The Evidence Stage: "Jumanji: The Next Stage" proves that this film series always succeeds surprisingly well

Who needed a reworking of "Jumanji"? And after that happened, who needed his pledge? You will be surprised. "Jumanji: The Next Step" turns out to be even more successful than its predecessors, and is the kind of rare Hollywood hit that will thrill both grandparents and their grandchildren and grandchildren

The Evidence Stage: "Jumanji: The Next Stage" proves that this film series always succeeds surprisingly well

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In December, two years ago, he hit the "Jumanji: Surviving in the Jungle" screens and was one of the pleasant surprises of that winter. What appears to be another stale cycle of a hit from the 1990s turned out to be an artistic brilliance, which also gained impressive commercial success. This box office data led to the creation of the pledge, which went on display last weekend and, surprisingly, is even more successful than its predecessor. It turns out that sometimes when you heat something in the microwave over and over, it somehow comes out more delicious.

The original "Jumanji" was an adventure fantasy on a board game, elements of which enter the lives of the children playing it. His reworking turned the board game into a video game, and so did the creator - for him, instead of the fictional elements infiltrating our reality, the heroes found themselves locked into the fantasy world of the game.

In a story that mentioned a combination of "Breakfast Club" and "Sixth Reverse," each of these heroes represented a different section of the high school being, and each found himself in an inverted avatar of his own identity: the nerd got into the body of a bodybuilder adventurer in Dwayne's age Johnson; His equally square girlfriend became a light-footed young woman in the Gillian Foundation; Their athletic friend was trapped in the body of a low-level scientist played by Kevin Hart; And the layer queen was reborn as a mangrove played by Jack Black.

Sheer pleasure: "Jumanji survive in the jungle" is a pleasant surprise for the better

Aquapina everywhere, here too. From "Jumanji: The Next Step" (Photo: PR)

Jumanji: The Next Step (Photo: Film Forum, PR)

The new chapter takes this idea one step further. The heroes once again drift into the video game, and this time not fixate on one avatar, but alternate between them, so that in the end everyone gets to take on almost all possible identities, in a way that is sometimes confusing and exhausting for viewers and viewers. In this case, new avatars - including, for the first time in the history of the film series and the comfort of identity politics, are also joined by an Asian character. This is an aggravated thief played by Aquapina, who recently won the Golden Globe nomination for her performance in "The Separation," which will be coming to us in late January.

All these are required to save the Jumanji kingdom from the machinations of a vicious minister of war, who threatens to overthrow it into darkness and eternal drought, or something like that. In order to stop him, they will have to go through a series of challenging adventures, and Jake Kasden, who also directed the previous chapter in the series, portrays them in impressive cinematic aviation. Like a layer cake, "Jumanji: The Next Step" also functions as a gift that keeps on giving, and time after time manages to fade. Whether it's an encounter with angry ostrich girls, a nervous mandrill monkey band or flying horses, the film maintains a very high level of use of special effects, directing and editing. Sorry for blasphemy, but for moments it is so sweeping and fun that the result even reminiscent of the highlights of the first three episodes of the Indiana Jones series.

The cream de la cream of the players. From "Jumanji: The Next Step" (Photo: PR)

Jumanji: The Next Step (Photo: Film Forum, PR)

More importantly, the film not only entertains, but also touches, for two reasons. First of all, it is good for dealing with the ills of the younger generation nowadays. Initially motivating all the events in it is the hero's sense of emptiness, suffering from FOMO and depression due to social networking, and convinced that his friends enjoy and succeed better and get along without it - an existential hardship that leads him to get sucked back into the video game and all its attractions, however dangerous .

But no less than the distress of the young man and his friends, the film focuses on his grandfather, played by Danny De Vito, and his good friend, played by Danny Glover, who is also in the golden age. They both experience a personal and professional crisis, which makes them feel unnecessary, and the unexpected adventure allows the two to rediscover their place in the world.

It is rare to meet a film whose youths are youthful, but nevertheless gives a great narrative volume even to characters much older than them. It is even more rare to encounter commercial product halls that appeal equally to grandparents and their grandchildren and granddaughters. "Jumanji" is like that, and the human dramas across the generations where he cleverly and emotionally shaped, assisted by the cast - all excellent and all at their best.

A gift that keeps on giving. From "Jumanji: The Next Step" (Photo: PR)

Jumanji: The Next Step (Photo: Film Forum, PR)

On the emotion side, the film obviously has quite a bit of humor, and is quite vulgar and silly, but it works. Claim me, but when one of the climactic moments the characters were discussing neuter and testicles, I burst out laughing. The film is graceful when it's childish, and powerful when it's mature. In short, it is a delightful experience.

The only reason to worry is that the end of the movie makes it inconceivable for two that another pledge is expected soon. It's hard to see how he takes the movie series one step further. It is more likely that due to the fatigue of the material and its potential, it will actually take it a few steps back, but these concerns will be left to the next decade. In the meantime, at least on the mortgages and hits section, "Jumanji: The Next Step" provides a comforting ending to the current decade.

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Not at all the last stage. From "Jumanji: The Next Step" (Photo: PR)

Jumanji: The Next Step (Photo: Film Forum, PR)