Life Finds A Way!!! Jurassic World Is The Thrilling Installment
That Fans Can Finally Be Proud Of!!!
By: Brandon Porter
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| The Park Is Open |
Story
Years
ago, John Hammond owned an island just of the coast of Costa Rica. There, it
housed a place where he hoped to bring the greatest creatures on the face of
the planet to the many people around the world. That place was known as
Jurassic Park, a prehistoric attraction where humans and dinosaurs could meet
face to face in a once in a lifetime experience. Sadly, after tragic events
befell a test run of the park, Hammond's dream was scraped under the notion it
would never come true. 22 years later however, John Hammond’s dream has found
new life. With state of the art technology, high ranking security, and advanced
genetics, Hammond’s dream of a fully functioning and thriving dinosaur theme
park is fully realized as the once doomed vision returns from the ashes with a
new sense of wonder for a new generation to see. Welcome….to Jurassic World!!!
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| Staring down the face of danger. |
Analysis
Among hearing news that Universal Pictures was in the
process of making a sequel to Jurassic Park, Skepticism and anticipation
surrounded the project prior to release. With a director of acclaimed
independent film in the driver seat and rising superstar Chris Pratt in the
lead role, signs pointed to what would hopefully be a successful all around
instalment. The result were just that. Jurassic World was very good critically
receiving a solid 70% critical rating and an even stronger audience rating of
86%. Despite the good critical reception, it’s the film’s box office numbers
that are truly a sight to behold. Jurassic World pulled in an unprecedented $204.6
million at the domestic box office in addition to $307.2 million overseas. The
worldwide total of $511.8 million makes Jurassic World not only the highest
grossing film of 2015 but also the fastest movie to ever to gross half a
billion dollars in a single weekend and the highest ever global box office
weekend ever. Other records broken by the film include highest June opening
weekend (previously held by 2013’s Man of Steel) with $204 million, highest
grossing Universal Pictures opening weekend (previously held by fellow
Universal film Furious 7) with $204 million, best Worldwide IMAX opening
(previously held by Marvel’s Iron Man 3) with $44.1 million, and highest June
opening day (previously held by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) with $82.8 million.
With the great critical reception and historic box office pull, Jurassic World
has no question become one of the biggest films of the year. After all these
years, this beloved franchise’s life still has the ability to find a way.
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| The Raptor Pack Is On The Hunt |
Review
For as
long as I can remember, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park has been a staple in
my childhood. The film blew my mind and led to a childhood obsession with
dinosaurs and science fiction in general. Even as an adult, I still love the
film dearly while also discovering its well-structured cautionary subtext. When
I first heard the rumblings of a fourth installment, I was both excited and
worried, the last Jurassic Park film left a sour taste in people’s mouths that
I didn’t think Universal could come back from. After years of development hell,
the film was greenlit and the Jurassic Park franchise returned to Hollywood as
Jurassic World. After seeing it in IMAX 3D, I can say as a fan, I am very
pleased with what I’ve seen. Jurassic World is a lovingly done homage to the
classic film that millions of fans have loved for generations. To start,
Director Colin Trevorrow does a terrifically admirable job bringing the film to
life. Given that he is as big a fan as everyone else, I can see his inner fan boy
show cased throughout the film. There are a plethora of call backs to the
original film not just the dinos themselves but props and sights like the night
vision googles, Mr. DNA, the old
Visitor Center, and the classic 92 Jeep Wrangler. But the thing that impressed
me the most about Trevorrow is that he incorporated the inner subtext of the
original within the film. The echoed warnings of Ian Malcolm’s “You read what
others had done, and you took the next step. You didn’t earn any of the
knowledge or yourself so you didn’t take any responsibility” monologue to
Ellie’s rant to Hammond about respect and controlling Mother Nature are
essentially present throughout the film. It is really this reason that the film
holds well together. In terms of acting, Chris Pratt is strong in the lead role
as Owen Grady. His character is easily likable thanks to his understanding and
compassion for the dinosaurs especially his raptors. Bryce Dallas Howard is
equally strong as Claire. Her character arc is a very structured and evolving
journey. She is portrayed as a workaholic who is constantly focused on
maintaining the stability and relevance of the park. Her disregard for the
dinosaurs as just numbers on a spread sheet is also an effective tool or how
out of touch with nature she is. It isn’t until she gets out into the field
that she realizes that these aren’t just a bunch of lab rats, these are living
creatures with feelings and emotions which makes for a terrific redemption point for
her character. Others like Omar Sy, Nick Robinson, and Ty Simpkins deliver well
in their roles. From an action stand point, the movie is all-out fun to watch. Despite
seeing the sights of dinosaurs on screen, many fans guilty pleasure come from
seeing dinosaurs feast on humans and each other. Thankfully, Jurassic World has
plenty of dino-on-dino and dino-on-human carnage for fans to indulge in to
their hearts content. Action sequences like the Pterandon raid, Owen and his
raptors, and the epic climactic showdown between the Indominus Rex and the T-Rex,
Jurassic World offers the best action I’ve seen from any films in the
franchise. All in all, I couldn’t be happier with how the film turned out.
Trevorrow’s love for the franchise is felt thoroughly in the film and he has
delivered a sequel that both fans and critics can be proud of. Given the long
road the film took to get made, I applaud everyone involved for delivering an
installment that is every bit as thrilling and suspenseful as the original film
I love so much.
Rating and Final Thoughts
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With trilling action and lovingly done nods to the original,
Jurassic World is a fun, intense, and well done love letter to one of the
greatest sci-fi movies ever made.
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Despite everything against it, the Jurassic Park franchise’s
life has once again found a way.
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