jurassic world comments thoughts ???spoilers?

[S.o.a.r.]

I've been a Jurassic Park fan since I was about 11 years old, so when the new trailer for Jurassic World was released I tried not to get my hopes up too much too fast. But considering Jurassic World isn't technially a sequel, I decided to give it a fair chance. I watched in 3D at the cinema and loved it! The movie was exciting, amusing, gory and action packed! I did kind of have a problem with the trained raptors (just because of their role in the previous movies) at first but came to love Blue and I hope she'll appear in the Jurassic World sequel.

[ghouldilocks]

I was a little nervous to see it, because I LOVED Jurassic Park when it came out. The 2nd and 3rd movies I can take or leave, but I definitely enjoyed the 3rd more than the 2nd.

Anyway, I was really pleasantly surprised with Jurassic World! I thought they did a great job honoring the first movies without making it completely cheesy (all the references and easter eggs!).  I also liked that the dinosaurs (at least some of them) were given a bit more characterization, as opposed to just being giant monsters. It really drove the point home that these are living creatures, not just creations. 

A LOT of it was really predictable, but action movies and action sequences often can be, so that didn't surprise me and it didn't make it boring for me.

Spoiler

I always get more sad about animals dying in movies than people dying in movies, lol, and this was no exception. I'm still sad that probably all the petting zoo dino babies got eaten. 

As for the female lead, I thought she was quite strong! Maybe not as strong as Dr Satler, but she was strong in her own ways, and I liked her.  I didn't feel like I needed to "buy" her romance with Owen, because it's something new - they only went on like one date, if I remember correctly? So while they know each other from work, it's not like they were ever friends or anything for a long time and already would have that kind of chemistry. Their budding romance feels more real than any insta-love nonsense most movies try to feed you.

And I can definitely buy her being in heels all day and even running in them! Many women are very used to being in heels, and move around in them quite well. Also, if they're built correctly, they can be just as comfortable as flats or sneakers. A friend once told me that heels designed with exotic dancers in mind actually are some of the most comfortable shoes, even though they look like they'd be the worst - simply because they're designed with the fact in mind that the people wearing them are likely to be on their feet in them for hours at a time. Sometimes more "everyday" style heels are just designed with fashion in mind, not function as well, plus a lot of people who wear heels don't adjust their center of balance and gait for the style of shoe. You aren't supposed to walk the same way you do in flat-soled shoes as you do in heels!