Jurassic World

A legacy sequel to the Jurassic Trilogy, World revives a uneven franchise on a good movie. Chris Pratt is a good protagonist and there is plenty of big Dino action. While this movie does start a bad trend of super dinos, it works in this film. Some would give this a 70 or 80 but I knock it down because really a lot of these characters are 1 dimensional. Overall it is interesting how they do end up making a theme park and the dinos escaping.

Jurassic World directed by Colin Trevorrow is a breath of fresh air for Jurassic fans. This movie captures both the cool and the scary of the dinosaurs. The bond between the raptors and Owen is also one of the most unique and cool parts of this movie. This all culminates into the amazing climax with the Indominous, Blue, and of course the T-Rex. The main characters in the movie are mostly relatable and unique. Owen Grady brings a new perspective and thrill to the movie with his bond to the raptors and other cool things he does, and his interactions with the other characters. Gray and Zach are also a great kid's eye view perspective much like in the first film. Their relationship with each other growing throughout the movie is very heartwarming. Most of the characters have somewhat of an arc throughout the movie, including Claire, who learns to see the dinosaurs less as numbers and assets, and more as the living and breathing animals they really are. The characters are great and add a more emotional and deeper side to the film. Both 'villains' in the movie are also great, Hoskins being a good counter to the main characters, wanting to test the dinosaurs for personal gain (playing God), which the whole franchise warns against. The Indominous Rex was also set up so greatly and continues to be a scary and formidable threat throughout the movie, destroying everything in its way, killing for sport, and even getting the raptors on its side. The story, though very similar to previous installments, has its own unique touches, but again is very similar, the characters and dinosaurs doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Aside from all this, the effects and animatronics used to bring the dinosaurs to life, along with the sets and cinematography spared no expense in getting it to look as real as possible and really helps the movie be more immersive. Being a dinosaur and Jurassic Park fan, though it’s not as great as the first, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and would recommend.