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| Topic | I don't understand Jeff Goldblum's purpose in Jurassic Park. |
| BlameAnesthesia 07/13/18 10:50:08 PM #51: | Didn't read the whole thread to see if it was answered. It's pretty clearly explained in the movie. Investors for the park were worried after the accident with the worker and the velociraptor that happened in the beginning of the movie. They considered it a liability. They contracted a lawyer to hire independent scientists/experts to provide their consultation on the stability of the park to appease the investors. The lawyer technically worked for Hammond as well, by virtue of Hammond technically being beholden to the investors. But the lawyer probably had more of the investors interest at heart, whereas Hammond was an idealist. The lawyer picks Ian Malcolm, who was a mathematician in chaos theory, so someone who would attempt to characterize randomness in a system. And Hammond opted for Grant, who was a paleontologist and more likely to be sympathetic to the concept of a dinosaur park (in theory). If you follow the rest of the series, Ian Malcolm often plays some role where he provides testimony. In this sense, he's always been the expert consultant on Jurassic Park. In a literary device sense, he is the moralizing philosopher, the devil's advocate. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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