US Blockbuster - Jurassic World

Budget: $150,000,000

Stars:
- Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Jake Johnson (Let's Be Cops; 21 Jump Street)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

Production company: Universal

Age Certificate: TBC

Release Date: 11th June 2015 (UK)

Director: Colin Trevorrow




- Jurassic Park had a budget of $65,000,000 and made $1,000,000,000 so the re-boot Jurassic World is expected to have a huge intake and be a massive success.

- The film has been under development for over 10 years.

- Set and released 22 years after the original, Jurassic Park. 

Marketing

- Two fictional webpages have been designed for Jurassic World, one being a website on the park itself and details of the inhabitants as well as family and holiday packages to the 'Isla Nublar' created in the franchise. Another is that of the Masrani Global Corporation who own the island in the film. Everything has been created and marketed as if Jurassic World were a real place rather than a film.

- Twitter and Instagram pages, @JurassicWorld also pay tribute to this and provide people with news events from the 'park' and updates about exhibits and events.

- Lego are set to release toys based upon the film in May 2015.

- The official trailer on YouTube has over 54 million views.

- A new trailer was introduced halfway through the American SuperBowl.

Lovers on the Lam genre comparisons

Natural Born Killers

Themes typical of the lovers on the lam genre:

- Animalistic nature - scorpion tattoo and animal shots

- Dysfunctional family - Mallory's abusive father and Mickey's background

- Rootlessness - Mickey and Mallory running away from society and always moving

- Media obsession - the way the media manipulates people's views on society and glorifies violence. 

Badlands

Themes typical of lovers on the lam genre: 

- Animalistic nature - Dead animals, including Holly's dog and fish; living like animals

- Dysfunctional family - Holly's mother died, shooting of her father

- Rootlessness - Prairie and on the road

- Modern fairytale - the way Holly and Kit come together

- Fame - Kit wants to be remembered and records his voice

- American Dream - American colours often used through nature imagery

Conventions and messages of the genre

The lovers on the lam genre addresses problems in American society in the times the films were made. Despite 'Badlands' and 'Natural Born Killers' being made years apart, they reflect the same problems in society and while on the surface, society may have changed with the influence of violence, the media and perhaps films and video games, the deep-rooted issues remain the same and these films address them. 

How far do the American films you have studied for this topic express similar messages and values to one another?

• The animalistic nature of the characters is always emphasised. This happens in 'Natural Born Killers' when there are close-ups on the mise-en-scene of animal to represent the characters' nature. This is further accentuated by the mise-en-scene of Mallory's scorpion tattoo and snakeskin bra in the opening sequence.