Possibly, the new Jumanji installments came closest to replicating The Mummy's recipe. The humor is limited to some intentionally bad puns, and one can find scarier moments in Goosebumps. Frank (Dwayne Johnson) and Lily (Emily Blunt) are clearly meant to be the new Rick and Evelyn, but the chemistry is simply not there. National Treasure had elements of adventure and pseudo-archaeological looting, but the emphasis was on action.ĭisney's Jungle Cruise tried so hard to imitate The Mummy that it even introduced a character of a useless brother (just naming him MacGregor instead of Jonathan), the similar love/hate dynamics between the protagonists, and an ancient curse looming over the villains. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider had plenty of action and adventure but lacked goofy comedy and good jump scares. With the incredible success of The Mummy and its established status as one of the most beloved adventure movies alongside such classics as the Indiana Jones franchise, it's no surprise that many films tried to replicate its recipe. The two protagonists perfectly compliment each other while providing plenty of hilarious bickering and eye-rolling moments along the way. At the same time, she's the personification of child-like wonder, a wide-eyed dreamer, and a walking disaster, who causes bookshelves to drop like dominos and resurrects the mummy by recklessly reading from an ancient book. She's a bookworm, who's proud to be a librarian, and, despite not being much of a fighter (though she does become more skilled in the movie's sequel), she's fiercely brave, stubborn, and doesn't shy away from a camel race. He doesn't take himself too seriously, isn't afraid to look silly, is disarmingly honest, and has a good heart - all of which makes him relatable and endearing to the audience.Įvelyn breaks the stereotype as well - she's neither a damsel in distress nor is she a sexy tank top-wearing tomb raider. Instead of being a martial arts expert, who knocks the bad guys out with one hit, he knows when to run away and when to scream in the mummy's face.
O'Connell, while brave and physical, is not a typical action movie butch. However, they are not the typical adventure heroes.
The Mummy wouldn't be the same without its main protagonists, Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz).
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