Jurassic World

Directed by …. Colin Trevorrow
Written by (screenplay) ….. Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow & Derek Connolly
(Story) …. Rick Jaffa … Amanda Silver
Based on characters and concept of Michael Crichton

Music …. Michael Giacchino
Director of photography … John Schwartzman
Film Editing … Kevin Stitt

Runtime (124 min) Color
Aspect Ratio 2.00 : 1

Cameras…. Both film and digital Arriflex 435, Panavision Primo Lenses
Panavision 65 HR Camera, Panavision System 65 Lenses
Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2, Panavision Primo Lenses
Panavision Panaflex Platinum, Panavision Primo Lenses
Red Epic Dragon, Panavision Primo Lenses

Cast
Chris Pratt … Owen
Bryce Dallas Howard … Claire
Irrfan Khan … Masrani
Vincent D’Onofrio … Hoskins
Ty Simpkins Gray
Nick Robinson Zach
Jake Johnson … Lowery
Omar Sy … Barry
BD Wong … Dr. Henry Wu
Judy Greer … Karen
Lauren Lapkus… Vivian
Brian Tee … Hamada
Katie McGrath Zara
Andy Buckley… Scott
Courtney James Clark … Mosasaurus Announcer
Colby Boothman … Young Raptor Handler
Jimmy Fallon … as Himself

Some lessons go unheeded. In the original film, the attraction “Jurassic Park,” on Isla Nublar, Jeff Goldblum’s character, Dr.Ian Malcolm, expresses concern that the creators’s “scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” This film begins 22 years after the original disastrous failure of Jurassic Park, the ability to produce living dinosaurs proved too great a draw not to reconstruct Jurassic World, an even grander new park on Isla Nublar. The attraction opened for business, and was a great success, but people are always looking for something new, something bigger, badder; so the park’s scientists genetically engineer a dinosaur larger and more ferocious than T-Rex. I assume I’m not giving away a secret when I confirm playing with dino DNA is not a great idea.

In that film, the creator, John Hammond had invited a few people along with his his two grandchildren, to sample Jurassic Park, this time the up and running park is occupied by thousands of paying guests. This time the film moves further away from the philosophical questions, and more towards a basic corporate greed. Colin Trevorrow, who until this had never made a blockbuster film, at first seems like an odd choice to direct, but did a successful job of capturing the look and spirit of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic.