Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew up… as a precocious smart-aleck. Dr. Ian Malcolm has always shown an interest in mathematics and advanced scientific theory, and he’s always been arrogant about his intelligence.
Visiting… Jurassic Park, a theme park located on Isla Nublar, a tropical island near Costa Rica. Dr. Malcolm was invited to visit the park in order to test its safety. Ian, though, is wary of the park’s main attraction: genetically cloned dinosaurs. As he states, “God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.”
Profession… mathematician and expert in chaos theory. Malcolm teaches at the University of Texas.
Interests… aside from math and philosophy, Ian has been known to be a bit of a womanizer. Don’t let his occupation fool you: Ian is not a bookish, bespectacled math nerd.
Relationship Status… many times divorced. Ian says that he’s married “occasionally,” and that he’s “always on the lookout for a future ex-Mrs. Malcolm.”
Challenge… make it out of Jurassic Park alive. After a horrible accident (which Malcolm himself practically predicted), he and the other guests are forced to fight for their lives against a horde of bloodthirsty dinosaurs. As he puts it, “Boy, do I hate being right all the time.”
Personality… snarky, sarcastic, and extremely intelligent. Ian Malcolm is a rock-star mathematician: he always wears a black leather jacket, dark jeans, and cool sunglasses. His arrogance and sardonic tone haven’t helped to win him any friends. As he sarcastically remarks after being injured by a violent T-Rex attack, “Remind me to thank John for a lovely weekend.”
Get to Know him in...
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A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
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In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new—and even more deadly—dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.
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Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that Hammond has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a SEGA Genesis game made by Appaloosa Interactive (developers of Ecco the Dolphin). It is based on both The Lost World and the movie. The game is played from an isometric view. The island is divided into 4 hub areas, each of them contains levels. The players has freedom to choose which level they want to play first. Players start with a taser, a tranquilizer gun, and a shotgun as their starting weapons. However players can collect more weapons, such as machine guns to grenades. Players can use a body armor that gives them more chance of survival ("giving" them more health), and use vehicles, such as the Mercedes-Benz M-Class seen in the film. The players can also use a GPS system used for mission objectives and a map.
