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Jurassic Park Tonight!!

Hey everyone! This is Maggie Lehman. You can catch me on 'Cinemania' tonight. Make sure you tune in tonight in order to catch one of Spielberg's many masterpieces 'Jurassic Park'. Dean Cundey and Shane Mahan are along for the ride as well.
I'm just going to dive right in...I love this movie simply because of Jeff Goldblum's one liner..."That is one big pile of _ _ _ _!" That aside, there are also many other reasons I enjoy this film. GREAT ACTORS!! Every actor in this movie is believable. Another great aspect the film has is subtle humor. For example:
"Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the Earth." Woohoo Laura Dern - excellent delivery!! It also has to be said that little Joseph Mazzello is so adorable with his "Well...we're back in the car again" line.

'Jurassic Park' sends out a very powerful message. The world is constantly changing and advancing. We're getting more and more powerful with what we are capable of. Lets face it...anything is possible.
I'm currently reading Christopher Reeve's book called 'Still Me'. There is a passage taken out of his Speech he gave on August 26, 1996 at the Democratic National Convention. He states, "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. If we can conquer outer space, we should be able to conquer inner space, too..." (this is in regards to finding a cure for spinal cord injury, but I think it's all related) We've landed on the moon...who's to say that one day scientists won't be able to bring back dinosaurs? I'm no scientist...it's just a bit of rambling, and just something to think about.
When have we gone too far? Where should the line be drawn? When should we allow mother nature to do her part? When is the right moment to step aside, and let "Life find a way?"
Look for the scenes that go into this debate a bit in the movie. Jeff Goldblum's character: Dr. Ian Malcolm says it best when the scientists are watching the velociraptor being hatched, as well as the lunch scene in the Welcome Center.
Anyways...this is pretty much why the movie had such an impact on me, and why I think it's a great idea for people to watch 'Jurassic Park', and think of other issues it brings up. There are more than one if you watch closely. Or just watch it because you need an excuse to kick back on a Thursday night after a hard days work. Pop some popcorn, have some soda, and tune into 'Cinemania'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank 'Cinemania' for allowing me to be on their show as well as Tim Sheridan who even though I lost the trivia game gave me the prize anyway out of the kindness in his heart. Thanks Tim!!!
If anyone has anything they want to add to my blog (aggreements, disaggreements, comments...please reply, I would love to hear other people's opinions out there!) BYE EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
Mags :)

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I think it's interesting that you say "when shoud we allow mother nature". One of the great points of the film is how unbelievably out of control it is in the first place. I think rather than where to draw a line, the film is asking us to question whether that line should be drawn at all. Because as soon as it is, it's out of our control.

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Good point. Agreed. I love Jurassic Park...see it makes you think!!! Thanks for commenting Clayton!

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