They manage to return the jewel to the statue, break the curse, and return to the real world.īack in the present, the group finds the Vreeke home restored and lively from its previous haunted state. The group coordinate with each other's strengths and work together to overcome the game's obstacles. Alex thinks he has only been stuck in the game for a couple months everyone, including Alex, is shocked to learn that he's been there for 20 years. They must return the jewel to the shrine and call out "Jumanji!" to lift the curse and leave the game.Ĭoping with their avatars, their character "weaknesses", Van Pelt's men, and their own group dynamics as they begin their journey, they encounter Alex playing the fifth avatar – pilot Jefferson "Seaplane" McDonough – who takes them to a treehouse that Alan Parrish built during his tenure in Jumanji. The group's goal is to end a curse on Jumanji, brought about by corrupt archaeologist Professor Van Pelt after he stole a magical jewel called the "Jaguar's Eye" and gained control of the jungle's animals. Three marks on their arms denote their lives in the game, making them afraid that if they lose all three, they will actually die. Xander "Smolder" Bravestone, Fridge as zoologist Franklin "Mouse" Finbar, Bethany as male, overweight cartographer and paleontologist Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon, and Martha as sultry martial arts expert Ruby Roundhouse. Upon starting it, the group is sucked into Jumanji, landing in a jungle as their chosen avatars – Spencer as muscular archaeologist Dr. Fridge discovers Alex's discarded video game. Fridge and Spencer were caught cheating, and Bethany and Martha disrespected their teachers. Twenty-one years later, four Brantford High School students – awkward Spencer Gilpin, athletic Anthony "Fridge" Johnson, ditzy Bethany Walker, and cynical Martha Kaply – are given detention. Opting to play, he is sucked inside the game, disappearing from the real world as time continues to pass. Later that night, Alex finds it transformed into a video game cartridge. However, seeing it is a boardgame and not a video game, he dismisses it. In 1996, Brantford, New Hampshire, teenager Alex Vreeke receives Jumanji, which was previously disposed of by Alan Parrish and Sarah Whittle in 1969, from his father, who found it on the coast. A sequel, Jumanji: The Next Level, was released in December 2019. It grossed $995.3 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2017. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its humor and performances. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, premiered at the Grand Rex in Paris on December 5, 2017, and was released in the United States on December 20 by Sony Pictures Releasing. Principal photography began in Honolulu in September 2016 and ended in Atlanta in December, with the film containing notable references to the first film as a tribute to its lead actor Robin Williams. They find themselves trapped inside the game as a set of adult avatars, seeking to complete a quest alongside another player who has been trapped since 1996. The story focuses on a group of teenagers who come across Jumanji, now transformed into a video game twenty-two years after the events of the 1995 film. It stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, and Bobby Cannavale. The film is the third installment in the Jumanji film series and a sequel to Jumanji (1995). Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a 2017 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by the writing teams of Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, based on a story conceived by McKenna.
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