| − | |Based on the eponymous 1990 novel, a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists operate a theme park populated by dinosaurs genetically cloned from fossils. Considered a landmark in the development of computerized visual effects in modern filmmaking, this high-caliber work of science fiction criticizes the effects of research into genetic [[cloning]], and the negative effects of playing God. Even so, one strongly moral quote reads: "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should”. Four sequels followed in 1997, 2001, 2015, and 2018. | + | |Based on the eponymous 1990 novel, a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists operate a theme park populated by dinosaurs genetically cloned from fossils. Considered a landmark in the development of computerized visual effects in modern filmmaking, this high-caliber work of science fiction criticizes the effects of research into genetic [[cloning]], and the negative effects of playing God. Even so, one strongly moral quote reads: "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should”. Also has more of a promotion of Capitalism compared to the book due to the movie making Hammond, the founder of the park, a significantly more sympathetic and heroic character. Four sequels followed in 1997, 2001, 2015, and 2018. |