and hate, but still somehow love và compassion through the turmoil và ruthlessness of nature. There is an almost admirable chất lượng of honor in this untamed world.
Mowgli feels more in line with an old classic. Rather than just being a đáng yêu adventure story, it really feels like something based on classical British literature from over a century ago. Part of that is in the characters themselves. While the Disney film devotes itself to lớn creating realistic animals, it can suffer from the issues that plagued Disney's 2019 live-action remake of The Lion King — animal characters failing to visually show human emotion. Mowgli focuses on putting the humanity in the animals — sometimes khổng lồ uncanny degrees — by emphasizing their emotion in expressive facial structures, sidelining realism lớn allow its talking animals khổng lồ take their proper roles as characters. You can also see the faces of the real actors behind the CGI, & that definitely gives them more personality.
The film is held up by an all-star cast for its animal characters who somehow bring out the exceptional sophistication of these creatures. Every voice lent khổng lồ the film's animal cast is quite assuredly British, which is exactly what a film based on classic Hindu-British literature needed.
Christian Bale voices Bagheera, who somehow manages to easily replace Ben Kingsley in the role of the wise black panther with so much more emotion. His relationship with Mowgli is less strict teacher and more protective older brother, & his character's backstory is more fleshed out than his Disney counterpart. The film's own director, Andy Serkis, also plays Baloo the bear, who is much more gruff with his strong cockney accent & tough personality, serving more as a drill sergeant character whipping the younger wolves into shape. He takes pride in his work và his wolves. Benedict Cumberbatch is Shere Khan, who once again demonstrates his unnatural affinity for voicing scary characters with growly voices, and plays the role with so much more savagery và menace than Idris Elba's more sophisticated villain, growling every word with abject hate. Cate Blanchett fittingly plays the yet-again female incarnation of Kaa the giant python, and unlike the Scarlett Johansson version, the character here acts as a storyteller & chronicler with a genuine fascination with the events taking place, rather than a random encounter pointlessly dumping exposition on her prey. There is a supernatural implication surrounding her mythical status in the jungle. Serkis' son, Louis Serkis, voices Bhoot, an original character. He is Mowgli's tremendously adorable albino wolf best friend, & his relationship with Mowgli based on their mutual abnormalities among their families serves to lớn enrich both characters và inform Mowgli's growth later on. Peter Mullan voices Akela, the leader of Mowgli's wolf family, who oozes ancient wisdom and also plays a much bigger & more emotional role than his short-lived Disney counterpart. Naomie Harris voices Mowgli's wolf mother who sadly plays a noticeably smaller role than her Disney counterpart, và even seems to lớn get forgotten near the end. The movie could have afforded lớn be longer & flesh her out more, especially considering it was not even two hours, suggesting there may have been some strong cutting here và there. Last but not least, Rohan Chand plays Mowgli, & unlike Neel Sethi's portrayal in the Disney film, Chand's take is a more feral version of the formerly squeaky-clean wild boy, throwing himself into the role with so much more animalistic energy. It truly shows that he was raised by wolves, and the movie even shows how this development took place as we explore the jungle culture Mowgli grows up in. This also manifests in better acting that flawlessly pulls off a màn chơi of ferocity not normally found in most child actors. Unlike Disney's version, Chand's Mowgli is more flawed, more emotionally intense, and at times, more tragic. Not only that, he is as dirty & unkempt as a wild boy would be, whereas Chand's Mowgli looks clean, spotless, & visibly less lượt thích he belongs.
Of course, the film is not perfect. A prime issue is the clear drive khổng lồ preserve the integrity of the original writing in some size or another, which can make the dialogue sound awkward here và there. But then there are the character designs. Khổng lồ bring a more human appearance lớn the characters, the animals have human-like eyes & somewhat cartoony faces. While this works to the movie's advantage most of the time, it can stand out like a sore thumb. The VFX are definitely very noticeable in places, mostly with the wolves. When viewers go from seeing one very real animal lượt thích a domesticated cow lớn an obvious CG wolf seconds later, it can easily break the immersion. High-resolution benefits these character designs here khổng lồ bring out the details. It is fascinating how Mowgli has the more realistic animals with less realistic VFX, whereas The Jungle Book has the more realistic VFX with the less realistic animals.
