Olaf Presents The Jungle Book

Author's Note: I'm aware that The Jungle Book book wouldn't be published until 1894, but I was running low on source material. Hercules has too many characters, The Sword and the Stone and Robin Hood are more filler than feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Black Cauldron are way too dark for Olaf to retell, Sleeping Beauty is too similar to Snow White, Pocahontas would be too controversial, and other films like 101 Dalmatians, Lilo & Stitch, Big Hero 6, and Zootopia have more modern settings. I also picked The Jungle Book because I felt it would serve as a counterpart to Olaf Presents The Lion King. Also, since The Jungle Book takes place so far away from civilization, it could be set any time during the 19th Century. Besides, I don't remember anyone complaining about how King Agnarr (Anna and Elsa's dad) in Frozen 2 is seen reading a copy of The Little Mermaid as a kid, despite the fact that Hans Christian Anderson probably wasn't even born yet!

Without further ado, here's the script!

Olaf: Presenting The Jungle Book.

Mowgli! Olaf: I don't want to go to the man village. I want to stay in the jungle!

(Cut to Bagheera! Olaf)

Bagheera!: Olaf: You will go to the man village where it's safe!

(Cut to Baloo! Olaf)

Baloo! Olaf: Don't listen to him. You can stay in the jungle, even though there are lots of dangers. Look for the Bare Necessities...

(Cut to King Louie! Olaf)

King Louie! Olaf: Oo-bee-doo! I wanna be like you!

(Cut to Baloo! Olaf talking to a Snowgie)

Baloo! Olaf: I've been trying to tell you all morning. You have to go to the man village!

(Cut to Mowgli! Olaf with a shocked expression)

Mowgli! Olaf: You're just like Bagheera! I'm gonna stay in the jungle forever!

(Cut to Kaa! Olaf caressing a Snowgie)

Kaa! Olaf: Trusssst in me. Jussst in me.

(Cut to Mowgli! Olaf with an eel on the ground)

Mowgli! Olaf: You were trying to eat me! Why do I keep trusting animals that try to kill me?

(Cut to Mowgli! Olaf singing with some Snowgies, playing the Vultures)

Mowgli! Olaf: We're your friends! Friends to the bitter end! (Sven, playing Shere Kahn, walks onscreen and growls at Mowgli! Olaf) Hello.

(Cut to Baloo! Olaf about to save Mowgli)

Baloo! Olaf: I'll save you, Mowgli! (runs towards Sven and grabs his tail, but he shakes Baloo! Olaf off)

(Cut to Mowgli! Olaf with Bruni next to him)

Mowgli! Olaf: No! Baloo! (Bruni breathes fire on the ground) Fire, Shere Kahn's only weakness! (lights his left arm on fire and throws it at Sven, who scampers off)

(Cut to Mowgli! Olaf with a teddy bear and a kitten by his side)

Mowgli! Olaf: Boy, the jungle is a dangerous place. I better go to the man village. But what will persuade me to go?

(Cut to Shanti! Olaf holding a China bowl)

Shanti! Olaf: I'll be cooking inside the house, even though it sounds so wrong!

(Cut to Mowgli! Olaf)

Mowgli! Olaf: Well, that sure convinced me! Bye, forever! (Runs offscreen)

(Cut to Bagheera! Olaf next to a teddy bear)

Bagheera! Olaf: You see, Mowgli belongs in the man village.

(Cut to Baloo! Olaf next to a kitten)

Baloo! Olaf: I guess you're right, but he still would've made one swell bear! (grabs the kitten with a confused look on her face) Look for the Bare Necessities, the simple Bare Necessities!

THE END

For the final time, here's concept art from Emmy Pflegh!

Olaf's interpretation of Mowgli looks a bit like Moana.

I told Emmy on purpose to take inspiration from Olaf Presents Aladdin.

Autumn leaves for the vultures' wings is another nice touch.

Well, that concludes my Olaf Presents scripts! If you're reading this, Disney, please take these into consideration!

Also, I want to tell everyone that I won't post a new movie review in September, but I will do a double feature review of the Goosebumps films in October. I'll also be starting a new poll on August 5th on Facebook.

Once again, here's a link to Emmy's website!

https://theautisticanimatorsdesk.wordpress.com/

Movie Review: Megamind

Movie Review: Megamind                                                                                                          7-17-22

Megamimd answers the ultimate question: What would happen if the supervillain actually defeated the superhero? Well, in this movie from DreamWorks and PDI, Megamimd (Will Ferrell) is the life-long arch-nemesis of renowned superhero Metro Man (Brad Pitt). One day, Megamind kidnaps news reporter Roxanne Richie (Tina Fey), and when Metro Man breaks into Megamind’s fortress, he discovers Metro’s weakness: Copper! Megamind manages to kill Metro Man, and with no one to stop Megamind, the blue alien takes over Metro City and causes all sorts of mischief. However, as the weeks progress, Megamind feels lonely with no one to stop him, so he kidnaps Roxanne’s cameraman Hal Stewart (Jonah Hill), mixes Metro Man’s DNA with him, and raises him to be a superhero, as well as develop a relationship with Roxanne under the guise of museum curator Bernard.

No wonder this movie has an online cult following! Megamind is a diamond in the rough with an original and engaging story, animation that has gone a long way since Antz, likable characters, laugh-a-minute gags, and a good score from Hans Zimmer.

Megamind and Minion (David Cross) with Metro Man's DNA.

As well as Megamind and tougher-than-she-looks Roxanne, Minion, the blue alien’s fish companion, is also a good character. He’s supposed to be Megamind’s henchman, but he’s really a sweetheart who wants what’s best for him and does what’s right. In other words, Minion is Megamind’s conscience.

When Megamind first came out, as well as competing against Tangled and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1, the movie was overshadowed by Despicable Me, which was another movie that had a supervillain as its protagonist. While Despicable Me was aimed at kids, Megamind was aimed at a slightly older demographic.

In conclusion, if you loved The LEGO Batman Movie, then you’re sure to get a kick out of Megmind. It also helps that there’s a spin-off show in the works coming to Peacock, since there’s lots of story material for the show runners to work with. Let’s just hope that it’s better than Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Monsters vs Aliens: The Series, and Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh.

Rating: 3.7 stars out of 5.

Olaf Presents Cinderella

Olaf: Presenting Cinderella.

Cindy! Olaf: A dream is a wish your heart makes!

(Cut to Tremaine! Olaf in a small bed)

Tremaine! Olaf: Puh, dreams. Kiss them goodbye, Cinderella, because you have to do chores that will take you all day to finish!

(Cut to Jaq! Olaf walking around in a circle)

Jaq! Olaf: Cinderelly will never make it to the ball with all that hard work from her evil stepmom!

(Cut to Mary! Olaf with sewing equipment)

Mary! Olaf: Hey, we can do it! We can fix Cinderelly's dress while she's working.

(Cut to Jaq! Olaf and a Snowgie, playing Gus, sneaking up on Sven, playing Lucifer)

Jaq! Olaf: Careful, Gus-Gus. Lucifee is mean.

(Sven wakes up and growls at Jaq! Olaf and the Snowgie, making them flee)

(Cut to Jaq! Olaf showing Anna's winter dress to Marshmallow)

Jaq! Olaf: We finished your dress, Cinderelly!

Marshmallow: I love it! (takes the dress out of Jaq! Olaf's hands and wears it like a cape)

(Cut to Drisella! Olaf with a shocked expression on her face)

Drisella! Olaf: Hey, that's my dress! Give it back! (rips the dress off of Marshmallow's back, leaving it torn apart)

Marshmallow: My dress! (starts crying)

(Cut to Fairy Godmother! Olaf petting Marshmallow's foot)

Godmother! Olaf: There, there, Cinderella. I will make you a beautiful dress so you can go to the ball.

Marshmallow: Really?

Godmother! Olaf: Yes. All I have to say is the magic words: Bibbity-boppity-boo!

