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Just got back from seeing Jungle Book. It was a fine film. There were some things I liked about it over the animated film (Mowgli being less of a brat, for one) but I still prefer that one to this new one.
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I still like old Mowgli for basically having that fearless, survivalist spirit, and for being a brat under the circumstances (tell a child really attached to their home that they have to leave for no reason to them and what how not rational they act). I also prefer older Baloo; new one was an asshole. xP But they knocked Shere Khan and Kaa right out of the park.
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I agree you have a point. Admittedly that only put me off in the 1967 film was Mowgli wasn't even aware of what was going on until Bahgeera told him. For a family that loved and cared for him since infancy, they didn't tell him about Shere Khan and why he had to go? They just expected the panther to break it to him? That always was kinda sketchy.
And yes, Mowgli's a kid, of course stubbornness can be expected in anyone else were in his position. I would not have minded too much had he been resourceful and dependable as 2016 Mowgli was. But he wasn't due to the 1967's inability to give him proper development.
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Well remember, the wolves were arguing over what to do, and Bagheera just interrupted and volunteered to settle the matter. I don't think they were planning on not telling him; it just fell into place that Bagheera took over for expediency's sake.
I do admit liking Mowgli's resourcefulness in the new film, but there's a lingering question of how a feral child even learned to do that in an environment where none of the animals were smart or physically capable enough off doing that. It makes him more useful and defined as a character, but it doesn't make sense for him to act that human. So to me it's a trade off.
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