Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom: The dinosaur, a monster like the others?

Three years after the release of the first Jurassic World , Juan Antonio Bayona delivers a transition episode with Fallen Kingdom .

Jurassic Park was released in 1993, and in a few years became a monument of Popcorn Flix cinema. Spielberg delivers a total show, which touches all the generations of the time. In one film, the director brings to life a paleontologist’s dream … And a spectator’s nightmare. The dinosaur comes out of the encyclopedia and feeds an unprecedented “dinomania”. On its own, it becomes a great cinema proposition: a natural predator that has the advantage of having truly existed. This fascination with the real will allow to link two very lucrative episodes in spite of unequal quality.

Since the destruction of the new park, the dinosaurs are left to fend for themselves on Isla Nubar. But when the volcano on the island is about to erupt, Owen and Claire organize themselves to prevent them from certain death. He is launching a major operation assisted by the men of the wealthy Lockwood, but quickly realize that this rescue has a different purpose.

Such a synopsis leaves little room for surprise. Even more than the previous opus, Fallen Kingdom does not intend to cultivate a mystery around these majestic beasts. He balances them from then on cheerfully in the face. The tension surrounding the discovery of one of them faded to leave room for frescoes certainly impressive, but less inspired.

If the use of animatronics necessarily gives way to digital (but not completely), it is clear that Industrial Light & Magic has done a daunting job. It is certainly a pure post-production film but the end result impresses. He should leave the youngest ones completely amazed.

While Goldblum acted as a fun valve against dangerous dinosaurs, the film clearly chooses humor. The casting does not hide it. Chris Pratt is quite convincing in a friendly way, but it’s more complicated for Bryce Dallas Howard, whose frozen face does not seem to have erased from his score in Black Mirror .

He can not, however, much in the face of the weakness of Trevorow’s scenario, which is never surprising. Much like the recent remake of The Planet of the Apes before him, this serves as a logical transition before a general battle. Enclosed, the beasts are free of their condition to turn against their executioner. A more credible postulate when it comes to one of our direct ancestors.

Dinosaurs are therefore the main actors of the film. A role that suits them rather well, but which ends up distorting their essence. “No one is impressed by a dinosaur today,” said Howard’s character in the first Jurassic World . The proof is, the scenario is constantly trying to create more frightening. After two hours of noise and fury, they have little to envy King Kong or Godzilla. It’s a shame, because it is indeed their veracity that made them fascinating.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a pure episode of transition, which finishes marking the break between the old and the new trilogy. Although it has little room for maneuver, JA Bayona manages to deliver some scenes that will certainly impress the audience, especially the youngest. We regret, however, that the overexposure of dinosaurs does not relegate them to mere monsters, and greatly reduces the tension related to their presence. An entertaining popcorn movie online, where laughter unfortunately overcame fear.