Episode 95 - The Jungle Book (2016)

I? No, I don't even remember posting anything.

So this is what, back in 2016?

Yep, back in 2016 you had posted about it.

Might have to backtrack.

Yeah, you know what? Disney looks like it's capitalizing on live-action adaptations of its animated classics, which is fine.

I just wish maybe they did a little more with them.

But, you know, Lion King being an example.

But the Jungle Book is a very charming, very highly colorful, immersive rendition of that cartoon.

And I do like that Favreau made some changes here and there.

Like King Louie was sort of a little more villainous.

I mean, it didn't really have the same impact as, you know, like the regular size orangutan take on him in the cartoon.

But yeah, Christopher Walken brought an interesting flavor to the character.

A gigantopithecus, I guess, is what this version

was.

I don't know if that's a real thing.

Yeah, I like...

There are actually many things I liked about this movie.

Bill Murray was, you know, kind of typecast as Baloo, but hey, whatever, it's Bill Murray.

He knocked it out of the ballpark.

Ben Kingsley is one of my top favorite actors.

I thought he was a little bit wasted as Bagheera, but, you know, his timbre, his voice, his presence still brought the character, you know, as much needed pathos or gravitas, if you will.

I think one of my, yeah, I think my two most favorite parts in the movie have to be Idris as Shere Khan and Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha.

I thought those two were the highlights.

And it's interesting, yes.

Like in the cartoon, Raksha was kind of a character.