Agreed my number one favorite is the one movie he did as genie in Aladdin I was born the year it came out in July even though the movie came out before or after I was born
3:28 the father's face gets me teary eyed. Though he truly loved his son, he kept his emotions hidden to be like his own father who raised him. You can feel in this moment not only how much he loves his son dearly but is reforming his old parental habits realizing Alan does not need tough love like he did growing up.
My father went to boarding school and his father wasn't very involved in his life at a young age. I can see alot of my father in Alan's father. I had a very strained relationship with my old man growing up. Until when I was 16 something happened to me, I won't say exactly what, but it was my first real brush with death. During my stay in hospital recovering, I saw my father go from this stern, cold and unwaivering man which is all I'd ever know, to a man bawling his eyes out in front of me at the thought of nearly losing me, it changed things. As I've gotten older I've come to understand where he was coming from, he was hard on me for a reason, not out of malice, but love in his own way, it was just how he is. Our relationship is pretty good now I would say. Watching this scene as a kid just meant the fun part of the movie was over, watching this part as an adult hits me right in the gut.
You get flakes of that like when he apologizes to his son urging him to stand up to his bully not realizing it was an ambush. He cared but was feeding into what he thought he had to be for his son.
@@dangeary2134 Aye. One of the not so long ago ones is Jason David Frank. Like or hate him, he too suffered from depression. Losing his brother, his mother, his adopted daughter, got sued by her adopted daughter’s biological father and whatever other troubles he had. It’s no wonder he finally snapped and ended it all. Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger.
Why does it hurt? Was he your family? Did you know him personally? Why do people glorify actors/actresses most of which have massive drug problems and are part of Hollywood the worst place on planet earth????
@@drakemordred2982 See, that’s the thing. Trashes like you are why we can’t have nice things. Focusing on the bad things and conveniently ignore the good things. All it takes is just 1 bad deed, isn’t it? I swear. What happened to case to case basis? Everyone is only human. And everyone has their personal inner demons. You are no exception. And it depends on the individual. Robin Williams? I don’t know how he acts behind the scenes. If he was an abusive guy, that’s unfortunate. If he was a drug abuser or an alcoholic, which he did cocaine and was an alcoholic, that’s also unfortunate. At least he change and tried to change. Additionally, sure, he may have an affair. That’s like betrayal aside from cheating. Why marry if you plan to cheat one day? This is a common thing for everyone who are married in the world. Again, each individual is different. Marriage no problem? Alright. Then you have other flaws. No one is perfect. Even one of the former presidents, regardless of how good or bad he did during his tenure also praised Robin Williams. You and many people like you on the other hand? Pieces of trash. Bla, bla, bla all you want in return. I will just ignore you. Trashes are not worth listening to anyway.
When his kid ran away, Sam put everything he had to find him - his time, his money, everything. After a while, he stopped coming to work. He just quit caring. I don't think anybody loved his boy more than Sam did.
Alan only realized that until after he came back from the jungle: no matter how mad Sam may get at him, he never wants to lose him. That came Alan the courage to tell his father his mistake instead of running from it. The guilt of causing the accident is why Van Pelt was created: Jumanji was showing him you can run forever away from guilt, a mistake or things that scare you. You have to face it eventually. And now that he has, he realizes just how much Sam cares.
@@girl1213 THAT is actually one interesting way to interpret it. Jumanji (the game) at least for me had some conscious sentience and seemed to know what each of it's players had. In the case of all four of them, it knew Alan had some fractured relationship with his father, which is why it had Sam's face on Van Pelt: Alan was scared of his father and also feared him (probably in being a disappointment). The game knew how much guilt Sarah carried over not saving Alan, so it'd at times remind her of that by throwing everything she feared of it at her. As for Judy and Peter, the Game knew how much they truly missed their parents, in terms of Judy hiding it and Peter lamenting their deaths and how scared he was to continue life without them. So ie threw them into far _worse_ situations. Heck, it _punished_ Peter for trying to cheat. And if we take the sequels into consideration, that _is_ the case. The game is _smart_.
I was surprised that the new movies aren't a reboot but rather a continuation of the original jumanji. Examples: It showed Alan's home in jumanji 2: Welcome to the jungle as well as the old board game.
When I was a kid and saw this for the first time I got serious chills when Robin said “Jumanji” to end the game. Still gives me chills today. He fought hard to get the chance to say that.
For me I loved the way Sarah runs infront of Alan to take the bullet instead of him she doesn’t want to lose him again and at the end we see Sarah pregnant 🤰🏻 with Alan’s baby ♥️🖤
We have people like you. Have the courage to stand for your convictions against the madness and degeneracy happening. There is a quote that resonates with me - "...Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me." - Alexandr Solzhenitzyn
He was very talented, but had issues. He was not pure or wholesome. I knew him, and we had a falling out when he was cheating on his wife with his kids' babysitter.
If he was so "true, pure and wholesome" as you say, why would a person like that commit suicide? I'll tell you why.... because he didn't take the time to know God and Jesus. Jesus died for us all so that we could have a relationship with God. So that when things got bad, we can always always always depend on HIM Robin took the easy way out.... And that's very sad and selfish.
Yup. I've always thought the Rock ruins the possible magical touch of that... Would be so much bearable with other cast. He reminds me of the time where studio insisting on this or that actor without taking into consideration that they would elevate the screenplay further or just be generic robotic actor. Pffffft So much for movie development in recent years
I just now realized that Alan would be overpowered growing up. He didn't lose his memories so all of his accumulated knowledge of combat and survival would be still be with him as he grows older.
She said she is starting to forget how it is to be adult I think after a few hours/days they just lost all the memories they had about their false future
I believe they only forget until they reach the age they were. Oh, god. That traumatized stuff probably comes back to her later too. That is going to suck.
After the end of the game, Jumanji turned back time! This is why everything, including Van Pelt got sucked and finally vanish. Jumanji was a time machine, so everything happen in a paralell universe.
Jonathan Hyde was really perfectly cast in this movie. He is both the loving but stern father turned evil charicature of himself in Van Pelt because of Alan's innate fear of his father. I always loved when Alan says that you have to face your fear and Van Pelt acknowledges that he is acting like a man, a small part of me wanted to belive that having Van Pelt saying so, in a way gives Alan the validation from his father that he always wanted. I know they patch things up in a more meaningful way when he is transported back in time, but this little tiny moment also hit pretty hard for me.
I've always been pleased to think that all this is his competent magical acting, and in his heart he's waiting for Alan to be able to beat him. I even felt a little sorry for him after that thought.
This hits way harder as an adult. Just the idea of taking your loved ones for granted, and how it would feel to be given a second chance. Any problems between you would feel so petty and irrelevant.
SUCH a great ending to the game. Poetic justice of the only true villain going through what Alan did, also losing at the cusp of victory, Sarah proving her own bravery and love for Alan. Just an amazingly written sequence all around.
