A quarter century later, it moves me for a different reason, because now I’m a paleontologist. When I first saw "Jurassic Park" as a 9-year-old, back in the summer of 1993, this was the scene that brought dinosaurs to life in a way that none of my schoolbooks ever could. “It’s…it’s a dinosaur,” he fumbles, left almost speechless at his first glimpse of a living version of the fossilized beasts he has spent his career studying. As the Jurassic Park theme tune starts to play, Neill staggers toward the creature. A low roar bellows, and a pot-belled behemoth ambles across the screen, its graceful neck reaching several stories into the canopy.
Hands shaking, Neill removes his sunglasses and his wide eyes focus on something high on the horizon. He is whisked around in an open-top jeep, which suddenly stops in a clearing. The paleontologist, played by Sam Neill, has just arrived on the mysterious island, still confused as to why he is even there. As excitement builds for the just-released "Jurassic Park" sequel, sure to be a summer blockbuster, I am drawn back to the most magical scene in the original film.
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