The characters in these movies have no philosophical or thematic weight. Many serve no narrative function beyond dying to a dinosaur's jaws. I can remember feeling at least a little sympathy for Gennaro when he was eaten by the T-Rex, because he was a man so focused on doing his job (making the board money) that he failed to grasp the power they were working with until it grasped him in its jaws.

All of Jurassic Park's deaths had some sort of meaning. Nedry tried to control his destiny by betraying everyone and fleeing with dino DNA, but lost control during a storm, winding up in the jaws of a dilophasaurus. Arnold, responsible for controlling the systems across the park, lost control when the hurricane hit and died to raptors while he was trying to restore it. Muldoon, the man responsible for controlling the animals, died by them even though he knew them better than everyone else.

"You never had control. That's the illusion."

These deaths give weight to Sattler's line. Now? When a person dies to a dino... I don't care. They serve no purpose other than being a shallow reinforcement of a lesson we learned back in 1993. Today, we're still being told the same thing, but in a way that's shallow, tedious, and misses the mark entirely.

Jurassic Park was a movie with depth and philosophical importance, delivered with master-class acting and a focused narrative that included stunning visuals and thrilling moments.

Every subsequent one was a monster movie.

Hollywood should take its cues from the original. They should just leave the dinosaurs alone.