The new version of? Mogli: The Boy Wolf? Walt Disney delighted children and adults, a well-known story that has followed very different generations and never seems to fail, even if they change the shape of their songs and characters. Why does it touch and inspire people of all ages?
The answer lies in the greatness of his message: a story of respect for our environment and the beings that live there, full of adventures and a deep message about friendship and the spirit of struggle, which so attracts children.
- A fantastic story that has a certain parallel with reality.
- You can remember cases that resemble Mogli.
- Such as the story of the wild child of the Aveyron or the exciting story of Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja.
- The boy who grew up surrounded by wolves in the Sierra.
- Morena.
- In Córdoba.
- These stories were taken to the cinema.
Going back to the movie? Mogli: Or Menino Lobo ?, if any of us are ready to see it, there is something that will make us appreciate it much more: watch the film accompanied by children, appreciate how the adventures of the characters have become classic and, with them, their teachings. Let’s look at some of them:
The film explains how humans are one of the many species occupying The Earth and, as such, must respect its environment and the other species that inhabit it. Each species fulfills its function in the life cycle, each species is adept at some things and incapable of others.
When we are children we understand it, but as we grow up we realize that we have little respect for the environment or animals, but we exploit and abuse them frequently, it is a way of acting where ambitions and power struggles are hidden where the environment sacrifices it.
Humans can benefit from their rational side, an essential difference from other species. Unfortunately, this logical skill advocates personal motivations about the benefits to our species and those around us. We forget that we do not own the nature around us, that we are just its hosts.
Little Mogli arrived in the jungle protected by the Baguera Panther and was adopted by the wolf Raksha, who raised him as a member of the herd. The jungle animals know that he is human and that in theory it is not his responsibility, but he still decided to take care of him.
Mogli feels that it was his mother, who licked his wounds, the one who cared for him, the one who advised him and guided him safely so that he would not get hurt, without being a mother of blood or of the same species, Raksha perfectly illustrates how a happy child should be raised: with love, tenderness and education, the rest of the variables are secondary.
If there is one thing we must appreciate is the beauty and resources that nature gives us, a luxury of life, health and joy that gives us calm and tranquility, offers help in the structuring of our ideas and captures the most important moments of our life. .
When we are children we fully enjoy it, without looking at the clock and excited because the days of the year have arrived that have more light to enjoy even more.
The film’s message regarding nature is the same one we continually receive: “You have to look for it, you have to follow it and put the problems aside. “Enjoy your light and tranquility, because this life is lived only once, and if you do it in nature, you will have a happier and more fulfilling life.
Shere Khan’s character is that of a tiger who had a bad experience with humans, precisely with Mogli’s father, and for him all humans are his enemies. He warns jungle animals that they must hate Mogli, like a “little human. “will grow up and cease to be a child, and when that happens, it will be as cruel as the rest of the humans.
Akela: Mogli is a member of our herd!
Shere Khan: Mogli?
Akela: It’s just a puppy.
Shere Khan: (showing her scars) Doesn’t my face remind you of what an adult human is capable of?
-? Mogli: Or Menino Lobo? –
Shere Khan is unable to understand that some humans have hurt him at some point, but that doesn’t mean everyone does the same, yet the grudge is such that the tiger sets itself the main goal of killing the little human, whatever the motive. Children should understand that resentment is a very heavy burden.
There’s nothing better in this life than having friends, and if we have your business in an environment as authentic as jungle or nature these ties will be much stronger, when we were little so we felt, Mogli will meet several species during the film, but his faithful friends will be Balu Bear and Ringra Panther.
Ringra: Come on, Mogli. It’s time to go
Mogli: But I’m helping Balu prepare for hibernation.
Ringra: Jungle bears don’t hibernate.
Balu: It’s not total hibernation, but do I sleep a lot?
-Mogli: The wolf-child-
Everyone takes care of each other for food and joins in preventing Shere Khan from ending Mogli’s life. Together, they challenge their own abilities, risk their lives over and over again and, above all, never betray each other.
Mogli knows that his knowledge as a human can be used both to improve and destroy the entire ecosystem, and is unwilling to destroy the environment in which he and his friends live.
Doing good or evil is just a decision.