I had never seen the original Jungle book, so I am curious to know what people who saw the original thought of the movie. I really enjoyed the movie. When I saw Mowgli run into the village I knew exactly where the movie was going but it was still a great ending. The ending reminded me a lot of Star Wars Return of the Jedi. Shere mocks Mowgli and asks him to use the fire on him to prove Shere's point that humans are evil and dangerous. This reminded me of Emperor telling Luke to strike him down and his journey to the dark side will be complete. Fire is used to represent human intelect and its ability to create or destroy. Mowgli is shown to have skills but is shamed for using those "tricks" because he is supposed to be a wolf.
Mowgli trys to go back to the man village to be safe from Shere. Along the way he encounters more and more human like animals. progressing from wolves to monkeys. At the end of the journey Mowgli "becomes" human and uses his human tricks to defeat shere. Unlike the original, Mowgli stays in the jungle.
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