Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle 2018 123movies

Watch: Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle 2018 123movies, Full Movie Online – The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli raised by a pack of wolves in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a black panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own, except for one; the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins..
Plot: A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.
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Ratings:

	6.5/10 Votes: 62,532
	52% | RottenTomatoes
	51/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 2265 Popularity: 27.408 | TMDB

Reviews:

Two live-action _Jungle Book_ adaptations in as many (and a half) years. The general consensus seems to be that the Disney version is great, and this one is not. Personally, I’m not huge on either of them. But I can see strength in the argument that the other one is at least **better**.

_Final rating:★★ – Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

Good watch, probably won’t watch again, and can recommend if you’re just looking for another version of “The Jungle Book”.

I will say they definitely had the budget for a decent production value, and while Mowgli is almost the only person in the movie, I can definitely say that Rohan Chand is a great child actor, and everyone should be watching him going forward.

Someone was upset that Disney had “The Jungle Book” made as a family friendly, charming movie, and when Netflix was giving away jobs, he jumped in and said, “It’s time for the Nolan treatment!” and made a grittier more nuanced than intuitive version.

This version goes much too far into the politics of the Jungle, and does some really strange re-casts of the characters. Baloo is almost a pirate captain, or an old military commander (because you remember how when the English conquered India, the Indian fought back on bear calvary, right?), and Louie is replaced with a friendly Kaa (still in charge of “the monkey people”), and they specifically go into who is in the pack and who isn’t and what laws are being broken. They even added a new character just to put them in the FRIDGE: I really thought we were done with that trope (it’s probably a cliche now).

The action is almost all flippant, it doesn’t amount to much and it’s all shot a little funny to me. They also added a Gaston / Clayton character as an antagonist so there are alleged twists on how both must be handled.

The dialogue is mostly fine, but this is LONG, about 1 hr 45 mins, but feels like 2 hrs 30 min. The story arcs feel more like a run on sentence: looking back I can identify an establishing Act, a climatic Act, and something in the middle that must have been the 2nd act, where all the strife happens, but the weight definitely isn’t equal amongst the 3. There is also no graduating: the fable aspect is long gone, there is not “leveling”, Mowgli is the same punk kid as when the movie started, he’s just stupid enough to challenge a tiger in open terrain (yes, there’s more to that, but it wouldn’t matter).

I even like the movie, but this version takes out what little I found special from the Disney versions and replaces it with Batman levels of inner conflict over his identity.

lush jungle, terrific voices
Greetings from the darkness. If your idea of “The Jungle Book” is Phil Harris’ Baloo singing a bouncy and memorable rendition of “The Bare Necessities” in 1967, or Christopher Walken voicing a giant orangutan in 2016, then be forewarned about this latest version of Rudyard Kipling’s classic stories … it’s dark and, at times, terrifying. It’s rated PG-13 to keep young kids away, so please keep your young kids away! One additional warning: this version is spectacular to look at and listen to.

Of course the story is quite familiar to most, but two things really stand out here: the amazing voice acting of the world class cast, and the look of the lush jungle with its vivid colors and textures. Director Andy Serkis is renowned for his stunning motion-capture work in such franchises as PLANET OF THE APES, LORD OF THE RINGS, and Peter Jackson’s KING KONG (2005) … along with many others … and for this project, he combines his motion-capture Baloo with top notch CGI, and the live performance of young Rohan Chand (THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY) as Mowgli, the man cub.

The voice acting is worth raving about. We first hear Cate Blanchett as Kaa, the ancient python, and within the first two minutes of the opening, we are captivated. Other standouts include an unnerving and intimidating Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, the always-threatening Tiger, Christian Bale (periodically lapsing into Batman voice) as the growling black panther Bagheera, Naomie Harris as Nisha the mother wolf, and a terrific Peter Mullan as lead wolf Akela. The deep cast also includes the voices of Jack Reynor, Eddie Marsan and Tom Hollander, while Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”) appears as the hired tiger hunter, and Freida Pinto (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE) appears as Mowgli’s caretaker in the man village.

Many scenes are particularly captivating – some are exciting, while others quite scary. The “no rules” monkeys are comedic relief … right up until they kick off one of the darkest segments of the film. And there is an ongoing theme of the fine line between being ‘special’, ‘different’, or a ‘freak’, and the lessons learned here would be valuable for kids … if this were a kids’ movie … which it’s NOT! Although it’s difficult to discern the intended audience for this film, it’s quite a visual spectacle and entertaining from beginning to end.

This ain’t your Disney Jungle Book, and that’s wild
In performance-capture maestro Andy Serkis’ hands, Legends of the Jungle is a darker, more surprising version of The Jungle Book. Get ready to leave behind the jungle of your childhood imagination. You know, the one where you slumber peacefully in a tree bough, waterfalls ain’t nothing but slides and you can float downstream resting on the upturned belly of an amiable bear.

It’s impossible not to keep comparing Serkis’ version of this classic story to Disney’s 2016 live-action remake of its own 1967 animated family favorite. In Disney’s remake, the animals are remarkably photo-realistic. But Serkis is purposefully trying to achieve something entirely different. The motion capture is used to make the animal characters deeper, richer and almost more recognizably human.

This no doubt presents more of a challenge for the actors than straightforward voice work, and as a result the animals are expressive and affecting. They’re more well-rounded and relatable than their Disney counterparts, even if they’re not as instantly charming. Christian Bale’s nuanced performance as Bagheera the panther and Benedict Cumberbatch’s ferocity as tiger Shere Khan are standouts that translate particularly powerfully through the performance capture.

But as you’ll have guessed from the film’s title, it’s not all about the animals. In Disney’s version, Mowgli felt more like a narrative device drawing the animals of the jungle together so we could hear their stories. In Serkis’ hands, Mowgli is less of an ensemble player. His character development is central to the plot, especially in the second half. The movie feels like a coming-of-age tale as the man-cub seeks to establish his identity as not quite human, not quite wolf — simultaneously both and neither.

It did come as a surprise when, bang in the middle of the film, the plot veered wildly off course from the familiar narrative the Disney films established atop Kipling’s work. Some may hate this startling divergence, but I enjoyed the sudden realization that I didn’t know exactly what was going to happen next, especially after being lulled into a false sense of security by familiar opening scenes.

Serkis has made a visually arresting film that Netflix is lucky to have gotten its hands on. It has more than the bear necessities required to put it on your watch list, even if it is lacking the music.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 44 min (104 min), 1 hr 44 min (104 min) (USA)
Budget 175000000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director Andy Serkis
Writer Callie Kloves, Rudyard Kipling
Actors Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch
Country United Kingdom, United States
Awards 7 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa XT, Leitz SUMMILUX-C Lenses
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Codex
Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW (2.8K) (source format), Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format), Dolby Vision
Printed Film Format N/A