Talk:Baloo/@comment-702085-20160919235555/@comment-30440976-20170222174232

@King Phelous Actually the 2016 Baloo is not very close to the books at all, he is more like his cartoon counterpart. In the books, Baloo was kind of like a grumpy old university professor, wise, short-tempered and had absolutely no sense of humour. He even beat Mowgli if he made a mistake (for example, he slapped Mowgli one time for walking on two feet rather than four like the rest of the wolves).

But to be honest, I was pretty disappointed with the live-action remake. I didn't even see Baloo as Baloo, I mostly just saw Bill Murray being himself (respectfully of course, Bill Murray is one of my favourite actors).