I'll be honest, it's been a long time since I've seen Jurassic Park, but I do have the book, and I'm currently reading it.
Jurassic World had some elements of the original film for everyone to appreciate: the iconic door opening scene, the great music score and the dinosaur chasing scenes. There was even a character played by Jake Johnson who wore Jurassic Park merchandise and one area reminiscent of the first film.
The story was interesting, considering the themes of family, work and humility.
The special effects were amazing and there were definitely some hair-raising moments.
Chris Pratt's character Owen was awesome, and he really knew how to be the leader of a raptor pack. I was also impressed with Bryce Dallas Howard's character Claire. She comes up with an awesome solution to the problem and she does it all in high heels! I was especially charmed by the two boys Zach and Gray played by Nick Robinson and Ty Simpkins. Their teamwork and talent got them through the scarest walk in the woods 65 million years ago.
There were a few plot holes that involved major points in the story. The kids say they want to stay with Owen, but they say this after witnessing Claire saving him, and they haven't seen Owen do anything yet. Maybe a scene was deleted?
We don't really know the bad guy's plan, and there appear to be two bad guys. We only see one bad guy about 3 times in the film, and it is never really revealed what he created or why. The other bad guy appears pretty crazy from the begining, but his motive is never revealed either.
Spoiler alert: Everything was pretty cool, except the way they handled the big bad monster. My argument is it was too smart to be made just from animals. We don't really find out all the animals that it was created from, and the moment that opportunity arrives is cut short by a gruesome scene. My theory is that it was definitely made with some human or ape DNA, because the actions it performed involved dexterity and planning.
There were some really cool quotes:
"The key to a happy life is to accept you are never actually in control." - Masrani
"It's not about control. It's a relationship based on respect."- Owen
"Monster is a relative term. To a canary a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat."- Dr. Wu
"Don't worry. It's gonna be just like taking a walk in the woods . . . 65 million years ago." - Owen
"Are they safe?"- Gray
"No. They're not." - Owen
All in all, I give the movie four out of five dinosaur figurines.
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