Let me ask you a question. In a horror movie, do you think that not showing the monster elevates storytelling? There are many films in the genre that are celebrated for their advanced special effects and inventive reimaginings of what a “big bad” looks like.And then there are films that have leveraged the fear of the unseen in the most innovative ways. One of the classic examples of this is Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993). We bet you never realized that out of Jurassic Park’s total official runtime of two hours and seven minutes, the dinosaurs take up only 10-11% of the screen time. Surprisingly, an entire movie about dinosaurs barely shows dinosaurs. CGI and animatronics were combined to create a total of 15 minutes of dinosaur sequences in Jurassic Park. If they were actors, the dinosaurs would definitely throw a fit about their limited screen time! But have you ever wondered why Spielberg did that? In this article, we’re here to explain why limiting the dinos’ screentime was actually a genius move. Story - YouTube Just to refresh your memory, Jurassic Park centers on an isolated theme park on a secluded island, with genetically engineered, lab-bred dinosaurs. Just before the formal opening of the amusement park to the public, the owner of Jurassic Park invites a group of experts to examine his creation and the park’s safety measures. The scientists discover that not only are the dinosaurs thriving on the island, but the all-female creatures have evolved into finding...
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