Good afternoon everyone! Today, I have a surprise for you all. This time, we will be reviewing a film that I only reviewed back on Facebook just four years ago, shortly before it’s sequel got released back in 2018. Not sure if this is cheating or not, but you what, I know of one, or two other movie reviewers on YouTube who also reviewed it once on YouTube, and then reviewed it again once or twice, if not more. Also, seeing as I only reviewed Jurassic World, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom we’re just reviewed on Facebook back then, I figured why not review them again for this blog after all, you know? I may do this for at least some other movies that I only reviewed on Facebook before this blog came about a while back. We shall see. Well, let’s now talk about Jurassic World.
Plot: Shortly after two kids (Nick Robinson, and Ty Simpson) visit their aunt Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) at a dinosaur theme park called Jurassic World on Isla Nublar, trouble ensues when a genetically enhanced T-Rex breaks out of it’s cage, and begins to cause trouble for other humans, and dinosaur creatures on the island. Now, with the help of Navy veteran Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), will Claire, and kids Zach, and Gray Mitchell be able to track this predator down, and either imprison it, or put the beast to an end before things get way out of hand?
Okay, so, as I’m sure we know, this had been the first time in fourteen years since we had a Jurassic Park/World be released. Now, as time passed, did the movie makers come up with a better story than what the second, and third films at least had to offer? Well, while not quite a perfect film, Jurassic World still ended up being a great example of what makes a good sequel, or film period. Not to mention that that Jurassic World was one of the better films since, well, 1993’s Jurassic Park itself. To begin, though the film can feel slightly fast-paced at times, it does a better job of telling a much more compelling story, which is more than one can say about at least the second, and third films of this franchise. Additionally, the world building especially of Jurassic World is really good. I mean we get to know the world of the dinosaurs there, for the most part, and let’s just say that, if one could feel safe touring the place, one might want to go back there again, and again. The movie also has some fantastic CGI, both with the effects, and with the newer dinosaur creatures that we’re introduced to. I mean you look at the CGI dinosaurs from the first three films, and then look at the CGI in this movie, it comes to show how far advanced technology has come with movies. A film like Jurassic World is no exception. Oh, and the score by Michael Giacchino, wow, first off, this guy is a genius at making musical scores, be it films like these newer Jurassic Park/World movies, or even family films like Inside Out (2015), Zootopia (2016), and Coco (2017) for instance. True, Giacchino may not have been the one composing the score in the other previous three films. Still, he does somehow seem to understand that music was part of what made the Jurassic Park movies to one extent, or another. Not only that, but he basically uses his musical score to keep the audience immersed in the story as much as possible. And of course there’s the acting for this film. Holy cow, the cast does great, particularly Bryce Dallas Howard, and Chris Pratt as Claire Dearing, and Owen Pratt respectively. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if maybe part of why Pratt was cast as the character that he was probably because of how well he did in films like Guardians Of The Galaxy the year before, you know? As for the characters themselves, despite a bit of character development lacking for at least one, or two minor characters. Oh, and could we take a moment to also appreciate how there were some carnivorous dinosaurs that were handled a little different than usual in these films? I won’t give anything away, but definitely watch how some of them are handled, and you’ll probably find yourself loving the somewhat newer direction that this film seems to go from the previous Jurassic Park movies all the more. Finally, with the action, ooh, the filmmakers really did up their game when it came to the action, most notably when it came to the climax of Jurassic World.
The only flaws for this film would be that, one, of course there does seem to be a little bit of character development lacking. But hey, thankfully it was much better than for sure in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and Jurassic Park 3. The other problem would be that there’s this one scene where one character is quietly crying, and another is telling him to stop doing that. Okay, maybe the setting where that occurred might not have been the best. Still, it’s just sad that scenes like that seem to show all the more that guys seem to believe that crying is not “manly.” Really? Okay, let me just take a moment to ask, before I conclude this review, is it just me, or does it seem like the reason that a lot of guys especially in America are jerks as of nowadays is because they seem to have pain deep inside that they feel like they can’t uncover around themselves, or others? Honestly, that’s a problem that I hope will be changed, and even males WILL realize that crying IS okay. Just saying!
And that concludes my review for 2015’s Jurassic World. After fourteen years from the previous installment from this film, at least this one proved once and for all that Jurassic Park films are still capable of telling good stories, even if it might have taken around twenty-two years since the release of the first film, in 1993, to do so. Jurassic World has a great deal to offer this time around, has a fun story, mostly great characters, a phenomenal musical score, and really impressive CGI. Now, even if I recommended even the not as memorable second, and third films of this franchise, let me just say really see Jurassic World if you still have yet to. You’ll have plenty of fun with it, I’m sure.
Final Grade: A-
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