Its no longer a flea circus.

Rating: Null/10 (10 July 2005)

I credit this film with changing the nature of summer blockbusters more than Jaws or Star Wars. It presented a new formula that was so compelling in terms of what could be accomplished on screen, and what resources could be spared, that frugal studio moguls were bound to seize on the opportunity. I can imagine the head of every agency making the "We can have a coupon day.." remark. Spielberg saw the power of this new technology, and made the film about the discovery of CGI. There's a lot of good philosophy here. Filmmakers take note. Just because computers _can_ generate an effect, doesn't necessarily mean that they should. This is no longer a flea circus we invent in our minds based on clever suggestions of the camera. We literally see the fleas on the merry-go-round, animated like Cirque du Soleil acrobats. This allows the creators to be lazy and the audience's imagination atrophies.
Jurassic uses the technology effectively and I don't mind that it showcases itself a bit. If only these films were constrained with a lysine contingency. Now they run amok. CGI is everywhere, in the hands of dwarfs who stand on giants.
They bred raptors.