I preferred Mrs Doubtfire to this one. Love the "Workin' 9 to 5" scene. Or the one where all the mental people come alive for a minute - I think Robert DeNiro was in that one. I also like Mork and Mindy and the Jumanji sequel which I don't think he was even in. All great movies.
Your great ending : realize as adult the hunter and father are the same actor, and the younger kids that found the game later got deleted when the jump back in time happened.
There's no "true villain" in this movie. it's a self-journey archetype with homies thrown in. The hunter, Van Pelt is a representation of Alan's lack of self-confidence, loneliness, social isolation, and daddy issues rolled into a physical character. You'd think it would be obvious, since Van Pelt and the dad are the same actors. Overcoming true fear is about suppressing that fear, it's about facing it with courage, dignity, and intelligence - a lesson his dad tried teaching albeit inappropriately. Through Jumanji, Alan finally learns the lessons his dad was trying to teach him.
@@blusafe1 It probably is a reference to a tradition in Peter Pan plays where Mr Darling is played on stage by the same actor than Hook (the 2003 movie did that too with Jason Isaacs playing both). Sure, that's not a Peter Pan movie, but that's kinda a movie about growing up when you think about it. So yes, there is the father and the "evil" character representing the daddy issues. That's pretty obvious Alan even knew Van Pelt in the Jumanji world he was stuck as the fear was obvious before he even appeared. In the end, Alan grew up as a person after the whole adventure like Wendy did.
This was my favorite Jumanji movie. For those who remember, the cartoon extension (Saturday morning) helped keep the story alive and answered questions. My youngest daughter (older now) grew up wanting to watch this once a day when she was a small child. The memories....
@@TheMaineMeta more about Jumanji lands itself. The natives said something about jumanji created by some god as a prank. Also talks about why Alan was always scared of the dark.
I love the theory that you can’t really die playing Jumanji. The hunter never even harmed him and had been chasing him since he was a kid, it's simply meant to be thrilling with no (permanent) consequences. The movie only happens because they didnt finish the game.
Yeah, exactly, also explains why everything including the entire world affected by the game is all reset back to how it would be before the game started once it's finished. To make sure there are no permanent consequences for the game. I bet that even if a player did 'die' while playing once the game was over they'd also just be reset right back to how everything was before they started.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that's exactly what happens to Judy by the very end: she gets killed by that poisonous carnivorous plant (that scene with huge spiders & earthquake). She passed out on Peter's nands. If it hadn't been for Alan, who managed to finish the game - I don't think they'd ever had chance to EVER finish it, bc Judy would die, not ever being able to make a move. A truly devilish game, that causes suffering, not only players but literally everyone around
@user-bx3wt7vv1d But that comes back to the threat of death with no actual death. You're right but we're already reading into it more than I think the screenwriters intended lol. In the new films, did anyone get a game over?
I get chills every damn time. The soft sound of the piece on the glass centre, the word swirling in the core, Alan's soft "Jumanji..."and then his happy exclamation...my god, I love this movie.
Don’t care how many remakes they do. Robin Williams movies are perfection. You can’t copy that kind of magic he gave the world. I hope you are at peace Mr. Williams.
One thing I didn’t realized until adulthood was that, at this moment, the sister was dying from the poison. It was an extremely close call that they were able to finish the game in time and go back to the past.
This Jumanji had brilliant writing. All the main characters had growth of some kind. Judy overcame her stoic sarcastic mask to properly express her vulnerabilities, Peter was able to overcome his silence from grief and speak up and protect those he cared about, Sarah overcame her fear of Jumanji and didn’t abandon Alan in his time of need, and Alan overcame his fear of his father, and not being good enough for him by staring at the hunter and facing him head on like his father had said earlier in the movie. That’s what captivates me about the original. When the characters finally end the game, you can’t help but feel so much relief for them.
4:33 She sounded so sad when she said that line, and I finally realized why. They remember Judy and Peter, however the kids will see them as strangers when they meet again. 🥺
Something the new Jumanji never seemed to understand it's the lesson learned from the main character, he was facing his own Dad. I think the board game doesn't really want to harm anyone permanently. But trying to teach them a lesson.
Eh, I think it’s better to go through puberty twice because that way, you know how to best navigate it the second time around and use puberty to your advantage
I watched Robin Williams movies as a kid and thought they were very entertaining. Looking back at them there is a thread of him through all of them, the enduring human spirit, facing one's demons, rattling the establishment for the better of all, use of humour to broach unpalatable topics. My favourite still remains DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989) We have not forgotten you Robin!
Sarah continues to be the best character. It is insane how good the effects in this movie were. Like not every single one holds up of course but the majority are FANTASTIC. The aesthetic of the bullet stopping in front of them and disintegrating has stuck in my head since I was a kid.
@@ShadrakJohn And Alan's life too. Don't 4get Alan suffered much worse than Sarah as it trapped him in a jungle for 26 years. The game ruined Alan's life & had effected Sarah's
The Monkey was terrifying. I mean for the time it was advanced effects, but it was soo creepy. They should have used a real one or an animatronic. But the rest was really good.
@@paulmacartney8266 Actually, the game stopped Alan from running away, got Sarah 2 dump Billy Jessup, and kept Judy and Peter's parents from dying! It's technically Chaotic Good!
The shot of the bullet freezing in mid-air before being sucked away along with everything else is one of the most striking, beautiful, and heart stopping shots put to film IMO
@@banuraspati5864 Part of why I dislike the new ones. Anythings possible if you are just game characters with multiple lives and superpowers. The original people were just people caught up in the game as it warped reality. As well, I didn't want to know what the world of Jumanji was. Alan's speech to Peter on the horrors he witnessed and had to deal with for 26 years was far more frightening than the creatures in the world. I grew up with the book way before the movie came out and it was a regular bedtime story for me, so it's important to note that Jumanji was not the world, but the jungle city in the original book.
“Aren’t you afraid?” “I’m terrified, but my father told me you should always face who you’re afraid of” Robin Williams made our childhood magic especially with this movie I love all the Jumanji films especially the newer ones and how they line up and are linked with the original Jumanji 😁❤️
This is probably the movie I've watched the most number of times. I don't really rewatch movies, but when I was a kid, I must have rewatched it over a dozen times. Probably half of those were when I was sick with the flu for a few days. I just watched it back to back, over and over, until I was better, rewinding the VHS tape. I still treasure that memory.
Robin Williams gave us a touch of wonder. A glimmer of joy in our daily lives. Now that he is gone we feel nothing more than the gray wastes of adulthood and the bitter realization that there will never be another like him. Rest well Robin.
Alan fight his fears, and he become real man. Music alone at the moment is Godlike. This scene is really epic. I miss Robin, he is my big part of my childhood.
Your best ending : realize as adult the hunter and father are the same actor, and the younger kids that found the game later got deleted when the jump back in time happened.
@@editingbasket9728 wtf kids didn't got deleted, Alan and Sarah meet them later, and by their looks, like they smiling to older heroes we can kinda assume they didn't loose memory of game.
