Absolutely wonderful!

I did not expect to be so enthralled with this film!

Bravo to Jon Favreau for creating such an exciting, fun, and colourful adventure. I feel like this was a remake done right, it kept the essence and plot of the story while blazing new trails of adventure towards the conclusion.

I feel as though this film is a bit of a reverse "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?". What I mean by that is that instead of an animated character being seamlessly blended into the real world, we have a real boy seamlessly blended into a fantasy, CGI animated world.

Not to mention the imagery. Favreau uses several visually distinct areas of the jungle to keep the visuals interesting. All the while showering us in a plethora of colours that make the film a joy to behold. Favreau even uses visuals to have a gag (the cowbell), and to reinforce themes (the men drinking, eating, and laughing while silhouetted by the raging bonfire behind them).

Obviously the voice cast was fantastic, with a special nod to Idris Elba for Shere Khan. His stentorian voice added a sincere level of threat, and intimidation to the character.

I could go on, and on, but I'll stop myself hear. What a wonderful film!