April Movies

There are, like, zero new movies out in April. Tons of independent films, sure, but wide release? Not a single one! Well, except for for The Jungle Book. Out april 15th, the beloved disney movie is brought to life with live action and CGI. It looks really cool and entertaining, I only wonder why Mowgli is the only human. The book was written by a pro colonialism British guy about this metaphor for British colonialism. This kid grows up among beasts and then chooses to go live with the civilized people. It is meant to parallel Indians choosing to adapt British culture. It was never meant for anyone from India, only as British propaganda to gain support for putting so many resources into the colony. Anyway. Not having Mowgli see this girl and her village and becoming intrigued and joining them, gets rid of that metaphor. While that's not necessarily a bad thing, it does mean some kind of alternate ending needs to be put in place. I wonder how that will play out. I am super excited to watch this movie, and hope the colonialism vibe is turned down a notch at least.