![]() ![]() In this scene, and many others, the intention is clear: get a rise out of the audience in any way possible. A lightning strike reveals the shadow of the Mosasaurus, creating a fear that only grows until the sub comes face to face with the creature. Water takes on an otherworldly effect closer to fog in a graveyard than liquid. Take for example the opening scene of the film, where a submarine plunges to the depths of Isla Nublar to find the remains of the Indominus Rex. Then again, what did we expect from the director of The Orphanage? Cinematographer/long-time Bayona collaborator Óscar Faura goes nuts in this dream of a sandbox. Fallen Kingdom has an undeniable, jaw-droppingly gorgeous visual style. The most striking aspect of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the most obvious. ![]() Bayona found a way to sneak in one of the most bonkers, personality-driven blockbusters of recent memory into the middle of a largely unremarkable trilogy. However, the same can not be said for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The spectacle is there, yet it’s unclear what, if any, impact these movies will have ten years from now. Director-writer Colin Trevorrow pieces together Frankenstein monsters of nostalgia, neat new ideas, very ill-advised decisions, and a consistent lack of grasp on the new franchise leads. Looking at the first and third films, it’s not hard to see why. The films have maintained sizable box office hauls but with each new entry, the overall reception steadily declined critically and among the fandom. Jurassic World Dominion has clumsily stomped the Jurassic Park franchise to an apparent conclusion, and with it, the legacy of the Jurassic World trilogy is hard to parse. ![]()
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