John Hammond Was a Monster & ‘Jurassic Park’ Was Wrong to Make Us Like Him

On June 11, 1993, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park premiered in theaters and began a cinematic franchise with a cult following to this date.

The original movie takes place in an island theme park that houses genetically recreated dinosaurs and is in its final stages before opening.

Unfortunately, the park is facing a high-profile lawsuit due to the death of one of its workers which prompts an investigation from the insurance companies and its investors.

In order for the park to clear the lawsuit and be granted an opening date, mastermind entrepreneur, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), must seek out the opinion of Paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), as well as Mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), some of the top experts in their fields and can provide the probability of things going array.

It seems like a sure-footed plan, but, of course, things don’t go well.

The dinosaurs…

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