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Compare And Contrast Jurassic Park And Spielberg

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Jurassic Park is a science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton in 1990 that was made into a film directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg’s use of advanced technology won the film numerous awards for best special and sound effects. Jurassic park has revolutionized the development of animatronic visual effects and computer-generated imagery and is now one of the most iconic films of all time. While both the novel and the film did well on their own, they’re very different from each other. One of the major contrasts is in Spielberg’s illustration of the owner of Jurassic Park and founder of InGen, John Hammond. Spielberg’s changes to John Hammond’s relationship with his grandchildren and views of the park strengthen the movie by making

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