Jurassic park

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 2011)

This action packed film was one of the first of its kind that showed great detail and the look of what the "future" could hold. The location of where this film was to take place is off a secluded island in Costa Rica. This isolated island (Jurassic Park) was the home of prehistoric dinosaurs that were brought back into present time by "dino blood" that was preserved from insects that existed in that time period. The main characters that were visitors of Jurassic Park are the following: Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neil), Tim Murphy (Joseph Mazzello), Lex Murphy (Ariana Richards), Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) and Robert Muldoon (Bob Peck). These seven characters listed above endure many obstacles and not all of them make it off the island alive. The founder of Jurassic Park is John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) and he explains the process of how these extinct animals are brought back into the "modern world". The theme for this film in my opinion is that technological advances may unlock many unanswered questions about our past; however some answers should be left unknown.
One of the most powerful and memorable scenes is when Tim and Lex Murphy are sitting in the Jurassic Park jeep when the cup of water starts to shake. The look in these children's eye says it all. When they are left behind by Robert Muldoon, it was clear to the audience that these characters were left in the wilderness with the largest predators known by man-kind. The lighting in this scene was perfect. The dark and wet night really set off the emotional foundation and had the viewer's feeling the fear of the characters.
Although there are many scenes in this film that show great use of angles, one of those scenes really jump out at me when watching the film. The scene when Dr. Grant and Tim are stuck in a tree well inside the forest of Jurassic Park. They must abandon the Jeep because it was not going to stay in the tree much longer. The angles in this scene are phenomenal, especially when they find themselves racing to the base of the tree before the Jeep crushes both of them. The angle that is underneath the characters as well as the falling vehicle really grabs the viewers' attention and puts the real life fear right into ones living room.
Jurassic Park and Multiplicity are two films that express technological advances that show us future advancements are not always positive. Even though Multiplicity is not full of danger and action, it does show us technological advances in cloning can cause many issues in the near future.
This film is based off of the "unknown" factor of what the world was like in the prehistoric age. Technological advances made some individuals feel they were capable of producing prehistoric elements and re-create them. Although they succeeded at producing the extinct animals, technological advances could not account for the dangers that lied ahead.