She even nails the necessary nuances required in playing a shy, unconfident student who is merely inhabiting the avatar of the female badass. Gillan plays a powerful female badass exceptionally well. The intentions were good the execution, not so much. This scene is well done and could have made a worthy statement if the movie did not proceed to display her booty in the short shorts at multiple junctures throughout the film. 'Why am I wearing short shorts in the jungle?!' she exclaims. The film earnestly attempts to comment on how video games exploit female characters in blatantly sexual ways.
Also perfectly 2018, the handling of Karen Gillan's short shorts. This change not only made sense, it also opened the doors for the characters to possess and exhibit wildly over-the-top skills and physical abilities that would only make sense in a video game setting. No one plays board games anymore, so what did the filmmakers do? They changed Jumanji into a video game. This movie is pure fun! Actually, it's more than fun it's clever and perfectly 2018. The steady and impressive box office success is well-deserved.
