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Shere Khan- the good guy?

posted 8 years ago by diddly_diddly_swag
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Anyone else feel like Shere made some pretty good points? I was watching the movie and really enjoyed it however I thought Shere made some greats points.

Man comes to the jungle where happy jungle animals live and burn it down, build villages, and probably hunt animals for food. Shere knew a Mancub could never live with in the jungle with animals and also knew he could never return home. Thus Shere knew the Mowgli had to die. Bagheera may have caused the most damage by bringing Mowgli to the jungle instead of near the village for humans to find him. Anyone else have these thoughts as the movie went on?

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[–] Livana_Faolan 8 years ago

Umm ... No.

"Never mind walking a mile in my shoes. Try thinking a day in my head."

[–] diddly_diddly_swag 8 years ago

You couldn't empathize with Shere even a little?

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[–] Livana_Faolan 8 years ago

Sympathize with him, you mean? Maybe. To a point. But he's not a good guy.

"Never mind walking a mile in my shoes. Try thinking a day in my head."

[–] diddly_diddly_swag 8 years ago

I've never wanted to murder a child but I had empathy for him. Shere being forced out by others around him even though he might be correct.

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[–] lindewell 8 years ago

Nobody forced Sher Kahn out, it's him that forced Moogli out. And then when he obtained what he wanted, he murdered the wolf to force him to come back so he can kill him. Shere Kahn was only a psycho killer looking for an excuse to murder Moogli.

[–] kirroth 8 years ago

Shere Khan believed that Mowgli would grow into a Man. It appears Mowgli kept to his jungle upbringing, but I can't fault the tiger for believing his eyes. And in the end, Mowgli did become a Man to some degree, as he caused great destruction through his carelessness. I was actually a little disappointed that they kept Mowgli as the good guy and Shere Khan as the bad guy.

[–] lindewell 8 years ago

Shere Khan had legitimate fears, but his actions disqualifies him as the good guy. You can be right on some subject and still act wrongly.

[–] itHappens6 8 years ago

Finally someone who understands.

Shere-khan is the good guy in the movie. the real hero, he is the one trying to save the jungle from utter destruction that later that kid DID bring. Wolves were just too selfish to se it for what it was.

Shere-khan did what he could to save the jungle and it's people, but in the end it didn't matter, the kid brought in the infamous red flower and all it's destruction upon the jungle, killing and destroying the homes of thousands, a true genocide. just as khan foresaw.

But does that make it okay because he put the torch out after setting the jungle on fire?

Mogly is the true villain here. a true genocidal sociopath. makes no sense at all animals taking him back after all death and destruction he brought.

[–] diddly_diddly_swag 8 years ago

Agreed,

I place a lot of blame on Bagheera though. Instead of taking Mowgli to the human village after he was found he dropped him off with the wolfs, then he lost Mowgli on his way to the village and never took Mowgli to the village.

Shere Khan may have been a jerk but he always had the jungles best interest in mind and fought to protect the jungle from man.

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[–] death_2_arthur 8 years ago

I thought you were being serious until I read this:

"Mogly is the true villain here. a true genocidal sociopath."

Now I know you're just having a laugh. Surely...

[–] TheHiawatha 8 years ago

Definitely not the "good guy" in any way. However, he was an understandable villain.

"Lives with no meaning go straight past you, like trains that don’t stop at your station."

[–] Gambit771 7 years ago

Khan was the reason Mowgli was stranded in the jungle in the first place and needed to be reared by the Wolves.
He was also the reason Mowgli went out of his way to go fetch fire and bring it through the jungle.
In fact he was also the reason Mowgli had to leave and then the sole reason Mowgli came back.

Everything was Khan's doing.
He ended up being his own downfall.

[–] behamut 7 years ago

This is how I saw it too. Khan imposed what he THOUGHT Mowgli would do so much, that he actually forced him to do it.

Mowgli was perfectly happy to live peacefully with them all in the jungle until then.

[–] itHappens6 7 years ago

all Khan did was protect the forest all along.

you must be blind to the truth the deny such a thing.

[–] MoaKaka 7 years ago

Well, considering man has already driven several tiger subspecies extinct, and is responsible for others being critically endangered, along with elephants, rhinos, wolves, and many other species, Khan was probably right in trying to keep all of mankind out of the forest. But the movie audience is made up of humans, so we will not (and aren't intended to) see ourselves as the real villains.

[–] jason005-1 7 years ago

No Shere Khan isn't the good guy.
He's a understandable villain and sympathetic since he did lose his eye which is a huge alteration but still his actions show he's a Villain.

He complained so damn much he wants this human Mowgli to leave. That happens but not happy because he still wants to find him, and kill him.
He murders a panther without hesitation all for the purpose so Mowgli returns to the Jungle so he can kill him.
While he does have valid fears his actions cross the line showing he's a ruthless villain.