Jurassic World
2015 · Directed by Colin Trevorrow
Original language: English
- adventure
- science fiction
- thriller
The story
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.
What it’s like
Bright tropical daylight, saturated jungle greens and glossy resort blues give the opening a sun-warmed theme-park sheen, with wide crowd shots and polished digital clarity. Once the park turns against its guests, the palette shifts to rain-slick night, flashing emergency reds and the cold white beams of a fenced compound, and the camera tightens into jittery, fast-cut chases. The score swells with brassy orchestral heroics and pounding action cues, with near-silence before each lunge. The mood is exuberant, then urgent: a busy, adrenaline-driven spectacle with bursts of wonder. Pacing is brisk and escalating, built around set pieces that come one after another. Intensity is high but PG-13: frequent peril and creature attacks, some bloody injuries and deaths, and jump-scare terror rather than sustained gore. Its people move from corporate detachment toward reluctant responsibility, and a pair of young siblings are caught in the middle. It suits a loud, popcorn-hungry Friday, a group watch, or anyone who wants big-screen creature spectacle with a fun, pulpy streak. It is not gentle viewing.
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