The Jungle Book (2016) - Movie Review
Rudyard Kipling ki amar kriti "The Jungle Book" par ab tak kai filmein ban chuki hain, lekin 2016 mein director Jon Favreau ne jo film banayi, usne is kahani ko ek naya jeevan de diya. Ye sirf ek bacchon ki film nahi hai, balki technology, kahani kehne ki kala aur dil ko chhoo lene wale emotions ka ek behtareen sangam hai.
Agar aapne ye film abhi tak nahi dekhi hai, ya dekh kar bhool gaye hain, toh ye 1000 shabdon ka review aapko jungle ki us duniya mein wapas le jayega jahan ek insaan ka baccha bhediyon ke beech bada hota hai.
1. Kahani - Wahi Purani, Lekin Naye Andaaz Mein
Kahani hum sab jaante hain. Mowgli, ek chhota sa anath baccha jo jungle mein akela reh jata hai. Use Bagheera naam ka ek samajhdaar aur gambhir black panther dhoondhta hai aur use bhediyon ke jhund ko saunp deta hai. Bhediyon ki sardar Raksha aur uska sathi Akela, Mowgli ko apne bacche ki tarah paalte hain.
Jungle mein sab kuch theek chal raha hota hai, jab tak Shere Khan, ek khoonkhar aur darawna tiger, wapas nahi aata. Shere Khan ko insaanon se sakht nafrat hai kyunki ek insaan ne hi uska chehra jala diya tha. Woh Mowgli ko jungle ke liye khatra batata hai aur kehta hai ki jab tak ye insaan ka baccha yahan hai, jungle surakshit nahi hai.
Is darr se, Mowgli jungle chhodne ka faisla karta hai aur insaanon ki basti ki taraf nikal padta hai. Yahi se uska asli safar shuru hota hai. Is safar mein uski mulaqat Baloo se hoti hai, jo ek mast-moula, aalsi aur khane ka shaukeen bhalu hai. Baloo aur Mowgli ki dosti is film ki jaan hai.
Aage chalkar uski takkar Kaa, ek sammohan karne wale ajgar, aur King Louie se hoti hai, jo ek bahut bada aur darawna Bandarmanush hai aur jo insaanon ki tarah aag banana chahta hai. Ant mein Mowgli ko faisla karna hota hai ki woh kaun hai - ek insaan ya jungle ka hissa? Kya woh Shere Khan ka saamna karke apne parivaar ko bacha payega?
Favreau ne kahani mein koi bada badlaav nahi kiya, jo ki ek acchi baat hai. Unhone original kitaab ki gambhirta aur Disney ke 1967 wale cartoon ke mazedar andaaz ke beech ek perfect balance banaya hai.
2. Nirdeshan aur Visual Effects - Is Film ka Sabse Bada Hero
Is film ka asli hero agar koi hai toh woh hai iske VFX aur Jon Favreau ka nirdeshan. Aapko ye jaan kar hairani hogi ki is poori film mein sirf ek hi insaan - Mowgli ka kirdaar nibha raha chhota baccha Neel Sethi - asli hai. Baaki sab kuch, chahe woh Bagheera ho, Baloo ho, Shere Khan ho, ya poora ka poora jungle, sab kuch computer se banaya gaya hai.
Lekin dekhne par ek second ke liye bhi aisa nahi lagta ki ye nakli hai. Har janwar ka har baal, uski aankhon ki chamak, uske chalne ka tareeka, sab kuch itna asli lagta hai ki aap bhool jayenge ki aap ek CGI film dekh rahe hain. Jab Shere Khan paani peene aata hai toh uske pairon se keechad uchhalta hai, jab Baloo nadi mein Mowgli ke saath behta hai toh paani ki har boond saaf dikhai deti hai. Ye Oscar-winning VFX ka ek behtareen namuna hai.
