story behind the movie

Andreanne 2022-04-21 09:01:43

Since the beginning of December, there has been a "Dwayne Johnson" movie that has attracted much attention in this schedule, that is, "Jumanji 2: Battle for the Peak".

The box office of the film was 140 million yuan in the first week of its release, and the cinema line accounted for 31%. The box office of the film was 270 million yuan in 3 weeks of release.

Judging from the data feedback, both the theater chain and the audience have given high enthusiasm. The story of this movie is lively and full of humorous elements. The route of fighting monsters to complete the task is clear, and the characters have distinct personalities.

So in addition to the above known content, what other interesting content you don't know about the movie?

01 Background and original work of creation

The original "Jumanji" is a children's picture book created by American writer Chris van Allsburg.

The writer was born in Michigan, USA in 1949. He liked to draw since he was a child. After graduating from university, he took up sculpture as a career. In addition to his main business, he has never given up painting. In 1979, his first picture book "The Magician's Fantasy Garden" was published, and he won the Caldecott Silver Medal.

After that, his works got better and better, such as: "Yumanji" (ie "Jumanji") published in 1982 and "Arctic Express" in 1986, these two works have won Caldecott gold medals successively Award, and sales exceeded one million copies.

Since then, he has also created many works, such as: "The Boy Who Drives the Zephyr", "If You Eat Figs", "The Stranger", "Banban's Dream", "Just a Dream", "Two Bad Guys" Ants, The Secret Affair of Harris Burdick, etc.

Chris van Allsberg's works are full of fantastic imagination, with delicate pictures and interlaced light and shadow, creating a psychedelic surreal atmosphere. The novel content and creativity have established him as a master in the children's book market.

02 The movie "Jumanji" based on "Jumanji" and "Zathura"

In 1995, the film "Jumanji" adapted from "Jumanji" (Chinese translation is Yumanji) was released.

The movie tells the story of two younger siblings, Judy and Pete, who are less than 10 years old, playing a box of flying chess called "Jumanji" in their newly moved house. Surprisingly, according to the prompt, the game actually appeared in reality. Elephants, monkeys, lions and other wild animals.

The different world has a huge destructive force on reality. With the deepening of the game, it turns out that there was a little boy 26 years ago who was also inadvertently sucked into that fantasy world. So after a lot of hard work, a few people ended the game and returned to calm.

In 2005, the film "Jumanji 2: Space Chess" based on "Zathura" was released.

The story tells the story of two brothers: 10-year-old Walter and 6-year-old Danny, who accidentally opened a box of flying chess. According to the prompts of the content, the space they were in mutated.

During their time travel, they encountered many bizarre phenomena: meteor showers, crazy robots, man-eating dinosaurs, and more. Later, an astronaut who was rescued in the adventure game joined the game, and several people went through an adventure and finally returned to reality.

The film based on "Jumanji" and "Zathura" is called "Jumanji" Part 1 and Part 2. This is a visual presentation of the works of Chris van Allsberg, which is exactly what we are watching now. The original content of "Jumanji".

It has been more than 20 years since these two films were released. It can be seen that the early special effects and special effects are still very jerky, and the story types are mainly horror and horror. In terms of movie types, a unique "travel" mode has been formed, which has laid a solid framework for subsequent movies.

03 Jumanji: A New Age Adventure Story

Coming to the present, Yumanji's story escalates into the modern world.

In 2017, "Jumanji 1: Battle in the Jungle" was released. The flying chess in the original book became an old-fashioned video game machine. Four high school students with different personalities were sucked into this game, and they became their own chosen characters. .

Yumanji's inner world is displayed in front of them. According to the game settings, each person has three lives. They must get the gems from the hands of the villain and put them back in their original places in order to lift the spell and return to reality.

In 2019, "Jumanji 2: Battle for the Peak" was released. In addition to the four teenagers who were sucked into the game this time, there were also Spencer's grandfather Eddie and grandfather's young partner Milo.

Similar to the plot of the previous one, several people need to defeat the big boss and get the gems to make it illuminated by the sun. But unlike the previous one, Milo stayed in the game at the end of the story.

The movie's easter egg hints that Spencer's mother and friends are sucked into the game, which opens the prelude for the third part of the movie, which is highly anticipated.

Comparing several movies, it can be seen that the early story setting is the impact of Yumanji's world on reality, and the protagonist faces the fear of the unknown; while the current two are the great adventure of real human beings "traversing" into the game world.

It can also be seen that the main purpose of the film adaptations in the early and late stages is still to focus on how to shoot "people" against "different worlds": the early films focused on the effect of horror and the paradoxical atmosphere, while the two current films focus on the The focus is on team battles.

In addition, contrary to the style of the earlier films, from the character dialogue to the pacing of the story, the later films tend towards a lighthearted comedy line.

04 Games and Movies

Whether it is the early "Jumanji" or the current "Jumanji" series, "game battle" has become the main clue to promote the story, and looking at the current film market, game adaptation movies are becoming more and more popular. welcome.

Both game movies, "Assassin's Creed" released in 2016 and "Ready Player One" released in 2018, invariably chose to use the game as a clue throughout the movie's setting.

As can be seen from the comparison, there are many similar settings between several films:

A comparison of 2 worlds.

One is reality, people can already enter the world of the game through AI technology; the other is virtual reality, the game has a complete story script and world outline.

Such as the "Jumanji" world in "Jumanji", the "Oasis" land in "Ready Player One", and "Return to the Spanish Inquisition" in "Assassin's Creed".

With the rapid development of science and technology, people are no longer satisfied with the boring and monotonous real life, but more and more devote their lives to the infinite "new world". Because "New World" represents the unknown possibilities in it, it satisfies people's curiosity.

The protagonists have dual identities.

The protagonist in reality has a real identity and life; after entering the game, he becomes a "character", and he fights monsters and upgrades along the way according to the script.

For example, in "Jumanji" Lispenser is a weak high school student, but in the game he has become a tall and mighty Dwayne Johnson; for example, in "Ready Player One" Wade is poor in reality, but heroic and wise in the game .

People often live unsatisfactorily in real life, but after entering the game, they will become the hero of a certain battle due to the change of character identity and get their own highlight moments.

These all reflect the psychology of modern people, who hope to change their own weakness, hope to get praise that is not available in reality, and hope that they are respected. And the directors are also very keen to observe that many people who are immersed in the game have a strong inner desire.

The core of the future world is grouping.

Anyone who has played the game knows that in addition to their own strength, everyone has to form a team and move forward. How players with different personalities get along with each other and how to cooperate in order to win have become an indispensable element of the story.

For example, the four high school students in "Jumanji" went from accusing each other to fighting side by side; for example, five small partners such as Wade and Aiqi in "Ready Player One" formed a team to win.

People outside the game have different styles. Through hard work, they finally complete their mission and become the winner in the game; and through the team formation in the game, they also make everyone a good friend offline and get an extension of friendship.

I have to say that the combination of the game and the movie gives the movie a very good perspective. Whether it is the character's family background and character, it is fully displayed in reality and in the virtual world, which is wonderful.

It is also like the familiar domestic animation film "Full-time Master", which is also a representative work of this type. The collision of reality and virtual world has pointed out a good route for the game adaptation of the movie, with broad prospects and great expectations.

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Jumanji: The Next Level quotes

  • Mouse Finbar: Did I die and turn into a small muscular boy scout?

  • Dr Smolder Bravestone: Who is Jumanji?

    Mouse Finbar: Is that Barbara's boy?