Movie No. 79 (2016): THE JUNGLE BOOK
The Jungle Book (2016)
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Neel Sethi and the voices of Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, Giancarlo Espsito, Idris Elba
This year's The Jungle Book reimagines the 1967 classic animated adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's books. This time, the movie uses live action despite that only the Mowgli character and his father are played by real actors. The animal characters are, of course, computer generated, but made alive by the actors' voices. This is that kind of movie whose use of special effects are really necessary for a fluid narrative flow.
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Neel Sethi and the voices of Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, Giancarlo Espsito, Idris Elba
This year's The Jungle Book reimagines the 1967 classic animated adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's books. This time, the movie uses live action despite that only the Mowgli character and his father are played by real actors. The animal characters are, of course, computer generated, but made alive by the actors' voices. This is that kind of movie whose use of special effects are really necessary for a fluid narrative flow.
The movie effectively takes the audience with Mowgli's journey of self-discovery as he encounters his adoptive wolf family, a panther for a guardian, a traitorous anaconda, the elephants, a lazy but lovable bear, a Captain Kurtz-like ape king, and an vindictive tiger. The narrative is straightforward. The movie is engrossing and effectively entertaining.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: November 7, 2016
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