I did not set the stopwatch, but the start of Jurassic World: Dominion (Theatrical release June 9) it stretches out a bit. They need time to reintroduce all the characters already known throughout the previous five movies. And each one is in a place in the world.
The dolomites, Sierra Nevada in California, Utah, Nevada, West Texas… There are memories of cloud island, of course, but after the last disasters no one has ever set foot on that island that was devastated by a volcano and human mismanagement. Impressive landscapes and also quick views of cities like New York to show to dinosaurs roaming freely. Now they are one more on Earth. Some seem to have adapted well to living among humans. Others are a danger to humans. And these, in turn, a danger to the dinosaurs, profiting from them on the black market.
Nice to see you again: Dr. Grant (Sam Neill) and Dr. Sattler (Laura Dern).
That is the starting point of Jurassic World: Dominion, which begins a few months after the previous one. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). And immediately presenting all the protagonists: Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) take care of Maisie (Isabella Sermon); and the doctor Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) the doctor Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and the doctor Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum). The new and the old gathered for a final installment, Almost 30 years after the premiere of the first Jurassic Park, the one that made dinosaurs cool for children and adults.
ECOLOGICAL MESSAGE
The reflection on man feeling himself as a creator god. He above all present and past species has always been in the Jurassic saga. Also the ethics of science, the limits to progress. And, furthermore, in the last films he appeared the ecological message, environmental awareness. It's all in this new movie.
Colin Trevorrow with friend Giganotosaurus.
“Jurassic World: Dominion we ours that we must respect the power of nature, and if we don't, we will become extinct as happened with the dinosaurs”, explains the director and creator of this new trilogy, Colin Trevorrow.
Behind these theories are the classic characters, Malcolm is the staff philosopher of Biosyn, the company that is studying the human genome and animals, which is taking over all the dinosaurs and whose increase in power begins to be dangerous. To try to stop it or at least be the friendly face on the outside, they have Malcolm, who advocates for the change of consciousness to stay alive on this planet. He “he Has dedicated his life to study; among other things, the unexpected consequences”, explains Jeff Goldblum. "He knows that life is totally unpredictable, which makes it a risky adventure, but it can also be a delicious journey.”
Malcolm loves his fans. Goldblum, too.
"He explains the risks and dangers of genetics. He makes it clear what this power means: he can not only cure diseases, but also cause them. He can protect food, and also destroy it, ”adds Trevorrow.
Dr. Sattler, who we knew as a paleobotanist, is now also dedicated to studying and trying to curb climate change through the study of soils. And Grant continues to investigate the past for answers in the present.
“These characters fight to save the future of the planet and the possibility of living on it. In this story, human beings are threatened like never before. It is an unprecedented ecological disaster that can lead the human being to its extinction”, concludes Trevorrow. And the only solution seems the union of all to change our footprint on the planet. Does it ring a bell? In this post-covid world, it is a more powerful message than ever.
WORLDWIDE
They proudly say that Jurassic World: Dominion has been shot in 112 sets. Among those recreated in the London studios and those filmed on natural locations. If there is something this saga has, it is that special effects, reality, prevail over digitization. Dinosaurs, for example, except for those that move very fast, They are still animatronics. And many of the stunning landscapes we see are also real.
The dinosaur charmer.
The tour at the beginning of the film was all shot between different locations in Northwest North America. Even the Dolomites "falsified" them by the district of British Columbia, Canada. There they also shot the Californian Sierra Nevada in the dead of winter for that almost western scene where Owen leads a pack of lost dinos.
The cabin where Owen, Claire and Maisie live was shot in e he Winterfold Forest in Surrey, England. As well as other scenes with dinosaurs.
The new Wild West.
For the futuristic Biosyn office they used the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
Y malt is one of the great protagonists, with an impressive action scene and chase shot in the center of Valletta, for which they needed nine cameras. Although it has been used in many big productions, this is the first time that the island and the city do not appear as doubles for other cities. And only the black market for dinosaurs is actually a constructed set.
Running around the center of Valletta.