History Main / JungleOpera

* ''Literature/KingSolomonsMines'' by HRiderHaggard is the UrExample.

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* ''IndianaJones'' is the example everyone remembers.

* ''Secret of the Incas'', which was a major inspiration for the adventures of [[IndianaJones Dr. Jones]].

* The "Daring Doo" series of [[ShowWithinAShow Books Within A Show]] in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep Read it and Weep]]", which is heavily based on IndianaJones.

* ''The Serpent'', the first novel in Jane Gaskell's ''Atlan'' series, takes place in a prehistoric civilization in ancient South America and contains such elements as giant carnivorous birds and a reptile-man villain. The rest of the saga is more in the vein of a LostWorld.

* ''The Serpent'', the first novel in Jane Gaskell's ''Atlan'' series takes place in a prehistoric civilization in ancient South America and contains such elements as giant carnivorous birds and a reptile-man villain. The rest of the saga is more in the vein of a LostWorld.

* The"Daring Doo" series of [[ShowWithinAShow Books Within A Show]] in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep Read it and Weep]]", which is heavily based on IndianaJones.

* ''BoneKickers''

Jungle Operas tend to feature {{Precursors}}, [[LostColony Lost Colonies]], [[MacGuffin Ancient Artifacts]], and the like; ruins-filled-with-deathtraps is one of TheOldestOnesInTheBook. This will also likely involve AncientAstronauts and have an AdventurerArchaeologist as one or more of the characters. Oddly enough the experiences of RealLife explorers did sometimes have a suspicious resemblance to this genre. We don't ''think'' that any secrets man was not meant to know have been discovered -- not that anyone would admit it if there have been some. Maybe the world was not yet ready?

* ''Secret of the Incas'' a major inspiration for the adventures of [[IndianaJones Dr. Jones]].

* ''DuckTales'' did this sometimes.
** So does ''TaleSpin.''

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* ''Literature/KingSolomonsMines'' by HRiderHaggard is the UrExample.

* Sir ArthurConanDoyle's ''Literature/TheLostWorld'' probably counts. The heroes end up on a lost plateau in the South American jungle with dinosaurs, ape-men, diamonds and EverythingTryingToKillYou.
* ''TheRoadToElDorado''

* {{Tarzan}}
* {{Tintin}} had this every once in a while (first one in Africa, then in India, then in Peru, etc.) but one of his later books set in Southeast Asia has this with a twist: [[spoiler:AncientAstronauts]]
* Parts of the film ''Gunga Din'', what with the lost temple and all.
* Often involves a LostWorld. In some versions the story is about a quest to find this, and a Lost World is a {{MacGuffin Location}}.
* ''{{Gurps}}'' volume ''Cliffhangers'' has a lot about this kind of story and how to draw a typical plot of this kind.
* ''DuckTales'' did this sometimes.
** So does ''TaleSpin.''
* {{Uncharted}}, particularly the second game [[spoiler: it even has ShangriLa!]].
* ''TalesOfTheGoldMonkey.''

* Sir ArthurConanDoyle's ''TheLostWorld'' probably counts. The heroes end up on a lost plateau in the South American jungle with dinosaurs, ape-men, diamonds and EverythingTryingToKillYou.

* DuckTales did this sometimes.

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This is a speculative tale that takes place in undiscovered or semidiscovered country in the present or "recent" (usually no earlier than the early 20th century) past supposedly on this Earth. As opposed to say a HighFantasy in a Medieval setting, or a SpaceOpera in a far future-like setting. As the title indicates it often takes place in a tropical rain forest though that is not necessary. The key point is that WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief is provided primarily by the use of settings that are regarded as exotic, mysterious, dangerous and above all, far away by most readers, yet still on this world; rather then providing a whole imaginary world "in a galaxy far away". A typical setting for instance, might be TheAmazon, DarkestAfrica, or ShangriLa . There are occasional similarities with the SpaceOpera, the two genres can each borrow tropes normally associated with each other and there is potential for crossovers (aliens can for instance kidnap the intrepid explorers or whatever). However some elements of a Jungle Opera can be less flexible then other speculative sub-genres by the nature of operating in "closer proximity" (so to speak) to RealLife.

* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' could be interpreted as a jungle opera [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]]!
** Not really. Just because there's a jungle doesn't make it a JungleOpera.

* ''King Solomon's Mines'' by [=~H. Rider Haggard~=] is the UrExample.

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This is a speculative tale that takes place in undiscovered or semidiscovered country in the present or "recent" (usually no earlier than the 1800s) past supposedly on this Earth. As opposed to say a HighFantasy in a Medieval setting, or a SpaceOpera in a far future-like setting. As the title indicates it often takes place in a tropical rain forest though that is not necessary. The key point is that WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief is provided primarily by the use of settings that are regarded as exotic, mysterious, dangerous and above all, far away by most readers, yet still on this world; rather then providing a whole imaginary world "in a galaxy far away". A typical setting for instance, might be TheAmazon, DarkestAfrica, or ShangriLa . There are occasional similarities with the SpaceOpera, the two genres can each borrow tropes normally associated with each other and there is potential for crossovers (aliens can for instance kidnap the intrepid explorers or whatever). However some elements of a Jungle Opera can be less flexible then other speculative sub-genres by the nature of operating in "closer proximity" (so to speak) to RealLife.