Can we talk about ethics for a moment? Most of you know the premise for Jurrasic World, which opens this weekend; man messes with nature, and nature exacts its revenge. So why is it that in all of these films, not one person has served jail time for manslaughter? Even if we wanted justice for all those killed, who would we hold responsible? Do we hold the scientists responsible for recreating/mutating the dinosaurs? Or would we hold the parks accountable for not taking proper safety measures?
In the beginning of the second movie we see lawyers meeting with John Hammond who is quietly settling an out-of-court matter about a little girl who had an 'accident' on one of his islands. I think one of the few reasons this man hasn't been led out in handcuffs is that he is reminiscent of Santa Claus (except in our case, it's a jolly old man whose elves have created macabre man-eating machines).
Fast-forward to the latest installment of 'money-making antics gone wrong,' and once again we see people running for their lives at a park they willingly entered. The park guests must have known what they were getting into, especially with the last three major park 'incidents.' If I were a producer/writer on the set, I would start the movie off with everyone signing waivers. It would be a full five minutes of paperwork, and then blood-bath. I think the moral of the story here is that the less movies adhere to rules, the less realistic it becomes. If you really want to scare a theater audience, start off with some legal documents.
Daily Nuggets...
- Ken won the water balloon fight. I have a welt on the back of my arm to prove it.
- Is it fair to throw a water balloon at someone when they are both unarmed and retreating?
- I REALLY hate steller's jays. I've been trying to get rid of them and they destroyed my lavender in retaliation. Admittedly when starvation didn't work, I resorted to rock throwing.
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