The Jungle Book Film Review

Finished watching The Jungle Book directed by Jon Favreau and staring Neel Sethi, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray. The film opens up with Mowgli (Neel Sethi) and his family of wolves learning how to be a team by the panther Bagheera (Ben Kingsley). One day during the dry season in the jungle the ruthless tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) threatens Mowgli and his wolf family. Which prompts him and Bagheera to head towards the man village only for the two to be separated when Shere Khan attacks the two. This then leads to Mowgli meeting the monstrous snake Kaa (Scarlett Johansson) who try's to eat him only for Baloo (Bill Murray) to save him as Mowgli repays him by gathering honey for him. Overall this was an amazing film as it blends together the use of CGI location and characters along with extremely talented acting that brings Disney's newest live action remake of a beloved film to life and it works brilliantly. The acting is top notch form the multiple actors voice work to newcomer Neel Sethi interactions with the rest of the cast feel very organic as each actor is able to convey an amazing amount of emotion. The CGI designs for the animals and the aesthetics for the jungle are breathtaking as it looks incredibly realistic which helps to convey each character's emotions and body language extremely well. 9/10.