Sexism In Jurassic Park

In 2015, The Jurassic Park film series came out with a new action-packed film to wow audiences and send them on a new adventure with a dinosaur that had been genetically modified to be bigger, better, and badder than any other on the island. Jurassic World is set twenty years after the first film and was made seventeen years after Jurassic Park was released. Yet, for all the advancements in graphics, acting and storyline, there is one thing that it seemed to take a step back with. Jurassic World is a sexist and stereotypical film when broken down and looked at. From the protagonist to even the minor characters, Jurassic World is laced with problems that should have been addressed well before filming started. It demands to be recognized after
It is implied that because she is as successful as she is, then of course she can’t have a family of her own as well. Had Claire’s character have been a male, the issues of this wouldn’t exist because it would be looked upon as being a good thing. Because would have had a successful job that could have provided for his family. But because it was a woman as operations manager of the park, comments had to have been added to make the situation reflect like it would in today’s society. Men are intimidated by women in positions of power and therefore, have to make snide comments or belittle them in what ways they can. Whether she comes off as being cold and unfeeling – it is made fun of and exploited because women have to work twice as hard to prove to their male counterparts that they can do the same job as they – perhaps even
349). Feminists have been projecting their voices across society by way of film to showcase the unequal treatment that is still happening today. More and more women are breaking into the industry as well to direct, edit, and portray their own films with their own stories – giving the film the “female gaze”. But Jurassic World did little to help this movement along, unless we view it as a parodic statement about women in the work force as well as the other stereotypical choices that had been made for the rest of the characters. As a society, there are changes being made in the right direction to promote equality for all and using films, such as Jurassic World, to portray what is both right and wrong with the way these perceptions and representations are is one of the most popular ways to do so. This film shows what a strong female character is, though it distorts it with what is considered less-than-desirable traits in a woman. Any woman can choose whoever they want to be and in any field of