I'm Sorry Jurassic World Dominion, But I'm Over Dinosaurs
In a rare flicker of self-awareness from a mainstream Hollywood movie, the original Jurassic World addressed the fact that, in the years since Jurassic Park, people had become increasingly numb to the idea of dinosaurs. The park was struggling to excite its audience, and the money-hungry owners were desperately searching for ways to sell tickets—culminating in the creation of a hybrid dinosaur that, inevitably, escaped from its pen and started eating people. It was a neat way of working sequel fatigue into the story.
In 1993, those CG brachiosauruses—our first clear look at the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park—were pure movie magic. But these days it takes a lot more than Laura Dern gazing in awe at a giant computerised reptile to thrill an audience. Every sequel and spin-off released since has steadily diminished the impact and power of these creatures, and now there's no sense of wonder or mystery about them. Like the jaded tourists listlessly wandering around Jurassic World with glazed over eyes, dinosaurs just don't do it for me anymore.
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The latest trailer for Jurassic World Dominion only confirms this. In just under three minutes, there are 44 separate shots of dinosaurs. Now imagine how many dinosaurs there are in the actual film, and how bored of them you're going to be by the end of it. In one shot we see Chris Pratt riding a motorcycle through Malta, absolutely surrounded by the things. Every inch of the screen is filled with computer-generated dinosaurs, which says everything you need to know about the approach the filmmakers are taking with this sequel.
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