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New ‘Jurassic World’ Dinosaurs All About Selling Merch?
Just yesterday Universal Pictures unloaded the official trailer to Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World.
Personally, I thought it looked wild, but not everyone is on my side.
I’ve seen complaints about the weird transportation pods (joked to be from Tomorrowland) to the shots of the park that look like they were filmed directly on the Universal Studios grounds (the theme park, not the studio). Even paleontologists are blasting the science behind the Jurassic Park sequel. It just goes on and on (people are even pissed about the crane flies in the sap).
Frankly, I think most of the haters need to STFU and save their criticism for the final product. How can you judge a movie this early?
This is how…
The implication given by The Verge and “Wired” writer Tim Carmody is one that’s too stomach churning to ignore.
As we all know, Jurassic World is based around the concept of humans “toying” (this is an awesome pun) with the DNA of dinosaurs and creating hybrids (like the D-rex). Allegedly, the reason for this is so Universal can own the intellectual properties of the dinosaurs*. Clearly, Uni does not own any rights to the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, and anyone could create knock off shirts and toys based on the T-rex, Velociraptors, etc. So, the question remains, was the concept of the hybrid dinos organic, or forced much like the scientists agenda in the film? I’m not sure we’ll ever know, but it sort of hurts my soul just knowing that the entire movie’s heart and soul could be about greed. It’s sort of ironic and perfect when you really think about it, though. John Hammond would have been proud.
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Jake Johnson, Nick Robinson, Irrfan Khan, Vincent D’Onofrio, BD Wong, Omar Sy, Judy Greer, Katie McGrath, Andy Buckley and Lauren Lapkus star in the Jurassic Park sequel opening June 12, 2015.
This time Universal Pictures will be opening the actual park. If you’re curious what the new park has to offer, check out these leaked brochures!
(*There’s nothing wrong with Uni wanting to create merchandise and make as much money as possible with their massive investment. We just hope the movie wasn’t compromised in doing so.)
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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