One of the coolest aspects in Jurassic World can be found in the notion that, having raised them from birth, Owen is considered to be the Alpha raptor. Across the span of the movie, it's established that Owen is in charge and that the raptors obey him to a relatively fair degree. He's known them for a long time - years and years - and trust has been built. And then it takes literally two seconds for them to change their mind about Owen when they come into contact with the Indominus? That's not how pack animals work! For Owen to shift from his position as group alpha, he'd have to find himself defeated or killed by an animal - the raptors would technically have to perceive a major loss of power, which they don't. Not only that, but the raptors change sides again when they meet Owen later - and for what reason? He doesn't "appear" to be stronger than the Indominus, so the logic remains inconsistent. There's no science to it; just whatever the plot needs at that specific time. Not to mention the fact that even later on, Blue, the final raptor, briefly teams up with a T-Rex, and later decides to be friends with said T-Rex (and vice versa) for no reason at all. It's all a bit of a mess when you approach it from a logical perspective, and one that grows increasingly irksome with each subsequent viewing of the movie.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