I was playing this with some friends of my nieces. They are all big fans of this movie, and the cartoon, too. When one, eight year old won, she threw up both hands and shouted excitedly “JUMANJI!”. I had never seen her so thrilled about anything before. There is something about this game that just grips the imagination.
If i remember right, this movie was shot on film. Not just any film, the best of modern film technology before the shift to 100% digital. The VFX are overlaid and added in post production. you can get crazy good looking upscales when digitizing from high density film. I honestly more movies were shot this way today. Jumanji looks really good because of it.
Sarah Whittle is as strong as heck. Even though she was forced to, she came back and faced her trauma head-on. I have always been so proud of her for that.
This movie was replayed in my high school whenever we had Fundraiser/MovieNight ... it was such a classic... along with Hocus Pocus, Sister Act and other great 90s Family movies.
For those of you who were wondering why the gun/bullet were erased, even though they had nothing to do with Jumaji... It's because all "events" that happened after the first roll were erased. The timeline itself was erased.
@@christopherjohnson5236 Not everything. The 1st (Sarah) and 2nd players' (Alan) memories were kept intact. What's more, it seems that not everyone can play the game in the first place, as only Sarah and Alan were able to hear the drum beats. I'm not sure if Judy and Peter heard them too, but I assume so. I assume that the Jumanji game specifically "picks" the chosen players, although the chosen ones can choose to not play.
Yeah, since the game was technically still being played all the way since 1969 everything after that point could have been considered affected by the game so was erased. I'm guessing players of the game always get to keep their memories of playing the game afterwards, Julie and Peter though obviously couldn't since they were also erased with the timeline.
The gun was deleted from the timeline, just like Judy and Peter, the gun doesn't exist yet in 1969! The game targets those ''who want to leave their world behind!'' That's why only some people can hear the drums! Peter and Judy weren't killed - they just didn't exist yet!
The movie you watch as a kid, it was very cool to watch see all the excitement and adventures. Now watching it as an adult, it's a reality check where your whole life becomes a jungle, expect the unexpected, and facing your own fears if you want to succeed in your life. People celebrating by saying "Yay", "I did it", "I made it", for what the person has accomplished by hard work or patience, that my friend in real life is a saying "Jumanji"
I never really thought about it but this game, when completed, takes you all the way back to the point in time just before you started playing. So while not the most practical, they've basically discovered a constant means of backwards time travel.
The world has changed immensely since Robin's departure. I would love to hear what he would comment about today through his humor he would be able to help us through these times.
And today, despite watching this movie probably 100 times, I just realized that the father and the hunter are played by the same actor. O, the symbolism.
I always wondered how Van Pelt managed to get himself *in* Jumanji. As seen here, he is a legitimate part of it, not someone who got stuck like Alan. I remember reading somewhere that he was cursed by the people who made Jumanji due to crimes against animals or something
Van pelt is supposed to represent your greatest fear the thing you ran away from. In this case Alan's dad. He's afraid of disappointing him and confronting him. Which is ironic since dad and van pelt are the same actor.
He didn't get himself in Jumanji. He is created by Jumanji as a representation of Alan's greatest fear. Alan like peter man was in denial at the idea of growing up and facing his problem for himself. His dad always told him otherwise which is why he used to antagonize his father in his mind. That's why the game made Van Pelt, a struggle that chase while he rubs as usual instead of facing it. The game deliberately gave Van Pelt Alan's father's face.
Cases of European(s) hunting ethnic minorities (real humans) are well documented and photographed … so that adds a ghastly light to this whole safari costumed white man hunting another human.
This idea was embodied in a fan short film on Jumanji describing its creation. They say the game was created by a shaman, but then Van Pelt came with other forwarders and attacked the village of aborigines, then the shaman made sure that the magic absorbed them. But I prefer the version that the hunter adapts universally to each player and in fact all the creatures of the game are artificial and programmed not to harm, but only to arrange tests for players and scare them. Perhaps the animals and Van Pelt are not even alive in the usual sense of the word, but something like ghosts.
I'd say that I have many worst fears. Car accidents, health scares, getting attacked by bad people, and fatal incidents that I have no control over, like boulders, trees, or aircraft falling on top of my house, asteroid strikes, volcano eruptions, flying objects that can hit you or your car, bad weather disasters, unintentional or uncontrollable mishaps, and even accidents in space that might destroy the planet. The worst part about these fears is that it could happen at any time, whether you expect or know about it or not. I might be worrying too much when it comes to anything exaggerated, but it's something to consider if it's possible to happen. I don't even want to think about it, though.
3:44 I bet alan changed his mind about not wanting to go to Cliffside school after such a long, brave experience with Jumanji, making both his father & mother even more proud ❤
They're actually not remakes, they're sequels. The film starts off with the board game turning into a video game to get someone to play it, and the characters find where Alan lived during his time inside the game.
@@PyroGothNerd I think spin-off would be a better term, with it paying proper respect to the original movie. And while it might not be quite as good as the original, it is still pretty good. Definitely worth the watch in my opinion.
To 90's kid like me from India, this was peak Hollywood. Local cable would patch on his own bootleg CD over onto the broadcast signal which still delivered close to original quality. Then, we would transport from a world of hero-heroines would romancing each other while prancing around trees and go onto witness a world where, for the first time, bullets would stop mid-air, turn to dust and swirl back into the vortex. To really see imagination as is taking shape on screen, completely unbridled by shackles of reality gave the whole family unimaginable thrill. I am glad to have been born at the time. Back then you actually saw impossible become possible compared to now where all of that magic has become a given.
Bonnie Hunt and the director of the new Jumanji films are working together on Red One, so I have hope that she, Peter, and Judy will return one final time. RIP Robin Williams.
Amen, they could write Alan off and have Sarah and Alan's kids along with whatever has happened with Judy and Peter in the decades since. They brought Nora back for next level so it is the same universe but I find it odd that none of the kids knew anything about Alan or Parrish Shoes. The Parrishes would be local legends.
As a kid when I saw this in the 90's in was just another ending to a movie. Rewatching this as an adult in my 30's, its much more emotional now. I know, eventually, my parents are going to pass away and the idea of loosing them in my life makes me now want to spend as much time with them as I can and savor all these moments. This movie has a great underlying theme of the love shared between children and their parents, that you don't necessarily pick up on until you're an adult.
I got the chills when you realize that because Alan completed the game, *EVERYTHING* is going back. Every god damn thing that ruined Alan's life and his town is going back into that god damn board game where it belongs.
Actually, the game stopped Alan from running away, got Sarah 2 dump Billy Jessup, and kept Judy and Peter's parents from dying! It's technically Chaotic Good!
This movie had everything: comedy, drama, fantasy, adventure and romance. And let me just say, this was Bonnie Hunt’s best role. The way her “Sarah” got in front of that bullet- she was scared for her life but was more scared of losing her “Alan.” ❤️
I mean this is best possible ending, they get to keep all of their previous memories and get to finish growing up again. Imagine that you get to start over again with all your knowledge now. You’d be a billionaire!!
