There is a scene early in Jon Favreau and Disney’s The Jungle Book that marries both the naturalist beauty of Rudyard Kipling’s immortalized tale and the zootopian logic of the House of Mouse’s best work. Deep in the wild outskirts of an Indian jungle, the summer’s dry season has become so hot that the local watering hole has shrunk to the degree where a “peace rock” can be seen. Animals from all walks of life mingle with one another in harmony, respecting the law of the jungle that when the water is low, there will be no hunting or danger.
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The Jungle Book: Disney’s First Live-Action Movie That’s Really Alive
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