S and I were trolling for Netflix movies and found Mowgli recently. It was obvious it was a version of The Jungle Book, but looked more adult and interesting.
And it certainly was not meant for children. It's dark. But I like dark. It's the classic Jungle Book story. The original Kipling works (which I have not read) apparently were themselves quite dark. Much darker, in fact, than Walt Disney wanted for his happy, family-friendly movie when he made the animated version, so he lightened it up a bit. Having not read the originals, I can't say how true this version is to the book.
Bottom line: I liked it, for what it was.
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