22 years and 2 days ago, an eight year old boy
attended the first run showing of Jurassic Park, a Steven Spielberg film that
engrossed audiences, cinematically introduced people to the world of
paleontology causing enrollment in the field to rise dramatically, publicly
brought up the debate about cloning, and taught us that it is best to
reactivate the PERIMETER fence LAST... (Seriously, in the film when the
botanist lady is re-electrifying the fences, the perimeter fence is marked
last. Also, I don't know if any of the
listed facts were true as it's purely for a dramatic reading).
After
the disappointing half failure of The Lost World: Jurassic Park where they
taught us dinosaurs were raging, man-eating, prehistoric crushers of man, and
the extremely disappointing Jurassic Park 3, where Allen dreams of talking
dinosaurs, I found myself dumbfounded that I was extremely excited for Jurassic
World. Reason being? Because I've always thought the Jurassic Park San Diego ? Really?
Ever
since the release of the trailer, my feelings of nostalgia returned (again,
because it was to take place AT THE PARK).
Adding onto the idea of a functioning park with lots of meat, I mean
people to eat, I mean... stopping there to avoid spoilers . . .
That
feeling of nostalgia grew even greater as there were many references to the
original film, knowledge that dinosaurs (the majority of them) were returned to
their peaceful, elegant and non-threatening habitats where all they wanted to
do was eat. Jurassic World had us fall
in love with dinosaurs all over again, while disapproving the idea of having a
genetically modified dinosaur as part of the park's attraction. (Seriously, keep those dinosaurs away from
the successful park and use them as an 'underground dino fighting ring')... or
not, just kidding.
Jurassic
World brings back the franchise that nearly destroyed itself, essentially
reverse Indiana Jonesing itself, with the mixture of great characters,
impressive CGI, and the nostalgic feeling of the first Jurassic Park (and for
those who haven't seen the first one) ... the calming wow factor in seeing
(CGI) dinosaurs roam freely and peacefully.
Sure,
there were some 'cheesy' parts and parts that that made us say, 'OK this feels
weird but it's still kind of cool'... but the overall excitement of Jurassic
World was not wasted, but increased as this is one of the few films I'm willing
to see at least two more times at the cinema (as opposed to waiting for it to
release on Netflix).
So
strap yourselves in for a ride that's worth every cent you paid for, including
the overpriced popcorn and drinks you spent at the concession stand, and enjoy
a blockbuster hit that will reinvigorate you and your childhood love of
dinosaurs.
Rating - 5 Stars! = A MUST SEE
-- I chose not to go into great
detail about the characters, plot, setting, dynamics of the film, originality,
etc because I didn't feel like. Also,
these are just my opinions. Go watch the
film and form your own. Happy Viewing!
