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A service to His little ones (which includes at-home teens) through you, their parents and grandparents, in His name by His Word MAR23016  (2003), GAnalysis Date: February 15, 2003 CAP Score: 92 CAP Influence Density: 0.14 MinMax: -23 |
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(2003), G -- A delightful and musical "Look for the bear necessities..." romp (but...). Cast/Crew Details Courtesy imdb.com Production: Walt Disney Television Animation Distribution: Buena Vista Home Video, Buena Vista Pictures Director(s): Steve Trenbirth Producer(s): Christopher Chase, Mary Thorne Written by/Screenplay: Original Novel: Rudyard Kipling. Screenplay: Carter Crocker, Karl Geurs, David Reynolds, Tom Rogers, Roger S.H. Schulman, Evan Spiliotopoulos Music: Lorraine Feather, Paul Grabowsky, Joel McNeely Film Editing: Christopher K. Gee, Peter Lonsdale Casting: Jo Gilbert Art Direction: Michael Peraza Jr Viewed At: Driftwood Theater 6, Granbury, TX With a CAP final score of 92, Jungle Book 2 fits squarely into the range of scores (100 to 87) earned by G-rated movies in the CAP comparative baseline database of movie scores. A delightful and musical "Look for the bear necessities..." romp into another chapter to The Jungle Book theme of a boy raised by wolves and graduating into living with people. After time in the man-village, Mowgli (voice of Haley Joel Osment) is pining for Baloo (voice of John Goodman) and his life in the jungle but is torn about leaving the "all work and rules, no play" man-village because of the relationship that has grown between Mowgli and the people, especially with Shanti, the little girl that lured Mowgli into the man-village in the first place and who is now Mowgli's step-sister. Shere Khan the Bengal tiger (voice of Tony Jay) still wants to kill Mowgli. And it is implied strongly that a new vulture character, Lucky (voice of Phil Collins) is killed by Shere Khan, but the critter conveniently shows up in the last minutes of the show which leads the viewer, including the kids, into thinking for the greater portion of the show that Lucky was killed. And Kaa the Boa still tries to eat everything that moves. Bagheera the panther (voice of Bob Joles) is still protecting Baloo and Mowgli. But this time, Mowgli is a little more defiant and leads others into danger. Granted, this is all fantasy but an influence does not have to be real to influence. In an act of defiance, Mowgli escapes the village and ventures back out into the jungle. If your same-aged child were to do likewise by emulation of the onscreen "hero", he would become a snack for every little nibbler in the jungle. Fearing for Mowgli's safety, Shanti saunters after Mowgli and takes her toddler brother with her. Now there are three snacks for nibblers wandering the jungle. All night. Now the same theme begins. Baloo and Bagheera do what they can to keep Mowgli safe until he comes to his senses and returns to the man-village. Lying is used a number of times to gain unearned independence from the safety of the village and other matters of testing authority. I understand that being sorry afterwards for defiance tends to smooth over the guilt, but the "Go ahead and do the wrong as long as you are sorry for it afterwards" can be dangerous, and even fatal. The well-known irresponsibility of Mowgli leads several of the village children into dangerous disobedience and disregard of the rules and of parental authority. Shere Khan comes right out and says he is going to kill Mowgli. As with most Disney "kids shows" this one has a strong presence on showing that rebellion against parental controls is an option for kids: that parents are too old to know anything. Children are blessed until they reach an age at which they are accountable for their own actions, but God speak very darkly about rebellion [1 Sam. 12:15; 15:23].Your kids may or may not be affected by such influence but you can rest assured they will notice it and may be victimized by it through emboldenment in it. [1 Cor. 15:33] God knows what He is talking about. However slight the "bad company" of The Jungle Book 2 might seem to our desensitized outlook of His Word, defiance of parental authority is rebellion. And parental disregard of it is rather serious as well [Prov. 19:18]. Now that I have sounded insensitively extreme, please remember that we are not trying to be judging of anyone's entertainment diet. We tell you, mom/dad, what is there and we apply His Word to some of the behaviors noted. You decide whether it is fit or not for your family. SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S) If needed to focus or fortify, applicable text is underlined or bracketed [ ]. If you wish to have full context available, the Blue Letter Bible is a convenient source. If you use the Blue Letter Bible, a new window will open. Close it to return here or use "Window" in your browser's menu bar to alternate between the CAP page and the Blue Letter Bible page. ***Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry*** As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie. |
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| NOTE: While the Summary/Commentary section of these reports is precisely that -- a summary in commentary format which can be and sometimes is subjective, the actual CAP Analysis Model (the Findings/Scoring section) makes no scoring allowances for trumped-up "messages" to excuse, for manufacture of justification for, or camouflaging of ignominious content or aberrant behavior or imagery with "redeeming" programming. Disguising sinful behavior in a theme/plot does not excuse the sinful behavior of either the one who is drawing pleasure or example of behavior or thought from the sinful display or of the practitioners demonstrating the sinful behavior. We make no attempt to quantify the "artistic" or "entertainment" value of a movie -- whether a movie has any positive value or "entertainment" value is up to mom/dad. The CAP analysis model is the only known set of tools available to parents and grandparents which give *them* the control they need, bypassing the opinion-based assessment of movies by others and defeating the deceit of those who would say anything to convince their parents otherwise. The model is completely objective to His Word. Our investigation standards are founded in the teachings and expectations of Jesus Christ. If a sinful behavior is portrayed, it is called sinful whether Hollywood tries to make it otherwise. That the sinful behavior is "justified" by some manufactured conditions does not soften nor erase the price of sin. Whether there is application of fantasy "justification" or "redemption" is up to mom/dad. |
| "There are some in the entertainment industry who maintain that 1) violent programming is harmless because no studies exist that prove a connection between violent entertainment and aggressive behavior in children, and 2) young people know that television, movies, and video games are simply fantasy. Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts." And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." I applaud these associations for fortifying 1 Cor. 15:33. Read the rest of the story. From our more than eight years of study, I contend that other aberrant behaviors, attitudes, and expressions can be inserted in place of "violence" in that statement. Our Director - Child Psychology Support, a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist concurs. For example, "Viewing arrogance against fair authority may lead to your kids defying you in real life." Or "Viewing sex may lead to sex in real life." Likewise and especially with impudence, hate and foul language. I further contend that any positive behavior can be inserted in place of "violence" with the same chance or likelihood of being a behavior template for the observer; of being incorporated into the behavior mechanics and/or coping skills of the observer. In choosing your entertainment, please consider carefully the "rest of the story" and our findings. |
