What about the animals? In the first movie, Hammond cared for them. Unless you know the boss, you can just die - or wait in a Katrina-style refugee pen for help that doesn’t come.
This isn’t heroism it’s crony capitalism. She runs around in porny heels, because being sexy is more important than relating to people.Īnd when the hybrid dinosaur escapes, she abandons her workers and customers to save her nephews. But unlike Ellie, she has no useful skills, besides driving a big car, and fast.Įllie cares about saving lives Claire cares about her appearance. Whenever he has the chance to save his workers or customers, he doesn’t.Ĭlaire Dearing, this movie’s sexy lady, manages the park. He’s more interested in his playboy hobby - piloting a helicopter, and not very well - than in people. He’s pushed his scientists to create a hybrid dinosaur not because he’s innovative and curious, as Hammond was, but because he needs corporate growth. This movie’s foreign billionaire, Simon Masrani, isn’t a nice guy. She’s also psychologically astute in that she understands Hammond’s limitations.įast-forward to 2015’s “Jurassic World.” The park is open - and people are about to become mass casualties.īut the villain isn’t hubris or a conniving rogue employee. The obligatory sexy lady in the story, Ellie Sattler, is a doctor who can do real things like fix people and dinosaurs. Hammond is so naive, in fact, that one of his employees took advantage of him, setting in motion the dino havoc. “I wanted to show them something real,” he says, after it all falls apart. Hammond’s sin was not being evil, but being naive. And so it turns out that capitalism has saved thousands of children. The park isn’t safe - stomp, stomp, crunch, crunch - and can never open. Hammond cheerfully notes his hatred of lawyers and insurers, but he hires scientists to certify the park. Hammond’s outside investors want to make sure the park is safe before it opens to tens of thousands of children. He’s so confident in the security measures on his island and so enthralled by the animals themselves - the “fascinating” dinosaurs “trust him,” he says - that he has his own grandkids visit to share the joy.īut it’s a good thing capitalism has some checks and balances. “We made living biological attractions so astonishing, they’ll capture the imagination of the entire planet!” he says. John Hammond, who comes up with the idea to clone dinosaurs for fun and profit, is a foreign billionaire, sure. The 1993 “Jurassic Park” was innocent, optimistic - and pro-capitalist. Now another Clinton and another Bush are vying for the White House, and a new Jurassic Park flick - “Jurassic World” - shows how much has changed since then. All was right with the United States and the world. Bush from office in favor of Bill Clinton. When the original “Jurassic Park” blockbuster hit screens nearly a quarter-century ago, Americans had just booted George H.W.
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