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By Drew Dietsch | Published
Controversial declaration: Science fiction should not be just for adults. Children love science fiction and should obtain many television movies and programs that explore and celebrate the genre without setting it due to the age of the planned audience. In the 2000s, a film tried to do exactly that, but dropped at the box office and is not yet given the full appreciation it deserves today. We hope to change that.
Zathura: A space adventure It was added to Netflix in July, and that means that it is now widely available for everyone, since almost everyone has a Netflix account. Start transmitting it immediately.
Twenty years later, it is time to admire this smart child film for what it is: a fantastic adventure story that is not only the best entry into the Jumanji Franchise but like a stellar movie alone.
Why wasn’t it bigger first? That’s why he failed.
Why Zathura: a space adventure failed
Zathura: A space adventure I was quite convicted from the beginning. Based on a book by Jumanji Author Chris van Allsburg, the science fiction turn of director Jon Favreau in the concept “Board Game Cobra Vida”, had worked hard against him. He was never going to get a fair jolt, he was quickly buried at the box office and mostly forgot.
How Zathura was created: A space adventure
Jon Favreau came from the success of the family Christmas comedy Elf. He had shown how elegant and acute could be with a film for all audiences. Your decision to make Zathura It was an attempt to show how the material of all ages could handle once again with its registered ingenuity and charm. This time, it would take special effects and gender narration at an even higher level.
Zathura It stands out in these elements. Favreau insisted on using as many practical effects as possible. He used Stan Winston Studios, who would also work in the next Favreau movie, Iron man -To create Lizard antagonists, Zorgons. These creatures are simply incredible.
Since CG became the norm for creating creatures, Favreau promised to develop real effects with which the actors could interact and respond. Blessed to him and the many artists who gave life to the foxes. They are a great culminating point of the film.
This mentality extends to the entire side of the production of Zathura. The story takes place mainly in a place (a house), and Favreau has to turn it into a kind of floating spaceship. It hits and separates as the film progresses, and the design behind these aesthetic decisions adds real character to the structure. Favreau filmed real models of the house for use in the film.
Add to all that art the wonderful science fiction style of the 50s that reports the design decisions of the film, and has a film with a very specific visual attitude. Favreau knows how to polish the effects and make everything feel tactile. It is a masterful touch.
Zathura’s script and score do a lot of good
Zathura It is not simply a technical delight. The script by David Koepp and John Kamps A lot of good. He directs the story to a much simpler structure than the original jumanji minimizing the number of characters necessary. He also does a better job by focusing on young protagonists and their relationships. The drama can be simple, but it is extremely effective. And when we learn more about the mysterious Astronaut character (Dax Shepard) that appears later, everything is worth it thanks to a very intelligent first act configuration.
Zathura It also presents a truly underestimated score of composer John Debney. The initial credits and the main theme nail the mood and intention of the film in the first seconds. There is a 100% commitment to the great adventure tone in Debney’s score.
Take what could be perceived as a small movie (due to the location of a single house) and makes it feel epic. “Substimated” is thrown too much, but in reality it could be applied to the work that Debney does Zathura.
Zathura’s perfect cast includes Kristen Stewart
Zathura He knows that it has to be an intimate film due to his scale. While Lisa’s attraction (Kristen Stewart) towards the astronaut implies a small silly romance, the real emotional drama of the film is a relationship between two brothers (Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo). His conflict is simplistic but managed seriously.
Help that the whole cast plays everything perfect. There is no weak link in the set of the set.
Zathura It is a film for children that does not degrit your target audience, or in history, characters or cinematographic production. This is a solid degree A experience for young spectators and heart children.
Why a group did not support Jon Favreau’s family science fiction movie
When we talk about how a movie “failed”, we often refer to its general reception in some way. When it comes to critical reception, Zathura It did not fail at all. From this recording, he is tied in Rotten Tomatoes with Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle For the best reviewed entry throughout the Jumanji franchise, and Zathura It is definitely maintaining that movie.
It was not the critics who did not like or ignored the film. It was audiences.
Zathura He opened in position number two in his first weekend, being beaten by Disney’s Small chicken In his second weekend at #1. Yes, Zack Braff, like a bird affected by CG panic in a low -level Disney effort, beat a film of one of the key architects behind the Marvel and Marvel Cinematic Universe and The Mandalorian.
Add more fuel to burning fire Zathura At the box office, Harry Potter and the Fire Cup launched the next weekend and Zathura He collapsed almost 62% to slot #5. That assistant took any potential target audience Zathura I could have expected.
A creative clash leads to evil marketing
He did not help there was a creative clash on how to market the film. Allsburg and Favreau said that although the general premise was similar, Zathura It was not the same type of film as Jumanji.
Unfortunately, the study wanted to use the Jumanji Name to help market this movie. He made people confused or resistant to what looked like “Jumanji In space. “Even now, this same article is contributing to tie Zathura For another movie, its story really has nothing to do.
That is unfair. Zathura It does not deserve to be suffocated by JumanjiShade. That film has a lot of generational nostalgia due to the inclusion of Robin Williams, and that attachment could cloud how lovers of Jumanji See the independent triumph of Favreau. It certainly affected Zathura At that time since the public saw the Jumanji Attached name but without the screen participation of Robin Williams, which leads to a disconnection and disinterest in the film.
Zathura It should not be left to accumulate dust in the basement. You need to be taken and played. Yes, some things may seem familiar, but they are exciting and dangerous again. Fly to the unknown, space cadet. There is danger, glory and majesty in the depths of space. Zathura He is waiting.
Zathura: A space adventure It is currently available to transmit through rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video, but now it is also free for Netflix subscribers.
