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Spielberg’s Most Watched Movie Is Streaming On Netflix (Vid)

Spielberg’s Most Watched Movie Is Streaming On Netflix (Vid)

July 8, 2023 | 09:58

We hear big mouths about various blockbusters all the time. Logical: those films They are made in such a way that the audience fills the theaters and makes an impression. But after a while, When the excitement of the initial viewing is gone, most films “deflate” In the consciences of their followers, and even if some of them continued to love them, they certainly denied the exaggerations they had said at first.

This is why Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park,” the 1993 blockbuster that built an entire franchise around it, can in no way match the value of the first film and break new ground in terms of digital effects. level, It can boast of being a truly historical film. Because not only has it stood the test of time, but it still looks as flawless today as it did 30 years ago.

Based on his fantasy novel of the same name Michael Crichton, Spielberg saw this story from the start as one of the biggest challenges of his successful career. Basically, the big bet he won with himself was how much he could Let’s look at the story of this movie and really believe that the dinosaurs… are back.

Next to the box should open a CGI image that makes viewers keep an open mind, feeling the awe of humans coexisting with these majestic prehistoric creatures. He triumphantly did so: We still see the first scene where a full-blown dinosaur appears on screen and paired with the magical music by John Williams, we get goosebumps.

Technologically, “Jurassic Park” along with “Terminator 2” are the movies that have proven to be absolute game-changers for Hollywood. But for Spielberg’s film, the whole ensemble worked flawlessly: John Williams on the soundtrack sings one of his most classic themes, the characters are incredibly well structured, and lightness and intensity are alternated in an essential way, occasionally flirting with the classics. The terror takes your breath away and when the effect of the cigar takes place when it should, as much as it should and in the way it should be, Overall this movie seems impossible to beat.

It is doubtful that one would understand how much this film affected the audience at the time if one did not live the moment of its birth. It was so big that the question was automatically resolved: Why in this day and age, while said franchise seems completely uninspired, does Hollywood keep motivating it? Because the hope that one of the new films will make us feel at least a little bit like that masterpiece is enough to get us back in the cinemas. And while we always leave disappointed, we’d at least like to see the “Jurassic Park” slogan in the opening credits accompanied by Williams’ charming music.

It’s hidden somewhere on Netflix. Hmmm, let’s see that again…