Jun 12, 2015
Hold onto yer butts... it's an episode 65 million years in the
making! Just in time for the release of Jurassic World, we
decided to take a look back at where it all began. The original
Jurassic Park made a huge impact on all of us as kids and
unlike a lot of other big films from this era, it still packs a
punch. Now that it's widely regarded as a modern masterpiece, we
take a stab at figuring out what it is about this movie that's
allowed it to age so gracefully.
Topics include: Chris' obsession with dinosaurs as a kid and the
way they were presented in media prior to this, the various
Jurassic Park toys and video games, how Spielberg expertly
turned a very adult book into a more wholesome family-friendly
adventure, the advantage of not using big stars in the lead
roles, the groundbreaking visual effects and the real reason
they still hold up two decades later, some poor planning regarding
the layout of this park, why this version of John Hammond is more
successful than the way he's depicted in the novel, the quieter
moments that the sequels sort of forget about, whether or not the
complaint that these characters are one-dimensional is valid, and
much much more!