Jurassic World
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| Directed by | Colin Trevorrow |
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| Based on | Characters created by Michael Crichton |
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| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Edited by | Kevin Stitt |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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124 minutes[2][3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million[4][5] |
| Box office | $43 million[6][7] |
A fourth film was initially intended to begin production in 2004 for a summer 2005 release, but endured over a decade of "development hell" as scheduled release dates were pushed back several times while the script went through revisions. Steven Spielberg, director of the first two Jurassic Park films, acted as executive producer, as he had for the third film. Thomas Tull also executive produced;[8] his production company, Legendary Pictures, funded approximately 20 percent of the film's budget.[9] The film was produced by Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, and was released on June 10, 2015 in European countries, June 11 in Australia, India and Malaysia, and June 12 in North America, by Universal Pictures.
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Plot
22 years after the Isla Nublar incident, siblings Zach and Gray Mitchell go to Jurassic World, a new, fully functional dinosaur theme park located on the island, to visit their aunt Claire Dearing, the park operations manager. Upon arriving on the island, they find that Claire is too busy to spend time with them and are left in the care of her assistant, Zara. Simon Masrani, the park's owner, arrives and takes Claire to see their new genetically modified dinosaur, the Indominus rex. Upon inspection, he tells her he wants Owen Grady, a Velociraptor expert and trainer, to make sure the enclosure is adequate.Owen is approached by Vic Hoskins, the head of InGen security, who proposes to use the raptors (Blue, Charlie, Delta, and Echo) as a weapon. However, one of the staff falls into the raptor enclosure and Owen rescues him before barely escaping, proving that the raptors are not tame. Gray and Zach leave Zara and explore the park. Claire arrives at Owen's bungalow, having previously shared a relationship with him, and tells him of Masrani's request; he reluctantly agrees. After arriving at the enclosure, they find that the Indominus has seemingly scaled the wall and escaped. After Owen and two staff enter the enclosure for further inspection, the Indominus ambushes them, having faked its escape, and kills both staff before disappearing into the park. Owen escapes by hiding under a vehicle and cutting the fuel hose to douse himself in gasoline to hide his scent.
After an attempt by an ACU team to capture the Indominus fails, Claire closes off the northern part of the park. Gray and Zach, taking the gyrosphere attraction, are forced off the road, then attacked by the Indominus. They escape to the now-derelict Jurassic Park visitor's center, where they repair a jeep and drive back to the park. Owen and Claire arrive at the visitor's center soon afterwards but are attacked by the Indominus. Masrani flies after the Indominus in his helicopter, causing it to breach the Jurassic World Aviary. Pteranodons and Dimorphodons attack the helicopter and crash it into the aviary, killing Masrani and two others and freeing the other pterosaurs inside.
Zach and Gray arrive back at the park as the pterosaurs begin attacking tourists. Zara finds them but is quickly picked up by a Pteranodon and dropped into the Mosasaur lagoon, where she is eaten. Owen and Claire arrive and reunite with Gray and Zach. Hoskins takes command of Jurassic World and decides that they will use the raptors to find and kill the Indominus, with Owen reluctantly agreeing. However, the Indominus communicates with the raptors, revealing that it was also created with raptor DNA. The raptors turn on the team and begin killing the soldiers while the Indominus flees, with Owen managing to escape.
The InGen team evacuates via helicopter with dinosaur embryos. After entering the innovation center, Owen, Claire, Zach, and Gray find Hoskins packing up the laboratory and he discloses plans to turn the Indominus into a weapon to be used in wars before being killed by a raptor. Owen, Claire, Zach, and Gray escape, but are surrounded by the raptors outside, though Owen manages to reestablish his connection with them. When the Indominus arrives, Owen and the raptors attack it, but the raptors are apparently killed. Realizing they do not have the power to defeat the Indominus, Claire decides to open up the Tyrannosaurus rex enclosure, luring it into a fight with the Indominus. The Tyrannosaurus is eventually overpowered, but the raptor Blue reappears and attacks the Indominus, saving the T-rex. The two finally injure the Indominus, pushing it towards the front of the Mosasaur lagoon. The Mosasaur appears and drags the Indominus to its death. The Tyrannosaurus lets Blue go and departs. Blue then share one more moment with Owen, then leaves for the jungle. The survivors are evacuated to Costa Rica. Zach and Gray are reunited with their parents, while Owen and Claire leave together. On Isla Nublar, the Tyrannosaurus surveys the destruction and roars.
Cast
Main article: List of Jurassic Park characters
- Chris Pratt as Owen Grady,[10] a Velociraptor expert and trainer.
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing, the park operations manager.[11]
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Vic Hoskins, the head of security operations for InGen.[12]
- Nick Robinson as Zach Mitchell, one of Claire's nephews and the older brother of Gray.[13]
- Ty Simpkins as Gray Mitchell, one of Claire's nephews and the younger brother of Zach.[13]
- Irrfan Khan as Simon Masrani, CEO of the Masrani Corporation and the owner of Jurassic World.[14]
- Omar Sy as Barry,[15] a tamer who takes care of Owen's Velociraptors.[16]
- B. D. Wong as Dr. Henry Wu, chief geneticist and head of the team that created dinosaurs for Jurassic Park. He is the only character from any of the previous films to appear in Jurassic World.
- Jake Johnson as Lowery Cruthers, the park's tech-savvy operator.
- Lauren Lapkus as Vivian, an employee in the park's control room.[17]
- Brian Tee as Katashi Hamada,[18] the leader of the ACU (Asset Containment Unit[19]), a group of security guards installed on Isla Nublar.[20][21]
- Katie McGrath as Zara Young, Claire's personal assistant.[22]
- Judy Greer as Karen Mitchell, Claire's sister and the mother of Zach and Gray.[23]
- Andy Buckley as Scott Mitchell, Karen's husband and the father of Zach and Gray.
- James DuMont as Hal Osterly, a businessman.
- Jimmy Buffett as himself.[24]
- Jimmy Fallon[25] as himself.
Themes and analysis
Director Colin Trevorrow has stated that the Indominus rex, the synthetic hybrid dinosaur at the center of the film's story, is symbolic of consumer and corporate excess. Trevorrow stated that the dinosaur was "meant to embody [humanity's] worst tendencies. We're surrounded by wonder and yet we want more, and we want it bigger, faster, louder, better. And in the world of the movie, the animal is designed based on a series of corporate focus groups."[26] He also stated that "There's something in the film about our greed and our desire for profit. The Indominus Rex, to me, is very much that desire, that need to be satisfied."[27] Film journalists have also noted the parallels between the workings of the park in Jurassic World and the film and entertainment industry.[28]Production
Development
In March 2001, Jurassic Park III director Joe Johnston denied rumors of a fourth film.[29] Late in Jurassic Park III 's production, executive producer Steven Spielberg devised a story idea for a fourth film. He wished the idea had been used for the third film instead.[30] In June 2001, Johnston said he would not direct the film, and that Spielberg had a story idea that would take the series' mythology to a new level.[31] Johnston later said the film would feel like a departure from previous films, implying it would not be set on an island.[32] In July 2001, actor Sam Neill, who portrayed Dr. Alan Grant in previous films, said he could not imagine a way for his character to be involved in another film.[33] That same month, Johnston denied, then later hinted, that the film would involve the Pteranodons from the ending of Jurassic Park III.[34][35]In April 2002, it was reported that the film would be the last one in the series, and would ignore its predecessor's events.[36] In a June 2002 interview with Starlog magazine, Steven Spielberg officially confirmed the fourth film, which he hoped to have Joe Johnston direct. Spielberg confirmed there was a story which he considered to be the best one since the first film.[30] On November 4, 2002, Sam Neill said there was a chance he would be in the film.[37] On November 7, 2002, William Monahan was announced as screenwriter, with Spielberg as executive producer and Kathleen Kennedy as producer.[38] A month later, the film was announced for a summer 2005 release.[39]
In January 2003, Jeff Goldblum said he had been asked to stay available for a possible return of his character Ian Malcolm.[40] On January 30, 2003, it was reported that the story would involve dinosaurs migrating to the Costa Rican mainland. A team of experts, including Alan Grant and Ian Malcolm, chart an expedition to one of InGen's offshore islands and discover the dinosaurs breeding uncontrollably.[41][42] In April 2003, Stan Winston confirmed his special effects studio was in the design phase for the film. Winston also said that Spielberg wanted to adapt several previously unfilmed scenes from Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park novels.[43] In July 2003, Keira Knightley said she was in consideration for two separate roles, including a small role as a granddaughter.[44] Monahan's first draft of the script was finished later that month, with a story no longer set in the jungle as in previous films. A director had yet to be discussed at that time.[45] Sam Neill confirmed he would reprise his character, with filming set to begin in 2004 in California and Hawaii.[46]
In September 2003, Richard Attenborough said he would reprise his role as John Hammond.[47] In October 2003, paleontologist Jack Horner said he would return as technical adviser for the fourth film as he had done for previous Jurassic Park films. Horner hinted that Velociraptors would be an integral part of the film.[48] Later that month, Horner was asked about a hypothetical idea of humans evolving from dinosaurs rather than mammals. Horner responded "keep thinking about that, and in a couple of years go see Jurassic Park 4."[49] Keira Knightley's character was written out in late 2003.[50] In March 2004, Joe Johnston said he had not been asked to direct the film, and hoped that Steven Spielberg would direct it. Johnston said a story was being written that would take the series in a completely different direction "away from the island and away from the T-Rex and all this."[51] In May 2004, it was reported that screenwriter John Sayles was writing the script.[52] Sayles was hired to finish earlier work done by Monahan, who had left the project to work on Kingdom of Heaven.[53] By June 2004, Frank Marshall had joined the project as a producer.[54]
In June 2004, it was reported that Alex Proyas was in discussions to direct, with filming expected to begin in March 2005 for a re-scheduled winter 2005 release. Filming would have started at Pinewood Studios, where a massive tank was to be constructed for scenes involving marine reptiles.[55][56] In July 2004, the script was being rewritten, with Jeremy Piven and Emmy Rossum being considered for two of the lead roles and Richard Attenborough reprising his character.[50] Later that month, Proyas said he was not interested in directing the film.[57]
In August 2004, Ain't It Cool News published a review of a leaked draft of the film's script. The story would have involved a new character, a mercenary named Nick Harris, who is hired by a Swiss corporation and put in charge of training a team of five genetically modified Deinonychus for use in rescue missions. John Hammond would be the only returning character in this draft.[58][59] In 2005, John Sayles confirmed this to be an early draft of the script, intercepted through Steven Spielberg's email by a hacker.[60]
In late August 2004, David Boreanaz was rumored and later reported to have the lead role.[61][62] Boreanaz was actually in consideration for Fantastic Four.[63] Sayles was still re-writing the script in September 2004, with the film on track for a winter 2005 release.[64] Sayles' next draft, which involved genetically engineered human-dinosaur mercenaries, was scrapped.[65]
In April 2005, Winston confirmed the film was on hold because of repeated revisions of the film's script, none of which satisfied Spielberg. According to Winston, "He felt neither of [the drafts] balanced the science and adventure elements effectively. It's a tough compromise to reach, as too much science will make the movie too talky, but too much adventure will make it seem hollow."[66] In November 2005, Spielberg said he planned to include a scene in the film (taken from the novel The Lost World) that would involve characters on motorcycles outrunning raptors.[67]
In January 2006, Johnston and Horner were working on a new screenplay,[68] and more work on it was expected to begin immediately after the 2008 release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.[69] In February 2006, Frank Marshall said the film now had a good script, with filming expected to begin in 2007 for a 2008 release.[70] In March 2006, Marshall said the film had a script and was getting a director, with Johnston as a possible candidate.[71] In April 2006, Marshall said there was an idea for the film, but not a script. Marshall went on to deny that Michael Crichton would write the script, or that Steven Spielberg would direct it.[72] The script was still being worked on in June 2006.[73]
In July 2006, Spielberg denied an Internet rumor that Breck Eisner would direct, saying Johnston was standing by for the job.[74] In December 2006, Laura Dern said she was open to the possibility of reprising her role as Ellie Sattler, but had not been contacted about appearing in the film.[75] In March 2007, Sam Neill said he knew nothing about the project.[76]
In April 2007, Dern said she had been contacted about appearing in the film, with filming expected to begin within the year for release in 2008.[77] It was also reported that Joe Johnston would not be directing the film.[78] In December 2007, Frank Marshall said further work on the script could not commence until the end of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, with filming potentially starting in 2008 for a release in the summer of 2009.[79] Jack Horner's 2009 book, How to Build a Dinosaur, was originally meant to come out at the same time as the film as a scientific companion volume.[80]
Attenborough, before his death, was contacted about reprising the role of John Hammond.[81] Jeff Goldblum had expressed some interest in reprising his role of Ian Malcolm for the fourth film.[82]
In December 2008, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy were asked if there was any development on the sequel. Kennedy responded, "No... I don't know. You know, when Michael Crichton passed away, I sorta felt maybe that's it. Maybe that's a sign that we don't mess with it."[83] While Marshall and Kennedy were no longer signed with Universal Pictures in a production capacity, it was said that the two would remain involved with the studio and its plans for Jurassic Park 4.[84] In November 2009, Joe Johnston discussed the possibility of Jurassic Park 4, stating that the story for the film is completely different from that of its predecessors and would take the franchise into a whole other trilogy.[85] In a January 2010 interview, Johnston reiterated that Jurassic Park 4 was set to be the beginning of a second Jurassic Park trilogy.[86][87][88]
On June 15, 2011, it was reported that Spielberg had met twice with writer Mark Protosevich to work on a story for a potential fourth Jurassic Park film.[89][90] About a month later, at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, Spielberg said a writer was working on a treatment for the film, which he said would be possibly released "within the next two or three years."[91][92] A representative from Universal said 2013 would be the preferred deadline for completion.[93] Over the next three months, Mark Protosevich wrote two story treatments for the film.[94] Spielberg had hoped to have a writer working on a full screenplay for Jurassic Park IV by the time he started filming his other project, Lincoln, in October 2011, with the hope that the script would be finished by the time Lincoln was finished. However, he and Kathleen Kennedy felt neither of Protosevich's treatments consisted of the right story for a fourth film.[95]
Despite this, Spielberg said in October 2011 that the script was being written by Protosevich, and that he felt the story they were working on was stronger than that of Jurassic Park III.[96] In January 2012, Spielberg announced that he would not be directing the film, opting instead to be a producer.[97] On June 21, it was confirmed that Rise of the Planet of the Apes writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver would be scripting Jurassic Park 4.[98]
Pre-production
On January 11, 2013, Universal said the film would be shot in 3D and released June 13, 2014.[99] In February, it was reported that Kathleen Kennedy would not be producing the film in favor of focusing on Star Wars: The Force Awakens for 2015.[100] Producer Frank Marshall said, "No decisions have been made regarding where we are shooting."[101] Shortly thereafter, the director of studio operations at Raleigh Studios in Baton Rouge, Louisiana confirmed that Universal Pictures had reserved space there from April to November 2013, without specifying the project for which it was reserved.[102] On March 14, 2013, Universal announced that Colin Trevorrow, director of Safety Not Guaranteed, would be directing the film,[103][104] while Patrick Crowley was announced as a producer.[105]Director Brad Bird, who was working on Tomorrowland, was also interested in directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens. To work around schedule conflicts, Bird suggested to Kennedy the idea of having Trevorrow work as a stand-in to perform early production work on Star Wars, which Bird could then direct after Tomorrowland had concluded filming. These plans did not materialize. However, as a result of these discussions, Kennedy and Marshall watched Safety Not Guaranteed and were impressed by it. Marshall subsequently had Spielberg meet with Trevorrow,[106] who was then hired before he read the script, which was titled Jurassic Park IV and was still being written by Jaffa and Silver.[107]
Jaffa and Silver wrote a draft that revolved around a functioning dinosaur theme park, an idea that came from Spielberg.[108] The idea of trained Velociraptors, from Sayles' earlier draft, was also present in Jaffa and Silver's draft.[109] After reading the script, Trevorrow declined to direct the film unless it could be done in a different way.[109] Trevorrow pitched a new story idea,[106] and then began working on a completely new script with writing partner Derek Connolly.[110][111] Trevorrow and Connolly maintained the basic storyline of a functioning dinosaur theme park.[108] Two story ideas from earlier drafts were also kept: a homicidal dinosaur that has to be stopped, and a human who has a relationship with Velociraptors.[107][108] However, Trevorrow felt those ideas in their original form were too extreme and had to be "pulled way, way, way back."[107][108] A previous draft also included multiple hybrid dinosaurs, which was ultimately reduced to one.[107] In April 2013, Jack Horner said in an interview that a new, previously extinct creature would rise to stardom in the film, saying, "I can't actually tell you who that will be... But you'll want to keep the lights on after you see this movie."[112]
Trevorrow and Connolly wrote their draft of the script over a couple of weeks.[107] The studio received the draft on May 6, 2013, and found the script changes more large-scale than anticipated.[111] On May 8, 2013, the studio announced it was pushing the release from June 13, 2014, to an unspecified future date.[113][114] Prior to the delay, actors Bryce Dallas Howard, David Oyelowo and Garrett Hedlund had been considered for roles in the film.[115] Filming had been set to begin June 24, 2013.[111] Delaying the film allowed Trevorrow and Connolly more time to work on the script.[110] Another reason for the delay was to allow time for the construction of practical sets for the fictional theme park; it was previously intended to add in these buildings using computer effects.[107]
On May 2, 2013, Trevorrow tweeted a picture of Kauai taken during location scouting with the caption "Nublar", the name of the island in the original film.[116] That November, he tweeted that "Reboot is a strong word. This is a new sci-fi terror adventure set 22 years after the horrific events of Jurassic Park."[117] According to Trevorrow in August 2013, the film's release date had been pushed to 2015.[118]
In May 2013, Sam Neill said it was unlikely he would be a part of the film, stating, "I'm told it's a big reboot, a total re-jig."[119] On June 1, 2013, Trevorrow tweeted an assurance that the film was "very much alive. We're writing and designing."[120] On June 18, 2013, a teaser banner was revealed at Licensing Expo 2013, giving a 2015 release.[121] By August 15, 2013, John Krasinski was in talks for a role as a dinosaur tamer.[122]
On September 10, 2013, Universal Pictures confirmed the film would be titled Jurassic World and would be released on June 12, 2015.[115] Trevorrow chose to rename the film from its previous title, Jurassic Park IV, to differentiate it from previous films in the series.[123] That same month, Bryce Dallas Howard was in early negotiations to play a role,[124] and was cast in early November.[125] By mid-October, Ty Simpkins had been cast as the child lead and Jake Johnson was being considered for a role.[126] Nick Robinson was cast as Simpkins' older brother,[127] while Josh Brolin was in talks to play the adult lead.[128] By the middle of November, Brolin was no longer in talks for the film, and Chris Pratt was in early negotiations for the lead role,[129] a "rugged, ex-military man named Owen."[130] Ron Howard tweeted in January 2014 that Pratt had been cast in a lead role.[131]
On February 5, 2014, Trevorrow revealed that cinematographer John Schwartzman would be filming Jurassic World using Panavision cameras shooting on a combination of Kodak 35mm and 65mm film.[132] One of the 65mm cameras used on the production had been used in the past to shoot Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.[133] The reason the filmmakers chose to shoot Jurassic World on film stock instead of on digital cameras, in addition to Spielberg's and Schwartzman's own personal preference for the format, was in an effort to match the visual aesthetic of the previous three film-shot Jurassic Park pictures, as well as the fact that the film's exterior jungle scenes required a greater dynamic range of light than digital cameras could provide. 65mm film was used for visual effect sequences as well as location shots where the filmmakers wanted extra visual impact.[134] The film is being presented in a 2.00:1 aspect ratio, an intermediate ratio that falls between the two industry standard widescreen aspect ratios of 1.85:1 and 2.35:1. This was chosen because it allowed enough height for humans and dinosaurs to fit into the same frame without giving up a sense of scope, and closely matches the ratio of a digital IMAX screen.[135]
By February 7, Legendary Pictures had agreed to co-finance the film.[136] By February 28, Vincent D'Onofrio had joined the cast to play the film's antagonist. Irrfan Khan was also cast as head of the Masrani Corporation, now in ownership of Isla Nublar and the park.[137][138] That same month, Trevorrow confirmed that B. D. Wong would reprise his role as Dr. Henry Wu, and said the character would have a more significant role than in the original film.[110] On March 21, 2014, French actor Omar Sy announced he had joined the cast.[139] On March 26, 2014, actor Jake Johnson confirmed his role in Jurassic World as a tech-savvy operations overseer named Lowery.[140][141] By April 3, Judy Greer, Katie McGrath, and Lauren Lapkus had joined the cast.[142] Andy Buckley was cast on May 7.[143] By June 27, James DuMont had also joined the cast.[144]
Filming
Principal photography and production began on April 10, 2014,[145] at the Honolulu Zoo in Hawaii.[146] Filming continued for four weeks on Oahu.[147] At the end of April, filming took place at the Hawaii Convention Center.[148] Filming moved to Kauai on May 15, 2014, and concluded there on June 6, 2014.[147] Filming resumed that day at the abandoned Six Flags in New Orleans,[149][150] where Jurassic World's Main Street was constructed. One of Main Street's restaurants is named Winston's, after Stan Winston.[24] Filming was scheduled to remain in Louisiana for eleven weeks.[150] On June 30, 2014, filming took place at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans; actors Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, and Judy Greer were reported to be present.[151] An evacuation scene was filmed at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.[149] Swamp scenes were filmed in Slidell, Louisiana.[152] A majority of the filming in New Orleans took place at Big Easy Studios inside the NASA complex in East New Orleans.[153] On August 5, 2014, director Colin Trevorrow announced on Twitter that filming had wrapped,[154] after a 78-day shoot.[24]In an interview with Empire, Trevorrow confirmed that the production had hired Legacy Effects (formerly Stan Winston Studios) to create animatronic dinosaurs for the film, as they had in the previous three films.[155] Animatronic dinosaurs included the four raptors, as well as a practically built dinosaur that was used for a sequence filmed in Hawaii.[156] Visual effects supervisor Phil Tippett and Industrial Light and Magic also returned to create CGI dinosaurs.[157] The computer generated dinosaurs were created using performance capture, using human actors to perform the dinosaurs' movements.[156]
Music
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| Film score by Michael Giacchino | |
| Released | June 9, 2015 |
| Genre | soundtrack |
| Length | 67:05 |
| Label | Back Lot Music |
Release
The film was released on June 12, 2015 in North America.[161][162] The film had its first public premiere on May 29, 2015 in Paris, France at The Grand Rex cinema.[163] The film also previewed on June 10, 2015 at Majestic 10 Cinemas in Williston, Vermont, two days prior to the film's worldwide release.[164] Worldwide, Jurassic World is scheduled to be released across 809 IMAX theaters (364 of which will be in North America), which will be the second largest worldwide rollout for any movie in IMAX's history (behind Furious 7) and the largest day-and-date IMAX release (breaking The Amazing Spider-Man 2 's record).[165]Reception
Box office
In North America, the film made $18.5 million from 3,229 theaters in its early Thursday showings, making it Universal’s biggest late night showing ever (breaking Furious 7 's record set two months prior).[7]Outside North America, the film opened on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in eight countries, earning $24.5 million.[166] It earned $17.77 million on its opening day in China.[167] It scored the second-biggest opening day of all-time for Universal in France, Indonesia, and the Philippines.[168]
Critical reception
Jurassic World has received generally positive reviews, with many critics praising the score and visual effects, especially the climactic fight scene, while others were critical of the film's tone and writing. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 71%, based on 164 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Jurassic World can't match the original for sheer inventiveness and impact, but it works in its own right as an entertaining — and visually dazzling — popcorn thriller."[169] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 58 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[170]Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film four stars out of five and felt that it was "terrifically enjoyable and exciting summer spectacular" being "savvy, funny, ridiculous in just the right way."[171] Also giving the film four stars was Robbie Collin of The Telegraph, who deemed the film a worthy sequel to Spielberg's original Jurassic Park, and called it "methodically paced and shot with an awestruck visual sense that’s pure Spielberg."[172] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave it 3 out of 4 stars and said "It's not the cynical, cash-in cheesefest you feared. OK, Jurassic World is a little of that. But this state-of-the-art dino epic is also more than a blast of rumbling, roaring, 'did you effing see that!' fun". He praised Trevorrow's direction, Pratt's and Howard's performances and the effects.[173] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Todd McCarthy placed the film second, only behind the original film in the Jurassic Park series. He felt that the film was more of a PG than R, praised the CGI and score, criticized the two lead's romance and wrote that the film nevertheless would be appealing to audiences everywhere.[174]
Conversely, The Associated Press rated the film two stars out of four and called it "an ugly, over-saturated movie". Its review stated that Jurassic World lacked the "deft sense of wonderment, wit and suspense that guided the original" in addition to criticizing its CGI. However, it praised the film's score and Pratt's and Howard's performances.[175]
Controversies
Scientific accuracy
A Twitter post attributed to Trevorrow stated there would be no feathered dinosaurs in the film.[176] While the first Jurassic Park film was lauded by paleontologists for depicting dinosaurs accurately and in line with the science of the time, based on current knowledge, changing the public view of dinosaurs as slow and giant lizard-like reptiles, Jurassic World is being criticized for purposely ignoring new discoveries and knowledge, with several dinosaur experts calling the film a 'dumb monster movie' for failing to include new discoveries about the creatures, such as some dinosaurs being covered with feathers or proto-feathers like Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor and the way velociraptors held their front limbs.[177][178][179] Since the film's teaser trailer release, many paleontologists expressed their disappointment on Twitter, Facebook and their own blogs, calling the dinosaurs that were featured a retrograde step from the original Jurassic Park.[180] In response to these criticisms, Trevorrow said that "the film is scientifically 'inaccurate' because it is a science-fiction movie and not a documentary."[178] A faux review on the film's web site speculates that the use of amphibian DNA to fill the gaps in the dinosaur DNA (a plot point in the original novel and film) prevented the dinosaurs from growing feathers.[181]Writing credits dispute
At the end of March 2015, a WGA arbitration panel ruled that Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver would receive a "screenplay by" credit with Trevorrow and Connolly, who strongly disagreed with the decision to give the former pair co-credit.[182][183] Trevorrow and Connolly decided that under WGA rules, they did not have grounds to appeal the decision; they accepted the ruling on March 31, 2015.[183] On April 2, 2015, it was reported that Universal Pictures originally wanted the names of one writing team to appear in the screen credits, that being Trevorrow and Connolly, with the late Michael Crichton getting a "based on the novel by" credit. In the film's Super Bowl trailer, the credits showed that the film had been "written by" Trevorrow and Connolly. It was reported that Trevorrow and Connolly appealed the WGA's decision; that they wrote an entirely new screenplay that was not based on Jaffa and Silver's draft; and that they wanted their solo "written by" credit restored.[182]On April 7, 2015, it was reported that the arbiters had unanimously denied Trevorrow and Connolly's appeal in a second hearing held on April 3, and that they gave Jaffa and Silver an additional "story by" credit. It was reported that Trevorrow and Connolly appealed the WGA's latest decision.[184] Later that day, Trevorrow clarified the situation and denied that he and Connolly appealed the WGA's original decision (giving Jaffa and Silver credit for the screenplay), despite disagreeing with it. Trevorrow also stated that he and Connolly were not informed of the second hearing until it was already over. Although Trevorrow and Connolly strongly disagreed with the decision to give Jaffa and Silver a "story by" credit, they decided not to appeal it.[183] The credits of the screenplay finally went to both writing teams, with a "story by" credit to Jaffa and Silver, and a "based on characters created by" credit to Crichton.[183]
Possible sequels
Main article: Jurassic Park § Future sequels
On the possibility of potential sequels,
Trevorrow said: "We wanted to create something that would be a little
bit less arbitrary and episodic, and something that could potentially
arc into a series that would feel like a complete story."[155] In May 2015, Trevorrow confirmed that he would not be returning to direct a sequel.[185]See also
- List of characters in Jurassic Park
- List of extinct genera in Jurassic Park
- List of films featuring dinosaurs
References
External links
- Official website
- Masrani Global Corporation (fictional) website
- Jurassic World at the Internet Movie Database
- Jurassic World News & Updates
- Official UK Jurassic World International website
- Jurassic World Trailer on YouTube
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There were actually two roles in 'Jurassic Park IV' Steven thought I might fit. First there was the granddaughter part, which wasn't all that big a role; she was only in it at the beginning. The other part he was considering for me was substantially larger, but I won't go into any details in case I make Steven angry (laughs). ... I truly don't know if I'll end up getting either part or not. The script is pretty much locked down, but I think they're still working on final drafts at the moment.
...it appears Keira Knightley's potential character was written out late last year, but producers are now courting The Day After Tomorrow cutie Emmy Rossum and Runaway Jury's Jeremy Piven for two of the lead roles.[quote from Cinemania]
Trevorrow was asked to cook up his own story. But there were a couple of concepts that he wanted to keep. One was Sayles' audacious notion of raptors working alongside humans. "Dinosaurs hunting down drug lords? I couldn't go there," he says. "But I could rewind all the way back and make a movie about the very tenuous relationship between man and a vicious animal. [...] The other very cool idea, which came from Spielberg himself: what if John Hammond's dream of a fully functioning dinosaur theme park came true?"
In 2007 [sic], news broke of a Jurassic Park 4 script by American indie king John Sayles, in which trained raptors take on a drug baron's army. The project stalled, but this nucleus of an idea stuck around, making its way into the next commissioned draft, by Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. And this is where Colin Trevorrow, the man chosen to head up Jurassic World, comes in. [...] One can only imagine how excited he was to be presented with the latest script by the threequel's producers. He sat down to read it. Flipped through every page. Then said thanks, but no thanks. "It was as difficult to decline as you'd think," he recalls. "But I knew I couldn't make that film. So I said, 'I'm honoured, but if we're going to do this we really need to build a different movie that can also be called Jurassic Park 4."
Trevorrow had a brainwave of his own. "I emailed Steven–one of the most carefully worded emails I've ever written–and explained every single reason why we should change the title from Jurassic Park 4 to Jurassic World. It's like changing the recipe of someone's favourite cereal, but I wanted people to know that this is going to be a bold movie. It's going to be different.
...if the post is legitimate, [p]resumably he is concerned about preserving the legacy and continuity of Jurassic Park
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