There are plenty of movies that feature women capable on the business end of things or feature women kicking ass in superhero costumes, but what’s most fun about Ellie Sattler is that she seems like a regular person who is sharp and able to get herself out of one tough situation.
Of course, Laura Dern’s Jurassic Park character Ellie Sadler is unlike a lot of female heroines.
So there really is appeal to that role beyond just getting to work with dinosaurs, well and Steven Spielberg.
She’s capable and smart and a good worker in the field.