A tragic scene in Universal’s new release Jurassic
World 2: Fallen Kingdom has shaken moviegoers to the core with the
tragic death of a brachiosaurus. The follow-up to 2015’s Jurassic World
was released on June 6th and is currently still in cinemas boasting
an impressive $466m at the worldwide box office to date and climbing.
Directed by J.A. Bayona, the new addition to the Jurassic
Park franchise stars Bryce Dallas-Howard and Chris Pratt (as well as a few
other household names) reprising their roles as Claire Dearing and Owen Grady
respectively. The movie takes us back to the roots of the story to the fictitious
Isla Nublar where the now wild population of de-extinct dinosaurs is in mortal
danger from an imminent volcano eruption. The heroes must rescue each species
from certain extinction and relocate them to a new island safe from human
interference.
One scene in particular caught the teary eyes of fans as the
story began to unfold. As our protagonists are leaving on a boat bound for the
US, they see the island rapidly erupting in a cloud of fire and ash. A lone
brachiosaurus makes its way to the pier and along with a heart-breaking music
score, is tragically engulfed in the smoke. Fans immediately took to twitter to
vent their reactions to the highly emotional scene. This could be seen as a
not-so-subtle nod to the original film reminiscent of our first introduction to
real live dinosaurs. It’s a reminder of the scene in which Sam Neill and Laura
Dern stare in wonder at a giant majestic brachiosaurus, brought back from
extinction for the first time in 65 million years making the Jurassic World
2 clip all the more heartfelt.
Universal Pictures first enticed potential viewers with a
trailer featuring none other than Jeff Goldblum returning as veteran dinosaur
damage-control expert Ian Malcolm. It also features a few new faces such as
Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Rafe Spall and the terrifying Toby Jones whom many
viewers may recall as the sinister serial killing entrepreneur, Culverton Smith
of BBC series Sherlock. We are also gifted with the return of B.D. Wong as the
tragically greed-driven Dr. Wu and of course Blue, the last survivor from the
clutch of Owen Grady’s trained velociraptors.
The sequel has impressed movie buffs across the globe with a
bold new take on the traditional “man meets dinosaur” motif seen in previous
instalments of the franchise. The film marks the 25th anniversary of
the release of the classic 1993 dino-romp Jurassic Park, during which
time, fans have witnessed a steep rise in the quality of CGI, animatronics and
of course the depth and drama of the storylines. With a tense cliff-hanger
ending, fans are eager to find out what the franchise has to offer next.
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