The clash between savagery and civilisation is not entirely missing, if not easy to find either.
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Despite a good deal of facile humour, however, this movie at least tries to preserve something of the dark and sinister tone of the original. Here we have a full-fledged romance between Mowgli and an English lady (Heady), nasty competition from the army (Elwes), a goofy doctor (Cleese), a troubled father (Neill), a treasure hunt, kidnapping, conspiracy and anything else you might want from an adventure movie – nothing of which, of course, has anything to do with Kipling. The script has in fact as much to do with Kipling’s collection of short stories as the 1967 cartoon classic, which is to say nothing at all. “Based on characters from “The Jungle Book”” a little later is slightly more accurate, but still far from the truth. Killing for vengeance goes against the Jungle Law.Screenplay by Ronald Yanover, Stephen Sommers and Mark Geldman, vaguely based on The Jungle Books (1894-5) by Rudyard Kiplingĭon’t you believe that “Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book” in the title.Buldeo ran off and left Mowgli's father to die.Subverted that Mowgli doesn't avenge him by killing Shere Khan because he didn't know and wouldn't if he did. You Killed My Father: Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father when he was a young child.He doesn't know the meaning of "enemy" and "hate". What Is Evil?: Mowgli doesn't understand the reason to kill other than protection and food.Taxidermy Is Creepy: Mowgli, in a room filled with stuffed animals, imagines hearing them screaming, with each scream punctuated by a gunshot.Also, Bagheera is the one who leads Mowgli to the wolf pack in both this and Disney's version.Shout-Out: "All the bare necessities of life.".(Definitely not a remake of the Disney animated film it started as an independent production before Disney became involved.) The Remake: Arguably a remake of the 1942, which it probably owes more to than to the original book.Quicksand Sucks: The victim even explicitly states "It's sucking me down!" while struggling.Noble Savage: "I AM NOT A MAN! And I am not an animal.".Nice Hat: Once back in cilization, Mowglie takes notice of a portrait of Louis XIV, particularly his crown similar to the one he saw the lead orangutan wearing.Narrator: Kitty's father, Geoffrey Brydon.Missing Mom: Mowgli and Kitty's mothers died in childbirth.
Line-of-Sight Name: Mowgli dubbing the lead orangutang "King Louis" after earlier seeing a portrait of the French king wearing a similar crown.In Case You Forgot Who Wrote It: Was promoted as Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.He doesn't understand the concept of killing out of hatred or sport and is not impressed when one of the hunters tries to explain it to him. Humans Kill Wantonly: Mowgli explains that animals only kill to eat or to keep from being eaten.Family-Unfriendly Death: Everyone, except the aforementioned Disney Villain Death:.Dreaming of Things to Come: A wise man told young Mowgli in his dream that he would confront Shere Khan without fear and become a "creature of the jungle".The Dragon: Kaa appears to be this to King Louis, who summons him when someone attempts to steal treasure.Demoted to Extra: Most of the animal characters, while the movie focus more on Mowgli's interaction with other humans.He doesn't drown though.Kaa follows him into the water and takes him out instead. Death by Materialism: Boone sinks in the water due to being dragged down by all the gold he took from the temple.dragged down by his own greed.Curiously a more accurate rendition of the novel's Tabaqui also appears in Mowgli's Story however. Composite Character: Another Tabaqui example, like the Animated Adaptation, Shere Khan's jackal lackey is absent, though the name is given to Boone's guide.Canon Foreigner: Geoffrey Brydon, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Brydon, Dr.In the end, he even accepts Mowgli in the jungle and makes him the new keeper of the jungle law. He's a ruthless killer, but he kills only to preserve the law of the jungle. Tropes used in The Jungle Book (film) include:
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