Robin Williams MADE my childhood. If not for his movies then my childhood would be so so baseless and grim. As someone who grew up in abusive household, Robin Williams' movies be it emotional or comedies always helped me get through the dark phases. Jumanji helped me to face my fears, Flubber taught me not to take relationships and profession for granted, Mrs Doubtfire made me approach my family and Dead Poet Society helped me get over tough years and hold onto my ambitious. I feel so bad for Mr Williams cause he had to go through one of the worst painful death. Its scary to think that the man who could make every laugh, went through such a torturous pain. My condolence to his family and friends.
Robin Williams gave us 90s kids so many wonderful movies. He is sorely missed. I know more than just us 90s kids miss him. Everyone does
I think that all the time! ❤️
I miss him
Sucks next year will be a decade since he died😭
Agreed my number one favorite is the one movie he did as genie in Aladdin I was born the year it came out in July even though the movie came out before or after I was born
he hasn't gone away, as long as there are people to remember him and those movies.
Imagine one day your son tells you “I won’t talk to you again” and those were truly his last words to you😢 that’s why that hug means a lot.
Indeed. I almost spit those words to my mom one day and to this day I'm glad I didn't.
Thanks captain obvious.
@@mrgarybusey2052 Why would you say that in regards to such a senitmental issue?
@@Aurochhunter Lack of compassion and empathy for others would be my guess.
@TylerTheGamer ty
3:28 the father's face gets me teary eyed. Though he truly loved his son, he kept his emotions hidden to be like his own father who raised him. You can feel in this moment not only how much he loves his son dearly but is reforming his old parental habits realizing Alan does not need tough love like he did growing up.
My father went to boarding school and his father wasn't very involved in his life at a young age.
I can see alot of my father in Alan's father.
I had a very strained relationship with my old man growing up.
Until when I was 16 something happened to me, I won't say exactly what, but it was my first real brush with death.
During my stay in hospital recovering, I saw my father go from this stern, cold and unwaivering man which is all I'd ever know, to a man bawling his eyes out in front of me at the thought of nearly losing me, it changed things.
As I've gotten older I've come to understand where he was coming from, he was hard on me for a reason, not out of malice, but love in his own way, it was just how he is.
Our relationship is pretty good now I would say.
Watching this scene as a kid just meant the fun part of the movie was over, watching this part as an adult hits me right in the gut.
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I'm proud that Alan and his dad made amends as a family.
You get flakes of that like when he apologizes to his son urging him to stand up to his bully not realizing it was an ambush. He cared but was feeding into what he thought he had to be for his son.
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I really wish we didn't take Robin Williams for granted when we had him. Hurts so much to miss him now.
What is really sad is there are a lot of guys like him out there.
@@dangeary2134
Aye. One of the not so long ago ones is Jason David Frank.
Like or hate him, he too suffered from depression.
Losing his brother, his mother, his adopted daughter, got sued by her adopted daughter’s biological father and whatever other troubles he had.
It’s no wonder he finally snapped and ended it all.
Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger.
Who took him for granted, seems like everyone knew what he was to us
Why does it hurt? Was he your family? Did you know him personally? Why do people glorify actors/actresses most of which have massive drug problems and are part of Hollywood the worst place on planet earth????
@@drakemordred2982
See, that’s the thing. Trashes like you are why we can’t have nice things. Focusing on the bad things and conveniently ignore the good things. All it takes is just 1 bad deed, isn’t it? I swear. What happened to case to case basis?
Everyone is only human. And everyone has their personal inner demons. You are no exception.
And it depends on the individual.
Robin Williams? I don’t know how he acts behind the scenes. If he was an abusive guy, that’s unfortunate. If he was a drug abuser or an alcoholic, which he did cocaine and was an alcoholic, that’s also unfortunate. At least he change and tried to change.
Additionally, sure, he may have an affair. That’s like betrayal aside from cheating. Why marry if you plan to cheat one day?
This is a common thing for everyone who are married in the world. Again, each individual is different. Marriage no problem? Alright. Then you have other flaws. No one is perfect.
Even one of the former presidents, regardless of how good or bad he did during his tenure also praised Robin Williams. You and many people like you on the other hand? Pieces of trash.
Bla, bla, bla all you want in return. I will just ignore you. Trashes are not worth listening to anyway.
When his kid ran away, Sam put everything he had to find him - his time, his money, everything. After a while, he stopped coming to work. He just quit caring. I don't think anybody loved his boy more than Sam did.
That line still breaks my heart. 😢
Alan only realized that until after he came back from the jungle: no matter how mad Sam may get at him, he never wants to lose him. That came Alan the courage to tell his father his mistake instead of running from it. The guilt of causing the accident is why Van Pelt was created: Jumanji was showing him you can run forever away from guilt, a mistake or things that scare you. You have to face it eventually.
And now that he has, he realizes just how much Sam cares.
@@girl1213not to mention, Sam and his wife died without ever learning what happened to Alan.
@@girl1213 THAT is actually one interesting way to interpret it. Jumanji (the game) at least for me had some conscious sentience and seemed to know what each of it's players had. In the case of all four of them, it knew Alan had some fractured relationship with his father, which is why it had Sam's face on Van Pelt: Alan was scared of his father and also feared him (probably in being a disappointment). The game knew how much guilt Sarah carried over not saving Alan, so it'd at times remind her of that by throwing everything she feared of it at her. As for Judy and Peter, the Game knew how much they truly missed their parents, in terms of Judy hiding it and Peter lamenting their deaths and how scared he was to continue life without them. So ie threw them into far _worse_ situations. Heck, it _punished_ Peter for trying to cheat. And if we take the sequels into consideration, that _is_ the case. The game is _smart_.
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When I saw “Alan” carved into the shelter in the new Jumanji, I burst into tears. What a bittersweet homage to Robin Williams and Alan 🥹
I was surprised that the new movies aren't a reboot but rather a continuation of the original jumanji. Examples: It showed Alan's home in jumanji 2: Welcome to the jungle as well as the old board game.
The only true Redemption of the new movie is that they kept Robin Williams in spirt
@@solidmage1720 in the remake they Kinda did this
Ikr? The minute I heard “Alan Parrish he was the guy who built this place” I literally screamed it was such a nice homage 🥺❤️
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When I was a kid and saw this for the first time I got serious chills when Robin said “Jumanji” to end the game. Still gives me chills today. He fought hard to get the chance to say that.
I love how everyone had a second chance at life. Alan, Sarah, Judy and Peter's parents, Carl, everyone.
Alan’s parents too
For me I loved the way Sarah runs infront of Alan to take the bullet instead of him she doesn’t want to lose him again and at the end we see Sarah pregnant 🤰🏻 with Alan’s baby ♥️🖤
hello nice person
Me too
exactamente
Robin will never be forgotten. He was pure and true and wholesome....things lacking in this day and age. God could we use more people like him now.
