In 1993 I saw
something that would forever change movies. Gone were the days of limitations,
if you could see it in your mind, you could now make it real. I felt the same
way when the tag line “You will believe a man can fly” came true in 1978’s “Superman”.
Before 1993 you saw things on a movie screen that looked good, but you always
knew it wasn't real. You could see the strings maybe, or you knew they were
models, but one movie changed that forever.
I remember
going to the theater that faithful day and walking out believing that dinosaurs
would really walk the earth again. I mean all we needed to do was find a
mosquito in some tree sap from that time and ‘bam!’ We have Dino blood. I just knew that, that park existed on some island
off the coast of Costa Rica and there were actually dinosaurs roaming around
it. When John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) uttered those famous words
“Welcome to Jurassic Park” he was welcoming the millions of people who would be
transfixed by what they saw on the screen. Movies are suppose to take you to
places that you have never been to, and show you things you have never seen
before. “Jurassic Park” did both of those and set us on a path to make
everything more real in movies. I am a big believer that some movies are made
to only be seen on the big screen, and it is no truer than with this film. To
be able to introduce a whole new generation to this film the way it was meant
to be seen, so they too can feel the magic we felt watching it the first time
twenty years ago. The only thing it really didn't need was the transformation
to 3D, because it did nothing for the film.
This movie
made me feel just like I did when I watched it the first time. Watching dinosaurs come to life again
reminded me of the magic that movies possess. How they can make you feel and
believe anything is possible. Everyone who saw this movie when it came out in
1993 should take their kids to see this movie on the big screen. Let them
experience the feeling you had when you first saw that T-Rex or and the raptors.
“Jurassic Park” holds up after 20 years, and above all the magic is still
there, so you can share it with someone new and show them a time when dinosaurs
ruled the earth.
Brian Taylor
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