The Generic Sequel Nobody Asked for

Rating: 5/10 (4 July 2015)

Jurassic World is a movie you can watch and immediately pinpoint a problem with. Whether it be shallow characters, awkward moments, or unnecessary events, Jurassic World insults Jurassic Park, although maybe not to the scale Jurassic Park 2 and 3 have violated the legendary first movie.
In reference to characters, don't bother memorizing names. I've already forgotten the character names, and Chris Pratt is the only likable guy in this movie. That being said, there's no development of character with any person. Chris Pratt is an experienced Navy Seal at the beginning of the film and, at the end, he's an experienced Navy Seal with 3 less velociraptors and a girlfriend. Vin D'Onofrio, unfortunately, was given a limiting role that made no use of him at all--why was he even casted for such a role that literally anyone could've taken? Seemed like a waste of his time. And the relationship between the two brothers was not fleshed out or put to the test; one brother is an annoying teenager who wants to date every girl he meets, while the other is the generic young sibling fascinated with the unknown. Throughout the movie, their relationship stays the same, with occasional spurts of the older brother showing annoyance for about 5 seconds a piece. Even the clichÃ© "brothers hate each other but grow to support each other" relationship would've been a better contribution to the story rather than this cr*p.
I could go on and on about the characters, but I won't. I'll briefly mention how annoying and awkward the Jurassic World owner was. No one in the theater laughed at his helicopter jokes, he put on a horrible accent, and he doesn't know what he wants to be. Is he the caring park owner who puts people's security over wealth? Or is he the greedy corporate slug who wants bigger dinosaurs to generate more profit? Nobody knows because he ends up dying halfway through the movie in a freaking helicopter accident.
Now, there are good points in the movie. The dinosaurs are beautifully done, although the velociraptors are not as threatening and menacing as the original Jurassic Park ones. The Indominus Rex was able to establish a sort of intimidating presence throughout the film, although the original Jurassic Park did better in terms of filming scenes with more suspense. Chris Pratt makes everything better too with good acting skills and a likable presence. Too bad it doesn't make up for all the other shortcomings.