Jon Favreau ne is technology ka istemal sirf dikhawa karne ke liye nahi kiya, balki kahani ko aur gehra banane ke liye kiya hai. Jungle ko unhone ek character ki tarah dikhaya hai - kabhi khoobsurat, hara-bhara aur shaant, toh kabhi ghaat lagaye baitha ek khatarnak shikari.
3. Abhinay aur Awaaz
Neel Sethi, jo us samay sirf 12 saal ke the, ne Mowgli ke kirdaar mein jaan daal di hai. Poori film mein akele, green screen ke saamne acting karna koi aasaan kaam nahi hai, lekin unhone Mowgli ki masoomiyat, uska darr aur uski himmat, sab ko bahut khoobsurati se dikhaya hai.
Lekin film ka weight sambhalte hain Hollywood ke diggaj abhinetaon ki awaazein.
• Bill Murray as Baloo: Baloo ke bina Jungle Book adhoora hai. Bill Murray ki awaaz mein Baloo ka aalsipan aur uska "Bare Necessities" wala philosophy ekdum perfect lagta hai. Aapko unse pyaar ho jayega. • Ben Kingsley as Bagheera: Bagheera ke kirdaar mein ek guru jaisi gambhirta chahiye thi, jo Ben Kingsley ne bakhoobi nibhayi hai. • Idris Elba as Shere Khan: Shere Khan ki awaaz sunte hi aapki reedh ki haddi mein siharan daud jayegi. Itni bhari, darawni aur powerful awaaz shayad hi kisi aur ki ho sakti thi. Woh film ka sabse yaadgaar character ban jata hai. • Scarlett Johansson as Kaa: Kaa ka role chhota hai lekin uski madhur aur सम्मोहित kar dene wali awaaz aapko uske jaal mein phansa leti hai. • Christopher Walken as King Louie: King Louie ka character thoda alag aur bada banaya gaya hai aur Christopher Walken ne use ek mafia boss jaisa andaaz diya hai jo kaafi interesting hai. 4. Sangeet aur Sandesh
Film ka background music John Debney ne diya hai jo jungle ke माहौल ko aur bhi gehra bana deta hai. Aur sabse badi baat, film mein purani film ke do mashhoor gaane "The Bare Necessities" aur "I Wanna Be Like You" ko bhi rakha gaya hai, jise sun kar bachpan ki yaadein taaza ho jati hain.
Ye film sirf jaanwaron ki kahani nahi hai. Iske andar bahut gehre sandesh chhipe hain. Ye film humein sikhati hai ki parivaar khoon se nahi, dil se banta hai. Bhediye, panther aur bhalu, sab alag prajati ke hain lekin Mowgli ke liye wohi uska parivaar hain.
Dusra sandesh hai prakriti aur insaan ke beech ka santulan. Shere Khan insaan se isliye nafrat karta hai kyunki insaan "Red Flower" yani aag ka istemal karta hai jo jungle ko tabah kar sakti hai. Aaj ke samay mein jab hum deforestation aur global warming ki baat karte hain, toh ye film aur bhi zyada prasangik lagti hai. Film ye bhi kehti hai ki apni alag pehchaan ko apnana kamzori nahi, balki sabse badi taakat hai. Mowgli apni insaani akal ka istemal karke hi jungle ko bachata hai.
Antim Faisla
Kul milakar, The Jungle Book 2016 ek must-watch film hai. Ye ek aisi film hai jo har umar ke logon ko pasand aayegi. Bacchon ke liye ismein mazedar janwar, adventure aur comedy hai, aur badon ke liye ismein shandaar visuals aur ek dil ko chhoo lene wali kahani hai.
Agar aapko technology ka jadoo dekhna hai aur ek achchi kahani ka anand lena hai, toh ye film aapke liye hi hai. Jon Favreau ne ye saabit kar diya ki agar kahani dil se kahi jaye toh VFX sirf ek tool nahi, balki ek jaadu ban jata hai.
Meri Rating: 4.5 / 5 Stars
