Rating: Five out of five stars
Story:
It’s been
years since the initial disaster of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar. Now, thanks
to Simon Masrani, the park has finally come under control and is a popular
attraction for families all over the world. While the brothers Zach and Gray
Mitchell have come to Jurassic World to visit their workaholic aunt Claire
Dearing, the staff behind the park is keeping an eye on their next attraction:
a hybrid dinosaur dubbed the Indominus
Rex. What they don’t anticipate is the skills this new species of dinosaur
has, which it uses to escape and cause mayhem across the park. With the help of
Velociraptor trainer Owen Grady they
must stop the Indominus Rex from killing
everyone and everything on the island.
I am a big
fan of dinosaurs and have loved all the Jurassic
Park films. Each one keeps to the theme that the dinosaurs are animals, not
monsters. This one, however, takes it all to the next level while keeping the
formula that made the past films great. The majority of the original actors
don’t appear, but we do get to see B.D. Wong reprise his role as Dr. Henry Wu,
the geneticist who helped create the dinosaurs. Chris Pratt did an excellent
job as Owen Wilson, providing humor and the voice of reason to the film. While
moving on from the events of the first Jurassic
Park films, this movie does contain plenty of Easter Eggs and references to
the rest of the franchise. Most people were complaining about how the training
of the Veliciraptors took away from
the appeal, but that only helps to make them more realistic. Many animals, like
lions, tigers, wolves, and bears, can be trained to do certain things and still
be a wild animal at heart. Jurassic World
takes that concept and incorporates it into one of the most popular dinosaurs
of all time, which only became famous thanks to the films. One of the shocking
things to me in the film was that we see a female character die for the first
time. I had a feeling it was going to happen, and foolishly hoped that it
wouldn’t. Still, to see it happen, it shocked me and weighed heavy through the
film.
Anyway,
continuing on, we do have to bid good-bye to the Brachiosaurus. However we get to see a dinosaur that was written in
Michael Crichton’s original novel but had yet to appear in the films: Apatosaurus. We also see other classic
dinosaurs like Parasaurolophus, Triceratops, and Stegosaurus. Dinosaurs like Pachycephalosaurus
and Dilophosaurus are discussed and
make cameos. I was really excited to see something that used to swim in the
oceans finally make an appearance in the films, and it was one of the ocean’s
apex predators: the Mosasaurus. The Indominus Rex, due to being a hybrid
dinosaur, is quite literally insane. That does correspond to science because
hybrid cows that have been created have been reported to be a little crazy. The
film also sets up for potential sequels, which I have to say thanks to this
film will certainly happen. If you haven’t seen it yet, then you should. It
stays loyal to the spirit of the films, and evolves so much to the next level
of prehistoric entertainment.
Caution:
Dinosaurs
attack people, and blood is seen plenty of times. A dinosaur attacks several
other dinosaurs and kills them. Some Apatosaurs
are seen injured and dying. Pteranodons
carry off a woman who is eaten. Carnivores fight a hybrid dinosaur. Some mild
swearing. A woman takes off her jacket while a man watches in shock.
Lessons:
Our
families can be a source of comfort and love when we are in our darkest moments
and need strength. Animals are living, breathing creatures like us and deserve
our respect. The only monsters are the ones we create. Just because we can do
something doesn’t mean we should. Our actions have consequences, and if we’re
not careful others will get hurt.
I realized too late I could've been using this month to blog about dinosaurs before the film was released. I may still do that. If I have time I'll update more and share with you more information about dinosaurs. Until next time, enjoy the film.
