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In 1993, fans were given their first glimpse of the world of Jurassic Park. As much as it was an adventure, there were many perils along the way. The concept of corporate greed leading to catastrophe by playing god and cloning once extinct monsters has captured our attention for almost 30 years. Jurassic World Dominion is reportedly the end of that era. Here is why I think that works and what the future could hold.
The Legacy Story
Since the failed tour on Isla Nublar and the failed attempt of Biosyn to steal what advancements InGen had made, we have experienced 6 movies within this story line. Dominion comes full circle and addresses the intent of executive Lewis Dodgson (Cameron Thor-1993, Campbell Scott-2022) to have Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight) steal the embryos of the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park.
From Fallen Kingdom
Since the events of Fallen Kingdom, four years ago, dinosaurs have roamed freely and been trafficked in the black market all over the world. Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) return seeking to help these creatures in their own way. Biosyn is given complete control in containing the dinosaurs that are captured and continue the genetic research by making dinosaurs without modifications. Dodgson is not as benevolent as he is advertised to be and fans will expect that from the beginning. Biosyn is absolutely playing with genetics in a way that is about to cause all life to go extinct if not stopped. This is the premise that brings our legacy characters, Alan Grant (Sam Niel), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), back into action to save the day.
Jurassic World Dominion – The Cons
There are multiple sub plots that attempt to fill in gaps within the franchise and some don’t always hit right. There is plenty of exposition, some that is helpful and some that is unnecessary and only showcases the actor giving it. This movie also attempts to give each character some sort of payoff that is not entirely necessary and too far of a reach for one movie to accomplish for a 30 year franchise.
Jurassic World Dominion – The Pros
Apart from some of the short falls in this film, it is a decent entry to the Jurassic Franchise. The dinosaurs are impressive and visually stunning. The mixture of CGI and Animatronics help to blur the lines of fantasy and the physical. Action is fast-paced and there are many different landscapes that this movie covers to give the overall understanding that dinosaurs are able to exist in every conceivable environment. We get the introduction of new dinosaurs like the Giganotosarus, Pyroraptor, Therizinosarus, Atrociraptors, and one I am entirely excited for…the Dimetrodon which until this film was only hinted at in the original Jurassic Park toy line! There are also plenty of pay off moments, easter eggs, and nods to the previous films. Dominion is also able to correct some of the problems from previous stories and leave our characters in a better place then they were left last we saw them.
Is This Really The End?
Probably not, there is definitely Season 5 of Camp Cretaceous on Netflix that is hinting at filling in some of the gaps from Dominion. I personally think that stories could continue, but in a manner similar to the Disney+ Star Wars shows, within universe but smaller stories. There is so much potential for movies involving people being terrorized by dinosaurs in the mainland, that I would love to see. Check out Battle at Big Rock on Youtube for the concept.
Jurassic World Dominion – Overall Opinion
Jurassic World Dominion is exactly what is expected in a Jurassic Era film, a dinosaur spectacle with plenty of action and jump scares. Some people will be disappointed as this film does not get much of a world full of dinosaurs with the exception of some filler scenes. This movie follows a very similar trend with all Jurassic movies, people try to contain dinosaurs, dinosaurs break free and eat people, some people survive and grow close in their shared traumatic experience… or and Karma is a Dilophosaur!
