‘Jurassic World’ and its lack of fear

 

(2015 – Director: Colin Trevorrow   Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard)

Jurassic World has plenty of merits. Colin Trevorrow takes the helm as director/co-writer after only having directed one prior feature (a personal favorite, Safety Not Guaranteed) and gives a giant picture with a giant scope about giant creatures some clarity all while peppering in homages to the original Jurassic Park. No matter what, every Jurassic Park franchise film will be compared to the original. And rightfully so. There are plenty of things that Jurassic World does right, but it trips over so many essentials that made Jurassic Park a classic. A lot of other people have written about the overuse of CGI, the amount of screen time dinosaurs have versus the original, and how every female, minus the dinosaur, has a brain the size of a fish. But what bothers me most about JW is its lack of attention when it comes to fear and suspense. 

Top Ten Movies of 2012

Due to me being a man of limited means and time, I’ve come up far short of seeing every 2012 movie I wanted to. With that being said, here are my top ten films I saw in the year 2012.

Safety Not Guaranteed

 

(2012 – Director: Colin Trevorrow   Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Jake Johnson, Mark Duplass)

Safety Not Guaranteed is not your typical comedy. It screams independent comedy that’s emotionally fulfilling in the likes of Juno and 50/50, but stands on its own as each character represents one leg of a grander theme.