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Actors: Bruce Reitherman, Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders, Louis Prima, Sterling Holloway
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Jungle Book |
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The Jungle Book is a good humoured movie for young and old. The man character is a small child who was lost in the jungles of India, and lives among the animals. He is raised by wolves and is eventually taken in by a leopard. The leopard tries to get the boy back to a village where he will be among his own kind. The main thing stopping the boy is a mean tiger who wishes to end his life.
--becky Mann, Resident Scholar
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One day Bagheera the black panther (voiced by Cabot) discovers an infant in a wrecked river boat and takes him to the wolves, who raise the boy. Ten years later, Mowgli (Reitherman) is happy running with the wolves, but Bagheera learns the great tiger Shere Kahn (Sanders) is in the neighborhood and will surely kill the boy because of his hatred of humans. The panther decides to guide Mowgli to the nearest "man tribe," but the boy would rather hang out with the neat animal friends he meets along the way, especially the fun-loving Baloo the Bear (Harris). Before Mowgli accedes to his destiny, he is hypnotized and nearly eaten by Kaa the python (Holloway), boogies with King Louie the orangutan (Prima), tries to run with the elephants, and joins a lugubrious barbershop quartet of vultures. VERY loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's classic (it retains almost nothing beyond the character names), this delightful 1967 film was the last movie personally overseen by Walt Disney.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Man-cub Mowgli (Ratherman) was very happy with his serrogate wolf family. But when word reaches that human hating tiger Share Kahn (Sanders)is back in the jungle, panther Bageerah (Cabot) is told to escort Mowgli to the neerest man village. Mowgli is stubborn and runs off and meets "Jungle Bum" Baloo the Bear (Harris). Baloo and Bageerah soon have to rescue Mowgli from often hilarious perils: uptight Col. Hathi (J. Pat O'mally) and his elephant brigade; ourangutan King Louie (Prima), who is under the impression that Mowgli knows how to make fire; and Kaa (Halloway), the python with a taste for humans and an aching back (What a long ache!).
--Adam D. Bram, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Jungle Book |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- person raised by animals/wilderness
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- animal
Hair color
- white/grey
How much in movie?
- 80%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- animal
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- another color
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Jungles?
Yes
Jungles
- Snakes
- ape people
- quicksand
- Alligators/Crocs
- lost city
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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