The Act of Writing

When I first saw this film in cinemas back in 2015, I thought it was an enjoyable revisit of a classic film series but certainly nothing special. However, whilst stuck at home for the holidays my family decided to put it on and I've got to say, this film should have been really impressive and beloved... but it just feels empty? I think the film looks absolutely stunning, the set design in particular is wonderful, especially with the nod to the original films by adding in part of the original Park set. However, when you look at the CGI dinosaurs... the original films created stunning looking 'dinosaurs' that were 20 years ahead of their time. Jurassic World's 'dinosaurs' by comparison are just a bit flat. Now onto the characters. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are rather excellent in their roles, with Pratt playing his well worn hat of lovable, comedic character who is overly sarcastic but secretly has a heart of gold opposite Howard's harried,...

This blog's purpose is to showcase any and all of my creative works. This is the piece I would say that I am most proud of, it having received a First from my university tutor. Five Minutes, Four Years Sunlight. A hard-boiled egg yolk in the crisp, cobalt sky. Nothing marred the wide expanse of blue, not even the faintest wisp of a cloud. Children were playing in the fallen piles of leaves, their screams and whoops of joy echoing through the streets of the quiet town. Mothers gossiped together on park benches, their hijabs fluttering slightly in the wind. A young couple sat on the grass – lost to another world. Nadiya stood, taking it all in. The rich scents of spices from the food vendors outside the park’s entrance intermingled with the smell of the damp earth in her nose; the vivid colours of passers-by’s clothing – royal blue jeans, blinding white trainers, a camel coloured trenchcoat – almost an eyesore in their multitudes.   The rumbling car engines and the rattle...