<div><em>The presence of Irrfan Khan in the movie, as Simon Masrani, the owner of the dinosaur park, adds to the attraction of the story for Indians, says <strong>Manish Kumar Pathak</strong></em><br><br><br>The roaring dinosaurs are back; back with a spiteful vengeance, and have roared past all existing records. The film has become the biggest movie in history, as it has nudged past Avengers’ collection of $207.4 million by raking in $209 million in the opening weekend itself.</div><div> </div><div>So what has gone right, and why is this monster on the rampage?</div><div> </div><div>The biggest reason that stands out will have to be the timing of the release. After all the sympathy and emotions that were attached with “Fast and Furious :7” and after the anticipation slowly eased down over “Avengers: Age of Ultron”, the movie was shrewdly placed in this month, where there are no other big ticket projects lined up. </div><div> </div><div>The legend of Steven Spielberg can never be undermined, and can never be overshadowed. But since Spielberg was unwilling to bear the troubles of going through the same testing process of direction again, Colin Trevorrow, an upcoming director was assigned the task. And has he outdone Spielberg? Well this question is best left unanswered.</div><div> </div><div>23 years, have passed since Jurassic Park opened its gates and allowed dinosaurs to run amok, tearing, killing, and create hysteria everywhere. This long time span, has seen audiences evolve, and being more receptive to on-screen violence. So, then there is no apprehension about children or minors being kept away from potentially nerve-wracking scenes. Dinosaurs ripping people apart is more an adventure than a discomforting sight, and families like to witness this ride closely huddled together. </div><div> </div><div>Actors who have won the trust and who have enjoyed success with franchises are a select few. After his considerable success with “Guardians of the Galaxy”, Chris Pratt has taken huge strides in establishing himself as one for the future. His wit, the action-sequences, the ease of changing moments in the movie, all have proved that he has an uncanny ability to gauge the mood of the audience and slowly waddle into their imagination.</div><div> </div><div>There are also other factors, like dinosaurs having feathers, exposing the dinosaurs to sunlight that helped the audience to get a hang of more intricate details about the body structure, which helped them look more natural. </div><div> </div><div>For the Indian audiences however, there was another focal attraction. This was the presence of Irrfan Khan in the movie, as Simon Masrani, the owner of the dinosaur park. The acting prowess of Irrfan is unquestionable, and his new avatar did offer a mouth-watering prospect, as he has already appeared in other Hollywood movies like The Namesake and The Darjeeling Limited. Then came the much acclaimed Life of Pi and the Amazing Spiderman which has had huge box office successes.</div><div> </div><div>This move helped the movie to build a more global star cast which ultimately had a bearing on the outreach and collections. Indian movie industry is evolving at a rapid pace, and many more actors are now getting offers elsewhere too. </div><div> </div><div>The future lies here, as this amalgamation of east and west most certainly will be a win-win situation for all concerned. We, as the audience can only hope that this roar does not subside anytime soon! </div>
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