Since its 1993 release, it has spawned the usual mixed bag of sequels and reboots, including the wildly popular “Jurassic World” in 2015. A further installment, “Jurassic World: Dominion,” is expected next year. There have been theme park rides, video games and T. rex toys. Driving all this profit and merch is the basic insight that inspired Spielberg, Crichton and the writer David Koepp: People love dinosaurs. That’s kind of funny, since on the evidence of “Jurassic Park,” they certainly don’t love us, except in the way that some moviegoers love Twizzlers.

Source: New York Times June 25, 2020 17:02 UTC