Jumanji - How it fits the conventions of an adventure film

Jumanji

Jumanji fits mostly all of the conventions in which an adventure film features. For example at the start you are introduced to the board game. So this creates the tensions with diagetic sounds. This fits the convention as the board game is the main feature of the film and in childrens adventures films you are always shown the main plot line at the beginning which this does. Again as is its a childrens film when it moves to the next scene there is a massive contrast. This is as it changes the time period so therefore it will make it easier for the children to realise this.

A general convention is that you always get shown the main characters, both good and bad. So this also happens within this film as you are shown both the boy and the group of boys which are classed as the bad characters within this clip. 


We are also shown a range of settings. So this fits the convention of being shown the settings very early on in the film.


Moving on there is bright + colourful scenes which fits the conventions of an adventure film always being like this and also natural light is used to make it more realisitic and genuine. 


The opening title was shown with music so the music is used to entice the children as they wouldn't really be that attracted to just watching the title of the film appear on the screen in a unique way. 


A popular convention of an adventures childrens' film is always to include a moral within the storyline and to have resolved it by the end of the film. So therefore again in this opening sequence the bullying is shown in a way in which you can relate to the boy as the actors age will be the same as the target audiences age.