Jurassic World

Jurassic World dropped in 2015 and, you know,it’s sort of a big deal because it’s taking us back to Isla Nublar, but this time it’s more like a full blown amusement park for dinosaurs. twenty two years after the original Jurassic Park, we see the dream that John Hammond had, finally realized, which is kind of cool and also just a bit eerie when you think about it. It’s like, hey, remember how things went down last time with dinosaurs? Let’s just ignore that and build a theme park, right? The whole setup is packed with a mix of nostalgia and new age thrills. There’s this ongoing theme about the commercialism of nature, which is interesting. I mean, the park is like a corporate playground, and it kind of makes you think about how far people are willing to go to get a thrill. They’ve genetically engineered a new dinosaur, the Indominus rex,which is supposed to be the main attraction. It’s a massive creature with a bunch of stuff thrown together, and it feels like a metaphor for humanity’s obsession with control. So, instead of just enjoying the dinosaurs for what they are, the park's operators are trying to create something bigger, scarier, and just... more marketable. I found it fascinating how the film touches on themes of family, too. The characters of Gray and Zach, who are the young nephews of Claire, the park's operations manager,sort of represent a bridge between the chaos and the innocence of childhood. They're thrown into this wild adventure and their relationship becomes one of the emotional cores of the film. It’s kind of sweet, actually. They start off as just those kids who are worried about being shipped off to their aunt,but by the end, they really come together in this chaotic situation, and it's nice to see how they bond. The visuals are another thing worth talking about.

The dinosaurs look, well, pretty darn good. You can tell there was a focus on making them look realistic, and some scenes are genuinely awe inspiring. there’s this one moment where a flock of pterosaurs takes flight,and I gotta say, it’s visually stunning. you feel that thrill of seeing something huge and dangerous, which, in a way, is what this whole park is built around. It’s like a roller coaster ride, just with actual dinosaurs. But yeah, not everything lands perfectly. Sometimes, the characters feel a bit underdeveloped, and it’s hard not to notice the clichés. Like Claire’s character starts off as this high powered, cold businesswoman, and, of course, she ends up needing to be saved by the rugged dinosaur trainer, Owen. It’s a bit too familiar,you know? And Owen,played by Chris Pratt,does his best to inject some charm, but I feel like sometimes he just ends up being this generic hero type. Like, does he have depth? Hard to say. What I found odd was how some of the tension comes from the human side, especially with the corporate interests at play. There's this subplot with a military guy wanting to weaponize dinosaurs, which feels super relevant to today's conversations about technology and ethics. I mean,do we really want to turn these majestic creatures into tools of war? It’s a cool angle but also feels a little rushed. It just kind of gets tossed in there and isn't explored as deeply as it could have been. then there’s the pacing.