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That Was Terrible !

posted 9 years ago by hussain-alsaggaf27
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This movie got High Rating by critics, a lots of them put it as number one in 2016 (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_jungle_book_2016) so I expected nothing but perfect, Unfortunately it was disappointing.

At first, the voices did not fit with the movement of the characters, except Bill Mary as Baloo.

The CGI was good, but it was too much , throughout the film It did not felt that i am in the Jungle , it was like i am inside a computer game, nothing naturally was there except the child.

Then, we have the kid Neel Sethi who Was Terrible, no feelings, no a spirit of Mowgli, the kid was lost between the computer graphics.

And The story, I expected it more depth , something new , Unfortunately there was no any addition at all, in fact it was more short version of the story.

I did not feel spirit of Mowgli (fun and smart kid), I did not feel the crazy jungle, no atmosphere of this beautiful story, just A LOTS of Computer-generated imagery (CGI).

[–] petra-59 8 years ago

I think you ought to stick to things you can understand, not that I think you can understand anything..

[–] matt_hew 8 years ago

I agree, it was trying too hard with the CGI that it lacked any authenticity paired with a storyline that was disjointed and clunky. There was very little that either captivated or connected you to what you were watching.

This was made worse by trying to be original but then reverting back to the animated version in a hope to appease the audience. The songs felt Shoe-horned into this version of the story and King Louie becoming an all singing Mob Boss Orangutan was just unsettling.

The only thing that could of connected the audience was the lead character but he just came across as unconvincing of both what he was saying and the environment he was in. It was as if he was standing on his own in a warehouse covered in green screens ;-)

After seeing the trailer I thought this could / would be awesome... what a let down!