The Jungle Book

"The legend comes to life."

2016 1h 46m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 8,664

AdventureFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera, and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

“The legend comes to life.”

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Cast

Neel Sethi
Mowgli
Bill Murray
Baloo (voice)
Ben Kingsley
Bagheera (voice)
Idris Elba
Shere Khan (voice)
Scarlett Johansson
Kaa (voice)
Christopher Walken
King Louie (voice)
Lupita Nyong'o
Raksha (voice)
Giancarlo Esposito
Akela (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Favreau
Writers: Phil Langone, Justin Marks
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jon Favreau, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Livolsi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Neel Sethi and Bill Murray and Ben Kingsley carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The legend comes to life.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jon Favreau directs. Bill Pope behind the camera. John Debney scores. Mark Livolsi cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.
3Released 10 years ago.
4Directed by Jon Favreau, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Mark Livolsi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Neel Sethi and Bill Murray and Ben Kingsley carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The legend comes to life.".
9IMDB entry: tt3040964 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "based on novel or book", "snake", "elephant", "wolf".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bill Pope
Original score: John Debney
Editing: Mark Livolsi
Production design: Christopher Glass
Costume design: Laura Jean Shannon
Makeup / hair: George Black
VFX supervisor: Robert Legato
Sound: Lora Hirschberg
Stunt coordinator: Casey O'Neill
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $175,000,000
Box office: $966,550,600
Return: 552% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Jungle Book (2016)

Awards

TV Krant Filmposter Award
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

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Austin Singleton2016-08-11
A great movie for the whole family. Watch my full review here. http://www.hweird1reviews.com/allreviews//the-jungle-book
Reno2016-09-01
★ 8/10
The red flower adventure! The Rudyard Kipling's famous children's book was adapted numerous times for stage shows, television series, live-shot and animation films, and now here's the modern version and also the first digital 3D version. The Disney done it again bring all the classics to a new life, but it is a great team work, especially the post-production was terrific. It is one of those stories never gets boring for repeat reading/listening/viewing. Of course, there were plenty of changes to the original source, but I would say it was upgraded so well. Jon Favreau did an awesome job as the director, definitely it is his one of the best films and will be remembered for very long. All the above he got the best screenplay with supportive production and crew. Neel Sethi was obviously a perfect choice for the man-cub, he had given his best and no one could doubt it was his first film. The entire film was shot in the studio settings and the whole time he had to act alone, because the remaining characters in the film are CGI. So in that viewpoint he actually did a breathtaking job being a very young. The CGI characters were really excellent, but the non-fur animals like elephant looked a bit fake. I mean anatomically and character performances were perfect, only visually the 3D models were out of the blend in the screen with others. These are very small things to notice, but for the todays technology, it was not bad, especially thinking the film is primarily targeted children. The story was simple, like half of the film was an introduction and almost all the important characters from the book were launched at a high profile. It was actually the story with a backdrop of red flower. So the narration moves different part of the jungle, lot like the levels in a game. Various adventures take place and well composed stunt sequences. I mentioned stunts right, but there were no violences, I mean nothing seriously to concern about as expected for a Disney film. Yet because of those actions, the film is very much suitable for adult viewing. So apart from the children and families, it can be watched by anyone. One of the top Disney films to do best at the box office worldwide by grabbing almost $1b. So aggressive, furious Shere Khan ever to portray. I think the little children may get scared for his unpleasant face look and the strong roar. By the way all the songs were amazing and the end credit was very interesting. Finally, I saw it after a long wait and anticipation, most importantly, I'm very happy how beautifully it was made. The film was not shot in India, but the locations were so resembling and gives the perfect Indian feel. Climbing a cliff by Baloo and fighting the monkeys, like that there were numerous jokes. Surely one of the grandly made children's film at the recent time. I've heard the sequel is already on the progress, so bring it on, at least a trilogy before Neel turn to a big boy. 8/10
Gimly2016-09-02
★ 5/10
I had only one true issue with Jon Favreau's Jungle Book, and while it does seem like sort of an unfair one, it's also a pretty huge one. For months before I got the chance to see this remake, I heard non-stop about what a great actor the kid playing Mowgli was, how photorealistic all the animals were, and how you would never be able to guess that the backgrounds were all actually sound stages that had been animated over. Well I just watched The Jungle Book, and I found all three of those compliments to be patently untrue. That might sound like three issues, but in reality they all boil down to the same one thing, suspension of disbelief. Or more accurately, the lack of it. From the word go, there wasn't s moment that I found myself being continuously drawn out of the story because of one of those reasons (usually the look of the creatures). I was not once able to fully engage, and though I recognise that from a plot point of view, this version was even better than the 1967 one, I still found myself constantly aggravated by the harsh meshing of Mowgli against the world around him. Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal.