I would rather not go and start nitpicking every anatomical inaccuracy about the dinosaurs in this trailer. I have long ago accepted the fact that Jurassic Park in no way is aiming to be accurate in its renderings. Yes, the theropods don't have feathers, and the sauropod appears to have too many toes, but why are so many of my fellow paleontology nerds acting so surprised? Jurassic Park was never supposed to be a scientific educational franchise. Do I wish the dinosaurs looked more realistic to what science tells us so the masses wouldn't continue to get the wrong impressions about paleontology? Of course. The reality, however, is this idea isn't Jurassic Park's game and hasn't been since the first two movies. (which also had flaws) I get more upset when i see inaccuracies on shows that are supposed to be educational like on the Discovery Channel, for instance. There is less of an excuse for error there and people watch those programs with the intent to learn facts.
I'm still excited about this movie. Honestly, what dinosaur fan wouldn't be? I know Jurassic Park fans have wanted a marine reptile in a film for a long time. There was even a plesiosaur metal figure that went with the first line of Jurassic Park toys back in the 1990s (still have mine) but nothing else ever came of it. Now, twenty years later, there is a gigantic mosasaur in Jurassic Park!
 |
| nom |
May we also please notice how there appears to be trained Velociraptors? I wonder how long it would take to condition one of them, let alone get it to do what I wanted. As a zookeeper i can say it takes a lot of work training modern dinosaurs. I can only imagine what it could be like work with a large dromaeosaur!
 |
| Wonder if they used clicker-training... yeah, it was probably clicker training. |
Let's not forget about that mysterious, genetic hybrid that is no-doubt set to be this film's main antagonist. It isn't seen in the trailer, beyond its feet and front claws a bit. However, images of some of the upcoming lego toys to go with this movie have been released on the internet and one of them is most likely this new dinosaur.
 |
| You have no idea how many times parts of movies have been spoiled by toy companies releasing products and adds before the film hits theaters. |
That's all I really have to say about this trailer. I may touch on it more in the future. What are your thoughts on the trailer? Are you going to see it? What things are you hoping to see? Are you disappointed the dinosaurs in the latest film are still scientifically inaccurate? Do YOU think the Velociraptors were clicker-trained? (Cuz I do.) Let me know in the comments below!
UPDATE: I saw a tweet from one of the writers of the movie.
If I were to nitpick on what the original tweeter said I would say domesticated is not the same as trained but I get the message. This just solidifies for me that clicker training doesn't always work, especially with Velociraptors.
What's clicker-training? In any case, that last scene reminded me of falconers hunting with Harris hawks (E.g. See 30-34:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhfTDdtmJgA&spfreload=10 ).
ReplyDelete-Hadiaz
Clicker training is a relatively new (trendy) method used to train both exotic animals in zoos and domestic animals like dogs. It involves a small device that makes a clicking sound which you use as an indicator to your animal when when it does the target behavior. Then you immediately reward the animal with a treat or something. Personally I don't like it at all and think it's just adds an extra step for the animal to remember instead of just saying "good boy/girl" and giving them the treat that way. I train my bird partner at the zoo just fine without it. It does work for other people though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBObkR4ZUNY
Delete