*****SPOILERS*****
Clever
The
intelligence behind decisions was at full display.
Masrani
says, “I never asked for a monster.” Henry points out, “To a canary, a cat is a
monster. We’re just used to being the cat.” Wow, deep.
The
t-rex and Blue fighting the I-rex together, when in previous films raptors and
rexes are enemies, was nice. Then the mosasaur eats and saves them from the
I-rex, showing the film’s antagonist isn’t all-powerful after all.
When
the mosasaur was fed earlier in the film, its food was a great white shark.
These sharks are endangered, meaning they (legally and morally) shouldn’t be
hunted. But then again, if scientists can recreate extinct dinosaurs, then
revitalising the population of endangered animals definitely wouldn’t be a
problem.
References
There
are a lot of references to the previous films in the Jurassic Park franchise.
This could have felt overwhelming. However, these callbacks were mainly to
small moments rather than the iconic ones. This meant this film had its own
identity rather than getting swallowed by the past.
The
vast majority of these callbacks were to the first Jurassic Park. As the most
successful, iconic and rememberable of the Jurassic Park series, this is hardly
a surprising choice.
Grey,
Zach’s younger sibling, is super obsessed with dinosaurs. This is just like the
younger brother Tim in Jurassic Park.
Visitors
at Jurassic World ride a monorail train. In Jurassic Park, the visitors rode in
cars on a single electric rail. The upgrade matches Jurassic World’s aesthetic
whilst still nodding to the film that started it all.
In
the control room, Claire calls one guy’s work station chaotic (just like
Dennis’ work station in Jurassic Park). He calls it a ‘living system’. This is
a reference to Malcolm is the Jurassic Park films.
The
t-rex pen has a goat and a flare, in reference to the t-rex in Jurassic Park.
With
Zach driving the old Jurassic Park car, it flies through the old Jurassic Park
gates, flinging them open like in the first film.
Two
raptors jump on the I-rex’s back. They move in the same manner as Jurassic Park’s
raptors on the back of the Jurassic Park t-rex.
There
is a sign with a picture and spinning arrow in the exact same style as the
first film.
The
second and third Jurassic Park films did get a look in, though.
When
the I-rex has the ankylosaurus on the floor and twists its neck, this is
referencing the Spinosaurus and raptors doing this motion and position in
Jurassic Park 3.
Grey’s
bumbag saved him from getting taken by the I-rex. The second and third Jurassic
Park films also had lucky bags that saved people.
Zach
and Grey’s parent are getting divorced, just like Eric’s parents in Jurassic
Park 3 were divorced.
It’s
made to look like the I-rex claws out her tracker to lure people to her: a
trap. Just like how raptors used an injured guard as a lure for everyone in
Jurassic Park 3.
Humour
This
film does word play and funny moments. It’s completely different from Malcolm’s
intellectual humour of the original series.
There
was plenty of situational humour.
The
I-rex hand hatches from the egg first. It starts groping around, being both
cute and funny.
Near
the beginning, a bird’s foot crashing into the snow made me jump and scream in
the cinema. Everyone looked at me a laughed. So that scene definitely served
its purpose!
The
helicopter co-pilot vomits after Masrani flew the chopper. For a professional
helicopter pilot to vomit after a helicopter ride shows Masrani must have been
a truly terrible pilot.
Owen
holds a rat in the air for Blue and has a bulging bicep. You definitely don’t
need to bulge your arms when holding something as light as a rat. Nor did he
have to hold the rat up for so long before giving it to Blue. Together, these
things show they were definitely done just for eye candy.
When
the I-rex breaks the hamster ball, the automated tour voice says, “Your safety
is our main concern.” Great timing.
The
greatest source of comedy was in the result of Claire and Owen’s dynamic. There
have always been relationships in past Jurassic Park films but in this one the
romance is a key element of the plot, rather than being background information.
Initially I would have baulked at romance in Jurassic Park (dinosaurs! No
people!) Yet this romantic tension was dealt with humour, not seriousness,
making it bearable.
Claire,
talking about the park, says, “We have an attraction,” (in reference to the
I-rex). Owen shoots back with, “That’s not what you said last time.”
Owen
asks, “Do you want to consult me here or in my bungalow?”
Claire
says Owen controls the raptors. Owen says, “It’s all about control with you.
It’s a relationship based on trust and mutual respect.” Even though Claire was
talking about the dinosaurs, Owen was definitely having a dig at Claire.
Owen,
when talking about dinosaurs, says to Claire, “They need to feed. Hunt. [Makes
gesture for sex.] You can relate to at least one of those things.” Saucy!
When
Claire asks Owen to track the boys, he says, “I was in the navy, not the
Navajo.”
The
brothers Grey and Zach had funny things said or done to them.
Grey’s
mother asks him, “Did you feed the monster under your bed?” before they left
for the airport.
Their
mum tells them, “If something chases you, run.”
Zach
is trying to get away from his girlfriend who’s making this big deal over him
leaving. Then his dad tells Zach to hurry up. His parents then tease him about
his feelings, even though he couldn’t care less!
Grey
asks, “What did you think was gonna happen if you just stare at them?” The
girls laugh at Zach and lose interest. Zach, clearly annoyed, says, “Thanks,
man,” to which Grey with all seriousness said, “You’re welcome.”
Zach
says, “Look, dinosauruses.”
Owen
says, “Son of a bitch,” then Grey says, “You shouldn’t say bitch.”
Grey
asks, “Can we stay with you?” Claire starts speaking, thinking he meant her.
But then the boys panic and point at Owen.
There
aren’t seatbelts so Claire tells the boys hold hands. The look on Zach’s face
when Grey held his hand out to Zach was priceless.
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