Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

• Year: 2018
• Released: 07 Dec 2018
• Country: United Kingdom, United States
• Adwords: 7 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2388771/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mowgli_legend_of_the_jungle
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mowgli-legend-of-the-jungle
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Hindi
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
• Runtime: 104 min
• Writer: Callie Kloves, Rudyard Kipling
• Director: Andy Serkis
• Cast: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch
• Keywords: based on novel or book, coming of age, jungle, anthropomorphism, wolf,

	6.5/10
	51/100
	52% – Critics
	51% – Audience

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Storyline

In the jungle, Kaa, an Indian python seer, watches as Shere Khan, a crippled Bengal tiger, breaks jungle law by hunting down a family of humans, with only the child escaping. Bagheera, drawn to the scene, rescues the man-cub, Mowgli, and takes him to a family of wolves being raised by Nisha and Vihaan, only for Tabaqui, Shere Khan’s hyena follower, to find the boy before he is chased off. They take the infant Mowgli before the wolf council and Akela, the pack leader, to decide his fate, with Bagheera buying his life with a kill and Baloo strong-armed into agreeing. Shere Khan arrives to kill Mowgli, but Akela stops him, saying the boy is now a member of the pack and forces Shere Khan to leave, but not before the tiger vows to return..

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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Movie Reviews

Bland and lifeless

MOWGLI is the second of two Kipling adaptations in recent years, following on from the very similar JUNGLE BOOK back in 2016. This one’s another motion capture adventure, this time directed by Andy Serkis, who turns in an expectedly bland and lifeless movie. The story takes all of the beloved Kipling creations, gives them random and overly mannered voice performances from a wealth of Hollywood talent, and wastes them in a typical story that’s about everything and nothing. It’s about man vs jungle, a coming-of-age for Mowgli himself, a good-vs-evil story about a killer tiger, and of course a heavy-handed political statement in which the white man is inevitably bad. I found the endless CGI to be completely lacklustre, as bad as that of INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, so much so that you’re never drawn into the tale for a moment.

tyranny of being second

Human baby Mowgli survives an attack by Bengal tiger Shere Khan and is rescued by black panther Bagheera. He is raised by a pack of wolves and other friendly animals. After stealing fire, Mowgli leaves the pack and is captured by the villagers. He is taken in by Messua (Freida Pinto). Staying in the village is drunken white hunter John Lockwood (Matthew Rhys). Clash between his two families is inevitable.

Directed by Andy Serkis, this arrives over two years after the Disney version of the story. There are many differences in substance but all of it is moot in the face of being released second. It could never gain the success of the Disney film and is relegated to Netflix. The biggest difference is the second half of the movie. By doing so much with the villagers, the story struggles with some muddied morality. Disney is able to simplify it. This one is a darker affair. There are issues of right and wrong. I appreciate the attempt but this may be better as a two part series.

Different from the Disney´s Version

“Mowgli” is an 1894 character that became famous through Disney Studios that used the public domain to promote the character. However this film is darker and different from the Disney´s version. The voices of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch are impressive and give life to Bagheera, Kaa and Shere Khan. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): “Mogli: Entre Dois Mundos” (“Mowgli: Between Two Worlds”)