H11001016 Friedrich (Feng Xin) Essay 2 Draft 2

Just the Good Scene?

Jurassic Park is an eternal science fiction which was showed in theaters in 1993. This film is adapted by a Michael Crichton’s novel and its director is Steven Spielberg.

Jurassic Park was ranked within the top ten in the global box office chart until 2007. It achieved several Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound in 1994. What is more, BAFTA Film Award, People's Choice Award and some other famous film awards gave Jurassic Park lots of honors.

However, some people said that Jurassic Park could achieve success only because of its great scenes. They said Jurassic Park lacks of meaningful theme and its plot is boring. Mike Clark is one of the opponents for Jurassic Park. According to his review in USA Today, “Spielberg’s talent has run out, but his colorful lights are still moving; it may give this 90-minute film too much, and the roles are stuffy.” (Clark, An Unprepared Ending) Mike Clark pointed out that the plot is boring and the structure of production does not have any creativity. First, the story is too simple. A group of rescue workers came to the island to rescue two men, unimportant characters had dead quickly, and important figures had a satisfactory ending in the Hollywood ways at the end. Second, usually, only the first episode of the film series will be fine; then the sequels would be worse and worse. This sentence is basic for the three-movie Jurassic Park series. If you say Jurassic Park I created several points audience were interested in, then

Jurassic Park III only replayed these points to treat audience perfunctorily with nothing else.

Despite the film being criticized by some people, more people thought highly of Jurassic Park. In Jay Karl’s review in New York Times, "Jurassic Park can completely be regarded as the best sci-fi movie that is able to combine art with entertainment so wonderfully.”(Karl, A Perfect Combination)

Being directly confronted with Mike Clark, Jay Karl said Jurassic Park is a meaningful film. This film makes a reflection of the development of society and science: laws of nature can not be violated, or human beings would be punished. In the film, some businessman and scientists copy the DNA of dinosaurs and create dinosaurs in order to earning money. Later, the dinosaurs escape and kill many people. Totally, the wonderful film contains technology alerts and dazzling special effects.

I agree with Jay Karl. At a glance, Jurassic Park is vulgar; in fact, I think Jurassic Park has deep meanings. Just as what Jay Karl said, being mixed with the fighting with dinosaurs, there is the awe of the laws of life. I think Jurassic Park is able to tell audience the truth and the enlightenment when enjoying magnificent scenes, which is a wonderful job.

The only drawback is the ending of Jurassic Park I. Mike Clark said the film stopped too hurriedly at the end. When the film is going to end, most audience thought there would be a climax, but it was wrong. Several pterosaurs beat their wings across the sea away, then to the end. I think Spielberg would better provide more pleasant surprise for audience here. I think it would be better if the pterosaurs hit the

main characters’ plane and then broken a fight.

In any case, Spielberg played the fusion of art and business to the extreme. In his film, dinosaurs are not monotonous and clumsy supporting roles any more, they become eye-catching protagonists. What is more, Spielberg made Jurassic Park a indelible mark in film history.

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Works Cited Mike Clark, USA Today: “Jurassic Park” with An Unprepared Ending, 1993, Print. Jay Karl, New York Times: “Jurassic Park”—A Perfect Combination of Arts and Entertainment, 1993, Print.

 

第二篇：侏罗纪公园影评

《侏罗纪公园》：艺术与娱乐完美结合的典范

被美国电影同业评定为100分的导演史蒂文?斯皮尔伯格，素有“电影神童”之称。是好莱坞电影的标志性人物，他的电影也牵动着整整一代人回忆。由于从小钻研电影的表达方式，他对电影技巧的掌握，可以说达到滚瓜烂熟的程度。同时，斯皮尔伯格的大部分时间都是透过电影镜头来看世界，因此让他长期保持了丰富的幻想力和赤子之心。在他创作的众多作品中最颠峰的科幻作品便是19xx年让全世界为之惊叹的《侏罗纪公园》。