We have people like you. Have the courage to stand for your convictions against the madness and degeneracy happening. There is a quote that resonates with me - "...Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me." - Alexandr Solzhenitzyn
Yeah. People like Robin Williams will be missed. Let's all remember those who entertained and inspired us through the years. Gone but never forgotten.
He was very talented, but had issues. He was not pure or wholesome. I knew him, and we had a falling out when he was cheating on his wife with his kids' babysitter.
@@hawkhillfalconer3529 …of course you did…
If he was so "true, pure and wholesome" as you say, why would a person like that commit suicide?
I'll tell you why.... because he didn't take the time to know God and Jesus. Jesus died for us all so that we could have a relationship with God. So that when things got bad, we can always always always depend on HIM
Robin took the easy way out....
And that's very sad and selfish.
THIS is the Jumanji we needed, the new Movies arent even compareable to this Masterpiece
Yup. I've always thought the Rock ruins the possible magical touch of that... Would be so much bearable with other cast. He reminds me of the time where studio insisting on this or that actor without taking into consideration that they would elevate the screenplay further or just be generic robotic actor. Pffffft So much for movie development in recent years
And somehow rotten tomatoes gave the new jumanjis higher ratings. Proof that a lot of movie critics are insane.
Old is Gold now matter how older this masterpiece gets.
@@troyterry6919
Critics are just another part of the propaganda machine.
I don’t think the new movies are bad at all personally but your opinion is completely valid and you are entitled to it
I just now realized that Alan would be overpowered growing up. He didn't lose his memories so all of his accumulated knowledge of combat and survival would be still be with him as he grows older.
She said she is starting to forget how it is to be adult
I think after a few hours/days they just lost all the memories they had about their false future
@@ifeelsane They clearly remembered as they warned the parents of the kids not to go on the vacation that would kill them.
@@ifeelsaneThey only lose the notion of being adults, but the experience and memories, that's another thing.
I believe they only forget until they reach the age they were.
Oh, god. That traumatized stuff probably comes back to her later too. That is going to suck.
After the end of the game, Jumanji turned back time! This is why everything, including Van Pelt got sucked and finally vanish. Jumanji was a time machine, so everything happen in a paralell universe.
Jonathan Hyde was really perfectly cast in this movie. He is both the loving but stern father turned evil charicature of himself in Van Pelt because of Alan's innate fear of his father. I always loved when Alan says that you have to face your fear and Van Pelt acknowledges that he is acting like a man, a small part of me wanted to belive that having Van Pelt saying so, in a way gives Alan the validation from his father that he always wanted. I know they patch things up in a more meaningful way when he is transported back in time, but this little tiny moment also hit pretty hard for me.
I've always been pleased to think that all this is his competent magical acting, and in his heart he's waiting for Alan to be able to beat him. I even felt a little sorry for him after that thought.
@@kurtzahringer9750Note as the "father ". It manifested someone that creates fear inside him,in alan's case it was his father
Maybe they cast him to do both willingly, because Alan was afraid of his father.
I’ve been watching this so many times since I was a kid and finally realised they were the same actor today. Mind blown 🤯
eh
Those drums TERRIFIED me as a kid. I still get goosebumps from time to time whenever I hear them. Was I the only one?
Aw heck no you were not.
The film scared me as a kid. Especially the plant. If anyone here enjoyed this movie, that's fine. I did not like it growing up.
Ironically, the drums are the least dangerous part of the game.
@@Aurochhunter But still, why do they have to be so scary 😭😭😭
I rather had "butterflies in my stomach", but all this grotesque stereotypical jungle fascinated and delighted me.
This hits way harder as an adult. Just the idea of taking your loved ones for granted, and how it would feel to be given a second chance. Any problems between you would feel so petty and irrelevant.
yas
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SUCH a great ending to the game. Poetic justice of the only true villain going through what Alan did, also losing at the cusp of victory, Sarah proving her own bravery and love for Alan. Just an amazingly written sequence all around.
Yeaah....thats the woman one wants....
I preferred Mrs Doubtfire to this one. Love the "Workin' 9 to 5" scene. Or the one where all the mental people come alive for a minute - I think Robert DeNiro was in that one. I also like Mork and Mindy and the Jumanji sequel which I don't think he was even in. All great movies.
Your great ending : realize as adult the hunter and father are the same actor, and the younger kids that found the game later got deleted when the jump back in time happened.
There's no "true villain" in this movie. it's a self-journey archetype with homies thrown in. The hunter, Van Pelt is a representation of Alan's lack of self-confidence, loneliness, social isolation, and daddy issues rolled into a physical character. You'd think it would be obvious, since Van Pelt and the dad are the same actors. Overcoming true fear is about suppressing that fear, it's about facing it with courage, dignity, and intelligence - a lesson his dad tried teaching albeit inappropriately. Through Jumanji, Alan finally learns the lessons his dad was trying to teach him.
@@blusafe1 It probably is a reference to a tradition in Peter Pan plays where Mr Darling is played on stage by the same actor than Hook (the 2003 movie did that too with Jason Isaacs playing both). Sure, that's not a Peter Pan movie, but that's kinda a movie about growing up when you think about it. So yes, there is the father and the "evil" character representing the daddy issues. That's pretty obvious Alan even knew Van Pelt in the Jumanji world he was stuck as the fear was obvious before he even appeared. In the end, Alan grew up as a person after the whole adventure like Wendy did.
This was my favorite Jumanji movie. For those who remember, the cartoon extension (Saturday morning) helped keep the story alive and answered questions. My youngest daughter (older now) grew up wanting to watch this once a day when she was a small child. The memories....
I had no idea there was a cartoon extension. What questions did it answer?
@@TheMaineMeta more about Jumanji lands itself. The natives said something about jumanji created by some god as a prank. Also talks about why Alan was always scared of the dark.
Thisnis the ONLY jumanji movie. All the rest are cheap imitations
There's a cartoon extension?
@@shanthagopian7559 agreed 💯
a father saying sorry to his son. love it
because he apologizes
why are you apologizing
The fun fact that both the HUNTER and the father are played by the same actor.
Some fathers forget that their sons are still young. Making them grow up too fast is not a good idea.
Good father
"Any last words? Jumanji!" Classic movie. RIP Robin Williams!
I mean, it's no "Hulk smash!", but it's up there. XD
I love the theory that you can’t really die playing Jumanji. The hunter never even harmed him and had been chasing him since he was a kid, it's simply meant to be thrilling with no (permanent) consequences. The movie only happens because they didnt finish the game.
Yeah, exactly, also explains why everything including the entire world affected by the game is all reset back to how it would be before the game started once it's finished. To make sure there are no permanent consequences for the game. I bet that even if a player did 'die' while playing once the game was over they'd also just be reset right back to how everything was before they started.
