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Hammond did spare some expense it seems.

by Xenoamorphous 3y ago

ModernMech 3y ago
The guy who constantly had to claim he’s sparing no expense turns out to be a cheapskate. No surprise.
- willis936 3y ago
  When I watched Jurassic Park recently I felt that this was a subtle dig and commentary. As a kid you just think he's Willy Wonka Santa Claus magical adult figure who makes dinosaurs because none of the characters ever show anything other than respect for him. As an adult you can see how they might just be giving him the benefit of the doubt and handling the crisis gracefully. I had my own set of character criticisms that weren't just handed to me by the creators. Good stuff, really.
  - kombookcha 3y ago
    Hard agree - it's fun to go back as an adult! On rewatch I kind of took Hammond to be either so swept up in the romance of his dinosaur-revival that he didn't notice the glaring safety risks in the nuts and bolts of the operation, or possibly that he just lacked respect for/interest for those fields. He seemed to dote on the science and the 'fun' parts of the experience (dinosaurs, ice cream and safari aesthetics), while the logistics of it all was probably more like an annoying chore. He certainly did spare some expense on security and the IT. Everyone in the main cast probably were inclined to give Hammond a lot of benefit of the doubt on the disaster because one, he'd just wowed them with the scientific miracle of living dinosaurs, and two, he's promising loads of funding for their work in the future.
    - ModernMech 3y ago
      > Everyone in the main cast probably were inclined to give Hammond a lot of benefit of the doubt on the disaster What do you mean? They were telling him the obvious problem with the park before the dino tour started ("the only one who agrees with me is the blood sucking lawyer!"). As soon as the TRex gets out Malcom says he hates be right all the time. Then after the raptor encounter at the visitor center, the first time they see him Grant tells Hammond he's not endorsing the park, and Hammond agrees that's the right call.
      - kombookcha 3y ago
        Well, I don't mean to imply that they're ignoring problems, but I think they're being very charitable about Hammond's part in the shitshow. Even before everything goes sideways, it's clear that the animals aren't really thriving in this 'new' environment yet, as we see with the sick triceratops. Evidently they're having to artificially juice the animals up with medical cocktails to keep them spry. From the opening the audience knows there's already been maulings of workers at the park, which Hammond doesn't bring up when asking for expert assessment of the park. Even before the storm comes in, he's basically Tiger King, except he's riding in on a wave of dino-glamour and wealth. Once the T-Rex busts out and people get eaten the gloves come off sure, but they could still have gone a lot harder on Hammond's personal responsibility IMO - he's been extremely reckless about both the process of bringing back dinosaurs, and the execution of putting them on show.
- iamdbtoo 3y ago
  What's notable to me about this is that he clearly does believe he is sparing no expense because he's shelling out so much money on tech and everything, he just doesn't view human labor as valuable.
  - ReactiveJelly 3y ago
    He also doesn't think about bus factor and that lack of respect for safety / quality ends up undoing the whole company. Leaders can't buy quality if they don't want it
    - kayodelycaon 3y ago
      It seemed intention to me. If leadership had been competent and thought about safety, there wouldn’t have been much of a movie. ;)
      - ModernMech 3y ago
        The subsequent movies all paint the picture that no matter what they did, the dinosaurs get out. Life finds a way…

Hammond did spare some expense it seems.

ModernMech 3y ago

The guy who constantly had to claim he’s sparing no expense turns out to be a cheapskate. No surprise.

willis936 3y ago
When I watched Jurassic Park recently I felt that this was a subtle dig and commentary. As a kid you just think he's Willy Wonka Santa Claus magical adult figure who makes dinosaurs because none of the characters ever show anything other than respect for him. As an adult you can see how they might just be giving him the benefit of the doubt and handling the crisis gracefully. I had my own set of character criticisms that weren't just handed to me by the creators. Good stuff, really.
- kombookcha 3y ago
  Hard agree - it's fun to go back as an adult! On rewatch I kind of took Hammond to be either so swept up in the romance of his dinosaur-revival that he didn't notice the glaring safety risks in the nuts and bolts of the operation, or possibly that he just lacked respect for/interest for those fields. He seemed to dote on the science and the 'fun' parts of the experience (dinosaurs, ice cream and safari aesthetics), while the logistics of it all was probably more like an annoying chore. He certainly did spare some expense on security and the IT. Everyone in the main cast probably were inclined to give Hammond a lot of benefit of the doubt on the disaster because one, he'd just wowed them with the scientific miracle of living dinosaurs, and two, he's promising loads of funding for their work in the future.
  - ModernMech 3y ago
    > Everyone in the main cast probably were inclined to give Hammond a lot of benefit of the doubt on the disaster What do you mean? They were telling him the obvious problem with the park before the dino tour started ("the only one who agrees with me is the blood sucking lawyer!"). As soon as the TRex gets out Malcom says he hates be right all the time. Then after the raptor encounter at the visitor center, the first time they see him Grant tells Hammond he's not endorsing the park, and Hammond agrees that's the right call.
    - kombookcha 3y ago
      Well, I don't mean to imply that they're ignoring problems, but I think they're being very charitable about Hammond's part in the shitshow. Even before everything goes sideways, it's clear that the animals aren't really thriving in this 'new' environment yet, as we see with the sick triceratops. Evidently they're having to artificially juice the animals up with medical cocktails to keep them spry. From the opening the audience knows there's already been maulings of workers at the park, which Hammond doesn't bring up when asking for expert assessment of the park. Even before the storm comes in, he's basically Tiger King, except he's riding in on a wave of dino-glamour and wealth. Once the T-Rex busts out and people get eaten the gloves come off sure, but they could still have gone a lot harder on Hammond's personal responsibility IMO - he's been extremely reckless about both the process of bringing back dinosaurs, and the execution of putting them on show.
iamdbtoo 3y ago
What's notable to me about this is that he clearly does believe he is sparing no expense because he's shelling out so much money on tech and everything, he just doesn't view human labor as valuable.
- ReactiveJelly 3y ago
  He also doesn't think about bus factor and that lack of respect for safety / quality ends up undoing the whole company. Leaders can't buy quality if they don't want it
  - kayodelycaon 3y ago
    It seemed intention to me. If leadership had been competent and thought about safety, there wouldn’t have been much of a movie. ;)
    - ModernMech 3y ago
      The subsequent movies all paint the picture that no matter what they did, the dinosaurs get out. Life finds a way…