But what the film does do better in terms of visuals is authenticity. While it would be nice if the film were shot in India, it was filmed in South Africa, utilizing various real environments at times to create a far more believable setting, whereas the Disney film was shot almost entirely on a studio soundstage. Mowgli has some real environments that a story lượt thích this really needed. Plus, even the CGI environments in the movie are beautiful, so it's a shame this realism could not be reproduced as often with all the animals.
Speaking of "real," there is a much greater emphasis on man, the other human characters. This gives a beautiful look at traditional Indian culture, simultaneously adding a welcome cảm biến of realism to lớn a story filled with CGI talking animals khổng lồ see more human beings. Not khổng lồ mention, these people also give the film a great giảm giá khuyến mãi of heart as Mowgli spends time with them and embraces the human culture he never had, something he welcomes after fleeing from the jungle in shame when his use of fire khổng lồ drive away Shere Khan earns him the fear of the wolves.
However, the film invites the viewer lớn question how humanity compares to lớn the ruthless wild. Is it as pleasant as it seems? Or does this world have monsters too? The film manages to explore this without demonizing man's world at the expense of Hindu cultures like the Disney remake does with its almost supernatural and demonic depiction of civilization as something terrifying và overwhelming.
The only issue here is perhaps with the British hunter John Lockwood, named after Rudyard's father John Lockwood Kipling, portrayed as a drunk & a gleeful killer of animals for sport (something we are told is an affront to lớn the law of the jungle) who meets an untimely demise by the kết thúc of the movie. This move was less than respectful when the real man was far from the character he is depicted as. An unnecessary ingredient, since the hunter was named Buldeo in the book.
While nothing legendary, the film's soundtrack is definitely more impressive as well with its stronger Hindu cultural influence layered throughout, giving the film so much more personality, rather than merely being some bombastic action score. The Disney film does get the iconic songs, but that is an apples và oranges comparison since this film is no feel-good musical. All these aspects & more give the film a quality personality making it stand out in comparison lớn Disney's more distinctly "American" take on the Indian tale.
The inherent nature of the 1890s original stories, especially regarding the style of the writing, makes it incompatible with the cinematic medium — even more so for modern audiences — without taking liberties in the translation. Although, it is much closer khổng lồ the legend than the Disney film & easily the preferable watch for fans of the source material. If you can get over the way the animals sometimes look and the undeservedly short length, it is assuredly a richer, more nuanced, & more interesting film.
Had this film been more successful, it might have phối a precedent for more authentic adaptations of the original stories that the classic Disney animated films are based on, making Netflix or Warner Bros. Interesting competitors lớn Disney và their modus operandi of remaking prior inaccurate adaptations in live-action. For example, Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, or Daniel p. Mannix's The Fox và the Hound (1967), breaking không tính phí from the "Disney-fication" of these classics by adapting them with all their gritty heart & soul.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle brings impressive special effects khổng lồ bear on the darker side of its classic source material, but loses track of the story"s heart along the way. Read critic reviews
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Human child Mowgli is raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo và a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own, but the fearsome tiger Shere Khan doesn"t take a liking to lớn him. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.
Show MoreRating: PG-13 (Bloody Images|Some Thematic Elements|Intense action Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 29, 2018 limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 7, 2018
Runtime: 1h 45m
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Warner Bros., Imaginarium Productions
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
Cast & Crew
Christian Bale
Bagheera Voice
Cate Blanchett
Kaa Voice
Rohan Chand
Mowgli
Benedict Cumberbatch
Shere Khan Voice
Naomie Harris
Nisha Voice
Andy Serkis
Baloo Voice
Matthew Rhys
Lockwood
Freida Pinto
Messua
Peter Mullan
Akela Voice
Jack Reynor
Brother Wolf Voice
Eddie Marsan
Vihaan Voice
Tom Hollander
Tabaqui Voice
Andy Serkis
Director
Callie Kloves
Screenwriter
Steve Kloves
Producer
Jonathan Cavendish
Producer
David Barron
Producer
Nikki Penny
Executive Producer
Michael Seresin
Cinematographer
Mark Sanger
Film Editing
Alex Marquez
Film Editing
Jeremiah O"Driscoll
Film Editing
Nitin Sawhney
Original Music
Gary Freeman
Production kiến thiết
Alexandra Byrne
Costume kiến thiết
Lucy Bevan
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