![]() ![]() ![]() “There are movies like Total Recall and Robocop and Carrie that just aren’t crying out for a reboot” Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore and a fan of Jurassic World, told Observer. But not all franchises demand a continuation. Why didn’t Jurassic World want to stand on its own? Because tying itself to a beloved property of the past was its best chance for success (admittedly: it worked). So from the start of the promotional campaign, Universal shamelessly crafted a Jurassic Park 2.0 experience to avoid any and all risk-taking. But that same feeling is hard to come by in today’s CGI blockbuster franchise era, and the Jurassic World filmmakers seem completely uninterested in shooting for bold new plot directions. It’s an authentic and well-earned “ wow!!” moment. Jurassic Park genuinely thrilled audiences 25 years ago with groundbreaking visual effects that had never been seen before there’s a visceral surge in the movie when the first dinosaur, a docile Brachiosaurus, appears on screen to the unbridled wonderment of both Sam Neill, and everyone who enjoys watching Sam Neill undergo unbridled wonderment. Jurassic World is essentially a retelling of Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking Jurassic Park, just without any of the originality, heart or soul from story structure and marketing to themes and visuals, the former heartlessly swipes everything you loved about the latter, without ever advancing the form. There’s nothing inherently wrong with sequels or reboots of beloved properties, as long as the new films add to the legacy of the original rather than leveraging it just to sell tickets -which is what this man-eating drudgery does. It takes advantage of our nostalgia to sell a significantly worse version of the movie we fell in love with 25 years ago. ![]() While Rotten Tomatoes is far from the be-all and end-all of cinematic criticism and general audiences did turn out for Jurassic World, I’m here to tell you ahead of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom that the 2015 blockbuster tricked you. That’s kind of like being the most popular Star Wars prequel. ![]()
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