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An Almost Forgettable Installment of the Jurassic Franchise Twenty two years ago, when some of you weren’t even born yet, there was a film that amused both kids and adults with its unlikely spectacle. The film was called ‘Jurassic Park’. Based on Michael Crichton’s novel, the film was directed by Steven Spielberg and went on to be his most financially successful film. Two sequels later, another one emerges with a new director, cast, and a bigger scope. Twenty years after the events in ‘Jurassic Park’, the world now has ‘Jurassic World’, the hi-tech theme-park that successfully breeds variety of dinosaurs for attraction. Though it attracts a lot of visitors to come, the park is facing a problem where the maintenance cost is continuously increasing. To overcome the problem, they decided to create a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur that is bigger and has more teeth, named Indominus Rex. It is because according to the statistic, the number of visitor is always high when a new attraction is added to the park. Unfortunately, before they even launch their newest invention, Indominus Rex flees its containment and threatens the lives of unaware visitors. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, the story is indeed simple and familiar. It consists of two brothers (Gray and Zach, played by Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson) whose parents are in a deteriorating relationship, a restrained aunt slash profit-oriented ‘Jurassic World’ Operations Manager (Claire Dearing, played by Bryce Dallas Howard), a dino-expert (Owen Grady, played by Chris Pratt), and of course a corporate villain (I won’t tell you who it is), whose lives are all intertwined in the events of the film. Sounds interesting? Don’t hold your breath, because all of the aforementioned characters are weakly written or as I like to call it as half-baked. It’s just hard to relate to one of those characters. Some are given more layers than the others, but it’s not believable enough to make us care about them. Some might argue that this kind of film is not made to show depth characterization of humans. If that’s the case, at least give us exciting story. Please make no mistake here, it’s not that there’s no single thing that will excite the viewers in the film. In fact, there are some thrilling and chilling scenes involving dinosaurs. But that’s it. The story is just too dry it will get us bored easily. My guess is it’s because the screenplay is written by too many people. There are actually four names involved in the writing process, which are Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow, and Derek Connolly. Too many heads can really ruin the process, eh? Let’s move on to the better things of the film, shall we. The visual effects in ‘Jurassic World’ are top-notch. The dinosaurs look like they’re made in 4K definition. The score by Michael Giacchino is as good as John William’s score in the first Jurassic Park film. Though I must admit there are some moments in the film where the music is disconnected with the scene, like it’s standing on its own. From the acting point of view, credit goes to Ty Simpkins who plays his character with so full of adorable authenticity. Another highlight on the acting side is Jake Johnson as Lowery, who steals every scene he’s in though he is only supporting in the film. The rest of the performances are just okay.
Overall, ‘Jurassic World’ is not and will not be a memorable film in the franchise. The film is saved by its eye-treating visuals though I’m not so sure if that’s enough to compensate its weak story. Score: 3/5
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Supercool Anon
6/14/2015 03:54:11 pm
Yeah, totally agree with you. I kinda expected the movie to be more like a thriller, like the firsts. But it turned out to be some shallow kiddy adventure movie. The worst of all was the ending #spoileralert. What the heck just happened?! T-rex versus Indominus rex?! Am i watching ultraman? I'm sorry Jurassic World, but you're just my another this year's movie disappointments :|
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6/15/2015 07:59:03 am
Hello there Supercool Anon! (what a cool username btw). Thank you so much for your feedback :)
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