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PAGE 12 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - <strong>July</strong> 1, <strong>2018</strong><br />

My bars of expectation were set low for<br />

“Fallen Kingdom,” the sequel to the 2015<br />

dinosaur romp “Jurassic World.”<br />

‘Surely, it can’t be any worse,’ is what I<br />

thought while waiting for the screening to<br />

start and yet it was able to pull out a surprise.<br />

Admittedly, “Fallen Kingdom” is not a<br />

great film, but it makes for a far better<br />

viewing experience than its predecessor.<br />

It’s equally as stupid and silly, but the content<br />

within is slightly more resonant than<br />

whatever it was that was in the one that<br />

came before.<br />

It is set four years after carnivorous<br />

dinosaurs killed and maimed hundreds of<br />

tourists at the ancient beast resort of Isla<br />

Nublar and things are still not going so<br />

well throughout the land.<br />

Though previously established as being<br />

built on a dormant volcano, Isla Nublar is<br />

now ready to blow because plot advancement<br />

dictates it to be so.<br />

Most animal lovers across the globe are<br />

pushing for the remaining species to be<br />

rescued and leading the charge is Claire<br />

Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard), the previous<br />

head of operations at Jurassic World<br />

and the non-sensible shoe wearer of prehistoric<br />

creature chase scenes.<br />

As the president of the Dinosaur<br />

entertainment<br />

Dinosaur film is not highly evolved<br />

The Reel Deal<br />

Protection Group,<br />

Claire has made it<br />

her mission to get<br />

these wonderful<br />

beasts to a safe<br />

haven but thus far no<br />

government agency<br />

has been willing to<br />

lend a hand, or the<br />

few billion dollars<br />

necessary to do so.<br />

With the volcano<br />

Dedra<br />

Cordle<br />

ready to erupt at any moment, magnate<br />

Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell)<br />

reaches out to Claire and proposes to fund<br />

the rescue mission.<br />

In turn, she reaches out to her former<br />

partner and noted velociraptor trainer<br />

Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) for assistance.<br />

Taking the position of the majority of<br />

the public, Owen initially believes they<br />

should let the dinosaurs die on the island<br />

to correct the hubris of humans who<br />

believed they could and should be cloned.<br />

But his mind is changed when he is told<br />

that Blue, the slightly more emphatic<br />

velociraptor, is still living on Isla Nublar.<br />

Because there is another film to follow<br />

this — it is set to be released in 2021 — the<br />

rescue mission does not go as planned and<br />

we are introduced to multiple plot points<br />

related to human cloning, dinosaur warfare<br />

and how people would fare should<br />

dinosaurs be released into the world.<br />

My guess on the latter is not great, but<br />

there are some people I wouldn’t mind<br />

being whisked away by a flock of<br />

Pteranodons.<br />

While “Fallen Kingdom” is an overall<br />

silly movie, it works in a way that<br />

“Jurassic World” didn’t by offering more<br />

thought about human stupidity, conservation,<br />

and animal rights.<br />

I never expected to see a message about<br />

the importance of the latter two in a summer<br />

blockbuster movie not named ‘Planet<br />

of the Apes,’ but here we are.<br />

Perhaps because the expectations were<br />

set so low, I found “Fallen Kingdom” to be<br />

not half bad. It’s entertaining, non-dragging<br />

and just a decent way to spend two<br />

hours.<br />

Grade: C+<br />

Dedra Cordle is a <strong>Messenger</strong> staff writer<br />

and columnist.<br />

www.columbusmessenger.com<br />

Cell tower<br />

In 2016, the city of Groveport approved<br />

Verizon’s request for a cell tower to be<br />

placed on the water treatment plant site.<br />

The company put the plan on hold. Now,<br />

according to city officials, Verizon is ready<br />

to build the cell tower, but needs a site<br />

east of the original site. There are discussions<br />

to erect the tower near the city’s<br />

public works facility on the east end of<br />

Groveport. According to City<br />

Administrator Marsha Hall, the tower<br />

could be built in 2019.<br />

New GMHS dedication<br />

The dedication ceremony for the new<br />

Groveport Madison High School will be<br />

held Aug. 29 from 7-9 p.m. The Groveport<br />

Madison School District extends a community-wide<br />

invitation to attend the ceremony.<br />

Tour the building and learn how it will<br />

benefit students for many years to come.<br />

Old high school bricks<br />

Bricks from the old Groveport Madison<br />

High School will be available from alumni<br />

following demolition of the building this<br />

summer, according to school district officials.<br />

The demolition contractor will maintain<br />

a pile of salvaged bricks so that the<br />

public may have a keepsake item from the<br />

school. The brick pile will be located close<br />

to the main entrance of the site. If you stop<br />

by to get a brick, be careful, as the bricks<br />

may have wire or other sharp objects<br />

attached to them.<br />

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