Editing Jurassic Park (film) (section)

===Impact===
''Jurassic Park'' had a wide-ranging impact, particularly as an influence on other films due to its breakthrough use of [[computer-generated imagery]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/06/jurassic-park-cgi/ |title=Jurassic Park Turns 21: A Look Back at How It Revolutionized Special Effects |magazine=Wired |date=June 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/here-s-how-jurassic-park-changed-the-special-effects-ga-1798269391 |title=Here's how Jurassic Park changed the special effects game |website=The A.V. Club |date=June 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jurassic-park-before-cgi-2014-6 |title=How 'Jurassic Park' Changed Special Effects Forever |website=Insider |date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> The film is regarded as a landmark for [[visual effects]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/critics-picks-10-landmark-cgi-884346/ |title=Critic's Picks: 10 Landmark CGI-Meets-Live-Action Movies |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-50-greatest-special-effects-movies-of-all-time-1827830379/slides/34 |title=The 50 greatest special effects movies of all time: Jurassic Park (1993) |website=The A.V. Club |date=July 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/from-avatar-to-jurassic-park-10-great-films-that-have-timeless-visual-effects/ |title=From 'Avatar' to 'Jurassic Park': 10 Great Films That Have Timeless Visual Effects |website=Collider |date=June 30, 2022}}</ref> Film historian [[Tom Shone]] said of the film's innovation and influence, "in its way, ''Jurassic Park'' heralded a revolution in movies as profound as the coming of sound in 1927".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/04/the-i-jurassic-park-i-period-how-cgi-dinosaurs-transformed-film-forever/274669/ |title=The Jurassic Park Period: How CGI Dinosaurs Transformed Film Forever |website=The Atlantic |date=April 5, 2013}}</ref>{{sfn|Shone|2004|p=213}} Numerous filmmakers saw the effects as a realization that many of their visions, previously thought unfeasible or too expensive, were now possible.<ref name="influence" /> ILM owner [[George Lucas]], realizing the success of creating realistic live dinosaurs by his own company, began work on the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]];<ref>{{cite book |first=Marcus |last=Hearn |title='ILM and the Digital Revolution' The Cinema of George Lucas |publisher=[[Harry N. Abrams]] Inc, Publishers |year=2005 |location=New York |page=174 |isbn=0-8109-4968-7}}</ref> [[Stanley Kubrick]] decided to invest in pet project ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'', which he later got Spielberg to direct;<ref name=influence/> and [[Peter Jackson]] began to re-explore his childhood love of [[fantasy film]]s, a path that led him to ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sibley |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Sibley |title=Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=2006 |location=London |page=310 |isbn=0-00-717558-2}}</ref> ''Jurassic Park'' also inspired films and documentaries with dinosaurs such as the American adaptation of ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[Carnosaur (film)|Carnosaur]]'' (in which Dern's mother [[Diane Ladd]] starred), and ''[[Walking with Dinosaurs]]''.<ref name="influence" /> Winston, enthusiastic about the new technology pioneered by the film, joined with [[IBM]] and director [[James Cameron]] to form a new special effects company, [[Digital Domain]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Rex n' Effects |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 18, 1993 |url=https://ew.com/article/1993/06/18/rex-n-effects/ |access-date=February 18, 2007 |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013204922/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306929,00.html }}</ref>

''Jurassic Park'' was also praised for its modern portrayal of dinosaurs.<ref name=Cool>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Stephen |title=How Steven Spielberg and Jurassic Park made dinosaurs cool |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2018/06/04/steven-spielberg-jurassic-park-made-dinosaurs-cool/ |access-date=February 15, 2025 |work=The Telegraph |date=June 4, 2018}}</ref> The film has been said to have given rise to a ''Jurassic Park'' generation: young people who were inspired to become paleontologists.<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Many Paleontologists Today Are Part Of The 'Jurassic Park' Generation |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/10/627782777/many-paleontologists-today-are-part-of-the-jurassic-park-generation |date=July 10, 2018 |website=[[NPR]] |access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref> Among the general public, the film also created an interest in dinosaurs, leading to increased funding for paleontology. This, combined with the rising number of paleontologists, resulted in a surge of dinosaur discoveries.<ref name=Cool/>

''Jurassic Park''{{'}}s impact extended internationally. It started a trend of dubbing US films into [[Hindi]] for the [[India]]n market and was the highest-grossing US film in India at the time with a gross of $3 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Lost World takes $500m worldwide|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=September 12, 1997|page=31}}</ref> In Canada, the [[Toronto Raptors]], a [[National Basketball Association]] team founded in 1995, was named so as a result of the film's popularity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/history/raptors_history.html |title=Laying the Groundwork for the NBA in Toronto |access-date=April 17, 2013 |publisher=Toronto Raptors |archive-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804021236/http://www.nba.com/raptors/history/raptors_history.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, fans watch the team's playoff games on a large television at [[Maple Leaf Square]], nicknamed Jurassic Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/raptors-jurassic-park-maple-leaf-square-1.5141822 |title=Welcome to Jurassic Park, where hope springs eternal for Toronto sports fans |date=May 19, 2019 |access-date=October 17, 2019 |publisher=CBC |archive-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617072831/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/raptors-jurassic-park-maple-leaf-square-1.5141822 |url-status=live}}</ref>