@Noobie2k7 Though that begs the question, What if all the players died before the game was finished?
@@xselinisx the game then soft lock itself since you can't kick a player out and you can't add a player in since the lobby is full
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that's exactly what happens to Judy by the very end: she gets killed by that poisonous carnivorous plant (that scene with huge spiders & earthquake). She passed out on Peter's nands. If it hadn't been for Alan, who managed to finish the game - I don't think they'd ever had chance to EVER finish it, bc Judy would die, not ever being able to make a move.
A truly devilish game, that causes suffering, not only players but literally everyone around
@user-bx3wt7vv1d But that comes back to the threat of death with no actual death. You're right but we're already reading into it more than I think the screenwriters intended lol. In the new films, did anyone get a game over?
I get chills every damn time. The soft sound of the piece on the glass centre, the word swirling in the core, Alan's soft "Jumanji..."and then his happy exclamation...my god, I love this movie.
Don’t care how many remakes they do. Robin Williams movies are perfection. You can’t copy that kind of magic he gave the world.
I hope you are at peace Mr. Williams.
One thing I didn’t realized until adulthood was that, at this moment, the sister was dying from the poison. It was an extremely close call that they were able to finish the game in time and go back to the past.
what sister ?
@@anthonyperez5757 Judy. The girl with pigtails played by young Kirsten Dunst.
I think that part was somewhat overlooked.
I only realized this in my teens that Judy probably was dying at this point.
@@Tooba-K123yeah, from the poison
Fun thing I just noticed…the gun disappears, instead of getting sucked in. Because it wasn’t from the game.
So in theory, shouldnt the bullet still have hit them??
@@michaeIaa probably
I think it did get sucked in, the original gun was also from earth, but when it was replaced it became pelts permanent gun in the game world
@@michaeIaa
Even if it did, they had won the game, so they should be back to the past regardless.
@@TomAS-wm5mn The gun was deleted from the timeline, just like Judy and Peter, the gun doesn't exist yet in 1969!
This Jumanji had brilliant writing. All the main characters had growth of some kind. Judy overcame her stoic sarcastic mask to properly express her vulnerabilities, Peter was able to overcome his silence from grief and speak up and protect those he cared about, Sarah overcame her fear of Jumanji and didn’t abandon Alan in his time of need, and Alan overcame his fear of his father, and not being good enough for him by staring at the hunter and facing him head on like his father had said earlier in the movie. That’s what captivates me about the original. When the characters finally end the game, you can’t help but feel so much relief for them.
True
4:33 She sounded so sad when she said that line, and I finally realized why. They remember Judy and Peter, however the kids will see them as strangers when they meet again. 🥺
Don’t worry due to new movies plot
The kids would definitely remember
In a certain time tho
@@The_One_Kit’s very plausible they did remember they just couldn’t talk about ut
Robin Williams made us 90’s kids’ childhoods the best! He was the funniest guy in the world. He is truly missed. ❤
This movie was and will always be amazing. Robin is missed beyond words.
Fun fact: the actor who plays the hunter also plays Alan's father
A bit of a Peter Pan throwback, I guess.
Yup. A reference to Peter Pan, where the same actor usually played the dual roles of Captain Hook and Wendy's father, George Darling.
And also plays the egyptologist in The Mummy
It’s meant to be symbolic I believe.
@@kimberly11091 He was in Richie Rich too (Culkin version).
Something the new Jumanji never seemed to understand it's the lesson learned from the main character, he was facing his own Dad. I think the board game doesn't really want to harm anyone permanently. But trying to teach them a lesson.
Tell that to Judy she was about to die and Peter was turning into a Monkey we dont know if hisbmind was about tonfollow that path
I think that's what the cartoon tried to teach kids.
@@adengo5246 idk about Judy but Peter cheated
The new Jumanji was just a cash grab using this one's name. It didn't care about this movie
@@XIplupIX no it didn't. If people want to know what jumanji is really about they read the book, watch the original movie or the cartoon.
I would give anything to go back in time to tell my dad I love him.
You will get the chance again one day brother, we all will.
Same
Why didn't you? Not like you weren't there
@@johnwt7333 hes either missing his dad or its regret. either one is a sad :(
@@johnwt7333 only after the loss we come to know that we never said I love you and thank you to them.....
That awkward moment when you realize that Alan and Sarah had to go through puberty twice.
I know! I always thought how weird it would be for them to grow up twice
I think they were both disillusioned and welcomed the chance to start over. The seemed grateful at the end.
What I would give to go back and redo childhood knowing what I know today,
Eh, I think it’s better to go through puberty twice because that way, you know how to best navigate it the second time around and use puberty to your advantage
Time to invest in Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
I hope you're resting in peace, Robin. You were - and are - one of the greatest.
I watched Robin Williams movies as a kid and thought they were very entertaining.
Looking back at them there is a thread of him through all of them, the enduring human spirit, facing one's demons, rattling the establishment for the better of all, use of humour to broach unpalatable topics.
My favourite still remains DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989)
We have not forgotten you Robin!
3:28 that look of a father who reconciles with his son really hits me hard. I think people with broken family would understand.
Sarah continues to be the best character.
It is insane how good the effects in this movie were. Like not every single one holds up of course but the majority are FANTASTIC. The aesthetic of the bullet stopping in front of them and disintegrating has stuck in my head since I was a kid.
Finishing the game, UNRUINED Sarah’s life.
@@ShadrakJohn And Alan's life too. Don't 4get Alan suffered much worse than Sarah as it trapped him in a jungle for 26 years. The game ruined Alan's life & had effected Sarah's
The Monkey was terrifying. I mean for the time it was advanced effects, but it was soo creepy. They should have used a real one or an animatronic. But the rest was really good.
@@paulmacartney8266 Actually, the game stopped Alan from running away, got Sarah 2 dump Billy Jessup, and kept Judy and Peter's parents from dying! It's technically Chaotic Good!
yass
The shot of the bullet freezing in mid-air before being sucked away along with everything else is one of the most striking, beautiful, and heart stopping shots put to film IMO
Not only well written, but really well portrayed. Too bad the current Jumanji movies didn't look back on this gem.
Jumaji now is just regular action comedy flick
@@banuraspati5864 Part of why I dislike the new ones. Anythings possible if you are just game characters with multiple lives and superpowers. The original people were just people caught up in the game as it warped reality. As well, I didn't want to know what the world of Jumanji was. Alan's speech to Peter on the horrors he witnessed and had to deal with for 26 years was far more frightening than the creatures in the world.
I grew up with the book way before the movie came out and it was a regular bedtime story for me, so it's important to note that Jumanji was not the world, but the jungle city in the original book.
@@banuraspati5864unfortunately yes😕
a prequel with the kids at the beginning could've been awesome!
It's a continuation
“Aren’t you afraid?”
