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 - chronological order
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.
Bagheera: Come on, Mowgli. Let's be on our way.
Mowgli: But I'm helping Baloo get ready for hibernation.
Bagheera: Bears don't hibernate in the jungle.
Baloo: Not full hibernation, but I nap a lot.
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.