No great symbolic sense was made out of the iconic seat belt flailing, Neill claims, indicating another motive for the scene.
"Seat belts" in the original Jurassic Park movie aren't real, according to actor Sam Neill of the film.
As Dr. Alan Grant, Neill appeared in the 1993 film version of Jurassic Park directed by Stephen Spielberg.
In 2001's Jurassic Park III, he reprised the role.
Aside from a cameo in Thor: Ragnarok, Neill has maintained a steady but somewhat low-key filmography since that point.
Reuniting with Jurassic World: Dominion director Colin Trevorrow and returning to reprise Neill's role is sure to thrill many fans of the series.
The original Jurassic Park has been a fertile ground for online speculation since its release.
The seat belt notion of "life finds a way" is one such hypothesis.
In the first Jurassic Park film, Dr. Alan Grant has difficulty securing his seatbelt while flying in a helicopter.
The "female" ends of the seat belt are tied together by him in his haste.
Even though all the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park are female, this scene has been noted as a prediction of this discovery, which some see as an example of how life "finds a way."
The "life finds a way" seatbelt idea has been disproved by Neill, putting an end to the online fan speculation.
In an interview with Gizmodo, Neill was asked about this notion and if Spielberg ever mentioned the symbolism while filming Jurassic Park.
There is no "huge symbolic meaning" in the fan idea, according to Neil's response.
Alan Grant's character feature that Grant despises technology serves as an explanation for the event, he says.
Grant "hates everything to do with the contemporary world," Neill argues, therefore the character gets confused when confronted with surprising intricacy to an apparently ordinary basic gadget.
See the whole quote from Neill:
I don't believe it had a wonderful allegorical meaning [laughs].
My guess is that wasn't the intent.
Just how much does Alan Grant despise technology was the subject.
His aversion to computers is well-documented.
He despises contemporary society and the use of seatbelts, which you'd think would be easy to understand..
However, I've been on helicopters asking, 'Where the heck is the other part of this?'
[Pause]
That's really fascinating.
On the Internet, this type of stuff is common.
"There are two female components.""
That's a good one.
"Jurassic Park 3" star Sam Neill plays Dr. Alan Grant.
However, Neill debunks any notion that Spielberg had this in mind when he made the first picture, despite the theory's amusement.
Though the "life finds a way" seat belt idea was well-reasoned, it appears less sensible to Neill than to fans.
It's as if Alan Grant if he were alive in the twenty-first century, were disdainful of the internet and its many hypotheses.
Neill is still a part of the Jurassic Park franchise, despite this fan theory's demise.
Alan Grant's long-awaited return to Jurassic World: Dominion will be interesting to see what Colin Trevorrow does with it.
Some fans are hoping for a nod to the original Jurassic Park, while others are hoping for easter eggs from the previous films in the franchise.
Is there anything more we can expect once Jurassic World: Dominion opens on June 10?