“I’m terrified, but my father told me you should always face who you’re afraid of”
Robin Williams made our childhood magic especially with this movie I love all the Jumanji films especially the newer ones and how they line up and are linked with the original Jumanji 😁❤️
Best quote in the whole movie
Robin Williams is still missed by all. But this was a great movie and I love watching it.
This is probably the movie I've watched the most number of times.
I don't really rewatch movies, but when I was a kid, I must have rewatched it over a dozen times. Probably half of those were when I was sick with the flu for a few days. I just watched it back to back, over and over, until I was better, rewinding the VHS tape. I still treasure that memory.
That movie and back to the future
Robin Williams gave us a touch of wonder. A glimmer of joy in our daily lives. Now that he is gone we feel nothing more than the gray wastes of adulthood and the bitter realization that there will never be another like him. Rest well Robin.
Alan fight his fears, and he become real man. Music alone at the moment is Godlike. This scene is really epic. I miss Robin, he is my big part of my childhood.
Love this movie. Imagine having a REAL SECOND CHANCE to amend a lot of stuff in your life 😥
It's definitely one of the most iconic and memorable kids' show back in the 90s , such a great memory
I MISS ROBIN WILLIAMS SO MUCH :( may he rest in peace
RIP to Robin Williams this movie helped open the creative part of my mind! We were blessed to have actors and movies like this.
In terms of capturing the essence of the human existence, this was one of the best endings Disney ever created.
Disney did not originally produce or own the rights to the first Jumanji movie. That came much later when Sony made a deal with Disney a few years ago
It's ironic ? 🤣😅 Idk
Your best ending : realize as adult the hunter and father are the same actor, and the younger kids that found the game later got deleted when the jump back in time happened.
“Jumanji” and its sequels weren’t made by and aren’t owned by Disney. Sony made them and owns them.
@@editingbasket9728 wtf kids didn't got deleted, Alan and Sarah meet them later, and by their looks, like they smiling to older heroes we can kinda assume they didn't loose memory of game.
Had this on VHS, watched it everyday for 10 years. JU maaaan JI
RIP robin, my favourite
I totally forgot how damn good this ending was. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
I was playing this with some friends of my nieces. They are all big fans of this movie, and the cartoon, too. When one, eight year old won, she threw up both hands and shouted excitedly “JUMANJI!”. I had never seen her so thrilled about anything before.
There is something about this game that just grips the imagination.
the effects still look good today.....atleast far better than some other movies!
If i remember right, this movie was shot on film. Not just any film, the best of modern film technology before the shift to 100% digital. The VFX are overlaid and added in post production. you can get crazy good looking upscales when digitizing from high density film. I honestly more movies were shot this way today. Jumanji looks really good because of it.
Sarah Whittle is as strong as heck. Even though she was forced to, she came back and faced her trauma head-on. I have always been so proud of her for that.
This movie was replayed in my high school whenever we had Fundraiser/MovieNight ... it was such a classic... along with Hocus Pocus, Sister Act and other great 90s Family movies.
It’s a small detail, but I always loved the echoed screams as Van Pelt gets fully sucked in at 2:14
It was funny at the same time, because such a formidable character had become so ridiculous, and at the same time it was a little pity for him.
I know right
For those of you who were wondering why the gun/bullet were erased, even though they had nothing to do with Jumaji...
It's because all "events" that happened after the first roll were erased. The timeline itself was erased.
Everything gets resetted after the game ended
@@christopherjohnson5236 Not everything. The 1st (Sarah) and 2nd players' (Alan) memories were kept intact. What's more, it seems that not everyone can play the game in the first place, as only Sarah and Alan were able to hear the drum beats. I'm not sure if Judy and Peter heard them too, but I assume so. I assume that the Jumanji game specifically "picks" the chosen players, although the chosen ones can choose to not play.
Yeah, since the game was technically still being played all the way since 1969 everything after that point could have been considered affected by the game so was erased. I'm guessing players of the game always get to keep their memories of playing the game afterwards, Julie and Peter though obviously couldn't since they were also erased with the timeline.
@@Noobie2k7 Yes! I've been saying that for years. Peter and Judy were killed -- they ceased to exist.
The gun was deleted from the timeline, just like Judy and Peter, the gun doesn't exist yet in 1969!
The game targets those ''who want to leave their world behind!'' That's why only some people can hear the drums!
Peter and Judy weren't killed - they just didn't exist yet!
The movie you watch as a kid, it was very cool to watch see all the excitement and adventures. Now watching it as an adult, it's a reality check where your whole life becomes a jungle, expect the unexpected, and facing your own fears if you want to succeed in your life. People celebrating by saying "Yay", "I did it", "I made it", for what the person has accomplished by hard work or patience, that my friend in real life is a saying "Jumanji"
I never really thought about it but this game, when completed, takes you all the way back to the point in time just before you started playing.
So while not the most practical, they've basically discovered a constant means of backwards time travel.
Yeah but that game is way to dangerous and puts them along with others in danger. It not worth the time travel potential.
Still love this man love and light Mr Robin Williams you are so missed RIL
This was the perfect ending to an amazing movie.
I really love when Alan reunites with his dad 🥹 although I wish it was more emotional since he hasn’t seen him in 26 years!
The world has changed immensely since Robin's departure. I would love to hear what he would comment about today through his humor he would be able to help us through these times.
Robin Williams- a true master 😢❤. RIP
And today, despite watching this movie probably 100 times, I just realized that the father and the hunter are played by the same actor. O, the symbolism.
It's a reference 2 when Peter Pan is staged as a play, where it's a tradition 2 have the same actor play both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook!
0:38 the older I get the more this line hits me
Really powerful moment
This movie really encapsulates a time without screens in our faces
He says, in a comment posted via a screen
I always wondered how Van Pelt managed to get himself *in* Jumanji. As seen here, he is a legitimate part of it, not someone who got stuck like Alan.
I remember reading somewhere that he was cursed by the people who made Jumanji due to crimes against animals or something
Van pelt is supposed to represent your greatest fear the thing you ran away from.
In this case Alan's dad. He's afraid of disappointing him and confronting him. Which is ironic since dad and van pelt are the same actor.
He didn't get himself in Jumanji. He is created by Jumanji as a representation of Alan's greatest fear. Alan like peter man was in denial at the idea of growing up and facing his problem for himself. His dad always told him otherwise which is why he used to antagonize his father in his mind. That's why the game made Van Pelt, a struggle that chase while he rubs as usual instead of facing it. The game deliberately gave Van Pelt Alan's father's face.
Cases of European(s) hunting ethnic minorities (real humans) are well documented and photographed … so that adds a ghastly light to this whole safari costumed white man hunting another human.
This idea was embodied in a fan short film on Jumanji describing its creation. They say the game was created by a shaman, but then Van Pelt came with other forwarders and attacked the village of aborigines, then the shaman made sure that the magic absorbed them.
But I prefer the version that the hunter adapts universally to each player and in fact all the creatures of the game are artificial and programmed not to harm, but only to arrange tests for players and scare them. Perhaps the animals and Van Pelt are not even alive in the usual sense of the word, but something like ghosts.
