Movie Review: Beautiful, Nostalgic and Emotionally Captivating!- The Jungle Book

**Spoiler Alert!**
"Mowgli is coming to big screen in a live-action movie?! Yeyyy!!!", Yup. That was my reaction when I cam to know about this movie. And with Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Chef) holding the megaphone, I expected that this would be really cool. And he didn't let me down! (Thanks man!). Let me admit this, I've kept searching for instances in the movie where the CGI would look unreal or like out of the place. Yet, I couldn't find one moment. With proper inclination towards the source material, perfect casting, great script and music, The Jungle Book turns out to be a great movie.
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The story, nothing new from that of the original, is about a man-cub (as the animals call Mowgli) who is found and raised in the jungle by Bagheera (a black panther) and a wolf pack. Mowgli leaves jungle for a man-village with Bagheera when a truce is broken between the Wolves and Shere Khan (an evil Bengal tiger) is bound to kill him. His adventures and how he adapts to the jungle to fight back Shere Khan for himself and his caretakers from the movie.
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Neel Sethi as Mowgli does a commendable job. Though Bagheera is the most royal and honourable character of the whole story, Baloo is the most loved one and Bill Murray, the legend, excels in the character. He never seems to disappoint. Ben Kingsley gives the royal touch to Bagheera. Idris Elba, the fierce touch to Shere Khan. Scarlett Johansson, the seductive touch to Kaa. Christopher Walken, the insanity to King Louie. Lupita Nyongo, the caring vibe to Raksha. That's what I call a perfect casting! Capturing emotions in animals looked utmost real. The script was simple and great. Music not only makes you groove but also emote as well. Cinematography and frame looked rich and stable all through the feature film.
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Highlights:
  • Casting and Lead Performances
  • Visual effects
  • Music
  • Script
  • Cinematography
Imperfections:
  • Run-time. Seems rushed at few instances.
http://media.comicbook.com/2016/03/the-jungle-book-special-shoot-shere-khan-175150.jpg What does The Jungle Book do the best?
          Visuals. Spectacular Visuals. Period!

Verdict: Nostalgia, Nostalgia everywhere! Do not, I repeat, do not miss this one.

P.S: As soon as the movie was done, all I was able to do was wishing they make a live-action version of the classic... wait for it... The Lion King! Please tell me that's gonna happen!!!
P.P.S: Sir Rudyard Kipling, you're awesome!

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