The novels "The Jurassic Park" and "The War of the Worlds" were written by Michael Crichton and H.G. Wells respectively. The former was published in 1990 and the latter in 1898. Both novels belong to the science fiction genre and deal with issues related to survival of mankind. Wells's novel might have influenced the film version of "The Jurassic Park (1993)" although there is almost a century difference between their creations. An interesting fact is that Steven Spielberg, the director of the film, was also the director of the film version of "The War of The Worlds" which was released much later in 2005. The endings of the book and movie versions of "The Jurassic Park" are quite different, if not contrasting. While many of the characters die as the plot reaches a slow climax in the book, the film is more action packed and most of the characters are alive and make a hurried escape out of the island. The film has a straight-forward but entertaining ending. In the film version, Hammond's grandchildren, Alexis and
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In the Wells's novel, humanity is in a war against Martian invasion. The setting of the war is in 19th century Britain and the British military is at the verge of losing it. The novel starts with comments on how humans have been mistreating earth, such as " ... we must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animal... but upon its inferior races... Are we such apostles of mercy as to complain if the Martians warred in the same spirit?". Soon, the novel turns into a gory affair as Martians take over Earth and the narrator goes into hiding. The novel revolves around humanity's struggle to save itself and the changes in people that arise during and after the war. In the end, the narrator comes out of hiding to find that Martians are dying as they aren't to the putrefactive bacteria of
In the Wells's novel, humanity is in a war against Martian invasion. The setting of the war is in 19th century Britain and the British military is at the verge of losing it. The novel starts with comments on how humans have been mistreating earth, such as " ... we must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animal... but upon its inferior races... Are we such apostles of mercy as to complain if the Martians warred in the same spirit?". Soon, the novel turns into a gory affair as Martians take over Earth and the narrator goes into hiding. The novel revolves around humanity's struggle to save itself and the changes in people that arise during and after the war. In the end, the narrator comes out of hiding to find that Martians are dying as they aren't to the putrefactive bacteria of