meeko_33785
Well-Known Member
After reviewing my home videos of both the original JII and the latest version, I have come up with a few observations conserning the characterization of Figement as well.
First of all, in the original attraction, Figment was just created. He was curious, playful, and did not know anything about imagination. ("Can they imagine too?") He needed Dreamfinder to show him what dreams and fantasies were and how he could use his imagination to think up new thigs and be transported to other worlds.
The current version now knows what imagination is and does not need Dreamfinder like he use to when he was first created. Like a child leaving their parents, Figment sets off on his own to show the world what he has learned and how they can use their imaginations. While somewhat more mature than the version in the first version, he is still playful. It is his playfulness, not malice that makes Figment "hijack", as it were, the tour and show guests, and Dr. Chaning, what imagination really is. He wants to show then that it can be fun- and indeed it is.
While the ride is not perfect (I agree the Smell Lab scene seems a bit too much and a little too out-of-character for him) I think this version is a nice step. It shows a Figment that has learned from Dreamfinder and now wants to show everyone, especially those at the Imagination Institute, what fun it can be to use the imagination.
First of all, in the original attraction, Figment was just created. He was curious, playful, and did not know anything about imagination. ("Can they imagine too?") He needed Dreamfinder to show him what dreams and fantasies were and how he could use his imagination to think up new thigs and be transported to other worlds.
The current version now knows what imagination is and does not need Dreamfinder like he use to when he was first created. Like a child leaving their parents, Figment sets off on his own to show the world what he has learned and how they can use their imaginations. While somewhat more mature than the version in the first version, he is still playful. It is his playfulness, not malice that makes Figment "hijack", as it were, the tour and show guests, and Dr. Chaning, what imagination really is. He wants to show then that it can be fun- and indeed it is.
While the ride is not perfect (I agree the Smell Lab scene seems a bit too much and a little too out-of-character for him) I think this version is a nice step. It shows a Figment that has learned from Dreamfinder and now wants to show everyone, especially those at the Imagination Institute, what fun it can be to use the imagination.
