SLC-S25/W2-Movie Snapshots|Book to Screen (Jungle Book)

◉Do you think, an idea is better written as a book/novel or acted out as a movie? And which do you prefer?

In my opinion, acted out as a movie idea is better. Movies show us the story with colourful visuals, music, emotions and voices. This help us understand the characters quickly and feel the story deeply. At watching movie time, we don not need to imagine every explanation because everything is in front of us.

Example, we can feel fear in the eye of character and hear the happiness in laugh. A book takes time and focus but a movie can express the same emotions in a shorter time. Reading book can bore us but movie enjoy us.

I prefer movies because these are easier to enjoy and help me connect with the story in a strong way. For children and people who are very busy especially , movie is good way to experience powerful stories.

◉Watch any movie adapted from a book or novel.

I select to watch The Jungle Book, for this contest. This movie is based on the popular book by Rudyard Kipling. This is a story of boy. His name is Mowgli. The wolves brought up this boy in jungle.

Mowgli

His best friends are Bagheera, who is black panther

Bagheera

and Baloo, who is happy lucky bear. This movie shows how Mowgli try to make his place in jungle with facing danger from Sher Khan.

Baloo
Sher Khan is fierce tiger who does not want a human in the jungle. In this movie, the animals talk like humans and every scene is full of life, beautiful natural scene, fun and excitement.

Sher Khan

I love to watch the deep connection between Mowgli and Baloo. Their friendship is full of love and care like a real family. This movie made very beautifully and the animation is excellent.

◉From the movie you have watched above, what can you say about the strength and weakness of the movie compared to the book/novel but if you have not read the book then tell us what captivated you the most in the movie and if you were to write a book on the movie how would that part be written to captivate the reader?

I have not read real book but movie is really interesting. What Scene where Baloo and Mowgli float in the river, singing and laughing is captivate me most. Baloo sings the song The Bare Necessities, and Mowgli enjoys the moment like a free soul.

I felt relaxed and made smile by watching this part of the movie. It teach how simple happiness can bring great joy. If I have a opportunity for writing this book, I love to write the sound of river flowing, the fresh smell of jungle trees and beautiful sun. I would write about Baloo’s deep voice full of joy and how Mowgli forgot all his fears in that moment. I love to use friendly, emotional language to show their strong bond.
The strength of movie is its visual beauty and emotional depth.

It quickly makes us care about the characters. The voices of the animals are funny, kind and touching. The weakness is that some parts feel fast. A book can give more time to each moment and allow us to feel the inner thoughts of Mowgli more deeply.

Overall, the movie did a great work and teach a strong message about courage, love and friendship.