Steven Spielberg fooled us all for 30 years: Science clears up big ‘Jurassic Park’ mistake

‘Jurassic Park’ is one of the most important and revolutionary movies in the history of cinema. Its premiere was an event because it was the first time that dinosaurs were seen in such a realistic way, as technology had advanced and this type of production could begin. Steven Spielberg began a universe that continues to this day with the ‘Jurassic World’ saga and created images that are unforgettable in popular culture. One of them is the incredible roar of the T-Rex, which became one of the hallmarks of the movie. Science had ruled out the dinosaur’s ability to make that thunderous sound, so Spielberg, the smartest of the class, invented the roar before anyone could discredit it.

Where does the sound of the T-Rex come from?

According to Purebreak, the roar of the T-Rex in ‘Jurassic Park’ was achieved by mixing the sounds of an elephant, a tiger and a crocodile. In 1993, the public praised these sounds and they remained forever in popular culture, but Steven Spielberg played with the trump card that at that time only 7 skeletons of the dinosaur had been found. In addition, the sound that the T-Rex would make would be very different, since according to science, no animal or dinosaur at that time had vocal cords. The safest option is that the T-Rex roared with a sound similar to that of birds. In fact, even the dinosaur’s appearance is in doubt, since according to Sensacine, it would have had features similar to ostriches or emus; covered with feathers.

Despite all this, ‘Jurassic Park’ is one of the most important and impressive films in history and established Steven Spielberg as a much more serious director. In the same year, 1993, the American filmmaker also made ‘Schindler’s List’, one of the greatest films ever made, whose transcendence continues to this day.

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