"Nothing in Jurassic World is natural!" And with that one line, Jurassic World writes off the last twenty years of scientific discoveries in the field of paleontology. And you know what? That's just fine, for a big budget blockbuster which at its core is just a popcorn flick with dinosaurs eating people. However, having raced to the one billion mark at the box office, it would be nice if the franchise updated itself for the modern era. Kids of yester-year grew up dreaming of being paleontologists and digging deep to find the bones of giant, terrible lizards. Kids today get that dinosaurs were not "terrible lizards" but the ancient ancestors of modern birds - but that doesn't make them any less terrifying. The film gave itself an out, basically, by stating that what they were creating was what the public wanted, yet it can just as easily write "correct" dinosaurs into the script. Velociraptors are not the size you see them on screen, after all (they're smaller), not to mention the feather issue.
Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.