In the 1990s, when many of us were waddling around in diapers and bibs, Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton released an idea that visual technology just wasn’t ready for. He unleashed a daunting beast from the Jurassic period: the dinosaur.
Jurassic Park blew up in the theaters and VHS players, entrancing our generation with the idea of a theme park where tourist could trek around in jeeps to explore a world full of genetically modified dinosaurs. As children, this world seemed so amazing, as we jealously watched as the main characters got swallowed up one by one.
We didn’t care if the computer-generated images were sub-par; we just wanted our free, electric plastic dinosaur cups from McDonalds with our dino-sized meal.
But last week, we were presented with the opportunity to explore the Jurassic period as adults, without our parents guiding us into theaters to watch Jurassic Park and instead taking a seat with our 20-something-year-old friends to discover Jurassic World.
Jurassic World, the fourth movie of the Jurassic Park Collection, shows us a world 22 years after the fatal failure of a hopeful tourist attraction.
In this movie, the park has thrived for quite some time. But over time the park loses its attraction, and the great T-Rex is no longer wowing audiences. So they shoot to create a hybrid dinosaur that will bring people back to the island of Isla Nubar. But of course, things go sour.
The movie released spectacular CGI and creatures that more realistic than any dinosaur movie before it. However, the outstanding graphics weren’t great enough to mask the terrible plot and unfavorable characters. Fortunately, the movie was so abundant with action scenes you seem to forget the plot altogether.
Given Jurassic Park’s history and hype, Jurassic World unsurprising surpassed The Avengers as the biggest box office opener of all time with $208.8 million.
Millennials and all following generations continue to tweet, rant and rave about Jurassic World, expressing their loves, likes, and hates. However, there is no doubt that the fourth addition to the Jurassic Park Collection was anything but a success.