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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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