POSITIVES…
- Rohan Chand plays a good Mowgli, and he is most definitely one of the main reasons to see this movie.
- Fantastic voice acting all around, from Christian Bale, Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Mullan, to Cate Blanchett, and more.
- Some of the visuals can be really great to look at here.
- The story itself remains interesting and fascinating to see play out.
- I really like the thematic core of this story.
- This interpretation is closer to what Rudyard Kipling intended.
- I’m open to a non-family-friendly version of this story.
NEGATIVES…
- Some people will not be happy with a non-family-friendly version of the story. There’s a particular plot reveal later on in the movie that could potentially be traumatizing for kids to see.
- The CGI animals are hit or miss, with the wolves in particular looking rather odd; almost disturbing looking, and are just distracting to see.
- Doesn’t completely hit the landing in it’s emotional weight to the story.
- Comes off feeling a bit rudimentary at times with the narrative.
P.S….
- I really did not miss the song numbers for this adaptation.
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