The park under construction in 1993's Jurassic Park is up and running!!! However, as park operations manager Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) explains, seeing a stegosaurus has become as ordinary to kids as seeing an elephant at the zoo; at Jurassic World, they have to keep upping the ante. To that end, they have genetically engineered a dinosaur called Indominus Rex that is incredibly smart and incredibly violent. As you might guess, this turns out to be a bad idea. He runs amok as Claire's young nephews, Zach and Gray (Nick Robinson and Ty Simpkins), visit the park. Raptor trainer Owen (Chris Pratt) helps get things under control.
The first Jurassic Park film was largely about the wonder the characters feel at getting to see dinosaurs up close and personal; they hear explanations about how the creation of dinosaurs was possible before things begin running amok. In this film, it is already established that dinosaurs have been recreated and exist, so less explanation is necessary, which is good, because less Fake Science, more time seeing a variety of dinosaurs attack humans and fight each other. The lesson if the movie is basically, "Don't underestimate your power over another living thing. Just because you created it doesn't mean you can control it."
It's fun. The dinosaurs look great, and there was one moment startling enough that I jumped in my seat. I enjoyed it.
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