Jurassic World

On a Scale of 1 to 10, with 10 Being the Best

5

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Plot: A theme park has genetically engineered carnivorous dinosaurs. What could go wrong? Well, science could once again try to outdo itself. This new Jurassic Park movie has a new scientist whose job is to keep the park going. All is well in the security department until they engineer a dinosaur that is part T-Rex and part every other bad decision which makes it stronger, smarter, and harder to kill. I think it's good for the thrills but the added plot points are disappointing. (At one point they try to add in a story-line of the kids parent's divorcing...people are dying, I do not care.) As always, the original is better. 

Characters/Actors of Note:

Bryce Dallas Howard playing Claire: I was a bit wary of this character at first but I liked how strong she was in the film. Ms. Howard was a business woman who learned how to focus more on family. She was also able to out-run a dinosaur in heels. Where I was disappointed was how everyone treated her. Her nephews thought that her "boyfriend" was stronger than she was, her sister said she should start a family, and everyone else called her a control freak. Give a girl a break! She's been running a successful theme park of dangerous dinosaurs for years now. I thought her emotions that she used were understandable and I liked how professional she seemed throughout the film.

Chris Pratt playing Owen: Mr. Pratt plays the man who has been training raptors and sort-of a dinosaur expert. As much as I love Christ Pratt, I didn't think he fit the film well. The reason being that he often talked about how the dinosaurs thought and worked in a nice way, but then added this weird level of sarcasm. His "tough guy" attitude was strange too. It seemed so cliche to have him beat dinosaurs and then flirt with the main girl. He watched 10 people die and he's relatively undeterred? Try again. 

Irrfan Khan playing Simon Masrani: When I saw Mr. Khan, I was so excited! I loved his character in Life of Pi and looked forward to seeing his character. Simon Masrani is the head of Jurassic World and is the one that orders for bigger and scarier dinosaurs. Mr. Khan added the curiosity to the film and even talked about important the human quality was to the park. Of course, he was all in for the fun and not the true reality of dinosaurs which gets him into trouble. I do wish that the character was a bit smarter and was in the film more. SPOILER ALERT: move on to the next item if you don't want to be ruined. I wish he would have survived the film just so we could see the moment where he learned his lesson or seen more of his curiosity. 

Music: They had the original score to the movie which is iconic of course! I thought the volumes were done well and the surprising moments were well orchestrated. 

Camera Work/Cinematography: Since Spielberg did not direct this film (darn it) it did not have the iconic shots. There could have been more mouth dropping moments but instead it was more horror-like. There was a lot of dinosaurs biting into people, blood dripping, and hiding behind cars than I would have imagined. The suspense could have been built better if it was done in a different way. I will admit it got boring after a bit because you knew who was going to die next. The animation was well done for the dinosaurs and the park looked very nice. Thumbs up for design, thumbs down for creativity. 

RECAP:

Music was excellent and everything else was okay. Mr. Pratt's character was too cliche, Ms. Howard's character was never given a break, the plot was mediocre, and the camera work wasn't creative. As a movie by itself, it's interesting but cliche. I would support watching this film just because it's another Jurassic Park and dinosaurs are cool, otherwise not much to brag about. 

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