Jurassic
World: Fallen Kingdom
Actors
Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard reprise their 2015 hit in the science
fiction adventure sequel “Jurassic World” with this latest 2018 adaptation of Michael
Crichton successful franchised novel titled “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”.
As
the story goes it’s been three years after the destruction of the Jurassic
World theme park, Owen Grady (Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Howard) return to the
island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that's
about to erupt. They soon encounter terrifying new breeds of gigantic
dinosaurs, while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet.
REVIEW: For
me the film did start off with an energetic bang and I must admit seeing dinosaurs
sounding and behaving as if they are real in the moment never gets old for me.
I have always been deeply impressed how this franchise has endured largely
on the back of recreating to great effect something no human has ever witness
for themselves and yet is a scientific fact these animals once dominantly roamed
the earth some 66 + millions ago. But the art of imagination; or reimagining alone can only carry a story so far, especially if you run out of
ideas how to make both the dinosaurs and the supporting actors more interesting
than before. And since I am sure Velociraptors, as intelligent as researchers presume
they were, won’t be seen reciting Shakespeare or doing scenes from Othello or
fighting the “Alien” or “The Predator” monsters for supremacy of the earth in some
future spin off, we are left to watch them once again to primordially chase,
hunt, attack and make screeching sounds. And with that in nut shell you have
all you need to know what “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” is largely about.
If you recall in the previous Jurassic films even when the actors were in great
danger and peril the directing and writing would always cleverly manage to inject
some enduring charm and comedic playfulness along the story’s way just underneath
the overall plot. This installment does not – not at all. In fact this story line
is far more of a sinister tale all the way through that borrows heavily from
the central plot points from the 1993 original “Jurassic Park” and 1997 “The
Lost World Jurassic Park”.
From
the 1993 film and this film we also see how a character is working behind the scenes
to enrich themselves monetarily. That plot point intersects with the 1997 film
where we see again an invasion of ruthless mercenaries on the island showing a blatant
disregard for the animal’s wellbeing or their lives. Now mix in some King Kong with
wealthy people behaving badly with their money and then you will understand why
the dinosaurs want to kill humans to round out the film’s entire last hour. And
if that wasn’t predictable enough we are left with a lightly constructed plot to
supposedly hold the film together through an endless, at
times seemingly almost redundant, series of “dino” chase sequences, male and female
screaming and some scenes literally shot identically from previous Jurassic
films.
“Jurassic
World: Fallen Kingdom” never bores; not at all. But while it is never really
boring it will also not take you anywhere new or refreshing, especially if you
have seen all of the other previous films. Sure, you will be frighten a bit
here or there. You will probably be awed by some of the visuals effects here or
there. And you will be impressed and moved emotionally a bit with some scenes
here or there. In the end there is no real cohesive screenplay to connect this
film all the way through as you literally feel the film running on fumes when
the credits come up 2:09 minutes later.
In
the end I believe “Jurassic World” has finally hit a wall. Maybe Universal
Picture studio should finally let this franchise do what nature did some 66 + million
years ago and let this impressive array of animals “go quietly into that good prehistoric
extinct night” while it’s still standing reasonable strong on its two rear hind
legs, overly short arms and menacing teeth.
3.00 Stars
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