CatfishOpinions
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This movie is awesome. It keeps a fun energy all the way through and clouseau is hilarious and iconic. All the little quips and gags keep you invested and the spookier tone in the third act really gives you fun murderer mystery vibes. Just a super fun 60s detective movie.
Legally blonde is just a great movie. Not just because it's funny, because it's girly, because it has good drama and iconic characters...legally blonde is also great because of what it stands for.
Hyper-femininity is often mocked or criticized. Pink sparkly stuff is BAD, it's GIRLY, it's a STEREOTYPE. And many stories of girls becoming strong or empowered involves them becoming more masc/androgynous or abandoning girly stuff. But legally blonde argues that femininity and strength/dignity aren't mutually exclusive. You can be a bombass powerful lawyer AND wear cutesy dresses. You can be a harvard student AND like spas, doing your hair, makeup, etc. Power and traditionally feminine things can go hand in hand. And I like that idea.
Hyper-femininity is often mocked or criticized. Pink sparkly stuff is BAD, it's GIRLY, it's a STEREOTYPE. And many stories of girls becoming strong or empowered involves them becoming more masc/androgynous or abandoning girly stuff. But legally blonde argues that femininity and strength/dignity aren't mutually exclusive. You can be a bombass powerful lawyer AND wear cutesy dresses. You can be a harvard student AND like spas, doing your hair, makeup, etc. Power and traditionally feminine things can go hand in hand. And I like that idea.
I usually have very very low expectations for these random action comedy movies that come out all the time. They're usually incredibly cringey, dull, unfunny or forgettable. But I was delighted to discover that this movie is not one of those.
Really the only way to go about creating a sequel to Jumanji starring Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black is not to take yourself seriously. This movie only works because the entire time it is marveling at how stupid and over-the-top it is. They make fun of themselves, they mock the plot itself at points, and nothing in the story is taken too seriously. So you're both laughing AT the movie and WITH the movie. It knows that its own existence is pretty dumb. And that's how it's able to be fun instead of cringey!
Also, the action is pretty good. Everything is exciting and fun and, like I said, very self-aware. The comedy is also actually pretty good for what you'd usually expect in these kinds of movies. Lots of the jokes were genuinely funny and the way all the actors made fun of themselves and hammed it up was pretty entertaining.
So yes! Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a success in my book. I have lots of respect for it.
Really the only way to go about creating a sequel to Jumanji starring Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black is not to take yourself seriously. This movie only works because the entire time it is marveling at how stupid and over-the-top it is. They make fun of themselves, they mock the plot itself at points, and nothing in the story is taken too seriously. So you're both laughing AT the movie and WITH the movie. It knows that its own existence is pretty dumb. And that's how it's able to be fun instead of cringey!
Also, the action is pretty good. Everything is exciting and fun and, like I said, very self-aware. The comedy is also actually pretty good for what you'd usually expect in these kinds of movies. Lots of the jokes were genuinely funny and the way all the actors made fun of themselves and hammed it up was pretty entertaining.
So yes! Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a success in my book. I have lots of respect for it.