I'd say that I have many worst fears. Car accidents, health scares, getting attacked by bad people, and fatal incidents that I have no control over, like boulders, trees, or aircraft falling on top of my house, asteroid strikes, volcano eruptions, flying objects that can hit you or your car, bad weather disasters, unintentional or uncontrollable mishaps, and even accidents in space that might destroy the planet.
The worst part about these fears is that it could happen at any time, whether you expect or know about it or not. I might be worrying too much when it comes to anything exaggerated, but it's something to consider if it's possible to happen. I don't even want to think about it, though.
It's so interesting that both Van Pelt and Alan's dad were played by the same actor
It is a reference to Peter Pan, where that was also done (Mr. Darling/Captain Hook).
That was the entire point.
@@trueblue6201 no its to mean he is scared of his dad
It's to portray a metaphor to get Allen to become the man he's meant to be, but to do it his way, in a sense.
@Riko Saikawa ... you do realize that there was a similar metaphor in Peter Pan right?
This father and son gets Mr, bonding no matter what happens. 😢
Winning the Jumanji game comes with an enormous reward: an extra lifetime.
Technically, it just a redo of the same lifetime!
3:44 I bet alan changed his mind about not wanting to go to Cliffside school after such a long, brave experience with Jumanji, making both his father & mother even more proud ❤
@1:25 what an insane gun to have 😭
Sniper with inbuilt LMG lol
I’ve never watched the remake because I don’t think it could never own up to the magic of the original.
They're actually not remakes, they're sequels. The film starts off with the board game turning into a video game to get someone to play it, and the characters find where Alan lived during his time inside the game.
Honestly they're not that bad
@@PyroGothNerd I think spin-off would be a better term, with it paying proper respect to the original movie. And while it might not be quite as good as the original, it is still pretty good. Definitely worth the watch in my opinion.
@@AdMiKa It seems it sort of keeps the game mechanics, but tells its own story
@@taurusfire2083
I AM thinking of watching them.....just out of curiosity
I was a kid when I saw this movie and did not understand it that well back then, But today I understand it well enough
Jumanji and Zathura, 2 of my absolute favourite movies.
Missing Robin everyday. Hope he's smiling up in the great beyond.
One of Robin Williams best. RIP!
Glad Alan fixed his mistake and told his dad what really happened and Carl got his job back.
90s are my precious times of films, thank u robin williams sir for all the memories
To 90's kid like me from India, this was peak Hollywood. Local cable would patch on his own bootleg CD over onto the broadcast signal which still delivered close to original quality. Then, we would transport from a world of hero-heroines would romancing each other while prancing around trees and go onto witness a world where, for the first time, bullets would stop mid-air, turn to dust and swirl back into the vortex.
To really see imagination as is taking shape on screen, completely unbridled by shackles of reality gave the whole family unimaginable thrill.
I am glad to have been born at the time. Back then you actually saw impossible become possible compared to now where all of that magic has become a given.
I watched this movie thirty times when I was a child. One of the gratest films I have ever seen. Romance, adventure, mistery, everything together.
Bonnie Hunt and the director of the new Jumanji films are working together on Red One, so I have hope that she, Peter, and Judy will return one final time. RIP Robin Williams.
Amen, they could write Alan off and have Sarah and Alan's kids along with whatever has happened with Judy and Peter in the decades since.
They brought Nora back for next level so it is the same universe but I find it odd that none of the kids knew anything about Alan or Parrish Shoes. The Parrishes would be local legends.
As a kid when I saw this in the 90's in was just another ending to a movie. Rewatching this as an adult in my 30's, its much more emotional now. I know, eventually, my parents are going to pass away and the idea of loosing them in my life makes me now want to spend as much time with them as I can and savor all these moments. This movie has a great underlying theme of the love shared between children and their parents, that you don't necessarily pick up on until you're an adult.
3:11 “Whatever I said dad. I’m sorry.”
❤
That hit me hard 😢❤
You saved Jumanji Rest in Peace Robin Williams.✝️💔🕊
I got the chills when you realize that because Alan completed the game, *EVERYTHING* is going back. Every god damn thing that ruined Alan's life and his town is going back into that god damn board game where it belongs.
Actually, the game stopped Alan from running away, got Sarah 2 dump Billy Jessup, and kept Judy and Peter's parents from dying! It's technically Chaotic Good!
@@trevorblue4531 It's a Mcguffin.
It is…Jumanji.
Gotta admit for the 90s, the effects in this movie was and still is awesome! ❤Rip Robin Williams 🕊️❤
Oh, I didn’t realize they were the same actor. Well done. ❤
kind of like captain hook scenario, i suppose
yeah they just waited for 60 years for boy n girl to get old and filmed the rest of the movie
@@myslef7636 i think you missed the point that they were talking about actor john pryce
@@scoutart1508 Johnathon Hyde!
It's a reference 2 when Peter Pan is staged as a play, where it's a tradition 2 have the same actor play both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook!
R.I.P Mister Williams 😢 I lost too many people
Lesson here, love your parents while you can.
This movie had everything: comedy, drama, fantasy, adventure and romance. And let me just say, this was Bonnie Hunt’s best role. The way her “Sarah” got in front of that bullet- she was scared for her life but was more scared of losing her “Alan.” ❤️
I remember back in the 90s teacher asked us what movie we wanted to see Jumanji or another movie everyone picked Jumanji good old days
I bet the teacher brought in a top too heavy tv on vhs player hahaha
@@joe4freedom676 Good ol' days when the teacher rolled in the TV cart.
JUMANJI is a series of “JUNGLE EMERGENCIES”
I learnt Robin was great with the kids in this production.
The dad playing the hunter wasnt something I caught on to as a kid. He was so intimidating as a kid.
Yeah, that actor did a really good job. Yeah, the fake beard helped, but its the actions and mannerisms that really sell him as two different people.
Love the Dad’s subtle, ‘you go get her, son.’
I mean this is best possible ending, they get to keep all of their previous memories and get to finish growing up again. Imagine that you get to start over again with all your knowledge now. You’d be a billionaire!!
Not sure they do.
And to think that the dad JUST BARLEY missed Alan getting sucked into the game before the reset
I really wish he was still alive. Would have been great to see him in the updated movies. Robin Williams was a wonderful actor. None like him today
Robin Williams MADE my childhood. If not for his movies then my childhood would be so so baseless and grim. As someone who grew up in abusive household, Robin Williams' movies be it emotional or comedies always helped me get through the dark phases. Jumanji helped me to face my fears, Flubber taught me not to take relationships and profession for granted, Mrs Doubtfire made me approach my family and Dead Poet Society helped me get over tough years and hold onto my ambitious. I feel so bad for Mr Williams cause he had to go through one of the worst painful death. Its scary to think that the man who could make every laugh, went through such a torturous pain. My condolence to his family and friends.
I love it when everything goes back in the game.