The Lion King 2019

[Sanju]

(01-12-2019, 08:43 AM)sanjay Wrote: Actually Disney is doing amazing Job recently with these type of movies. I am not great fan of their story telling but animation and effect is superb.
Anyone Saw the "Mowgli" on Netflix ? That was much better than Jungle book

I saw "Mowgli" but give rating of 6/10 due to not realistic animals like African elephant, etc.., not realistic animal graphics and darkest simulation like baloo and bhagreera are not friendly. I know the original story of jungle book by Rudyard Kipling's book and watched all the 52 odd episodes I think in Animation. Story of Mowgli is slightly altered but way more book based than Disney's remake. For Disney's Jungle Book 9.8/10.

My review is exactly this...
Warning: this review may contain spoilers…

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Andy Serkis’ Mowgli was announced prior to Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book, and it is said to be much darker and much more faithful to the Rudyard Kipling original stories.

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However, I still stand on this: the Favreau film was also dark (with its terrifying portrayal of Shere Khan, brilliantly voiced by Idris Elba), and was also faithful to the books.

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Anyway, I waited for the Serkis film with anticipation, and when I watched it today on Netflix, I say this: I loved it, but some parts were disappointing. What is great and what is unsatisfactory?

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– What is unsatisfactory: I felt that I was rewatching the Favreau film. I’m not kidding: I felt that this movie was a copy-paste remake of the… remake! With the exact same elements: Bagheera finds Mowgli (BTW, it should be “Mowgli” as in “now” and not “no”) abandoned in the jungle after Shere Khan kills the boy’s mother, and then entrusts our hero to the wolves; at one point, the panther tells Mowgli that he must leave to the man-village, because “the jungle is no longer safe for him”. Got any Disney flashback, anyone?

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Also, while Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan is definitely scary, he still doesn’t match Idris Elba’s portrayal of the character – Serkis did describe the character as “a damaged individual”, but Elba’s portrayal is in my opinion MENTALLY DERANGED. I did not like Serkis as Baloo nor Tom Hollander as Tabaqui the hyena, the two being just over-the-top.

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Additionally, the scenes with Freida Pinto as Mowgli’s adoptive human mother are great; however, the character was mostly silent throughout the movie, and there wasn’t a lot of relationship between her and Mowgli.

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Instead, the film focused on the greedy British hunter, played by Matthew Rhys, who was way stereotyped and clichéd in my opinion.

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Last but not least, the biggest flaw was probably the visual effects. While still impressive visually, the movie did not show entirely realistic animals, unlike the Favreau film, which nailed it with its far more astonishing CGI.

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– What is great: the action scenes are top-notch and scary, not to mention ungodly realistic (with lots of shots showing blood); the plot is indeed far more faithful to the Kipling books than any of the Disney adaptations; the cast is talented, especially Cate Blanchett as Kaa (see above), the most frightening character of them all.

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But the ultimate best character is definitely Rohan Chand as Mowgli: his role was much more difficult than Neel Sethi in the Favreau film, and yet he nailed it with his performance; as a result, we get to see a true feral child from the jungle, with the conflict he is going through (wondering where he belongs). Also, the way he discovers and interacts with the humans is hypnotizing.

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So, on the whole, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is a good film, really fun and entertaining, with amazing moments that capture the essence of the source material, and a talented cast, though not without its flaws.

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Like this mutated doggy like wolf or dog not specified in the movie but acc to movie it's a wolf.

Review by Serge Elia (https://qr.ae/TUnMgw)

Anyone who are interested in seeing the jungle book animation series (Japanese creation i mean the "old" one not new one), can start viewing episodes from this 1st one to last. each episode will be 24 min approx. Find English one if possible myself can understand both Eng and Hindi. So I viewed all of them (I saw in TV at the age of 6 yrs but didn't quite understand but feel nostalgic).

I ensure and promise that it will be the best (100* better than Jungle book (2016))

My fav always Shere Khan... I literally cried when he died because mowgli killed him. He's more than the size of American lion or Ngandong Tiger in the serial. Mowgli is insanely is strong than a normal human being even he is about 10-12 yrs because he grew up in the wild with other animals, like early man with hunting and more physical prowess. Very beautiful cartoon can't express in words. Anyone who didn't read Jungle "Book" can see this... It gives almost same idea like after reading that book... Reply