Revealing mistake: Some scenes in the jungle involve heavy downpours of rain, but rain drops are not seen splashing on Mowgli or the jungle creatures.
The Jungle Book (2016)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Ralph Ineson
Continuity mistake: When Mowgli is with the monkeys, Bagheera is on Mowgli's left, but then suddenly he is on Mowgli's right.
Baloo: They want to send you to the man-village? I say, you can be a man right here.
Question: Why did Shere Khan kill Akela?
Answer: Shere Khan was angry that Akela would not turn over Mowgli to him. It was retaliation.
Answer: It was a threat to Mowgli, hoping to lure him back in grief and to save the younger wolves from the same fate.