Here's An Explanation Why No One Can Make A Worthy Sequel To 'Jurassic Park'

25 years ago, director Steven Speilberg invited us to take a tour of a theme park. But this wasn’t just any regular outing. It was “Jurassic Park,” the cinematic adaptation inspired by Michael Crichton‘s novel of the same name. Upon it’s 1993 release, the film was a huge success, critically and commercially. And with that great success, you would figure, why not revisit the film? Draw it out more, bring back the characters, make a whole new park. What’s the worst that could happen?

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Well, in a video essay by Patrick H. Willems, we find out what happens when you revisit “Jurassic Park.” Over, and over, and over a few more times. Willems lays out a concrete foundation for his argument, investigating why none of the sequels will ever really live up to the original. Now, when you think ‘Jurassic Park,’ you think Steven Speilberg committing fully to two of his best assets in blockbuster films: wonder and horror. With “Jurassic Park,” you get both of those things as well as perspectives to supplant the audience right into the film. Just as Grant, Ellie, Malcolm, and the kids explore the park, we go along for the ride with them.

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Since the success of the 1993 film, three (soon to be four) sequels have been made. In a matter of days,”Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” will have us going back to the island once again to…save the dinosaurs? We’ve sat in the audience time and again wondering why anyone hasn’t learned from the first film. There’s absolutely no question that the ‘Jurassic’ films bring in big bucks. But at what cost? Willems concedes by the end of his video essay that it is indeed possible to make a good sequel to “Jurassic Park.” One that could live up to the original’s wonder and horror.  Until then, ‘life…finds a way’ back to the incredible achievement of the original.