Posted March 28, 2017
http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-footage-from-jumanji-is-surprisingly-very-fun-1793716167
Yep, it turns out that the new Jumanji is actually more like a live action version of Captain N: The Game Master.
I just... I can't. For one thing "haunted video game console" sound silly and is not nearly as spooky as the mysterious, old Jumanji set, and it ntroduces weid question we should not be asking, but it's hard not to. WIth the original Jumanji the game was obviously old, and it's origin remaining unknown wasn't a problem. It's a magical, mystical object from long ago, it's ok for it to be an enigma. But how in the hell does a magical game console get made? How, by who? Maybe it's just me, but for me that's a big difference. It's like the original Highlander, where the origina of the immortals and their rules is uknown, but the mysticism and the mood it builds makes it work even better that way, and suspending disbelief is easy, and then you get Highlander II and aliens from Zeist and the whole thing falls apart.
But maybe even more important- Jumanji was all about things from the game happening in the real world. The real world was being invaded by weird stuff from the game, that's were all the wonder of the movie came from. Reversing it ruins that. Anything can happen in a video game anyway, so whatever happens will not be nearly as impactful.
I guess if they ever make a remake of Neverending Story, it will be about some social media app instead of a book or something like that :P
Yep, it turns out that the new Jumanji is actually more like a live action version of Captain N: The Game Master.
I just... I can't. For one thing "haunted video game console" sound silly and is not nearly as spooky as the mysterious, old Jumanji set, and it ntroduces weid question we should not be asking, but it's hard not to. WIth the original Jumanji the game was obviously old, and it's origin remaining unknown wasn't a problem. It's a magical, mystical object from long ago, it's ok for it to be an enigma. But how in the hell does a magical game console get made? How, by who? Maybe it's just me, but for me that's a big difference. It's like the original Highlander, where the origina of the immortals and their rules is uknown, but the mysticism and the mood it builds makes it work even better that way, and suspending disbelief is easy, and then you get Highlander II and aliens from Zeist and the whole thing falls apart.
But maybe even more important- Jumanji was all about things from the game happening in the real world. The real world was being invaded by weird stuff from the game, that's were all the wonder of the movie came from. Reversing it ruins that. Anything can happen in a video game anyway, so whatever happens will not be nearly as impactful.
I guess if they ever make a remake of Neverending Story, it will be about some social media app instead of a book or something like that :P
