The latest product of creative laziness and an obsession with established IPs in Hollywood, titled Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, packs all the commercial power a corporate cash-grab in 2017 could have: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, a beloved 90s film property, and a classic mass-appeal rock song baked right into the title. With more and more of these reboots/remakes/sequels—how about “rebakequels,” eh?—popping up each year, the question for each one is always, “Will it be worth it?” Will it be anything more than a standard Hollywood plot skeleton wearing the skin of an old beloved property? Will people remember that it exists more than two weeks after it releases? And most importantly, will it uphold the good name and legacy of its predecessor or namesake? The
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The latest product of creative laziness and an obsession with established IPs in Hollywood, titled Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, packs all the commercial power a corporate cash-grab in 2017 could have: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, a beloved 90s film property, and a classic mass-appeal rock song baked right into the title. With more and more of these reboots/remakes/sequels—how about “rebakequels,” eh?—popping up each year, the question for each one is always, “Will it be worth it?” Will it be anything more than a standard Hollywood plot skeleton wearing the skin of an old beloved property? Will people remember that it exists more than two weeks after it releases? And most importantly, will it uphold the good name and legacy of its predecessor or namesake? The