"Shere Khan's cock sleeve".

USSR Cartoon is a lot better! Never seen it, but his voice is lovely!

I believe better copy is present on GPlay. Here's an old hard-sub copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIOo6oKdLCQ

Thank you kindly! ^^

Word to this, brother! I will forever swear by the soviets for doing what Disney allegedly refused to do, then told his entire staff they couldn't do either.

Yes, well, when you're aiming at one of the easier means to get people to part with money, you appeal to kids.

And when you're in a time when 'Kid Friendly' is a thing...

Oh I can fully understand why Disney did what's basically an in name only version of the Jungle Book. But as a die-hard Rudyard Kipling fan and a snake enthusiast, I still appreciate the Russian version for sticking closer to the source material.

I swear this meme is so absurd, it's kinda amazing!

that is, hands down, the most jarring difference in tone I could've imagined.

I've never read the Jungle Book, but damn.

Take the design of the Disney's "adaptation", and the character of the original, and you will have the Perfect Being

Yep, I'm convinced. "Soviet Chad" Kaa rules!

well Disney either turns him pathetic or into a women, ill tip my hat to the soviet kaa that stays faithful to the books

I present to you. Japanese jungle book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlbIhPug75M

you forget drinks vodka for brekfast (russian accent)

He didn't sounded like that. Tiger (voiced by Papanov) did though.

Bagheera (in local pronunciation - Bagira) in that adaptation became female though. Not only because panther was voiced by a female actor, but also ..well, the guile nature of character, the name, and the word "пантера" were considered feminine.

Wow, more intimidating that's for sure.

Book: snake good
Disney: no, snake bad
Russians: but what if... snake good?

А как-же "мать-кобра"? Забыли про старушку?
Но да - наш Каа брутален! Наш Маугли истинный "ребёнок джунглей"!! А не рафинированный нечто из железобетонных джунглей голивуда...

This is pretty much anything "Disneyfication"
In fact you can also make a compelling comparison pic with
George Lucas' CHAD Luke Skywalker and Disney's BETA Luke Skywalker.

Lucas was after the stereotypical Hero's Journey, IIRC.

Disney just wanted to make money.

I like both interpretations, I'll take care of both

I happened to catch the Russian version when it was broadcast on time on a Canadian tv kids channel, when I was young-ish. I was SUPER impressed with Russian Kaa, it was so cool that the was in the story a lot more, and a good guy, a wise mentor figure. And the animation of his snake dance was really well done, and unique. And sort of trippy, if I recall?

I managed to record most of the film on tape at the time, too, so it wasn't as though it turned into a memory of some random thing I half remembered. Anyway, my point is, ever since I saw that, I've known Russian Kaa [and book Kaa] to be superior to the mintzing Disney version [although he has his charm too].

Clearly, the answer is a threesome!~

When I read what Kaa was really like, and how he was Mowgli's best friend and mentor, I became infuriated that next to no adaptation EVER got Kaa right.

Wasn't Kaa a female originally?

No he was male, though most modern adaptations make him female

Same could be said about the rest of Jungle Book characters. Thanks for making this drawing, Spotty

Приятно видеть когда фурри-порно художник распространяет русскую культуру американцам.

...Holy shit, dude. Old man Kaa(USSR) is a motha-fuggin BEAST.

Gotta admit, I greatly prefer the Disney Kaa.

Female Bagheera, chad Kaa.......... soviet version is the best.

В голосину давно меня так не прорывало)) Это чистая правда - Наш Каа интереснее и опаснее) Ты поднял мне настроение , молодец

The virgin Disney kids movie vs the chad slavic adaptation.

Disney ruined so many classics...

You vs. The guy she told you not to worry about

Soviet Kaa has also hypnotized and devoured the whole swarm of bandar-logs in one sitting without blinking once

Обидно только, что в голливудскую версию Союза поверили, как во истину с надгробия. Всётаки железный занавес надо было не открывать, а сделать только на выход.