cojo965 said:
croc3629 said:
The only way I can see Jurassic World now is as a coming of age story for the Indominus Rex, with a tragic ending.
I feel like the movie could have been interesting if they'd gone with more of a Frankenstein angle.
Could you go into more detail please?
I feel like Jurassic World could have benefitted from making the I-Rex just as much of a character as any of the humans.
The movie paid lip service to how I-Rex's isolated environment contributed to its violent nature, but the great focus of the movie was in how it had to be controlled or put down, without too much reflection on the feelings of the I-Rex itself. The I-Rex was rebelling against its perceived captivity, and nobody around had even realised this was an issue until it was too late to do anything to change it.
I feel like putting more narrative focus on the tragedy of the whole thing, giving the I-Rex life only to treat it like a thing, and then destroying it when it gets its first taste of true freedom, would have made for some powerful moments in the film. It feels like our super dino's mish-mash nature only really served to make it a super monster to up the stakes when it comes to confrontation, instead of acting as even more of a tool to further its isolationism, to see it realise just how different it is from the other dinosaurs around it. From its intelligence which puts it above the more animalistic dinosaurs, to its various abilities which allow it to slowly realise that it is an alpha predator in this environment, and it never has to be put in a cage again. (Until the military is finally called in and it gets a cruise missile to the face)
That whole 'figuring out its place in the food chain' line, they could have shown us that. Shown us the I-Rex trying to interact with other dinosaurs, and how badly it all goes for the dinosaurs it does come across, because its only interaction with other living things has been through violence. Hesitant at first, but then becoming more and more assured in its power among the other dinosaurs, and then the humans, when they come to hunt it down. The I-Rex was not meant to act like an animal like the other dinos, so expanding its range of interaction would fit with its 'monster' representation.
The whole world was against the I-Rex and it reacted appropriately from its own point of view, a consequence of being smart enough to wonder what was beyond the walls of its cage. Teen rebellion, Jurassic style.
T-Rex/Raptor tag team is cool in a way that appeals immensely to my sense of dumb fun, but I feel like not establishing more of a connection with the I-Rex was a missed opportunity. It could have been more than just a monster, like Frankenstein's monster was more than just a collection of body parts, and turned this movie into part tragedy, part monster flick.
Those are my general feelings on the matter anyway. I don't hate the movie though, just think it could have done with a bit more to chew on alongside the dinosaur action.
Johnny Impact said:
I was expecting the big revelation to be that it had human DNA. Thence to "Holy shit, it's as smart as we are!
That actually could have been a pretty good twist. I mean, real science was already chucked out the window for the film, so why not go all out with just slapping human DNA in there.
It would even contribute to why the makeup of the creature had to remain a secret. How would people feel about the dinosaur if they knew it was also part human? Might not look good for the Jurassic World brand if that was leaked.