A worthy successor to Jacek Sparrow – Review of the movie “Jungle Cruise”

Amazonian adventure

At the very beginning of the movie, we meet Dr. Lily, the adorable wildlife researcher, along with her sleazy brother McGregor. The heroes are fascinated by the legendary flower growing in the heart of the Amazon jungle. It is supposed to cure all diseases and even be able to overcome death. So the siblings travel to South America, where they hire a river captain Frank with his dilapidated steamboat. The entire company goes to the heart of the Amazon in search of treasure, but they stand in their way to bloodthirsty beasts, cannibal tribes and even the cursed souls of the Spanish conquistadors.

I did not expect this

I am writing the review almost immediately after returning from the cinema, this film made such a great impression on me. Jungle Cruise is a surprise at every step. The description of the plot made me expect a banal, childish film. To this let’s add a trailer in which dubbing the characters and a few missed jokes prepared me for a Disney copy of the latest Jumanji scenes . And let’s not forget Dwayna Johnson. I really like this person, I appreciate his career, I follow him on social media. As an actor, however, I associate it mainly with a smile of milky white teeth and tensing muscles at every possible opportunity. How wrong I was in judging the Jungle Cruise before watching it … This movie is a world championship, a return to the roots of adventure cinema, using well-known themes, and creating completely new ones!

Mr. Jones, Mr. Quatermain, Frank is joining you!

King Solomon’s Mines (1985) and the sequels of Indiana Jones are the cinema that raised me. It instilled in me the traveler gene, created a passion for discovering the world. I believe that these films largely account for my personality today. I also miss such productions on modern screens. Suddenly, however, I get a picture that goes back to these roots from the side I least expected it from. This gift is made to me by a label that has let me down again and again, especially with its controversial politics. Disney is back on track with production. Jungle Cruise inspires, teaches history, encourages you to explore the world, makes you laugh, scares – we have a complete set here. Successive generations of viewers receive a film that will make them feel the spirit of adventure.

May it be the beginning of the series …

Disney has lacked this kind of adventure film series since the Pirates of the Caribbean . A series that would be aimed at older, slightly more serious viewers. Productions that are not afraid of violence, scaring the recipient. Productions that allow the creators to spread their wings in a new universe, firmly rooted in a given historical period. An attempt, unfortunately unsuccessful, to create this type of new series was the Horseman from Nowhere . I personally liked the movie very much, but it may be because of my inborn weakness for the western genre. Unfortunately, the critics did not spare this Disney production, and Johnny Depp accused of duplicating Jack Sparrow’s creation, this time in the Indian version. Jungle Cruise a completely different story. The theme is fresh, although it draws heavily from the themes used in Pirates of the Caribbean . We will see here, for example, the cursed conquistadors, whose march through the jungle is undeniably associated with the crew of Captain Barbarossa from the Curse of the Black Pearl . Arousing nostalgia in the audience or simply copying? I felt the first, and the ghosts invariably frighten and intrigue the viewer at the same time. Disney is creating a new brand that incorporates everything that has proven itself in the adventures of Jack Sparrow. The ending also gives us hope for a continuation, and that is what I wish for Jungle Cruise.

Disney + Metallica?

The film opens with a classic scene showing the Bavarian palace in full splendor. This typical Disney landscape is enriched by an unusual soundtrack this time. The sounds of Spanish guitar strings are quickly recognizable as… Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters ! This immortal piece has been modified for the climate of Jungle Cruise and runs throughout almost the entire film. Immediately after returning from the cinema, I found this piece on the Internet and listened to it almost until morning. As it turns out, I am not alone in this adoration, because the soundtrack of the Expedition is gaining thousands of new views on the YouTube platform overnight.

Jaw close to the ground

The scene in which Disney’s Nothing Else Matters reaches for electric tones is also important . Frank, the protagonist played by Dwayne Johnson, tells the story of the damned conquistadors. The Spanish soldiers on the screen begin the brutal massacre of the Indians, the music becomes more and more aggressive and the jaws of viewers droop more and more. It’s been a long time since I ran out of words for what I just saw. Frank’s flashback scene is a moment that will be permanently recorded in popular culture, and I’m glad that I could be one of the first people to see him in the cinema. By the way, it is worth mentioning that Jungle Cruise also has considerable educational value. Strongly set in historical realities, the plot shows us not only the old Spanish conquests, but also the German army during World War I, and even a submarine from those times. We also come back to the themes known, for example, from the Temple of King Solomon – evil Prussian soldiers following the main characters step by step. How I missed it!

I guess you can’t get any closer to perfection

Jungle Cruise is the kind of movie I missed in the mainstream for a long time. An action-packed adventure film, however, has great educational as well as moral value. It encourages us to explore the world around us, to travel and to risk. Such images are needed for young people, and Disney has created something really good. The screening turned out to be a huge, positive surprise. The acting-infamous The Rock was also a surprise for me. Dwayne Johnson plays really solid here, he is no longer a typical muscle man, and the character he plays has a deep and dramatic origin story. Will this be the actor’s first step on the road to breaking his patch? I sincerely wish him this.

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