10 Things You Didn't Know About Jurassic Park

2. Malcolm And Hammond Say A Thousand Words With Their Clothing

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It's one of the most basic connotations in cinema, but the use of black and white clothing in Jurassic Park goes beyond the concept of black being sinister and white being pure. The characters of Ian Malcolm and John Hammond constantly come to verbal blows during the film over their views and ethical concerns of resurrecting an extinct race for the purposes of entertainment. Malcolm's black-clad character is the complete antithesis of Hammond's blindingly white attire, and as the only two characters dressed in one uniform colour, their purpose is clear: to serve as opposite sides of a debate.

Hammond believes that he's creating something that the human race can learn from and enjoy as a spectacle - a revisit of the past so to speak. But he has commercial interests and summarily dismisses Malcolm's more skeptical views. Malcolm has an almost morbid curiosity of Jurassic Park, choosing to accept Hammond's invitation to visit the park to see just how ridiculous the notion of resurrecting dinosaurs and parading them in front people would be.

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