(Cut to Cindy! Olaf with a smaller version of Elsa's iconic blue dress)

Cindy! Olaf: I'm beautiful! Come mice, who've suddenly turned into horses! (hops on Sven's back and gallops off)

(Cut to Cindy! Olaf dancing with a Snowgie)

Cindy! Olaf: So this is love... (alarm clock goes off) Oh no. I need to get going! (runs offscreen and leaves behind his right foot)

(Cut to Tremaine! Olaf holding a key with Sven by her side)

Tremaine! Olaf: I know it was you at the ball, Cinderella, so I'm going to lock you up so you won't marry that Prince. Instead, one of my daughters will! Lucifer, guard the key. (hands the key to Sven)

(Cut to Cindy! Olaf behind some icicles)

Cindy! Olaf: Mice! Help me get out of my room!

(Snowgies charge at Sven, but he swats them away like flies)

Cindy! Olaf: That's not enough. Get Bruno!

(Marshmallow walks on screen and roars at Sven, making him scamper off)

(Cut to a Snowgie putting on Cindy! Olaf's foot)

Cindy! Olaf: It fits! Now I can marry the prince of my dreams and leave my stepfamily behind!

(Cut to Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff watching the play)

Anna: At least Oaken sells extra dresses.

THE END

Once again, here's concept art from Emmy Pflugh!

Cotton balls on the end of the carrot nose is a nice touch.

Tune in next week when Olaf retells the final animated movie to have involvement of Walt Disney, The Jungle Book!

Once again, here's a link to Emmy's website.

The Autistic Animator's Desk – Emmy Pflugh (wordpress.com)

Movie Review: The Sea Beast

Movie Review: The Sea Beast                                                                                           7-8-22

The Sea Beast tells the story of Jacob Holland, first mate of famous sea monster hunter Captain Crow. One day, while on a voyage to kill the Bluster, Crow’s crew encounter the beast itself. Jacob, along with a stowaway orphan girl named Maisie Brumble, get swallowed alive by the Bluster. Luckily, the monster sneezes them out and strands them on a deserted island. After saving Jacob and Maisie from a purple crab-like monster, the Bluster, which Maisie names Red, decides to be their ally and bring them on a journey back home. Meanwhile, Captain Crow makes a deal with a witch to kill the Bluster and show to the King and Queen.

The Sea Beast is an enjoyable film with Pixar-quality character animation, a complex albeit familiar story, engaging characters, and a score from Mark Mancina that ranks among his best.

If I were to complain about one thing, I feel that the movie is too similar to How To Train Your Dragon. I also felt that the movie dragged at parts.

Maisie befriending a baby sea monster that she names Blue.

In conclusion, while it obviously doesn’t hold a candle to How To Train Your Dragon, The Sea Beast, aside from Lightyear, may be the best animated movie for the summer. It’s gotta be better than Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, which I’m baffled would be released in theaters, while quality films like Luca and Vivo, as well as The Sea Beast, were streaming exclusives.

Rating: 3.67 stars out of 5

Olaf Presents Beauty and the Beast

Olaf: Presenting Beauty and the Beast.

Enchantress! Olaf: Oh, young man. Will you let me in on a cold winter's night?

(Cut to Adam! Olaf)

Adam! Olaf: You? Never!

(Cut to Enchantress! Olaf)

Enchantress! Olaf: I will turn you into a beast, even though you're only 11! If you want to be human again, make a girl fall in love with you! (throws leaves to the left)

Marshmallow (with leaves covering his feet): Oh no! I'm a monster!

(Cut to Belle! Olaf in the village, represented by wooden blocks)

Belle! Olaf: I want adventure in this great wide somewhere! (Sven, playing Philipe, runs over to Belle! Olaf to inform her about the news) What's that? My dad's been kidnapped? Show me the way!

(Cuts to Maurice! Olaf in a birdcage with Marshmallow watching)

Maurice! Olaf: Please let me out!

Marshmallow: You shouldn't have been trespassing!

(Cut to Belle! Olaf standing behind Marshmallow)

Belle! Olaf: Take me in my dad's place.

