Representation of Science in Hollywood: Jurassic Park

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"Contemporary developments in science have provided the source of threat in horror and science fiction narratives since the early days of cinema. In the 1930s surgical techniques and electricity were vital for the creation of life, for example, by that archetypal mad scientist Victor Frankenstein; nuclear energy and its capacity for mutation started to feature in the 1950s; environmental pollution produced monsters in the ecologically conscious 1970s; while in the 1990s, genetic engineering emerged as the new technology by which mankind could create or modify life. In addition, the Hollywood films of today display an unprecedented attention to scientific detail. This reading uses Jurassic Park (1993), the first genetic engineering blockbuster, to discuss how science is represented in Hollywood films of the 1990s. "

"This reading was later used in Chapter 3 of my book Screening DNA: Exploring the Cinema-Genetics Interface. "
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