Left after 44 min wth crying 8 yr

Akeela getting killed should not have surprised anyone who knew Disney was putting an Akeela in. Parents are an endangered species in Disney movies.

Snow White? Parents are dead. Dumbo? Mom get beaten and dragged away from her baby and put in jail. Pocahontas? Mom is dead and boyfriend gets shot in front of her. Beauty and the Beast? Dead mother again. Pinocchio? Guy is miserable because he has no kids, makes a puppet which comes to life, it thinks he's dead at one point and he thinks it's dead at one point. Cinderella? Both parents die. Bambi? Mother dies and baby hears the shot that kills her. Little Mermaid? Dead mother. Pete's Dragon? Kid is an orphan and his foster family abuses him. Aladdin? His mother and his girlfriend's mother are both dead and his father is a thief who abandoned him. The Rescuers? Girl's parents are dead and she is abused by caretakers. Peter Pan? No one knows what happened to his parents. Pollyanna? Another orphan.

Disney movies are mostly based on fairy tales and Disney does Disney-fy them a bit, but fairy tales are gruesome.

As I stated in my previous comment

When I went there were many children in that age range and they were all fine with it

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I see a lot of people saying that disney has a lot of violent stuff in their "kids" movies, and its true, they do. However, they are usually far more subtle and/or off-screen. The scene with the killing of the wolf, was anything but subtle and was done with a level of violence and malevolence that was much more than the usual disney fare.

I remember once going to a big screen showing of 'bambi' when I was an adult. I was so surprised how subtle the mothers death is in this movie, I hadn't even realized it occurred. It was funny because my children at the time were shocked, "what happened to the mommy??" and I found the scene so subtle I missed it.

In jungle book, there was no doubt what happened to the wolf.

I love that you took him out of there. When i was a child, my parents took me to a movie that upset me (a woman falling off a cliff) and when my mother noticed I was in tears, she snapped at me to stop being so stupid. I had to watch the rest of the movie and not be upset about what I was seeing. Good for you taking care of your son.
To those who are asking what is wrong with him, there is nothing wrong with him at all. He is sensitive, rather unlike some of you apparently. Some people are more sensitive than others, that's how we survive as a species, we're all different. Being sensitive does not equate to 'too sensitive', 'super sensitive' or 'oversensitive'. Maybe some of you could stand to be less insensitive, especially towards a child in tears. SMH

But that is not a bad thing. Did you talk to your kid about the Scene afterwards?

I think it is totally alright for movies like this to show something like this. It's a way to educate kids and prepare them for certain stuff in life. I mean, many kids movies do this (or I should say did this. Today in the god-awful p.c. times not so much).

And I'm pretty sure it did not disturb your kid or traumatize him.

As a kid, I had a hard time with certain movies too, for instance "The Neverending Story". But at the same time it fascinated me and I loved it and watched it multiple times. Still was uncomfortable during the heavier scenes (mother dying / swamps of sadness) but watched it anyway. Today I appreciate what was done there, which is tell a story for kids but don't shy away from the ugly things in life, thus preparing the kids (well, as far as a movie can do that). In the end, the movie still always left me with a positive feeling. I think at some point (not too far in the future), you should revisit "The Jungle Book" (2016) with your kid.