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• The\u00a0franchise created a resurgence of interest in dinosaurs and archaeology that those in the field say is still being felt.<\/li>\n
• Real Velociraptors are about the size of the turkey. While the raptors are the most memorable part of the first movie for many people, they don\u2019t appear until after more than 100 minutes into the movie. So yes, it is fair to say they kick\u00a0a lot of ass in a short amount of time.<\/li>\n
• No music from this film ever gets annoying, no matter how much I try to sing the instruments. (Alex’s note: I DISAGREE.)<\/em><\/li>\n
• As you probably know, Jurassic Park was originally a novel penned by Michael Crichton. The film rights were purchased for $1.5 million dollars before the book was even published.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  SPEAKING OF MICHAEL CRICHTON…<\/strong><\/p>\n

  Michael Crichton was an interesting guy. He was a brilliant man and great writer. He started writing in non-fiction before he wrote several\u00a0fiction novels\u00a0that were turned into movies. This is him:<\/p>\n

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  If Hollywood is as liberal as people say, Crichton was probably not very comfortable there. He was a conservative who\u00a0did not believe in global warming and\u00a0 found the feminist movement harmful to society. Some critics say metaphors on the dangers of bending gender roles and straying from conservative family life are present in the film with even more in the books. Of course this is just analysis from someone who didn’t write but the theories are interesting.<\/p>\n

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  1. The reason the dinosaur breeding gets out of control despite them all being female was because some of the dinosaurs\u2019 genetic codes were incomplete and were filled in by frogs. Some of these frogs had the ability to change their sex and therefore turn to males and mate. Many saw this as his personal opinion that women should stay in their gender roles or else cause chaos.<\/li>\n
  2. Dr Grant is adamant about not wanting to have kids but his becoming a paternal figure to the children is the only thing that lets them survive. He and his female partner protect a cohesive group with these children which secures their place in future society.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     These may seem far-fetched but with Crichton’s outspoken views on feminism it’s not too much of a stretch. I am not saying not being a feminist makes you semi-nutty but the next part coming up\u00a0sure does. The story goes that Crichton\u00a0got a negative review on some of his work and handled it\u2026not so well. Michael Crowley, a senior editor of The New Republic, a liberal Washington D.C.-based political magazine, wrote an article strongly critical of Crichton for his stance on global warming in State of Fear, the book behind him in the above picture. In Crichton\u2019s following novel, Next, he introduced a character named “Mick Crowley” who just happens to also be a Washington D.C.-based political columnist, like his recent critic. ‘Crowley’ was portrayed by Crichton as a child molester with a small penis. From page 227, as quoted in The New York Times, “Alex Burnet was in the middle of the most difficult trial of her career, a rape case involving the sexual assault of a two-year-old boy in Malibu. The defendant, thirty-year-old Mick Crowley, was a Washington-based political columnist who was visiting his sister-in-law when he experienced an overwhelming urge to have anal sex with her young son, still in diapers.” The character is minor, appears nowhere else in the book and shares several other similarities to the real Crowley other than name.<\/p>\n

     Sorry things got pretty creepy at the end with the small dicks and baby rape. I forgot to always end with a joke. Let\u2019s see.<\/p>\n

     Q: What do you call a blind dinosaur?<\/p>\n

     A: Do-you-think-he-saurus.<\/p>\n

     Phew, glad it’s not awkward anymore…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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