Marshmallow: Okay. (opens the cage and throws Olaf inside)

(Cut to Gaston! Olaf sitting on a stool with an empty bottle)

Gaston! Olaf: How can she reject me? No one says no to Gaston! How can I get Belle to marry me?

(Cut to Maurice! Olaf)

Maurice! Olaf: Help! My daughter's been kidnapped by a beast!

(Cut back to Gaston! Olaf)

Gaston! Olaf: That's it! I'll blackmail Belle into marrying me by threatening to send her dad to the nuthouse!

(Cut to Belle! Olaf behind an ice wall with Marshmallow on the other side)

Marshmallow: Eat dinner with me!

Belle! Olaf: No, I won't!

Marshmallow: Fine. Go ahead and starve!

(Cut to Lumiere! Olaf dancing with Snowgies holding China cups)

Lumiere! Olaf: Be our guest, be our guest! Put our service to the test!

(Cut to Cogsworth! Olaf next to a wooden knight)

Cosgworth! Olaf: If it ain't 'baroque', don't fix it!

(Cut to Belle! Olaf looking at a dandelion underneath a glass)

Belle! Olaf: So this is the West Wing. (Marshmallow approaches Belle! Olaf)

Marshmallow: Do you realize what you could have done?! Get out! (Belle! Olaf runs away)

(Cut to Belle! Olaf running past a bunch of branches)

Belle! Olaf: Good thing there are no hungry wolves out here! (wolves chase Belle! Olaf around) Aaah!

(Marshmallow comes to Belle! Olaf's aid and saves her)

Belle! Olaf: You saved me!

(Cut to Marshmallow and Belle! Olaf dancing together)

Belle! Olaf: Ever just the same! Ever a surprise!

(Cut to Belle! Olaf and Marshmallow near a log)

Marshmallow: Go save your father.

Belle! Olaf: You're letting me go? Thank you!

(Cut to Belle! Olaf nursing Sven, playing Maurice in this scene, back to health)

Belle! Olaf: There. Nothing bad should be happening now.

(Cut to Gaston! Olaf with a breadbox)

Gaston! Olaf: Marry me, or your father gets sent to the asylum!

(Cut to Belle! Olaf)

Belle! Olaf: Never! (holds up a mirror) Show me the Beast! (Marshmallow's reflection can be seen in the mirror)

(Cut to Gaston! Olaf holding a fork)

Gaston! Olaf: I say we kill the beast!

(Cut to Gaston! Olaf confronting Marshmallow)

Gaston! Olaf: Do you love her, beast? Do you think she'd want someone like you, when she has someone like me?

Marshmallow: Go ahead. Kill me.

(Cut to Belle! Olaf on Sven's back)

Belle! Olaf: No!

(Cut to Marshmallow holding Gaston! Olaf in his clutches)

Marshmallow: Go away!

Gaston! Olaf (climbing onto the monster's back): Not until I kill you! (grabs a rock and stabs Marshmallow with it, only to fall off and scream)

(Cut to Marshmallow with Belle! Olaf by his side)

Belle! Olaf: No! Don't die, Beast. I love you.

(Cut to Adam! Olaf back in his human, er, snowman, form)

Adam! Olaf: Belle, it's me.

(Cut to Belle! Olaf with a Snowgie by his side)

Belle! Olaf: It is you! (grabs the Snowgie and dances with it) Beauty and the Beast!

THE END

Once again, here's concept art courtesy of Emmy Pflugh.

Emmy originally drew Olaf with a rose, but I told her to change it to a dandelion, since those would be better for Arendelle's colder climate.

A twig and a lump of coal as a pendulum is super creative.

How can Olaf survive with a candle on his head?

Olaf must've gotten a tablecloth to serve as the Beast's cape.

Tune in next week when Olaf retells the movie that saved Walt Disney from bankruptcy after the 1940s, Cinderella!

Once again, here's a link to Emmy's website.

The Autistic Animator's Desk – Emmy Pflugh (wordpress.com)