Jungle of Book Film Analysis

A.        Profile of Film 

From this film I got some of profile film as following:

-          Title                       : Jungle of Book

-          Genre                    : Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

-          Directed by           : Jon Favreau

-          Produced by          : Jon Favreau

         Brigham Taylor

-          Screenplay by        : Justin Marks

-          Based on               : Disney's The Jungle Book

        The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

-          Music by               : John Debney

        (The Jungle Book themes composed by George Bruns)

-          Cinematography    : Bill Pope

-          Edited by              : Mark Livolsi

-          Distributed by       : Walt Disney Studios

-          Motion Pictures

-          Release date          : April 4, 2016 (El Capitan Theatre)

         April 15, 2016 (United States)

-          Running time        : 106 minutes

-          Country                 : United States

-          Language              : English

B.     Plot

   The panther Bagheera opens the film by saying that there are many stories in the jungle, but none quite like that of the man-cub Mowgli.  Since he was a baby, Mowgli has grown up with the wolf pack, raised by Raksha.

   The jungle experiences a very dry season, so the animals come together by the Peace Rock to form a truce and drink water from there. The crows then begin to caw, signaling the arrival of the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. He is aware of Mowgli's presence and considers Man to be forbidden in the jungle. Shere Khan vows to come for Mowgli once the rivers run again.

   Knowing the jungle isn't safe for Mowgli anymore, Akela and the other wolves discuss his future there. Bagheera volunteers to take him back to the man village, despite Raksha's protests. The others agree it's for the best, and Mowgli shares a goodbye with Raksha, who says he will always be her son.

   Bagheera guides Mowgli toward the village, but, they are ambushed by Shere Khan. Bagheera holds the tiger off for Mowgli to run. The boy escapes. Shere Khan returns to the Peace Rock to confront the wolves. He mauls Akela and throws him off the cliff. The tiger then assumes leadership over the other animals and awaits for Mowgli to return.

   Now wandering alone through the jungle, Mowgli comes across a huge snakeskin that has recently been shed and soon meets the python Kaa.  Kaa wraps herself around Mowgli and prepares to eat him but is attacked by another animal, forcing her to release the child.

   Mowgli wakes up and meets the bear Baloo. Since he saved Mowgli's life, he asks the boy to help him gather some honey from a cliff face. They form a friendship. Baloo shows Mowgli that the man village is nearby and that he can go whenever he wants, but Mowgli decides to stick with Baloo. Bagheera encounters Mowgli and Baloo. Baloo claims that Mowgli is helping him hibernate for the winter, until Bagheera points out that bears don't hibernate in the jungle.

   At night, Mowgli hears a herd of distressed elephants.  Mowgli help a baby elephant out of a hole. Mowgli retreats to a tree. A small monkey starts to bother Mowgli, and soon more monkeys show up and capture him. Baloo and Bagheera see this and follow.

   The monkeys bring Mowgli to the temple of King Louie, a massive orangutan. He wants to learn the secret of the red flower (fire) and thinks Mowgli can deliver it to him. Mowgli says he cannot, sending Louie into a rage. Baloo and Bagheera arrive in the nick of time and fight Louie's monkeys, while, Louie chases Mowgli. Louie taunts Mowgli by telling him that Akela has been killed, which Bagheera knew about. As Louie tries to get Mowgli, he runs through his temple, causing it to crumble and crush him.

   Infuriated that Bagheera didn't tell him about Akela, Mowgli runs away. He enters the man village undetected and takes a burning torch back into the jungle. As he runs back, the other animals see him with the fire and follow. A piece of ember falls from the torch and slowly starts a fire.

   Mowgli confronts Shere Khan as the other animals gather to watch. Shere Khan tries to turn the animals against Mowgli by stating that man has brought the red flower into the jungle. Mowgli tosses the torch right before Baloo and Bagheera show up. They, along with the other animals, stand by Mowgli and against Shere Khan. Baloo battles Shere Khan. Mowgli wants to fight, but Bagheera says he must fight as a man and not as a wolf. Mowgli runs toward the trees. Shere Khan takes Baloo down, but before he can kill him, Raksha and the other wolves attack Shere Khan.

   Mowgli sets up a trap in the trees and waits for Shere Khan. Escaping the wolves and Bagheera, the tiger climbs the tree and walks the branch where Mowgli is standing. The boy tells Shere Khan he is not afraid of him. The tiger pounces at Mowgli as the branch snaps. Mowgli jumps to safety, but Shere Khan ends up falling and is consumed by the fire. Mowgli returns to the other animals, and the river, aided by grateful elephants, turns its flow, putting out the fire.

   Mowgli is seen running with his wolf brothers again and is reunited with them and Raksha. Baloo now lives close with Mowgli, Bagheera and the other animals, and he says he could get used to this.

C.    Characters

Characterizers	Protagonists	Antagonist
Scretary	1.            Akela is a male wolf; he is the leader of the wolf group where Mowgli grew up and Akela welcomes Mowgli in his family.       2.            Raksha is a female wolf, a mother of wolf children including Mowgli whom she cares since childhood       3.            Wolf children and another wolf which thinks Mowgli is a member of their group.       4.            Baloo is a brown bear; he is good friend Mowgli and always invites Mowgli to play in the jungle.       5.            Bagheera is a black panther he has saved Mowgli’s life until grew up.
Foils	1.            Bagheera supports Mowgli to leave the jungle, because, the jungle is not very suitable for human child. Bagheera fight with Sheera Khan to help Mowgli leave the jungle. He also accompanies Mowgli.       2.            Baloo helps Mowgli in the jungle, when, Kaa wants to eat Mowgli and Shere Khan attacks Mowgli.	1.         Shere Khan is a tiger that has a grudge to human; he has a burn on his face. This is the reason why Shere Khan hates Mowgli’s existence in the jungle.          2.         Kaa is a big python. She always tries to catch Mowgli as prey by hypnotizing way.          3.         King Louie is a giant orangutan from Borneo with his giant body; He leads a wild monkey troop at Bandar-Log. He asks monkey troop to bring Mowgli and tell how to make fire.
Main Character	1.         Mowgli is a human being cared for by good animal members he is. Mowgli is good human; he never hurt or dies animal. However, he has enemy. It is Shere Khan, he hates Mowgli, because, his father give a burn on a face Shrere Khan
Flat	1.            Member of group Buffalo, when Mowgli falls on valley, because, Shere Khan wants to catch Mowgli. It makes a group Buffalo panic, Mowgli must be up on the body Buffalo to run.
Stock	1.         Colonel Hathi is a male elephant. He is the leader of the elephant troop. They help Mowgli to extinguish the fire in the jungle

D.    Moral Value.

Never force everyone to hate someone because of his past. A person can change from the experience of his life. So, never revenge with someone, we must learn sincerely from the past that has been made by him.