The White Seal

The White Seal

“A few months after Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Chuck Jones once again returned to the world of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book with this version of “The White Seal.” Two-thirds of his Kipling trilogy consists of the more obscure tales from that classic tome, and that’s partially why I appreciate them so much. There’s also the simple fact that The White Seal is just a beautifully animated, completely engaging work.   These Kipling adaptations feel different from much of Jones’ more popular work, as they’re more mature and slower paced, less reliant upon physical humor and filled with palpable moments of dread and tension. The first one in The White Seal comes from watching a young Kotec chased by a shark, but a vast majority of the tale is occupied by his venture to find a new home” read more