Callum Beeston
My review on Disney's Jungle Book
***** 5 out of 5 stars. Family, Adventure, Musical
The Plot
Disney's Jungle Book is one of the family favourites that
for over 40 years has entertained thousands of people bring joy and happiness
to children and adults alike. This heart-warming tale of an abandoned baby
called Mowgli who is raised by a pack of wolves in the jungle. Only to find out
that he has to leave the wolf pack he had grown up with and learnt so much from
to return to human civilization or the conniving and evil tiger Shere Khan is
going to hunt him down. This family friendly film is about the adventures
Mowgli has when he meets a kind yet idiotic bear called Baloo and a thoughtful
yet stubborn panther called Bagheera. As well as these new found friends Mowgli
also encounters some scary (Shere Khan the tiger) , crazy (King Louie the orang-utan)
, sinister (Kaa the snake) and grumpy characters (Col Hathi the elephant). This
is one of the films that everyone should see; it’s an instant Disney classic.
The Actors
With the skilful acting of Phil Harris (Baloo the bear),
Sebastian Cabot (Bagheera the panther), Bruce Reitherman (Mowgli the man cub),
George Sanders (Shere Khan the tiger), Louis Prima (King Louie the orang-utan),
Sterling Holloway (Kara the snake) and J. Pat O`Malley (Col Hath I the
elephant) jungle book is probably one of the most amazing, hilarious and well
scripted movie of its time.
Did you know?
Disney's Jungle Book is based on the book The Jungle Book by
Rudyard Kipling.
This being Walt Disney's final film it has that special and
magical touch only Walt could add to these films that he loved and was so
passionate about.
As well as being one of the funniest and most entertaining
films of its time it is also witty because the names of the characters are the Hindu
translation for the animals for instants Baloo means bear, Shere Khan means
tiger king and Bagheera means panther.
The book the film was based was a series of seven short
stories written by Rudyard Kipling based primarily around the jungles of India
in which he travelled due to his wealth and these stories where written in
1894.
The animal representation in this story can be likened to a
human society with the likes of Bagheera being a parent knowing what's right
and caring for Mowgli, Baloo being a brother or close friend being slightly
mischievous but also always being there for Mowgli, The monkeys and apes can be
represented as the lawless and rule breakers and Col Hath I is a sort of enforcer
of the law.
My overview
Overall I think Disney's Jungle Book is the best video
adaptation on the book The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, it is number one out
of all the other films and TV series with its classical musical numbers and its
timeless morals about friendship, trust and being morally correct.
