I thought Baloo singing fit into the movie OK. Just your average enthusiastic shower singer happily drifting down the river.
But when King Louie burst into song, it was dreadful. Like some executive said, "By gosh, we are going to make this a musical number if it kills us!". I'm surprised the little monkeys didn't go into a chorus line routine. The definite lowest point in the whole movie.
I'm with you. That scene was awkward as hell. Don't get me wrong: I love Disney, I love the animated classics, and I love all the music in those classics. But the animated movie was more light-hearted. I don't feel like that song fit in this live action version. Also the animated King Louie was not nearly as creepy and was the kind of guy that would burst into song. This Louie was more no-nonsense.
shareIt was just something for fans of the original. My god have fun with it.
shareI agree. Baloo fit cause it felt just like something someone would do like whistling as they went about things. But the King Louie song ground things to a halt. Totally unecessary.
shareI didn't mind it, but that's because Christopher Walken could be riveting reading a phone book.
shareIt was totally horrible. That character made no sense whatsoever. Why was he so unreasonably large? He barely even fit in his own temple. It made no sense that he was so big. How did he get so big??????? And the song was awful. It made no sense at all that he would suddenly start singing. And I'm sorry for fans of Walken but that voice, particularly when trying to sing, just did not work with that animated character. Not at all! The entire ape part was awful. And it's really unfortunate because the way they were building the story, it could have been great.
shareThis topic has been covered extensively; he's supposed to be a Gigantopithecus https://www.sciencenews.org/article/disneys-jungle-book-resurrects-giant-extinct-ape
It was a species of giant apes who once inhabited India and were the ancestors of modern-day orangutans.
The song is what, a minute of screen time? I can see why the song would feel out of place, but Walken does a great job with the character and makes him memorable, so I can overlook the song's misplacement.
Following Phil Harris was a hard act but not sure Walken managed it with the song.
It's that man again!!