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
Audio problem: In the beginning, you can hear the sounds of the jungle, including the laugh of a kookaburra. The problem is: The film is set in India and kookaburras are only in Australia, not India.
Baloo: They want to send you to the man-village? I say, you can be a man right here.
More trivia for The Jungle Book
Question: Why did Shere Khan kill Akela?
Answer: Shere Khan was angry that Akela would not turn over Mowgli to him. It was retaliation.
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Answer: It was a threat to Mowgli, hoping to lure him back in grief and to save the younger wolves from the same fate.