User blog comment:Daniel large/The Lost World Jurassic park Vs. Jurassic park 3/@comment-202.142.82.20-20130817144928

The First one is definitely a classic!

The second one doesn't have much, if any, repeat value to me, because I couldn't care much for a single character !

The third one is a solid adventure-movie in the classic adventure format (people get marooned on a dino-island and try to survive) I cared about most, if not all the characters! First of all- Alan Grant! No need to say anything more!

Then a genuinely touching story of desperate parents looking to save their only son, and how this brings them together ! The relationship between Alan and Ellie, though devoted little screentime is actually more poignant than in JP1! In this movie I felt the depth of the friendship and love between them! And I am one of the few that have no issues with Alan and Ellie having moved-on and living separate lives! I liked this twist, because Joe Johnston doesn't play safe with a happily-ever-after fairytale solution to the question posed at the end of JP1. He dares to give a real-world solution- Grant can never become a Real-father because his priority is always Paleontology! He was never an indoor-man, never good with social-skills! He is a private man. He loved Ellie, but knew that ultimately her prime motivation was to have children rather than be with Grant! So she moved on to that! And Grant remained where he always stood- best of both worlds. He stood in the pinnacle of discovery and wonder, of knowledge. he didn't want to change diapers and go to children's parks! Those were not for him. Ellie knew that the moment she saw Grant resting in the Copter with the two kids at his side. Her smile was mixed with happiness and sadness! Happiness that Grant finally let go of his hatred and fear of kids, sad because she knew she would have to eventually let him be!

Did any of you not notice how he is so at ease with Eric in the film, and how he is like a father to Billy!

What most missed is that Grant is the archetype of the Universal-Father figure! He can never have a personal family of his own ! This is what makes Grant's character so tragic in a sense and ultimately, so GRAND!