Madeline
Talk to any older millennial and they will have a story about Jurassic Park. For me, it was the terrifying dinosaurs and the next movie to be filmed in Patrick’s Point, a few miles from where I grew up. Yes, this was not the first time I had watched Jurassic Part but it was the first time watching this movie through the amateur critical eye I now have in the back of my mind while watching a movie.
Premise of Jurassic Park
Two scientists are brought to an island off the coast of Costa Rica where they have figured out how to clone dinosaurs. These dinosaurs now roam the island with the intention of being the attraction of the next great amusement park. When the security system is turned off to account for some unsavory behavior, the guests are not exposed to the dinosaurs without the protection of electrical wires.
Possibility of Cloning Dinosaurs
The movie goes into great deal of trouble explaining how it is possible to clone a dinosaur and make the plot feasible. The initial thought most watchers have is that if this is possible, then why has it not occurred? The whole premise is based on a petrified mosquito holding the blood of a dinosaur in a preserved nature that allows it to be cloned. And from my research, although this would be possible, such mosquito does not (yet) exist. But if it is found, who knows?
Final Thoughts
My title says it all, the greatest movie of the millennial childhood. This movie has sparked a franchise with five or more movies following. There are theme park rides and multiple media references. If you have never seen Jurassic Park, it is time to stop reading and load up your HBO Max. If you have never seen this movie and are a millennial or have millennial children, then that is just sad.
