History Film / JurassicPark1993

* StupidSacrifice: Unfortunately, Ian Malcolm's sacrifice was not needed. Dr. Grant had already coerced the ''Tyrannosaurus'' into pursuing a flare thrown back into her paddock and away from the scene. Malcolm's sacrifice, while incredibly brave, was unnecessary and ultimately accomplished nothing more than keeping Rexy on the scene, getting himself injured and Gennaro killed in the process.

* ActionSurvivor: For being children, Tim and Lex conduct themselves well in the climax. [[spoiler:They manage to distract the raptors that came to hunt them in the kitchen, with Tim managing to lock one in the freezer and Lex luring several away from eating her brother. When the raptors corner them in the control room, Lex successfully reboots the systems and the locks, getting the parks back online]].

* TerrifyingTyrannosaur: It's expected that Jurassic Park would have a ''T. rex'' as the star attraction for guests (especially kids) to enjoy. And this film reminds us of why ''T. rex'' has a terrifying reputation, with Rexy breaking out of her paddock and attacking a jeep in an attempt to eat the kids inside. It redefined the ''T. rex'' species for generations to come, giving the king of the dinosaurs iconic attributes such as [[LightningBruiser an agile body]], [[BadVibrations thundering footsteps]], MightyRoar, and [[LivingMotionDetector bad eyesights]]. [[spoiler:However, it also caused ''T. rex'' to be seen in a noble or heroic light, after years of it being portrayed as the BigBad, with the scene where Rexy [[VillainousRescue unwittingly saves Grant and the others from the raptors about to kill them]].]]

* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: The ''Velociraptor'' pen is absolutely tiny, only about fifty feet by thirty feet ''at best'', and we're supposed to believe it was meant to contain at least ''nine'' tiger-sized predators together. No wonder they kept trying to break out. Probably due to RealLife Budget reasons.

* TraumaCongaLine: Lex and Tim. Let's see, their parents are having a rocky relationship, so their grandpa, Hammond, invites them to Jurassic Park to get away from the fighting. Expecting a fun time there, they arrive only to find that Grant doesn't like them (at first); the ''T. rex'' breaks out and nearly eats them, while Gennaro leaves them; Tim, trapped in a car, is pushed down into a tree; Lex is traumatized after Gennaro left them; Grant saves Tim from the tree but they have to out-climb the falling car; they then have to outrun more dinosaurs; Tim gets shocked by the fence as his sister watches in tears; once they make it to a building and finally eat something on their own, two ''Velociraptors'' show up and try to hunt them down; and by the end of the movie, they're both physically a mess.

* FragileSpeedster: The ''Gallimimus'' are among the fastest dinosaurs in the park, but lack any other defenses against predators and as such are easily killed by the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (who is a LightningBruiser). Similarly, the ''Velociraptors'' are speedy killers towards similarly-sized prey, but anything bigger than them are perfectly capable of taking them down, as the T-rex demonstrates in the final dino battle.

* FragileSpeedster: The ''Gallimimus'' are among the fastest dinosaurs in the park, but lack any other defenses against predators and as such are easily killed by the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (who is a LightningBruiser). Similarly, the ''Velociraptors'' are speedy killers towards similarly-sized prey, but anything bigger than them are perfectly capable of taking them down.

** Malcolm: "What you got in there, Film/KingKong?"

* FriendToAllChildren: Despite Malcolm's issue with Hammond, he likes Hammond's grandchildren and tells Grant he has several of his own. [[spoiler:When Rexy goes after Lex and Tim's car, Malcolm follows Grant's lead to save the children and goes further by trying to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice himself by drawing the Rex to him with a flare]] while telling Grant to save the kids. He survives the attempt, though Rexy does smash him through an outhouse and he breaks his legs]].

* FriendToAllChildren: Despite Malcolm's issue with Hammond, he likes Hammond's grandchildren and tells Grant he has several of his own. [[spoiler:When Rexy goes after Lex and Tim's car, Malcolm follows Grant's lead to save the children and goes further by trying to sacrifice himself, telling Grant to save the kids]].