History Main / AweInspiringDinosaurShot

* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs'': {{Subverted|Trope}}; the gang is initially awed at the sight of an underground world where dinosaurs have survived. The dinosaurs, not so much, as an ''Ankylosaurus'' immediately attacks them on sight not long after this, and then surrounded by a crowd of herbivorous dinosaurs who do not like the presence of the Pleistocene group and are prepared to attack them before Buck shows up to save the gang.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'': In ''Action Comics #259: "The Cave-Girl of Steel"'' (1959), Supergirl travels to the prehistoric age to find dinosaurs, and becomes fascinated by the ferocious countenance of a looming ''Ceratosaurus'' and the sheer size of a ''Brontosaurus''.
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** The conclusion of the first episode, "New Blood" shows the ''Coelophysis'' pack stumbling across a herd of ''Plaetosaurus'' walking through a waterfall, with a triumphant theme playing throughout and more focus being given to the prosauropod rather than the smaller theropod. The scene symbolizes the upcoming scope and majesty dinosaurs are yet to show as "New Blood" takes place during the Late Triassic when dinosaurs were a then-fledgling group of animals who were yet to dominate Earth, with ''Plateosaurus'' serving as a prelude.
** The second episode "Time of the Titans" begins with a female Diplodocus laying her eggs in the deep forest. As she joins her herd, the music quickly changes from a slow melody to the same triumphant fanfare from the previous episode. This is done again in a later moment when the audience is introduced to the largest animal of the Morrison formation, Brachiosaurus, which easily towers over a group of subadult Diplodocus and keeps a pair of Allosaurus nearby at bay.

* ''WesternAnimation/MarchOfTheDinosaurs'': {{Downplayed|Trope}}; the show mentions the grand and epic scale of the winter migration the ''Edmontosaurus'' would embark on, all told through a triumphant theme and shots of the hadrosaur in the midst of their migration and doing everyday actions. That said, the narration also emphasizes the dangers of said migration with shots including the ''edmontosaurs'' struggling with the cold and being attacked by an ''Albertosaurus'' during the night.

** ''Film/JurassicParkTheLostWorld'' has the scene with the family of ''Stegosaurus'' crossing the riverbed.

* ''Animation/PangeaTheNeverendingWorld'': Half of the movie plays out like this; a baby ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' named Rexy is used as a tracking shot, which then transitions to a flock of ''Pteranodon'' flying over a ravine. Later on, Rexy is running past a herd of sauropods having a fun adventure where, oddly enough, a HardRock track plays throughout.

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** ''Film/JurassicPark'': The TropeCodifier is the first appearance of the ''Brachiosaurus'', whose appearance is treated as majestic and awe-inspiring the moment the dinosaur is properly revealed. It's also built up by Dr. Grant and Dr. Sattler's jaw-dropping reaction, followed by them geeking out about the dinosaur and seeing that they could walk on land just fine after Dr. Sattler muses how it doesn't [[AquaticSauropods live in a swamp]]. A particularly epic piece of music plays out as Grant takes a close look at a lake where a herd of ''Brachiosaurus'' and ''Parasaurolophus'' are shown together drinking and walking beside the water.

->'''Julia:''' This is really amazing!

* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasNewDinosaur'': The film begins with Nobita and friends looking in awe at a cast of dinosaurs doing everyday things, though it turns out that this is a figment of Nobita's imagination. Later on, the opening title is portrayed in life evolving from its earliest state from the Pre-Cambrian time to the Mesozoic era where the camera tracks to pass through several dinosaurs and ending with all sorts of them from different time periods walking in a herd as the film's title card flashes.

* ''Animation/DinoTime'': A rather unorthodox example as not only does this take place midway in the film, but also shortly after the main trio has met and interacted with the ''Tyrannosaurus'', Tyra. The trio come across a watering hole where several groups of dinosaurs including ''Apatosaurus'', ''Triceratops'', and ''Ankylosaurus'' are gathered around for a drink.

* ''Series/{{Dinotopia}}'': {{Downplayed|Trope}}; the first shot of the titular city shows a bazaar with dinosaurs including ''Parasaurolophus'' and ''Brachiosaurus'' coexisting alongside humans. While fantastical, it's downplayed because its been quite some time since the main human characters have been marooned there, leading to them reacting to the scene with a sense of familiarity.

** The final shot of the ''Forests'' episode is a rare example of this trope occurring at the series's end; a ''Hatzegopteryx'' flying into the sunset with a booming, if sentimental track playing to represent how successful and triumphant archosaurs were during their time on Earth.
* ''Series/PlanetDinosaur'': {{Downplayed|Trope}}; Series host ''Creator/JohnHurt'' makes a point to tell the audience that dinosaurs are fantastical and wondrous creatures while shots of different dinosaurs either resting, gazing, herding, and attacking are shown with an intense orchestral track, but there's also significant emphasis on scientific analysis and fossil records, not to mention there are a few moments of violence, including a dead ''Majungasaurus'' whose blood leads to the title card unfolding.

->Wait, for some reason, we now have a "look how amazing dinosaurs are" tracking shot.

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* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasNewDinosaur'': The film begins with Nobita and friends looking in awe at a cast of dinosaurs doing everyday things, though it turns out that this is a figment of Nobita's imagination. Later on, the opening title is portrayed in life evolving from its earliest state from the Pre-Cambrian time to the Mesozoic era where the camera tracks to pass through several dinosaurs and ending with all sorts of them from different time periods walking in a herd as the film's title card flashes.

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* ''Animation/PangeaTheNeverendingWorld'': Half of the movie plays out like this; a baby ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' named Rexy is used as a tracking shot, which then transitions to a flock of ''Pteranodon'' flying over a ravine. Later on, Rexy is running past a herd of sauropods having a fun adventure where, oddly enough, a HardRock track plays throughout.

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** The final shot of the ''Forests'' episode is a rare example of this trope occurring at the series's end; a ''Hatzegopteryx'' flying into the sunset with a booming, if sentimental track playing to represent how successful and triumphant dinosaur were during their time on Earth.

** ''Film/JurassicParkIII'': After narrowly surviving one hazard and threat after another, including a ''[[RaptorAttack Velociraptor]]'' family, a startled herd of hadrosaurs, an aggressive flock of ''Pteranodon'', and an [[SuperPersistentPredator insanely persistent]] ''[[SavageSpinosaurs Spinosaurus]]'', Dr. Grant's party has one non-confrontational encounter with a dinosaur, which comes from a herd of ''Stegosuaurs'', ''Ankylosaurus'', and ''Brachiosaurus''. It comes off as a relieving breather moment to remind the audience that in spite of their ferocity, dinosaurs are still normal if fantastical animals when not provoked.