Small figures of a spotted cat, a monkey and a rhinoceros arranged from left to right on a yellow shelf.

Original artwork, not a still

Peter Shepherd

This will not be an easy mission – monkeys slow the expedition.

— Jumanji · 1995

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker warns that the journey will be difficult, then names an oddly specific obstacle: monkeys that hold the group back. The mix of grave planning language and comic hindrance makes the challenge sound both serious and faintly ridiculous, as if mischief itself were the enemy.

Context reviewed

Share this quote