Jurassic Park

What an absolute marvel of a movie. Spielberg dropped this shit in 1993 and threw the industry on its ass (probably). Right out of the gate of this movie you feel the grandiose scale, the visuals are absolutely stunning, the music is nothing short of iconic. The cinematography is great, Spielberg really knows how to hone in on making every single shot feel intentional. From the set design, to the costume design, or locations, everything feels real. Not every character is that great, however, Jeff Goldblum is da goat. That dude probably had one of the funniest roles once it came to actually facing against conflict. He basically pranced around for 10 minutes, got injured, then sat back the remainder of the movie with his leg up and shirt off. 😂😂 Aside from his physical setbacks, his dialogue is some of my favorite! His scene where he argued against Hammond over the parks moral ambiguity, stating "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn't stop to think if they should." goated. Speaking of which, the theme of man playing God is one I love. Hammond is essentially like a man-child to me. He has a large imagination, he's fanatical in his actions, he eats tubs of ice cream when the power goes out, and he also doesn't see the issues with cloning killing machines. He doesn't account for the consequences beyond containing them. He ignores all pleads, all because of his obsessive child-like behavior. Aside from those two, I don't really like much of any other character. Grant (Sam Neil, RIP) is fine, his range isn't my favorite, but he works with what he's given. Ellie (Laura Dern) is also, an okay character. She makes pretty fucking stupid decisions here and there, but she isn't bad. I feel as though Spielberg more or less geared this toward a younger audience, in a way. The idea of children being on this island for any reason whatsoever is a little absurd to me? My point is that it's almost like they're inserted to build Grant's relationship with children and show his growth. I know this was probably in the book too, however, I feel like this did effect it a little. Also, the kids were simply just annoying as fuck. Many characters, such as Wu, are cut out as soon as everything goes south. Actually, mostly every character disappears aside from the main core. I think if we saw more people go against these stakes, it would be better. The pacing isn't my favorite as well, I felt like some parts definitely could've been cut out, or shortened. I think what Spielberg does best is embellishing his cinematography as carefully as he can. The T-rex scream, or the water tremors. His suspense buildup carries out perfectly every time. That man knows how to make an iconic shot. He knows how to build it up and make it feel real. Yeah this movie has it's issues, and surely shows its age in some areas. But honestly this might be one of, if not the only actually GOOD Jurassic Park film (at least for me) This franchise has gotten so dogshit over the last 20+ years that I almost forgot this was it's foundation. • Story / Plot: 8.5 • World Building / Setting: 9 • Characters:6 • Writing / Structure: 7.5 • Performances: 6.5 • Craft / Presentation: 10 (for it's time, surely.) • Concept / Originality:7 • Pacing: 6.5 • Ending / Resolution:7 • Personal Enjoyment: 7 Average Rating: 7.50 Final Rating: 8.00 Happy Rating