History Heartwarming / JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle

* Martha/Ruby revealing to Bethany/Shelley that she never really hated or looked down on her in the real world.
** In return, Bethany/Shelley tells Martha/Ruby that [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre she should not be ashamed of her looks and that she should own it]].

* Jack Black nailing his role as a teenage girl trapped in Jack Black's body, without one drop of irony, condescension, or judgment. Bethany-as-Shelley could easily have been a joke or a parody, but he makes her real and complex and genuinely likable.

*** Notice that he says that "we" named her that, not "I". Which rather implies that baby Bethany's mother actually ''believes'' her husband's crazy story about having been trapped in a video-game jungle!

** The fact that game kept the tree house at all after reformatting itself. It did away with the man-eating plants, turned Van Pelt from a hunter into a mercenary and changed the way it operates as a game, but Alan Parish will now always be a constant.

** And when the BigBad tries to hold her hostage, threatening to shoot her if they don't give him the jewel (she's only one life left), she tells them not to accept before the other can even finish. Compare with Alex and Spencer, whose ([[RealityEnsues pretty understandable]]) fear of losing is shown and it takes them some time to overcome it. Even so when Bethany is held at gun point Alex offers to take her place, despite also only having one life.

* ''Heartwarming/Jumanji''

* Fridge/Mouse's absolute excitement after he de-fangs the snake. For him, it's his first ever accomplishment outside of being a football player. What's more, he even lampshades that (as part of the riddle's test) they trusted him to de-fang it.

** Earlier, Spencer and Fridge trying to comfort Alex about how he's spent 20 years in Jumanji by mentioning that [[MakesSenseInContext Cindy Crawford is still pretty hot for a 50 year old]].

* Bethany excitedly cheering on Martha while she's fighting two villain NPCs.

** And when the BigBad tries to hold her hostage, threatening to shoot her if they don't give him the jewel (she's only one life left), she tells them not to accept before the other can even finish. Compare with Alex and Spencer, whose ([[RealityEnsues pretty understandable]]) fear of losing is shown and it takes them some time to overcome it.

* Meta one: The heroes find themselves at a tree house with a message: [[Creator/RobinWilliams Alan Parrish]] was here. Which in other words, it was a tribute.
** Even better: considering the game reworked itself to suit a new generation of players, it actually remembered Alan and went out of its way to leave a reminder of him.
** The film [[MythologyGag acknowledges]] the [[{{Film/Jumanji}} shoes it has to fill]] when Alex declares that his hideout is Alan's house, he just lives in it.
** The fact that Alan still manages to help someone, albeit indirectly, survive in Jumanji even when he's no longer involved in the game by constructing his tree house and providing a safe shelter for Alex.
** The fact that game kept the tree house at all after reformatting itself. It did away with the man-eating plants, turned Van Pelt into a mercenary rather than a hunter and changed the way it operates as a game, but Alan Parish will always be a constant.

** Fridge and Bethany's looks of pride when they see that Spencer kissed Martha.

** Fridge and Bethany's looks of pride when they see that Spencer kissed Martha.
* This movie involves a girl ending up in the body of a man (JackBlack, to be precise), ''and'' being a comic relief. It was a dangerous territory to walk. Despite that, both the movie and the actor play off pretty well, avoiding the most obvious or tasteless jokes (even when the anatomical differences between the bodies are discussed, the humor comes from how ''excited'' Bethany is about the discoveries), and JackBlack never stereotypes the character too much. When she teaches Martha how to flirt, the fun comes exclusively from how clueless Martha is. Also, the other characters show no issue in thinking of her as a girl while they're inside the game. [[spoiler: It's most noticeable with Alex, who meets her outside the game only afterward.]]

* Martha/Ruby revealing to Bethany/Shelly that she never really hated or looked down on her in the real world.

** Even better: considering the game reworked itself to suit a new generation of players, it actually remembered Alan and went out of it's way to leave a reminder of him.

* This movie involves a girl ending up in the body of a man (JackBlack, to be precise), ''and'' being a comic relief. It was a dangerous territory to walk. Despite that, both the movie and the actor play off pretty well, avoiding the most obvious or tasteless jokes (even when the anatomical differences between the bodies are discussed, the fun comes from how ''excited'' Bethany is about the discoveries), and JackBlack never stereotypes the character too much. When she teaches Martha how to flirt, the fun comes exclusively from how clueless Martha is. Also, the other characters show no issue in thinking of her as a girl while they're inside the game. [[spoiler: It's most noticeable in Alex, who meets her outside the game only afterward.]]

* This movie involves a girl ending up in the body of a man (JackBlack, to be precise), ''and'' being a comic relief. It was a dangerous territory to walk. Despite that, both the movie and the actor play off pretty well, avoiding the most obvious or tasteless jokes (even when the anatomical differences between the bodies are discussed, the fun comes from how ''excited'' Bethany is about the discoveries), and JackBlack never stereotypes the character too much. When she teaches Martha how to flirt, the fun comes exclusively from how clueless Martha is. Also, the other characters show no issue in thinking of her as a girl. [[spoiler: It's most noticeable in Alex, who meets her outside the game only afterward.]]

* Martha/Ruby revealing to Bethany/Shelley that she never really hated or looked down on her in the real world.

* Alex sharing with Bethany/Shelley about his life back home.

* In-Universe, Moose's backstory is that Bravestone saved his life in Peru, and they've been [[TrueCompanions inseparable]] ever since.

* Fridge/Moose's absolute excitement after he de-fangs the snake. For him, it's his first ever accomplishment outside of being a football player. What's more, he even lampshades that (as part of the riddle's test) they trusted him to de-fang it.

* Before the climax, Fridge/Moose gives Spencer/Bravestone a speech (in the later half, it's in his own words) saying he's [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre capable of accomplishing the game]]. In return Spencer/Bravestone says he's a good friend.

* This movie involves a girl ending up in the body of a man (JackBlack, to be precise), ''and'' being a comic relief. It was a dangerous territory to walk. Despite that, both the movie and the actor play off pretty well, avoiding the most obvious or tasteless jokes (even in the funny moments about the anatomical differences the fun comes from how ''excited'' Bethany is about the discoveries), and JackBlack never stereotypes the character too much. When she teaches Martha how to flirt, the fun comes exclusively from how clueless Martha is. Also, the other characters show no issue in thinking of her as a girl. [[spoiler: It's most noticeable in Alex, who meets her outside the game only afterward.]]