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Jurassic World (2015)
Fantastic World, High Intensity
I'd prefer to look at this movie independent of all the others in the franchise. Yes, it may have been predictable and there may have been logical inaccuracies but hell, I felt so good at the end of the movie and that's all I look for in any movie.
First of all, the graphics - just outstanding. When I watched that theme park the only thing I wanted was for it to be real and for my life ambition to go visit that park. It was just surreal. The landscape, the rides, the technology and finally of course, the dinosaurs. It was so sad to see it come crashing down as it inevitably had to. I'd simply watch a movie where the kids just explore the park and go back home safely without incident. But this being Jurassic Park, a dinosaur had to break out and cause chaos. Oh well.
Chris Pratt and Bryce do a wonderful job portraying their characters. Pratt playing the logical, cautious, dinosaur tamer and Bryce playing the park's operations manager, very pragmatic yet inexperienced and unaware of the consequences of a dinosaur break- out, hesitating to exterminate the million dollar project but soon deciding to follow Pratt completely when she sees with her own eyes what those beasts are capable of. Overall, I loved them both. Bryce's little moments with Pratt are also very enjoyable to watch.
I wasn't too fond of the kids. The younger one typically being the excited, innocent and likable character and the older one being a jackass. The older brother's character was questionable. He seemed so uninterested in the whole thing and yet he wanted to lead himself and his brother into a suicidal mission beyond the boundaries of safety. It almost seemed like he had an ulterior motive but all that proved to be inconsequential towards the end.
I loved how dinosaurs were ultimately not the enemy but a monster humanity had created. Recreating nature was not the issue but creating a genetically crazy monster was. Nice way of putting not to mess too much with nature. I also loved how Pratt regains the trust of the raptors and how they fight as a team. Humans and dinosaurs against the genetic beast - it's always heartening to see animals fighting on your side. Yet it was not so illogical that they actual fought for the humans, but just happened to protect them coincidentally. The best part of the movie for me was the entrance of the T-Rex. What's a dinosaur movie without a T-Rex? It was a typical scene of the hero entering in the last moment and saving the day. I love those scenes; they make me feel so alive. Kudos to that water beast too. My god that was one phenomenally big creature.
The human villain was a let down but I preferred it this way. It would've been stupid to have him wreak more havoc when lives were already in danger.
This movie did not have the chill that the first movie had. The ripple in the glass of water and the missing goat were unbeatable but I'd still rate this higher than the original for the feel good factor at the end.
So all in all, this movie is going to let you down if you're someone who focuses too much on story and logic and don't like clichés, but you'll love it if you're someone who just sits back and dives into the show.
The Den (2013)
Brilliant concept, brilliant start. Nightmare story and ending.
(Contains spoilers. Read only if you have watched or don't care about spoilers)
This is one of the movies that I want remade. We are introduced to this new video networking forum, 'The Den' and this girl Elizabeth who takes up a job to study people all over the world through this software. The movie is shown through her web-cam, which I thought was a very new and innovative concept which worked very well too. We also see Elizabeth in her daily life, chatting with her boyfriend, friends and family. I love watching movies where they show casual conversations. Elizabeth going about her life felt very heartening and Elizabeth herself was a likable character - charming, quirky and sincere.
Then came the psychotic murder. That was fine too. But after that, we witness a series of bizarre, horrific events which slowly destroys the life of Elizabeth. Throughout the second half, I was left searching for meaning. We see Elizabeth trying to make sense of the things that happen around her. As the movie progressed, I increasingly, desperately hoped for things to become clearer and move towards a conclusion but no, they became more and more mysterious and chaotic. Finally, she is killed with utter nonchalance which makes us go, "Okay? What? That's it?" and we end up seeing a father watching videos of people getting murdered, the final message being that the internet is a sick and horrible place and the world is full of sick people, perhaps asking internet users to be more careful.
As far as I know, Elizabeth didn't do anything that could get her killed in the real world. She wanted to explore but she wasn't compromising security. Revealing name and face does not get you killed. Sure, the internet is a dark place but certain things were portrayed just to make sure that the movie follows the genre of horror. I would've made this movie into a thriller where she figures out the one behind all this and the culprit is captured. Clichéd perhaps but that would've been so much better. I had hoped, if not for a happy ending, a reasonably logical ending which would've given me closure. Even if they had wanted to make this into a horror, they could've at least stuck with her life throughout. We are thrust into her life with everything happening from her point of view and suddenly she's getting tortured everywhere and then she is just a body in a video. Ridiculous. It's sad seeing such good potential go haywire.
I give it a 6 on 10 for its promise in the first half.