It's often (correctly) claimed that Jaws isn't about a shark and it follows that Jurassic Park probably isn't about dinosaurs. Jurassic World is about the dinosaurs and the theme park created to contain them. In fact, the film itself is more like a theme park ride than anything else and whilst it's an incredibly fun and exciting ride it never feels like it's going to stand the test of time like Spielberg's classics. Despite that, Colin Trevorrow deserves a huge amount of credit for directing something this big and enjoyable as only his second feature length film (after the excellent Safety Not Guaranteed).
Early on we learn that dinosaurs are now considered passé and although they are kept off screen for while there is no fanfare when they are revealed. However the new Indominus rex is kept in the shadows and slowly revealed just like any good monster should be. It may be CGI but for a lot of the film it is treated as a physical creation. It was a relief to see that the CGI had significantly improved from the early trailers and throughout the film it's mostly handled well. There is one sequence that doesn't really work, let down by poor CGI and trying to show too much; it could be playing homage to a Hitchcock film but a similar sequence was far scarier in the 1960s.
There's no denying that the film becomes increasingly ridiculous throughout but this never took anything away from my enjoyment. It's hard to defend the many things wrong with the film and I really wish that either the script or characters were a lot smarter. The biggest problem however, is that there was one moment that really stood out and I thought this is definitely going on my scenes of the year list, but the next day I couldn't think what it was. Perhaps I am just getting old but it's more likely that this is just mostly forgettable fun.
June 17, 2015 at 11:42PM
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