“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” Now that CG is at its peak, why animatronics have come back to life *Note! Contains spoilers.

Why did the number of animatronics increase in the fifth installment of the series?

One of the reasons cited is the increased experience of Colin Trevorrow, who directed the previous film (he was in charge of producing and writing the screenplay this time). After actually experiencing making a dinosaur movie, he probably gained a lot of experience about how to properly use CG and animatronics. He carefully identified each character's strengths and weaknesses, and wrote a new script that incorporated development accordingly.

For example, it is almost impossible to use animatronics in scenes that involve complex movements such as running. There is also a scene in this film where dinosaurs run away en masse as a lava flow approaches, and the only way to make this chaotic situation come to life was through the use of CG technology. On the other hand, in scenes where humans and dinosaurs interact directly over time, it would be better to use animatronics. Naturally, it takes time and effort at important points such as securing the development period for the device and checking its operation on site (at times, up to 16 staff members operate the device), but It is said that this method can produce more The Natural images that cannot be achieved with CG when it comes to vividly capturing colors and other details.

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Justice Smith, one of the cast members, also spoke about the effectiveness of animatronics. “I had never been taught how to act with a tennis ball or a green stick, so [filming scenes that used CG] was difficult.On the other hand, filming with animatronics was a real challenge. It was very easy for me to do this because my presence surprises me.”

No wonder he felt this way. This is because this work contains more scenes in which humans and dinosaurs come into direct contact than the previous work. This can be seen as a way to express the unique sense of claustrophobia characteristic of director J.A. Bayona, and, paradoxically, it is a direct interaction between the two, more so than any of the previous works in the series. It can be said that this work places emphasis on In short, the ``relationship between humans and dinosaurs'' is the fifth film in the series, and is at a turning point never seen before.

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Among them, the existence of "Blue", the Velachiraptor, which is said to be "second smartest than humans", is of great significance. Blue, played by Chris Pratt, exhibits emotions similar to those of her foster parents, and Blue shows an attitude of accepting and accepting them honestly. There is definitely an emotional exchange between the two. In this case, it is inevitable that the actors will be required to provide a performance with a corresponding depth and sensitivity. It is said that small puppets were used instead of animatronics in the scene where the main character interacts with the newborn Blue, but here too there is a "person with whom he can communicate emotions" right in front of him. Needless to say, doing so was a great help to the performers.

If you look at it this way, dinosaurs, which were initially the subject of fear in movies like Jaws , have slowly evolved to the point where they're now another Spielbergian motif, like Close Encounters of the Third Kind of the Third Kind and E.T. Maybe you're trying to get there over time.