Disney continues to ride its runaway critical an box office success with last weekend's retelling of The Jungle Book. Back to the Movies looks reviews the film by looking past the dazzling special effects and strips the film down to its bare necessities in order to determine whether the movie lives up to the hype.
Due to excessive amounts of honey and King Louie nightmares, Arthur Gordon was forced to set out for the week and in his place is none other than The Film Syllabus's Alexandra Bohannon! Caleb and Alex talk a bit about their experience with the film before delving into their bigger questions. Who is the movie's target audience and is Disney being creative enough with their classic properties?
The Jungle Book Time Stamps
Review - 2:56
Recommendations -30:58
*Spoilers* - 35:55
Tease For Next Week - 46:13
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