Jungle Book

"The Jungle Book," still in movie theaters, is really enjoyable. A mix of live action and animation, the talking animals and jungle background are beautiful and realistic. Jon Favreau ("Iron Man") directed.

Mowgli is the boy who was raised by wolves and a panther in the jungle. He learns that he doesn't have the physical ability to do everything wolves can do, though he tries hard to fit in. Bagheera, his panther guardian, and the wolf pack try to repress his distinctive "tricks."

But Baloo, the bear, finds a way to profit from Mowgli's tricks, which puts them in a different light for the boy. Eventually he embraces his distinct-from-the-animals rationality and uses it to accomplish his own purposes. 

Every work of fiction carries the author's assumptions about the world, about reality. Read one Christian's analysis of "The Jungle Book" worldview here.