Movie Review: Jurassic World

Two decades ago, Steven Speilberg’s Jurassic Park hit the theatres and turned out to be a blockbuster all over the world. The sequel - Jurassic World proves to be a decent attempt by Colin Trevorrow and’s capable of keeping you engaged two hours away from your smartphones (a big achievement for a movie these days!)

Based in a theme park on an island off the coast of Costa Rica this time, the story revolves around a hybrid dinosaur called Indominus Rex created by a group of scientists, expecting it to be a remedy for declining interest of park visitors in those conventional species of dinosaurs. Rest is history; the creature goes violent threatening everyone’s lives in the park and some trying to escape from dino’s jaws.

Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard), the operational manager looks upon dinosaurs as business figures, whereas Owen (Chris Pratt), the park’s most experienced dino-wrangler, believes in treating dinosaurs as what they actually are- living creatures. Most of the film is taken up with Claire and Owen’s quest to rescue her two nephews, Zach and his younger brother Gray (Ty Simpkins), who are stranded in the park when disaster strikes.

What’s captivating about the movie is the realistic today’s world’s approach – corporates are the game makers or breakers. Whether it be the park’s new owner Simon Masrani (Irrfan Khan) and manager Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) or big investing giants, all are driven by the fact that public needs to be entertained; people are not interested in ‘mere dinosaurs’ any more. Same goes for the audience, everyone wants to be thrilled (especially, after spending 150 bucks!)

Caste deserves an appreciation. Irrfan does a brilliant job yet again, as a successive owner to John Hammond (Park's original owner played by Richard Attenborough). Chris Pratt steals the show with his heroic charisma. Pratt’s and Howard’s Princess Liea Han Solo-ish chemistry is noticeable from their first shot. Trevorrow has done a great job acknowledging the fact that this is his second attempt in direction.

All in all, movie has some awe moments; though it couldn’t manage to create that magic which its prequel created, but it still has potential of making you return satisfactorily from the theatre halls.

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