Artist reimagines iconic 'Jurassic Park' scene with accurate-looking raptors and it's so surreal

Steven Spielberg's epic adventure sci-fi "Jurassic Park," released in 1993, forever changed world cinema with its groundbreaking VFX and special effects. Despite its impressive innovations, the movie took creative liberties with the depiction of dinosaurs, especially raptors, which were shown as reptile-like and scary. In reality, raptors are more bird-like. Recently, an artist known as @coolioart on X (formerly Twitter)shared a now-viral clip from the film, reimagining the dinosaurs with more accurate depictions of dinosaurs.

While the raptor designs in the Sam Neill starrer are iconic, the raptors in the freelance 3D modeler's video are drastically different from what audiences are used to. Reflecting on his reimagining of the famous kitchen scene, the artist captioned the video, "I did it again! Jurassic Park with accurate raptors, a short part 2." In response to comments, the artist explained that the dinosaurs shown were Deinonychus, noting "the raptors in the movie, misnamed as Velociraptor was much larger, albeit a bit smaller than this." The video received an overwhelming response on social media, with many expressing admiration for the artist's brilliant work.

For instance, @erlikosaurus_ commented, "Crazy how many people still call it inaccurate because they don’t know that the Velos were based on Deinonychus." @prasokour wrote, "My hope is for you to do replacements for all Raptor scenes, then I'd download the videos, edit them into a file of the whole film and watch it with friends without telling them. The whole time, I'd just be like 'What are you guys talking about, JP's always been like this.'" Meanwhile, @sketchy_raptor added, "The shot with the tarp is particularly impressive, really good comping. I like the little flappy jump too." @emanuelecirani said, "I love them! But honestly, that feather coverage might have been present in colder climates. I think they had no feathers on the neck, legs and tail in a hot, humid climate like that in the movie."

@gallisthespirit congratulated, "Congratulations Coolio! You've made it big. But now there are a thousand laymen in the comments who only know the most basic information about dinosaurs. Was it worth it?" On the other hand, @xdansheppard shared, "Awesome good job. But those would technically be Deinonychus, the larger raptor relatives. Velociraptors are smaller and the size of a very large eagle." @bluetune5 wrote, "If you're going to do T-Rex. Don't give it too much feathers. T-Rex isn't a full bird. Awesome editing by the way! Love it!"

In the meantime, Universal Pictures delighted all "Jurassic Park" fans when they announced "Jurassic World Rebirth" is aiming for a July 2, 2025 theatrical release, as reported by JoBlo. While talking about the new venture, Gareth Edwards said, "'Jurassic Park' did lead the way with computer graphics, but I feel like we got lost along the way with the arms race to a spectacle. Jurassic actually only had just a few dozen VFX shots in it and it’s such a powerful film. So, it was trying to go back to all those tricks and ideas that tease the audience, that creates suspense and tension that get you on the edge of your seat. I just wanted to create that feeling I had when I was young of being in awe of these things.”

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