The year 1967 saw movies like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Dirty Dozen and Bonnie and Clyde. And then there was Disney's The Jungle Book. Actor and Academy governor Gregory Peck was so impressed by this animated film that he lobbied for it to be nominated for Best Motion Picture at the Academy Awards the following year.
Here are a few character cels from this remarkable film.
If there is ONE tiny thing I would have changed in the film, it's the appearance of the deer Shere Khan is stalking. I am not bothered by the fact that this is re-used footage of a scene with Bambi's mother. But since the deer in India (Chital deer) show spots on their back, it would not have broken the bank to add just a few of those markings. The character would have fit much better into an Indian jungle setting
THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT THE CHITAL DEER..I ADMIT IM A AMATURE NATURE NERD AND ANY TIME I SEE A ANIMAL THAT DEOSNT FIT THE SETTING IT PULL ME OUT OF THE MOVIE FOR JUST THOSE FEW SECONDS.LIKE IT THE LOIN KING WHERE THE CUBS ARE SINGING AND ALL THE ANIMALS ARE STACKED ON 1 ANOTHER.THEY HAVE S.AMERICAN ANT EATERS IN THAT SCENE.THEY COULD HAVE USED ARDVARKS AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE.BUT HEY,THATS JUST ME.I STILL LOVE ANIMATED FILMS.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting detail about the deer. What about the vultures? I always saw them as out of place in an Indian jungle....you normally associate them with deserts. I know you love them Andreas, but they always bothered me lol.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, vultures are actually not uncommon in India! :) the country is home to several species of them, even though they probably look a little different in the movie.
Deletehey it's the exact Shere Khan drawing they used for the book cover! and also that poster
ReplyDeleteor at least it was re-traced for publicity material
DeleteI see your point about making the deer more distinct, Mr. Deja, but while they could have easily changed it to resemble a chital, one could possibly view the model we see as a barasingha (A.K.A. swamp deer) or a sambar.
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