History TearJerker / JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle

*** This was then Jossed by the sequel where Jumanji remained as a video game, albeit a heavily glitchy one and with returning players too.

* Alex being stuck in the game for over eight months (or so he guesses, its actually been far longer), completely resigned from trying again and subsisting in a world far away from home for possibly forever because he is on his last life. The party members are so moved by it that they recruit them into their team so that they could go home together, once and for all.

** And then, when Spencer promises to get him home, Alex simply says "Yeah" in appreciation, but you can tell by the look on his face that he's thinking "What home?". Alex knows that, having been in the game of two decades, he's going to become a stranger in the world he's released into, especially considering their recent conversation about Cindy Crawford and "fly". Thankfully, this was averted since Alex, like the others, returned to the exact point in time he was transported into the game.

* Spencer and Fridge's argument in the game when they pretty much hit below the belt with each other verbally regarding why they're stuck in the game and why their childhood friendship dissolved. It's PlayedForLaughs at times but it's a pretty serious argument between two teenage dudes who really were close at one point.

** It's a small detail, but Fridge tells Spencer at one point that his sports activities is the only thing he's good at. Considering he needs Spencer's help to do his homework, plus the reaction he has when Spencer mutters ''"Dumbass"'' after their first argument, and there's little doubt that Fridge has just as many self-doubting issues as his former friend does.

* TearJerker/Jumanji

** Alex's devastation at learning he's been in the game for ''years'', not months. Jumanji essentially stole his life.

** Almost like their friendship has hit rock-bottom, Fridge/Mouse pushes Spencer/Bravestone off a cliff after the latter hits below the belt and calls him dumb.

** During a particularly vicious argument, Fridge tells Spencer that he's still just an annoying kid that he's been trying to get rid of since ''the seventh grade''. Spencer can't even come up with something to say, clearly thrown off balance, before finally muttering 'dumbass'. Which, of course, makes things worse.

* When Spencer comes face-to-face with Van Pelt in the Bazaar, he tells him simply, "We just want to go home." Kind of like how in a movie the good guy might tell the bad guy, "All this fighting is stupid". Only Spencer's 100% serious. Just like in the original when Van Pelt told Sarah that Alan rolled the dice, not her, once again, he's following the script, but he's still more aware than the other NPCs, and it's so hard to tell how sentient he is compared to the others.

* When Spencer comes face-to-face with Van Pelt in the Bazaar, he tells him simply, "We just want to go home." This, even AFTER they've gone through the Mighty Roar. It's kind of lip-trembling that he's being so straight-forward. Just like in the original when Van Pelt told Sarah that Alan rolled the dice, not her, once again, he's following the script, but he's still more aware than the other NPCs, and it's so hard to tell how sentient he is compared to the others.

* It's surprisingly sobering when someone finds the original Jumanji board game, only to boredly state "Nobody plays board games anymore" and toss it aside unceremoniously. This is the game that inspires [[NightmareFuel fear]] in players, and [[DudeWheresMyRespect it's just been looked down upon as just another board game]]. Not only that, it makes one feel old to realize times have changed and board games are not as prevalent as they once were in the past.

* When Spencer comes face-to-face with Van Pelt in the Bazaar, he tells him simply, "We just want to go home." It's kind of lip-trembling that he's being so straight-forward. Just like in the original when Van Pelt told Sarah that Alan rolled the dice, not her, once again, he's following the script, but he's still more aware than the other NPCs.