Post by Rob W. Case on Aug 4, 2015 22:59:01 GMT -6
It has been 22 years since we were first introduced to, and wowed by the phenomenon of Jurassic Park both as a milestone in modern film making, and as a story (written by Michael Crichton) that has captivated an audience that keeps coming back for more.
The Story:
The film begins where two brothers, Zach (Nick Robinson) and Grey (Ty Simpkins) Mitchell are sent by their parents to the new Jurassic World theme park (located on the same island (Isla Nubar) as the original Jurassic Park), where their Aunt Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) works as a manager of operations. While trying to recruit new corporate sponsors, Claire reveals the next big thing that they are working on to spike attendance, and generate higher profits. The next big thing is a new genetically modified hybrid dinosaur called Indominus rex, which was intentionally designed to be bigger, smarter, and scarier than the T-Rex, which is sure to thrill and attract new visitors. Then, we meet Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), who trains the park’s velociraptors. Owen sees dinosaurs intimately, up close and personal, and analyzes their behavior, actions, and habits on a down to earth level, whereas Claire sees them more or less as “tools” to be used to raise the “bottom line.” The conflicting perceptions between these two characters adds intrigue to the story (which contributes handily to the evolution of the characters).
Then, the owner of the park, a man by the name of Simon Masrani (Irrfan Khan) flies in to evaluate and inspect the new indominus rex exhibit, before it opens to the public. But before the exhibit opens, Masrani wants Owen to evaluate the dinosaur, who, after studying it, discovers that the main reason why the idominus rex may be too dangerous to become a tourist attraction is because it is isolated and has never had any contact with anything living, including its food (which is brought to it by a crane). Upon further examination, and no response from the dinosaur, Claire and Owen think the dinosaur may have escaped its isolation, so they go deeper and look into the cage, only to find that it is not only in the cage, but it ripped out the tracking device that was embedded in its body. Going after and killing those who enter the cage, Claire orders the door to be opened to let Owen and the others out, which causes the dinosaur to actually escape. Now loose in the park, the indominus rex begins killing people and other dinosaurs, and after Nick and Zach sneak off on their own in a gyrosphere (a ball shaped “go-cart” that looks like a hamster ball), the indominus rex encounters them, comes after them, and tries to eat them.
After the escape, all hell breaks loose as the indominus rex not only kills people and other dinosaurs in its path, but also wreaks havoc as it breaks into the pterodactyl exhibit, freeing them out into the open, and allowing them to attack and kill tourists. From there, the job to get everything under control becomes tougher, which then leads to an epic brawl between the indominus rex and another meat eating dinosaur.
My Take:
Overall, I liked this movie. I believe that it had a strong connection to the original film in that the original film introduced us to an intention (i.e. The dream of John Hammond) in the making of the park that is more innocent, whereas the fourth film shows us how “progress” has corrupted that intent and turned it into something far different. In fact, in one scene, after a character states that “progress always wins,” Owen replies, “maybe progress should lose for once.” However, there was one particular element of the film that bothered me in a very cheesy, b-movie sort of way, and that is everything involving the character Vic Hoskins (Vincent D’Onofrio), head of InGen's security, who wants raptors to be trained for military use. Once I heard that, I thought to myself, “Oh, no, they went in the direction of cheesy.”
All in all, out of 4 stars, I give Jurassic World 2 and 1/2.
The film is rated PG-13 and runs 2 hours and 4 minutes.
To view a trailer for the film, please click below.
The Story:
The film begins where two brothers, Zach (Nick Robinson) and Grey (Ty Simpkins) Mitchell are sent by their parents to the new Jurassic World theme park (located on the same island (Isla Nubar) as the original Jurassic Park), where their Aunt Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) works as a manager of operations. While trying to recruit new corporate sponsors, Claire reveals the next big thing that they are working on to spike attendance, and generate higher profits. The next big thing is a new genetically modified hybrid dinosaur called Indominus rex, which was intentionally designed to be bigger, smarter, and scarier than the T-Rex, which is sure to thrill and attract new visitors. Then, we meet Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), who trains the park’s velociraptors. Owen sees dinosaurs intimately, up close and personal, and analyzes their behavior, actions, and habits on a down to earth level, whereas Claire sees them more or less as “tools” to be used to raise the “bottom line.” The conflicting perceptions between these two characters adds intrigue to the story (which contributes handily to the evolution of the characters).
Then, the owner of the park, a man by the name of Simon Masrani (Irrfan Khan) flies in to evaluate and inspect the new indominus rex exhibit, before it opens to the public. But before the exhibit opens, Masrani wants Owen to evaluate the dinosaur, who, after studying it, discovers that the main reason why the idominus rex may be too dangerous to become a tourist attraction is because it is isolated and has never had any contact with anything living, including its food (which is brought to it by a crane). Upon further examination, and no response from the dinosaur, Claire and Owen think the dinosaur may have escaped its isolation, so they go deeper and look into the cage, only to find that it is not only in the cage, but it ripped out the tracking device that was embedded in its body. Going after and killing those who enter the cage, Claire orders the door to be opened to let Owen and the others out, which causes the dinosaur to actually escape. Now loose in the park, the indominus rex begins killing people and other dinosaurs, and after Nick and Zach sneak off on their own in a gyrosphere (a ball shaped “go-cart” that looks like a hamster ball), the indominus rex encounters them, comes after them, and tries to eat them.
After the escape, all hell breaks loose as the indominus rex not only kills people and other dinosaurs in its path, but also wreaks havoc as it breaks into the pterodactyl exhibit, freeing them out into the open, and allowing them to attack and kill tourists. From there, the job to get everything under control becomes tougher, which then leads to an epic brawl between the indominus rex and another meat eating dinosaur.
My Take:
Overall, I liked this movie. I believe that it had a strong connection to the original film in that the original film introduced us to an intention (i.e. The dream of John Hammond) in the making of the park that is more innocent, whereas the fourth film shows us how “progress” has corrupted that intent and turned it into something far different. In fact, in one scene, after a character states that “progress always wins,” Owen replies, “maybe progress should lose for once.” However, there was one particular element of the film that bothered me in a very cheesy, b-movie sort of way, and that is everything involving the character Vic Hoskins (Vincent D’Onofrio), head of InGen's security, who wants raptors to be trained for military use. Once I heard that, I thought to myself, “Oh, no, they went in the direction of cheesy.”
All in all, out of 4 stars, I give Jurassic World 2 and 1/2.
The film is rated PG-13 and runs 2 hours and 4 minutes.
To view a trailer for the film, please click below.