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Friday, June 12, 2015

3 Ways Jurassic Park Defined My Childhood

Do you hear that noise, friends? Can you feel the earth shake? Do you see that water rippling?

It’s the ghosts of dinosaurs past. Well, at least the ghosts of Hollywood dinosaurs past. Jurassic Park, everyone’s favorite archaeological thrill ride, cruised into theaters exactly 22 years ago today! It seemed like everyone and their brother had caught T-Rex Fever! We all wondered: What if dinosaurs really did roam the Earth again? Could it even be possible to clone them?

Now, I’m not a scientist, obviously, so I can’t answer those questions. BUT! There’s no doubt that Jurassic Park played a pretty monstrous (pun intended…) role in my formative years. Here are three ways the iconic film shaped me…

It helped me bond with my father: I must have seen Jurassic Park at least three times in the theater, and after my mom and sister got tired of seeing it (AFTER ONLY ONE TIMMMEEE!!!!), my father went with me every single time. I remember sitting in that dark theater, watching those giant creatures come to life, and seeing the childlike wonder come alive in my father’s eyes. It was such a special time for us to share together.

It awakened my fascination with dinosaurs: Granted, up until that time, most of what I knew about dinosaurs I’d learned in school, so it all seemed SO boring — like reading from a textbook that was as dry as their old fossil bones. But thanks to Steven Spielberg’s imaginative vision and the wonders of CGI technology, the past was suddenly very alive and very real.

It was one of my first forays into the world of scary movies: Being the very young and oh-so-impressionable girl that I was back then, my history with the scary movie genre mainly consisted of watching my VHS copy of Gremlins up until the moment they morphed from cute furry friends to evil green monsters. Before long, I’d be covering my eyes and squirming in my seat; it wasn’t a pretty sight. To this day, I can’t listen to the holiday classic “Do You Hear What I Hear?” without getting the chills of terror — those who’ve seen Gremlins will know exactly what I’m talking about. But with Jurassic Park? Something, well, just felt different. I felt the good kind of scared, the kind of crazy roller coaster in your stomach that makes you want to see what happens and not look away for fear of missing any piece of the ACTION! It was all so thrilling, and I was positively hooked. I was hooked to it all.

So, friends, as we near the release of the much-anticipated Jurassic World this weekend, I must know: Are you a fan of the franchise? Did you see the original in the theaters all those years ago? Did it scare you? Are you as obsessed with dinosaurs as I am? Got a favorite dinosaur? Let’s chat about all things prehistoric in the comments, shall we? xoxo

P.S. Full disclosure: I’m heading to bed now, and I won’t pretend that all this dino talk hasn’t left me just a wee bit afraid to turn the lights out…!!!! Can I borrow a nightlight? 🙂

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  1. Jillian says

    Friday, June 12, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    YES! i loveeeed the first jurassic park and i remember my little brother had a JP themed birthday party 🙂 xo jillian – cornflake dreams

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  2. Kara E says

    Friday, June 12, 2015 at 3:45 pm

    I never got to watch the original in theatre as I was only 8-years old when it came out, but I do remember watching it once it was released on VHS(!!!) and loved it! It remains one of my favourite movies and I'm really looking forward to watching Jurassic World at some point in time!

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  3. Ta says

    Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 3:48 pm

    The original was on TV just last week. I watched it for the first time in forever. So great. I'm excited for Jurassic World!

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  4. Anni S says

    Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 1:10 am

    I love Jurassic Park! I never saw the original in theaters, but I just saw the new Jurassic World in theaters (in 3D!) this weekend, and it was AWESOME. Definitely go see it!!!

    My favorite dinosaurs are Hadrosaurid and Parasaurolophus, but I really love all of them. 🙂

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