The jungle book movie, Min 80 words. Question has two parts.

This assignment has two parts. Please be sure to answer both parts.

Please read the following two reviews of “The Jungle Book” (2016), one from the New York Times, and one from the Los Angeles Times.

Here is a link to the NYT review, “Recycled ‘Jungle Book” Puts a Real Boy in a Forest of Pixels”:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/15/movies/the-jungle-book-review.html?_r=0

Here is a link to the LAT review “‘Jungle Book’ is a sweet and scary triumph of modern movie making”:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-jungle-book-review-20160415-column.html

Which review is favorable, which unfavorable? How can two reviews of the same film be so different? How much personal opinion is appropriate for a film review? Should film critics try to be objective? Why or why not?

Part Two: Please end your response with a thought provoking question to assist further discussion on the topic.