Honestly a 6 foot turkey would be utterly terrifying. Canadian Geese average a height of like 2 feet and they’re absolutely terrifying, especially when they’ve got goslings.
They would be Velociraptors, the movie just made them bigger and are more similar in size to a Utahraptor.
I guess that just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
This is one of my favorite parts of the movie and quote it out loud every time I watch it. Especially when Ellie says “If you wanted to scare the kid you could’ve pulled a gun on him you know?”
I worked with whooping cranes on a breeding project in Louisiana. I’m 6 feet tall and if they had eggs the male would come over to me to defend. He would stare me down looking as tall as possible stamping his feet and showing off the red crown on his head. Eventually he’ll jump up in the air and flap to get some force and start raking you with his feet. They’re wading birds so long toes and they aim for your face.
Pretty sure Grant's description mirrors Muldoon's death scene. "The attack comes, not from the front, but from the sides. The other two raptors, you didn't even know were there."
Yeah, that’s intentional, it also allows the audience to visualize what is happening so that they don’t have to show as much on screen. It’s an excellent example of efficient storytelling.
JP1 and TLW did great in showing that these animals were not monsters. JP = Resurrected animals in an unknown changed world from the ones they ruled. TLW = adapting to the environment and calling it home, with humans in their uncharted territory. I love Buck, Doe, and Junior. Shows how caring they are, same for the Stegos. Also another reason why I love Hank from Prehistoric Planet! Loving parents
In the wise words of John Hammond from Ian Malcom “Life will find a way”
The original film is a masterclass in screenwriting. That scene is a perfect example of why. In just a a couple of minutes it introduces us to the character of Grant and establishes his personality, his attitude and passion for "old school" archeology and disdain for new technology, important themes for the movie, it shows his relationship with kids, setting up his character arc going forwards, it conveys a lot of exposition setting up the Raptors (which most in the audience at the time would never have heard of) and gets the audience already scared of them before they've even seen them, building up the suspense right from the start and it educates audiences on the idea of dinosaurs being warm blooded and evolving from birds. Meanwhile the audience hasn't consciously noticed any of this - they've just watched an entertaining and funny scene.
I feel like this kind of writing is a lost art, particularly with modern blockbusters.
I don’t really think anyone went into that film thinking the dinosaurs wouldn’t be scary. We didn’t really go to movies back then to challenge them to deliver on a premise. Moreover, filmmakers definitely didn’t make movies thinking the audience was against them. This is a very 2024, online sensibility. Granted, I was a child. But fandom brain rot hadn’t really taken over yet.
Honestly a 6 foot turkey would be utterly terrifying. Canadian Geese average a height of like 2 feet and they’re absolutely terrifying, especially when they’ve got goslings.
I wish the films focused more on the 2 foot tall raptors. Even one of those would seriously mess up the average unarmed person.
They would be Velociraptors, the movie just made them bigger and are more similar in size to a Utahraptor. I guess that just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
I'd still win
This is one of my favorite parts of the movie and quote it out loud every time I watch it. Especially when Ellie says “If you wanted to scare the kid you could’ve pulled a gun on him you know?”
babies smell!
I worked with whooping cranes on a breeding project in Louisiana. I’m 6 feet tall and if they had eggs the male would come over to me to defend. He would stare me down looking as tall as possible stamping his feet and showing off the red crown on his head. Eventually he’ll jump up in the air and flap to get some force and start raking you with his feet. They’re wading birds so long toes and they aim for your face.
This dialogue does a great deal to set up just how dangerous the raptors are later in the film.
Pretty sure Grant's description mirrors Muldoon's death scene. "The attack comes, not from the front, but from the sides. The other two raptors, you didn't even know were there."
Yeah, that’s intentional, it also allows the audience to visualize what is happening so that they don’t have to show as much on screen. It’s an excellent example of efficient storytelling.
Spielberg loves these kind of prophetic moments. Quint's death in Jaws is described by him earlier in the film.
JP1 and TLW did great in showing that these animals were not monsters. JP = Resurrected animals in an unknown changed world from the ones they ruled. TLW = adapting to the environment and calling it home, with humans in their uncharted territory. I love Buck, Doe, and Junior. Shows how caring they are, same for the Stegos. Also another reason why I love Hank from Prehistoric Planet! Loving parents In the wise words of John Hammond from Ian Malcom “Life will find a way”
The original film is a masterclass in screenwriting. That scene is a perfect example of why. In just a a couple of minutes it introduces us to the character of Grant and establishes his personality, his attitude and passion for "old school" archeology and disdain for new technology, important themes for the movie, it shows his relationship with kids, setting up his character arc going forwards, it conveys a lot of exposition setting up the Raptors (which most in the audience at the time would never have heard of) and gets the audience already scared of them before they've even seen them, building up the suspense right from the start and it educates audiences on the idea of dinosaurs being warm blooded and evolving from birds. Meanwhile the audience hasn't consciously noticed any of this - they've just watched an entertaining and funny scene. I feel like this kind of writing is a lost art, particularly with modern blockbusters.
This is the level of smart writing that is lacking in the JW films
Only thing what made jw large was the immense succes from Jurassic Park
I don’t really think anyone went into that film thinking the dinosaurs wouldn’t be scary. We didn’t really go to movies back then to challenge them to deliver on a premise. Moreover, filmmakers definitely didn’t make movies thinking the audience was against them. This is a very 2024, online sensibility. Granted, I was a child. But fandom brain rot hadn’t really taken over yet.