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Jumanji (1995)

Film

DirectorJoe Johnston

Meta takes4

Figures

Objects & symbols

The Jumanji game board as an artifact

Tropes

Van Pelt, the big-game hunter
The unresolved conflict between Alan and his father, Sam Parrish → The Repetition Compulsion
The invasion of jungle flora and fauna into the Parrish mansion
Alan Parrish's transformation from a boy into a "wild man" → The Fragile Alpha
The ad-hoc family unit formed by Alan, Sarah, Judy, and Peter → The Soft Arm of the Law
The ominous Jumanji drum beat → The Unseen Soundscape

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