Monday, October 20, 2008

'The Jungle Book'

I'm basically re-watching all of these old Disney films because my 2-year-old is into them.

And rightly so. They're only 70-odd minutes long and they're intriguing.

Mostly, they hold so much value to an adult. "The Jungle Book" for example is a gigantic comment on society and the balance of all the pieces and how when those are disturbed, the entire thing can crumble.

Then the characters are interesting. You have the lazy bear. The seemingly organized, progressive and prosperous monkeys.

Maybe it's just a semi-dumb cartoon about human's encroachment on our wild friends, but I see it more as an allegory for society and roles therein.

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