Continuity mistake: During the "Bare Necessities" scene, Baloo picks a pawpaw fruit and you can see next to him there is a bunch of bananas. But after he has swallowed the fruit, the bananas have disappeared.
The Jungle Book (1967)
21 continuity mistakes - chronological order
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Sebastian Cabot, Phil Harris, Bruce Reitherman, Louis Prima
Deliberate mistake: After Baloo and Bagheera escape from the monkeys, they both have a black eye. However, during their conversation by the water, between shots their black eyes vanish. [This is a Disney tradition, but still a mistake.]
Bagheera: This will take brains, not brawn.
Baloo: You better believe it, and I'm loaded with both.
Trivia: This is the last movie that Walt Disney made himself.
Question: Why did Shanti lure Mowgli into the village at the end? What was her reason for doing so?
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Answer: She was a young girl who was instantly smitten by Mowgli (and he with her) and encouraged him to come into the village, hoping he'd stay. It shows that Mowgli has made the decision to live with humans.
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