Director Colin Trevorrow has stated that the Indominus rex, the synthetic hybrid dinosaur at the center of the film's story, is symbolic of consumer and corporate excess. Trevorrow stated that the dinosaur was "meant to embody [humanity's] worst tendencies. We're surrounded by wonder and yet we want more, and we want it bigger, faster, louder, better. And in the world of the movie, the animal is designed based on a series of corporate focus groups."
The white iRex with new bells and whistles is supposed to represent consumerism? You don't say.
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I came into this movie wanting to like it a lot. I got a very "meh" vibe from it.
1) The fuck? There are no other chopper pilots on the island except the CEO?
2) The I-Rex tries the thermal trick for the first time ever and fools everyone or no one noticed at any other point in time? Even if this is viable, couldn't they just adjust the threshold on the goddamned sensors? They have no other visual means to check on this fucker except thermal sensors and clearly not even HD cameras? How is the sensor net not rigged to set off alarms whenever the I-Rex goes off the radar for more than five seconds? They bring in zero animal experts to raise it, too. Nice.
3) I was waiting for the two annoying twerp kids to get killed off. Disappointing.
4) Claire gets an IQ boost approximately 2/3rds of the way into the film. Magically, from somewhere.
5) When the raptors were busying chatting up the I-Rex, why didn't the RPG dude blast that fucker in the head? Why weren't there fifty of those guys doing the same thing? Thirty seconds of clear shot time.
6) Jurassic World couldn't buy a few drones from the military to hunt the I-Rex? Masters of genetic engineering, but the finer points of robotics escape them.
7) Vinnie D gets the idea that 4 raptors, things roughly man-sized, with fire support are going to take down a hybridized, 50-foot long killing machine that can actively camouflage, supposedly sense body heat, can smell you from a mile off? Retard.
Deleted scene with two fired InGen employees sitting in JW's bar right before things to to hell. One says to the other, "Hey man, you know that thirty-six million dollar beast we got? Well, it seems to me that real engineers would've made a scale model before going full size. But we just made a nearly unstoppable behemoth that looks like a skyscraper with teeth."
9) In the first one, they built in some genetic safeguards (the lysine contingency) in case the animals got unruly. I didn't hear shit about that this time. Additionally, if you can implant a tracking device in the fucking thing, how about a small bomb inside it next to its aorta?
Will add more when I think of them. A very average movie.
Edited By Malcolm on 1435076672
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
She was white. that was specified early in the film. Yes, she could also camouflage.
1) The fuck? There are no other chopper pilots on the island except the CEO?
That whole subplot was a bit silly. It was meant for comedic effect, and it didn't work for me. I guess they were trying to give the billionaire some personality.
2) The I-Rex tries the thermal trick for the first time ever and fools everyone or no one notices? Even if this is viable, couldn't they just adjust the threshold on the goddamned sensors? They have no other visual means to check on this fucker except thermal sensors and clearly not even HD cameras? They bring in zero animal experts to raise it, too. Nice.
Well, I forgive them for most of this scene because they had to get that fucker out of the cage, but it was implied only that fat security guard was watching her, and clearly he was portrayed as lazy. I also like how Pratt explained exactly what was wrong with how they raised her. And again, the fact that they were doing things wrong was probably intended to be another nod to how corporations rush into things in the name of profit and worry about the consequences later, like New Coke.
Remember, the first park was brought down because while Hammond spared no expense, he missed some key details like background checks, properly paying employees, evacuating his grandkids when a major storm forces everyone else off the island, providing separate power backups for the cages of the most dangerous dinos.
3) I was waiting for the two annoying twerp kids to get killed off. Disappointing.
Perhaps this movie wasn't made for you? Did you not see Jurassic Park? End of the day, this is a family movie. The kids were central figures in the plot in the first film, and again here.
4) Claire gets an IQ boost approximately 2/3rds of the way into the film. Magically, from somewhere.
I believe they tried to show that she learned what was important in life. Thus, the scene of her watching that mom hug that kid.
5) When the raptors were busying chatting up the I-Rex, why didn't the RPG dude blast that fucker in the head? Why weren't there fifty of those guys doing the same thing? Thirty seconds of clear shot time.
That bugged me too.
6) Jurassic World couldn't buy a few drones from the military to hunt the I-Rex? Masters of genetic engineering, but the finer points of robotics escape them.
Again, neither park was setup to properly deal with loose dinos, but I'll at least grant them the implant here. The implant was supposed to punish dinos when they were out of their area, so they probably figured they didn't need backup dino stopping power.
7) Vinnie D gets the idea that 4 raptors, things roughly man-sized, with fire support are going to take down a hybridized, 50-foot long killing machine that can actively camouflage, supposedly sense body heat, can smell you from a mile off? Retard.
Saw it a second time yesterday with my father and it drove him nuts that Pratt carried a .308.
A very average movie.
Clearly this was not a movie aimed at you, but I should point out that review is probably in the top 5 highest reviews you've ever given on this site.
Edited By Leisher on 1435079024
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
The implant was supposed to punish dinos when they were out of their area, so they probably figured they didn't need backup dino stopping power.
I'll refer back to the original one when Ian Malcolm says, "Yeah, John, but when the Pirates of the Carribbean break down, the pirates don't eat the tourists." It's like no zoological consultants at all were brought in. Yeah, they're all extinct or hybrid species, but come the fuck on. Basic safety principles. You'd think the lawsuits they had to deal with over the past couple decades taught them to be a bit more careful.
Edited By Malcolm on 1435079797
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
What about the shark population though? Those big sharks don't grow on trees.
That's a shitload of sharks required to grow the big dino that big and keep him there.
(because this is the pedantic thread)
Well clearly that thing was starving... (By the way, I called the ending.)
I think stuff like her feeding happens off camera. When Sea World does a show, the fish they feed the abused dolphins and orcas are treats, not their primary food source.
I'll refer back to the original one when Ian Malcolm says, "Yeah, John, but when the Pirates of the Carribbean break down, the pirates don't eat the tourists." It's like no zoological consultants at all were brought in. Yeah, they're all extinct or hybrid species, but come the fuck on. Basic safety principles. You'd think the lawsuits they had to deal with over the past couple decades taught them to be a bit more careful.
I completely agree, but again, this could be easily explained off as corporations focusing on greed more than safety. It's not like corporations in the real world don't break laws knowing they'll get fined, but the profits are worth the lawsuits or penalties.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
At any rate, I don't really debate any of Malcolm's points (as a whole)... but I really enjoyed the movie, it was kinda exactly what you'd expect, and you got it. You know the kids aren't going to die, etc.
The special effects are simply amazing. They didn't really address the eggs/InGen thing, but I guess that's a sequel setup.
Deleted scene with two fired InGen employees sitting in JW's bar right before things to to hell. One says to the other, "Hey man, you know that thirty-six million dollar beast we got? Well, it seems to me that real engineers would've made a scale model before going full size. But we just made a nearly unstoppable behemoth that looks like a skyscraper with teeth."