Jurassic Park vs Jurassic World

Carolina and Robin go on a summer blockbuster adventure, comparing the totemic dinosaur film Jurassic Park (1993) with its on-paper extremely similar reboot Jurassic World (2015). 

Politics include: why a film about dinosaurs that (initially) can't reproduce is actually a film about a human couple deciding to have children after all; the evolution of our idea of the billionaire in society; and why Dennis the IT guy in Jurassic Park is basically Elon Musk. 

Dino-diversions and readings:

• Youtube's 'Every frame a painting' masterclass in blocking (and why Marvel films look boring)
• Also on Youtube, the evolution of the cinema dinosaur (hello King Kong!)
• That Oppenheimer cameo

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