I've seen a lot of criticism of the Jurassic World films. Criticism from, I can only imagine, people unfamiliar with the original films, books and dinosaurs. People call them poorly made, thematically incoherent or just plain nonsensical. However, I will present evidence in this thread that this could not be further from the truth.
Now, everyone knows the fan theory that Owen is actually the child that Alan Grant terrifies in the first Jurassic Park film. The evidence is compelling. Firstly, Owen is a person - the kid is also a person. People might say, "Ah, but Owen is an adult person; the child is a child." What this fails to take into account - and what only true fans of Jurassic Park canon would consider - is that time has passed in between Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, allowing Owen the time to grow from a child into an adult. Pretty freaky, right?
Of course, some might say that doesn't make any sense. Why would someone who's just had the fear of God instilled in them grow up to be the dipshit who thinks it's a good idea to train velociraptors? Considering hubris is the overriding theme of Jurassic Park, that'd be a pretty big about turn and make this guy into a pretty big villain. This is easily explained by an alternate, extended take on the scene, which has since leaked. This version of the scene doesn't contradict or undermine what went before but, just like the Jurassic World movies, broadens and enriches the universe.
Book purists will note this is consistent with changes made to Grant for the movie. In the book, Grant loves children and hates Columbian marching powder. In the film, it is quite the opposite.
Some will, justifiably, therefore say this might be the work of David Koepp rather than Crichton himself. Indeed, those familiar with Spielberg's work, particularly E.T. The Extraterrestrial, know how fond he was of characters who did a bit of charlie on occasion. It's not out of the question that this was therefore an invention of the director but cut for time in the edit.
What cannot be so easily disregarded - and what pretty clearly provided inspiration for the Jurassic World franchise as a whole - is The Lost World. No, not the film - but the book. Of course, most Jurassic Park fans are illiterate. However, the few who learned their letters will be familiar with passages like the following:
Those able to see through the subtlety and dazzle of Crichton's magnificent writing may be able to identify certain themes that were masterfully threaded into the Jurassic World films. I'll leave you to figure it out for yourselves.
I don't mean to imply Trevorrow - a well known brain genius who deserves immense wealth - simply cribbed notes from lesser minds like Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton. I'll therefore conclude with some of the many innovations he introduced to the franchise. Between the release of the first Jurassic World and Fallen Kingdom, for example, YouGov published the following:
Furthermore, it's not hard to see how the films are both influenced by and influencing the headlines:
While some of its themes remain timeless:
Now, everyone knows the fan theory that Owen is actually the child that Alan Grant terrifies in the first Jurassic Park film. The evidence is compelling. Firstly, Owen is a person - the kid is also a person. People might say, "Ah, but Owen is an adult person; the child is a child." What this fails to take into account - and what only true fans of Jurassic Park canon would consider - is that time has passed in between Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, allowing Owen the time to grow from a child into an adult. Pretty freaky, right?
Of course, some might say that doesn't make any sense. Why would someone who's just had the fear of God instilled in them grow up to be the dipshit who thinks it's a good idea to train velociraptors? Considering hubris is the overriding theme of Jurassic Park, that'd be a pretty big about turn and make this guy into a pretty big villain. This is easily explained by an alternate, extended take on the scene, which has since leaked. This version of the scene doesn't contradict or undermine what went before but, just like the Jurassic World movies, broadens and enriches the universe.
Book purists will note this is consistent with changes made to Grant for the movie. In the book, Grant loves children and hates Columbian marching powder. In the film, it is quite the opposite.
Some will, justifiably, therefore say this might be the work of David Koepp rather than Crichton himself. Indeed, those familiar with Spielberg's work, particularly E.T. The Extraterrestrial, know how fond he was of characters who did a bit of charlie on occasion. It's not out of the question that this was therefore an invention of the director but cut for time in the edit.
What cannot be so easily disregarded - and what pretty clearly provided inspiration for the Jurassic World franchise as a whole - is The Lost World. No, not the film - but the book. Of course, most Jurassic Park fans are illiterate. However, the few who learned their letters will be familiar with passages like the following:
Those able to see through the subtlety and dazzle of Crichton's magnificent writing may be able to identify certain themes that were masterfully threaded into the Jurassic World films. I'll leave you to figure it out for yourselves.
I don't mean to imply Trevorrow - a well known brain genius who deserves immense wealth - simply cribbed notes from lesser minds like Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton. I'll therefore conclude with some of the many innovations he introduced to the franchise. Between the release of the first Jurassic World and Fallen Kingdom, for example, YouGov published the following:
Furthermore, it's not hard to see how the films are both influenced by and influencing the headlines:
While some of its themes remain timeless:
