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Topic: Jurassic World (spoiler)

This isn't supposed to be a full-on review. Anyone want to chip in with one, feel free. This is more to address a thought that's been munching on my brain since I saw the movie. About the movie though, I liked it. Some plot holes and ridiculous running-in-heels moments, but a velociraptor rode a T-Rex which was awesome.

Here's my thought, though, for those who've seen the movie:
Recall when the boys run into their aunt and Starlord, then pile into a jeep and escape the running crowds? Then the boys say "can we stay with you?" and their aunt says, "Trust me, you're never leaving my sight." and the boys point to Starlord and say, "No. With him."

Well, at the time it was a funny gag, but honestly I think it was unfair and would have been a much better gag had it gone the other way around. The boys say, "can we stay with you?" Starlord says, "Sure" (because of course they're talking to him) and they respond, "no, with her" indicating their aunt.

Why? Because all they've seen Starlord do since they ran into him was nearly get his face eaten by a pterasaur, get saved by their badass aunt, and then barely succeed in driving a jeep backwards.
They should have been more impressed with her than with him, only later acknowledging his badassery while he was foxhunting.

I just think it would have been more interesting and funnier to invert the trope than to go for the cheap "ha! She's not as cool as him!" gag, when it would make perfect sense to go the other way.

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Re: Jurassic World (spoiler)

Given the couple of other trope inversions that the film did, I'm kind of surprised by the way the scene played out, given that Claire couldn't be bothered to be with her nephews at the start of the film, only to become very maternal over the rest of the film.

Also, I know it's supposed to cement Owen as an heroic character, but he's really done enough already to merit that, so lets not augment that with the kids choosing him.

Oh well, as dumb moments go in this film, that was hardly the worst offender.

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Re: Jurassic World (spoiler)

When I first saw the trailers and synopses for this movie I thought, "boy does that look stupid". Then after the good reviews and friends' testimonials started rolling in I knew I must have been wrong.

I finally went and saw Jurassic World and couldn't help but think throughout the entire movie, "boy is this stupid".

Maybe it's a product of the hype train or I'm just being cynical, but I could not swallow the world this movie sets up.
I feel like 90% of my criticisms are nit picks, but after a while they tend to compound and eventualy my suspension of disbelief simply can't handle it.


> The fact that this park even exists after the events of the first three movies take place is a magic bean. As if people were flocking to board the Titanic 2 and Hindenburg Express within a few years of those disasters.

> Creating hybrid genetically altered super-dinosaurs because the public is bored with the tired old brontosaurus and t-rex? Zoos have been around for hundreds of years and people still visit them! We haven't had to make a croctopus or anything! People fucking love looking at animals and I won't believe looking at literal giants brought back from the dead will get old within a few seasons.

> Combining several animals' DNA into one organism and it developing latent super powers. That's not how genetics work.

> Giving the public acess to freely roam the grounds among the dinosaurs in a giant hamster ball? Do you known how stupid the general public is? I wouldn't trust theme park visitors to go in an exhibit like that withe domesticated cows. Someone will be playing American Gladiators with those animals on the first day I guarantee it.

> The scene where the raptors and super t-Rex sit down and have a fucking conversation?  Wat? They can both communicate through spoken word and happen to speak the same language?

> The way the park director and security handles the escaped dinosaurs? I know I'm biased because I'm a zookeeper and I work with big cats and bears every day, but any manager knows that guests literally being torn apart by your attractions is going to cost you more in ticket sales and PR cleanup than having to put down your expensive new pet.

> This jeep that has been sitting neglected and unserviced for a decade or so? What if some children pop a new battery in it? Done.

> The final showdown between the humans and raptors and t-Rex and super t-Rex was a little over the top, even for this movie.

Also the whole premise of Vincent Donofrio's character was pretty silly.

Like I said a bunch of nitpicks but I really thought this movie was on the level of the recent Fast and the Furious movies as far as how over the top, crazy the action scenes get. Those movies at least seem to be more aware and a little tongue in cheek as a result.


I did love the scene at the end with the guy from the New Girl and guard from Orange is the New Black.

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