This week was all about 'The Jungle Book', the 19th Disney animated feature released in 1967. This was the last of the Disney films to be produced by Walt Disney as he died on 15th December 1966 towards the end of the production. First of all lets get one thing straight, I am a HUGE Disney fan, so my reviews of any Disney film that fits into the musical category will be a little biased.
This film is based on the stories of Mowgli in 'The Jungle Book' written by Rudyard Kipling and has a number of songs that I would challenge anyone not to know even a couple of lines of. Mowgli is found as a baby by a black panther called Bagheera who takes him to a local wolf pack, who raise Mowgli. The next time we see Mowgli he is 10 years old, Shere Khan (the tiger) has returned to the jungle bearing a grudge against anything human. Knowing this the wolf pack decide that the only way Mowgli can remain safe is to return to the Man village. Bagheera steps up to undertake the task as they all know if will be difficult to persuade Mowgli that this is the best thing for him, and so, the adventure begins...
There are many loveable characters in The Jungle Book, most of all for me is Baloo the incredibly laid back bear who Mowgli and Bagheera quickly run into after leaving the wolf pack. Throw in a bunch of monkeys under the rule of King Louie the Orangutan, a heard of military elephants, the hypnotising snake Kaa, a band of vultures (the inspiration for which were The Beetles) and of course Shere Khan the tiger and the Jungle Book is complete. After all of that, what is the one thing that makes Mowgli leave the jungle, a girl. Typical.
Mum
- Rewatchability 5
- Sing-a-long 5
- Story/Plot 7
- Overall 6
Me
- Rewatchability 6
- Sing-a-long 7
- Story/Plot 6
- Overall 6
So a total of 48 out of 80.
Ps. I totally rocked as Shere Khan for Halloween :) Judith had an amazing Disney Villan party!
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