Book 3 listicle

Why Jurassic Park Is Commonly Misinterpreted

            Everybody know Jurassic Park as the Movie series where people try to create dinosaurs but end up getting eaten. While that is entertaining as ever, it’s also very unfortunate. Michael Crichton’s novel got the classic Hollywood treatment. Audiences don’t want to be filled with brilliant philosophy; they want blood. Here’s why the movie kind of spoiled the book:

1-They emotionally estranged the characters

The movie really cut down on the character detail. In the book, Crichton made sure that we got to know a character before they were ripped to pieces. In the movies, they skipped past the characterization and went straight to the mauling.  Doctor Wu was just a young bioengineer when he was hired by John Hammond to create dinosaurs. In the novel, we got to know his back story and his true intentions for creating dinosaurs. He wasn’t in it for the money… he wanted to make great scientific discoveries. I liked Doctor Wu and when he was eaten alive I felt sorry for him. In the movie, he just gets eaten without much introduction.

2- They let John Hammond live

John Hammond was an egotistical mastermind obsessed with making himself famous as the man who created dinosaurs. He cared nothing for the safety of his guests or his staff. All he wanted was to have a multi-billion dollar theme park where he could play god to prehistoric creatures. I the movie, Hammond was a bit more sensitive and obsessed with the wonder of his park. His character was still a bit reckless but all in all he seemed to be a pretty okay guy. The book Hammond was eaten by a pack of miniature velociraptors. He deserved to die for creating and abusing his park. Movie Hammond was allowed to live because they shifted his character to be more likable.

3- The movie changed the kids

In the book, Lex is waaaaaay younger than she was in the movie. In fact she actually was younger than Tim, her brother. This allowed for the reader to gain perspective on how horrible it would be to be lost in a prehistoric landscape if you were eight years old. In the movie, she’s just another screaming teenager.

4- The movie was incredibly action based

Very little did we hear about Doctor Ian Malcolm’s chaos theory. In the book, it was a beautifully crafted explanation for why the dinosaurs couldn’t be contained. It was only peaked at in the movie and the explanation was rather dumbed down. Of course, most people would rather watch the movie than read the book. The movie was based off of the action sequences. The part that made it a blockbuster were the parts were people got eaten. Not poor Doctor Malcolm’s chaos theory.

5- The dinosaurs were too violent

In the book, the dinosaurs ate people if they messed with their offspring. In the movie they just felt like killing. I mean this aspect of the book really doesn’t matter as much if it is changed. Sure it would be nice to know why they killed people but in the movie it’s not like anybody cares. They’re giant lizards with razor sharp teeth and claws. They might as well have been serial killers.