Sabtu, 05 Desember 2009

Movie Review of Jumanji



This movie directed by Joe Johnston, who also directed the movie of Jurassic Park III. The movie of Jumanji is one of the movies for children, which has a different plot from another movies' children, because this movie has a plot which is innovative and imaginative. Another that this movie also shows something that impossible to happen to become possible, because there are strange accidents, which happened in this movie.

The movie begins while Alan Parrish, 12 years old, the main character, finds the Jumanji in 1969. Jumanji is the name of a board game which has an ancient figure. He really curious and impatient to play this game, so he invites his friend, named Sarah Whittle, to play that game together. But they don't know that the Jumanji has a magical effect and has a real consequence. Then he and Sarah Whittle play it that night. When a quote says "In the jungle you must wait, until the dice rolls 5 or 8" Alan is suddenly pulled into the game. Looking this strange accident, Sarah decides to stop playing the game, and she prefer to be alone. Meanwhile, Alan's parents consider that their son is dead, so they move from their glorious house. Twenty-six years later, the siblings Judy and Peter find this game, and they play it. One of them rolls a 5 and Alan Parrish comes back with a herd of wild exotic animals, such as stampeding elephants and rhinos, giant spiders, and a fierce lion. But not only that, the consequences include slithering vines, mischievous monkeys, monsoons and human hunters. Now, Alan must try to save his hometown from the destruction, so he and the two kids come to Sarah's house, and they force Sarah to finish the powerful game.

This movie is amazing to me, because the story involving an ancient board game which has a magical power and real consequences for the game player. So it makes me to be impatient in each roll, to know what will happen next. Then, though I'm not an expert in field computer effect, but I can appraise that the movie has a great effect, especially when the mischievous monkeys throw the knives to the door in the kitchen and when the monkey drives the police car. It is so funny scene, and it's also to be my favorite part. Over all, I think, it's a fun movie to watch.

0 komentar: