Living with Dinosaurs

Ruthe 2022-04-24 07:01:01

Text / Wu Shaoxu

Originally published in Wenzhou Evening News

After a lapse of 20 years, "Jurassic Park" returns to meet the audience with a new 3D look. Audiences who have seen "Jurassic Park" will have a deep impact on the image of the dinosaurs in the movie. It can be said that "Jurassic Park" has created a new era of science fiction, and embodied the human imagination to the realm of smell and touch!

From 1895, when the Lumiere Brothers' "The Arrival of the Train" was released in France, marking the birth of the film, to 1902, the first sci-fi film "Journey to the Moon" by Méliès, a film master also from France, we can See, the birth of the movie and the beginning of science fiction movies are almost the same time. People's extraordinary imagination has given sci-fi movies endless life from the very beginning. In the more than 100 years since the birth of the film, many classic sci-fi movies have been born, rewriting the history of sci-fi movies again and again, bringing us a dreamlike imagination space.

In the history of more than 100 years of film, the early sci-fi films were limited by technology, and the special effects were rough, and they tended to be pure realism, leaving little for people to think about. It was not until 1968 that Stanley Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey" came out that changed this situation. Even today, its realistic special effects are still not behind. More importantly, the film has The profound meaning breaks the pure scientific and technological thinking of science fiction movies.

And Spielberg is the master of such science fiction movies.

In the movie "Jurassic Park", Spielberg showed a humanistic reflection on the negative consequences of the development of social science. At the beginning of the film, accompanied by John Williams' epic and magnificent music, under the guidance of Dr. Hammond, the audience sees the behemoth that has disappeared for millions of years on the screen for the first time. At this time, excited The mood is indescribable. The prehistoric creatures such as dinosaurs used to be the masters of the earth, and they were eventually wiped out due to changes in the earth's environment. So when the dinosaur screamed in the wilderness, the audience's heart trembled. This kind of shock is not only brought by a movie, but also the throbbing brought by primitive life, which makes us feel real We feel the greatness of life and live in harmony with the dinosaurs. We feel happy! However, the thinking mode of this film is different from that of "ET Alien". In "Alien", the innocent friendship established by the little boy Elliot and a kind-hearted, smart and wise alien visitor ET to break through the barriers of time and space , touched the hearts of millions of viewers around the world. With the joy and sadness between the two protagonists, the audience will either cry or laugh, and experience a kind of perfect friendship and a wonderful contact that will never be forgotten. But in "Jurassic Park", Spielberg expressed a sense of awe for the concept of life!

At the end of the film, this sense of awe is on full display. The people who escaped the day flew away from the island in helicopters, and there was an endless sea outside. Dr. Hammond, who created "Jurassic Park" with one hand, stroked the fossil on his walking stick and fell into contemplation. This is the reflection of all mankind. The desire to live with dinosaurs is wonderful, and it has basically come true, but the natural laws on which the earth has survived for millions of years will not be easily changed because of human self-righteousness, otherwise it will inevitably suffer a devastating blow. The 3D effect of the movie is not enough to stimulate we have forgotten, what impresses us is the awe of life! In the melodious sound of music, we ended the movie with a touch of anxiety.

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  • Alejandra 2022-03-25 09:01:02

    The first time I saw it, I was in elementary school. I still had a dinosaur skeleton model at home. I only remembered the scenes of chasing and killing it on a rainy night. I liked this setting so much that I didn’t feel scared. I will look at the re-screening 20 years later, and I especially like the old-time horror editing method. Psychological horror + visual shock, it is no wonder that it was once a classic. Child dinosaur scientists all mirrored the chaos theory, and Tyrannosaurus finally proved its dominance. It's just that the actors' acting skills are too bad.

  • Trystan 2021-10-20 18:58:02

    I have watched a classic movie more than 10 years ago no less than 10 times, and the whole plot can be reversed. After 10 years, the flop becomes 3D, and the attendance rate can still reach 90%. Many children in the theater were scared to tears, and the Hollywood special effects more than a decade ago still seem to be shocking. It can only be said that a classic is a classic, and it can never be surpassed!

Jurassic Park quotes

  • Dr. Alan Grant: [calling Hammond on the phone] Mr. Hammond, the phones are working.

    John Hammond: Are the children all right?

    Dr. Alan Grant: The children are fine. Call the mainland. Tell them to send the damn helicopters.

    [we hear the raptors smashing the windows]

    Dr. Ellie Sattler: It's gonna come through the glass!

    [Grant starts shooting at it. Hammond listens to the noises]

    John Hammond: [screaming] GRANT!

  • Tim: That means they only eat vegetables, but for you, I think they'd make an exception.