The main mistake of the film "Jurassic Park"

We all remember the Steven Spielberg movie Jurassic Park. When he came out in 1993, it was a real breakthrough. People finally got the opportunity to see how gigantic prehistoric dinosaurs really looked! But is it? The film industry loves to embellish reality, even if this reality is more than 66 million years old. For example, the filmmakers did not take into account that some dinosaurs were ... feathered.

Fluff and feathers

Paleontologists have known for several decades that some dinosaurs wore feathers and were more like modern birds than wild giant dinosaurs. But Hollywood is in no hurry to transfer scientific discoveries to the screen. The directors can also be understood: it is easier to get scared of a predatory, intelligent and fast velociraptor than a feathered creature, more like a prehistoric turkey, which the velociraptor seems to have been. In addition, the intellect of this species, like the deadly speed, in the film is greatly exaggerated.

Even tyrannosaurs apparently had feathers.

Researchers from Europe and Hong Kong recently used laser imaging to better explore the Anchiornis view - a Jurassic creation that looked like a mixture of a giant pigeon and chicken. The research team found that the 30-cm four-winged Anchiornis was feather-covered and had long forearms, legs looked like chicken legs with scaly, webbed feet. Perhaps this creature could use its wings for flight.

Conservative Hollywood

Scientists acknowledge that the popularity of Jurassic Park has led all subsequent films to show dinosaurs as Steven Spielberg saw them, ignoring recent scientific advances in paleontology. Although giant dinosaurs became popular in pop culture in the 70s and even earlier (remember the Japanese Godzilla). So the great director also went on about stereotypes.

By the way, the film itself says that dinosaurs created in a modern park were genetically modified. Perhaps the scientists of the "Park" simply removed the feathers as a part not very successful from the point of view of marketing? But this is speculation, to justify the logical inconsistencies in your favorite movie.

The truth is, while the film industry is not ready to show dinosaurs as they really were. And the one who first decides on this, can earn no less laurels than the creators of the 1993 film.

Based on materials from HowStuffWorks.com