Saturday, December 30, 2017

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle: Short Film Review

Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, play their predictable personas, as in-game avataars of real life teenagers. But what makes the movie enjoyable is that these personas are the complete opposite of the teenagers' real life personalities. Dwayne, who is actually a puny cowardly nerd. Kevin, who is a big black no-nonsense jock. And Jack, who is a self-obsessed PYT
(I know, right!).
These conflicted characters conflicting with each other, as they play the game they are sucked into, battling for survival, finishing the mission, from one adventure to the next, makes for an entertaining watch on the big screen in 3D. Why expect anything more?

How does it compare with the original? Well, it doesn’t.

Jumanji 1995 had Robin Williams. Firstly, nothing can beat that. The movie was disruptive for its time. It showed us a story that was never seen before, every scene surprising us and keeping us at the edge of the seats. We were always left wondering ‘Oh God, what will the next roll of dice bring!’ and no matter how much we thought we could guess, the actual reveal was always beyond our expectations.
But, most importantly, Jumanji 1 was the world of “children”, where fantasy and imagination of an alternate world lived and changed our real world. By contrast, Jumanji 2 is the world of “teenagers”, where being literally transported to an alternate world and going through a journey is the only way we can experience a new reality. Imagination is no longer the muse of a young mind!
My advice: Watch #JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle without any comparisons or expectations. And you should be fine.

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