《侏罗纪公园》至今仍然以9亿多的票房成绩排在全球票房排行榜的第六位，也许票房并不能成为衡量一部电影的全部标准，可这一系列数字已经完全可以验证它独到的艺术魅力，正如影片中不可一世的霸王龙一样，《侏罗纪公园》完全称得上是艺术与娱乐结合最佳的科幻电影霸主！

斯皮尔伯格深谙如何控制影片的节奏，使得故事的发展一直张驰有度。本片的几位“人类主角”都不是片酬高昂的大明星，但却形形色色、更添生气，有着利欲熏心的胖子，有天真勇敢的兄妹俩，有一方面为失败而痛心一方面为保护家人而坚定的老博士，有镇定冷静的男主人公艾伦博士。然而，本片最重要的特点是电脑特技的制作，影片刚开始，伴随着约翰?威廉姆斯史诗般壮阔的音乐，在哈蒙德博士的指引下，我们在荧幕上第一次看到那个已经消失了几百万年的庞然大物的时候，激动的心情无以言表。影片中的恐龙们，不再是以往影片里单调笨拙的配角，它们凭着各异的性格和特点成为了绝对抢眼的主角。温和柔顺的食草梁龙对着小女孩的一个巨型喷嚏至今想起来还让我捧腹，在原野上受惊集体狂奔的恐龙的出现是影片第一次群体恐龙出现的场面，那种气势来势汹汹扑面而来。流畅而又扣人心弦是斯氏的长项，杯中颤动的水波纹，被扔到车顶鲜血淋淋的羊腿，挂在树上不断下坠的汽车，10万伏特的高压电网，智力惊人的迅猛龙，这些都让你提高了肾上腺，睁大瞳孔，乍起汗毛，让你心动过速的同时大呼过瘾。

片中给我印象最深刻的台词是：Life will always find the way out！生命总会找到出路！为了达到控制岛上物种的目的，放养的恐龙都是母性的，防止自然交配。但是为了适应自然的大型爬行动物们在特殊的环境中变异了设定好的性别，并在公园内开始了不受控制的繁殖。接着，一系列的失误使得看上去完美的防护系统逐渐崩溃。失去控制的史前大蜥蜴们开始危及人们的生命。

斯皮尔伯格看中这个故事，也正是因为它丰富娱乐元素表象下对社会科学发展带来恶果的深刻反思：自然规律是不容相悖的，否则必然遭到毁灭性的打击。影片表达了作者对科技带来的对人类生存系统冲击的担忧，并以血的残酷警示着那些自认为可以将自然踩在脚下的

人们。科学是不是可以让人类自以为是全世界的主宰，可以支配自然而超越自然？当然，导演给出的答案是否定的。可以看到，这体现了现代西方在经过20世纪以来对于科学的反省后，对科学的局限性的认识。科学不能成为人类狂妄自大的借口。

结尾一幕，逃出生天的人们坐在直升机里飞离了小岛，外面是一望无际波光嶙嶙的海面，刚才惊魂甫定的他们此刻已经恢复了平静，看着身边熟睡的孩子他们对视而笑。一手缔造了“侏罗纪公园”的约翰?哈蒙德博士抚摸着手杖上那只琥珀化石陷入了沉思。这是全人类的反思，激战之后的透彻淡然，掺杂着对生命规律的敬畏。几百万年来地球赖以生存的自然法则，不会因为人类的自以为是而轻易改变。而世界上还存在着多少拥有了高端科学技术就以为自己是上帝的渺小的人啊！在悠扬的乐章中，斯皮尔伯格让我们带着这份淡淡的忧虑结束了观影。而直升机也慢慢消失在金色的夕阳之中，毕竟，他是爱着人类的，所以，他让我们飞向了希望。

不管怎么说，这都是一部包含着人文关怀、科技警示、炫目特效的精彩影片，多年后再去看仍然大呼经典。我认为从某种程度上来说，这部影片做到了没有瑕疵。把斯皮尔伯格结合艺术与商业的能力发挥到了极致，在影史上划上了浓墨重彩的一笔。