In one cinema news where every week we have theatrical releases and new releases in streaming, often arises the viral resurrection of films from the past, which, due to their impact on popular culture, have obtained an almost immortal credit that activates one of the main economic news machines within the audiovisual industry: nostalgia. Because no, it is neither gratuitous nor fortuitous to see how over the last five years several late sequelae eager to relive sensations from another era and, in doing so, try to capture this future generation Z who is no longer as interested in frequenting the stands. In this context, the platforms are not wasting time and it is now Main video which revolutionizes its offer with the inclusion in its catalog of a cassette which will unlock hundreds of memories of these children who grew up in the 90s.
We are talking about Jumanjione of the most memorable adventure films of millenniumwhich features some of the fun sequences from a film that will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2025. Yes, as is the case with people, films celebrate anniversaries without seemingly realizing it. More than 25 years ago Bugs, a miniature adventurethe 20 years of Finding Nemo or the 22 years since the first film adaptation of Spider-Man. But perhaps none of them achieved the mythology of a plot that adapts the children’s novel of the same name written by Chris Van Allsburg. Directed by Joe Johnston and with a budget of $65 million, Jumanji collection $262 million all over the world and, although the criticisms have not been received with too much passion, there are many adults today who wish either revisit it again or enjoy it with their children as they themselves did in the past. Thus, in the middle of 2024, Prime Video manages to dazzle subscribers with its offer and place the odyssey of Alan Parrish as one of the most watched options in the family film genre.
“Jumanji”: Robin Williams is the king
No one has made us laugh or generally moved as much as Robin Williams. The late American actor is a kind of generational interpretive totem for several spectators for very different feature films. Society of Dead Poets, The hunt for indomitable will…There were many times when Williams was able to break away from his comic profile to delight us with his gift, also in the field of drama. Nevertheless, Jumanji represents your definitive childhood adventure. The one in which he would be accompanied by known actors such as Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier and a young Kirsten Dunst who, although still a teenager, had already stood out in productions of the magnitude of Interview with the VampireOh Little women.
The official synopsis puts us in the shoes of Alan Parrish, a young boy from a wealthy family and with a complicated relationship with his father which ends stuck in a board game for 25 years called Jumanji. After growing up in the jungle, Alan manages to leave the set when two children start playing again. However, to reverse the magic, they must complete the game once and for all. In this approach, the family adventure of these beloved characters It’s one of those stories revisited every year by fans, hence its almost unwavering presence on other streaming services of the caliber of Netflix either Film.
Hollywood is no stranger to this candid reminiscence and it is for this reason that in 2017 it captured a restart title Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle who managed to raise $962 million. A digital update focused on the world of consoles which gave rise to a direct sequel named Jumanji: The Next Levelby generating other 800 million for the coffers of Columbia Pictures. With this profitability, in 2026, a quarter of which, for the moment, we do not know his argument, is developing. In the absence of a similar economic performance, it is clear that none of these sequels has achieved the fantastic spirit of the original story and with a duration of just over an hour and a half, the version from 1995 has aged infinitely better than the virtual revisions featuring Dwayne Johnson.
Prime Video and its nineties cinema offering
Connoisseurs of the good work of 90s cinema, Jumanji This is not the only reliable proof of how Prime Video is directing its content offering to awaken the feelings of an entire generation of subscribers. For this reason, the brand has a complete catalog with great hits from that era. Tornado, Jerry Maguire, jurassic park, Terminator 2: Judgment Day either Matrix These are just some of the acclaimed stories available in Amazon’s content lineup. A perfect space for this nostalgic cinema of a decade when cinema reached its peak as a mass spectacle.
