The motivation is stated clearly in the film. Jarrah was leary of Red Leaf because the tiger supposedly possessed a toxin it used to paralyze its prey, and Red Leaf wanted it--pretty obviously to militarize it. So, clone the animal, get the toxin, study it, mass produce it, sell it as a weapon. Simple. I don't see what you don't get.
The problem with the film, contrary to the assessment of the poor soul who wrote the summary review, is that it is horribly predictable, at EVERY step, including the outcome, which I suspected in the first five minutes, and knew for certain when Jarrah turned out to be an eco-defender. Simplistic and, scenery aside, a waste of time unfortunately.
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mikeyjsc
10 years ago
But how would they know anything about the toxin itself without ever having seen it or its effects? There are many other toxins already available that are known. How would they know that this toxin is worth all the effort?
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rotomato
9 years ago
Companies routinely spend millions on unproven technology or yet to be discovered medical breakthroughs every day. Big Pharm chases intelligent hunches and invests millions on cancer research not to hopefully ease pain and suffering but to eventually make billions in profits. Besides, there are almost always unintentional discoveries along the way that prove beneficial.
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