A good blockbuster without the real Jurassic essence

Rating: 7/10 (20 July 2015)

Maybe the first Jurassic Park became so much an essence to me that nothing else can cross this imaginable border. This movie is good, but after the first view i felt some sort of disappointment. Even after 3 days it was hard to tell what is the missing element. There were 3 main points that i was expecting to see:
1. Bigger amount of Dinosaurs
2. Some sort of horror elements / tension building
3. References
These were the major priorities (for me) and all of them were delivered, but in the end something was missing. The first Jurassic Park had a special power, it's simple existence made it more than just another blockbuster. It was made with passion and commitment in an era where profit was not THE major priority. This movie is a good blockbuster with dinosaurs, but it isn't really worthy of the "Jurassic" name. If i have to sum up my thoughts about Jurassic World in one sentence, i would say : It could not grab me and drag into it's own world.
Visually Jurassic World is good, but nothing more. High quality and detailed special effects became basic requirements in the 21st century (especially in a blockbuster like this). The low use of practical effects can be felt and CGI clearly dominated most of the scenes.
The story from the early trailer seemed to be unimaginative and weak. However, if we examine today's demanding society and the expectations of 21st century we may see the reason and purpose behind the decision of creating a completely new dinosaur. The plot is not revolutionary, but it is still way better than the previous ones.
Some sort of moral message was brought back (about the "God complex" scientists), but the incredibly annoying characters (exception: Chris Pratt) were not capable of engaging in an interesting discussion. Example: In the first Jurassic Park there was a "lunch scene" where characters had a chance to mull over and argue about the resurrection of dinosaurs. This was a perfect environment for topics like: scientists who want to play God again, what the nature sentenced to extinction should not be bothered, Is it possible for mankind to live with nature peacefully? etc. In this case, there are plenty of characters to represent each side, but most of the dialogs are weightless and pointless.
The whole "world" title is well deserved. Many things were actually presented to the audience which helped me to feel that this facility runs effectively more than a decade and everything has an own function and a purpose. Another good point was the interactive games for kids which is an effective teaching method. The creative use of holograms added some futuristic, high-tech feeling and i really liked the idea of gyrosphere which allowed the visitors to take a closer look. By the way, it is completely nonsense if we are talking about security.
There were plenty of references and thankfully they were not too direct. Horror elements appeared more than once and this added some extra value to the overall. The only small disadvantage was the lack of bad weather. Here's the thing: In the first movie the T-Rex scene worked so well because every small detail were there to build up the tension and the weather was a main element as well. Raining, thunder, lightning, all these elements visually helped the thrill to culminate.
The weakest point of the movie is the characters. The only positive exception was Chris Pratt. After Guardians Of The Galaxy his career started to rise and these types of roles suit him very well. In the beginning, Claire tried to represent a strong, independent woman, but after 30 minutes she completely turned into a shaky bush. Seriously, she was trembling all the time, even in situations where she was pretty far from any danger. I guess, she tried to show the power of fear, but she didn't know how to do it genuinely. Not even mentioning the high heels... Kids were even worse. The younger brother (at least) tried to show some spark of interest, but the older one was clearly a disaster. He was staring at girls and did nothing. It happened not even once! What the hell were those moments?! Why? It was a completely unreasonable and unnecessary move. Irrfan Khan who played the owner tried to be similar to John Hammond, but he couldn't handle this job well.
Retracing the footsteps of the "big brother" is always a huge task. We might have had too high expectations. We wanted to see something new and something similar at the same time. I can not blame Colin Trevorrow, he had a very tough mission and he really tried to meet the demands of the fans. All in all, this is a good movie to watch. Unfortunately, those who have seen the first groundbreaking movie this is just a hard-working attempt which won't be another milestone in the Jurassic Park universe.