{"id":6786,"date":"2018-01-03T18:17:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T02:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=6786"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:19:19","slug":"review-jumanji-welcome-jungle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/review-jumanji-welcome-jungle\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Worth the Watch?: &#8220;Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle&#8221; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6787\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernjournal\/files\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-03-at-6.15.49-PM-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6787\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sonypictures.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Dunaway | News Editor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re anything like me, \u201890s movies played a major role in your childhood entertainment. The 1995 classic \u201cJumanji\u201d was no exception. Upon the announcement of a sequel, I\u2019ll admit that I was a bit skeptical. But as long as you\u2019re not looking for a thought-provoking work of art, \u201cJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle\u201d is worth the watch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film follows four teenagers who who find themselves sucked into the game of Jumanji <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but unlike the original board game, Jumanji now takes the form of a video game. Falling deep in a mysterious jungle, they must finish the game in order to leave. There\u2019s just one difference &#8211; the four teens are in the form of their video game characters, portrayed by Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The humor and talent of the actors is really what makes this movie enjoyable. With Kevin Hart\u2019s fiesty and loud personality and Jack Black\u2019s portrayal of a snobby popular girl, you almost forget about the lack of intriguing dialogue and presence of cheesy one-liners. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movie would definitely prove disappointing if you\u2019re feeling nostalgic and longing for the world of Jumanji. Apart from one scene with the actual board game and the classic, suspenseful thumping, the sequel just doesn\u2019t measure up to the original. \u201cJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle\u201d focused on comedy and the balance between appealing to adults and children alike. It lacked character development and was often clich\u00e9. But thankfully, the comedic genius of the actors overshadowed the lack of any real emotional connection with the characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re looking to dive into the world of Jumanji, you\u2019re better off with the 1995 original and the 1981 illustration book by Chris Van Allsburg. But I would suggest this movie to anyone looking for a fresh, amusing and humorous adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact the author at journalnews@wou.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Dunaway | News Editor If you\u2019re anything like me, \u201890s movies played a major role in your childhood entertainment. The 1995 classic \u201cJumanji\u201d was no exception. Upon the announcement of a sequel, I\u2019ll admit that I was a bit skeptical. But as long as you\u2019re not looking for a thought-provoking work of art, \u201cJumanji: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1030,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"\"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle\" Review - The Western Howl","_seopress_titles_desc":"Check out our review of \"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.\" Discover how this sequel delivers laughs and a stellar performance for all ages!","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"modified_by":"Jared Montgomery","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6786"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22880,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6786\/revisions\/22880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}