Jurassic World Rebirthis set to bring back some of the best parts of the originalJurassic Parktrilogy, but it could be the best movie since the original if it does something unexpected. TheJurassic Parkfranchisehas been enormously successful, but one issue with the movies is their potential for being predictable. Most of the rebootedJurassic Worldmovies have given unrealistic plot armor to their main characters, and while Chris Pratt’s Owen Grady is a fan favorite, the fact that he seemed untouchable lowered the stakes for the movie.
As theJurassic Parkmovies are rarely gory, the sense of danger is what keeps the tension going, and the stakes in Gareth Edwards' newJurassic World Rebirthneed to be high. TheJurassic Worldtrilogy appeared to sacrifice the original movie’s scares for big action spectacles, which ended inJurassic World Dominionrelying on easter eggsand nostalgia. That said,Jurassic World Rebirth’s storymust not just be scary, but unpredictable. There is one way that Edwards could do this, and it’s a storyline that all the otherJurassicmovies have been afraid to do.
The Jurassic World Franchise Has Prioritized Visuals Over Character Development For Too Long
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TheJurassic Parkmovies have killed off key characters, with some of themost memorable deaths in theJurassic Parkfranchisebeing Dennis Nedry’s Dilophosaurus encounter and Donald Gennaro being eaten from the toilet. However,none of theJurassicmovies have killed off all of their main characters yet, and this would introduce some shock and unpredictability back into the franchise. While it is unlikely that a franchise with a young fanbase will kill all of its main characters, a major character death could be powerful, especially if the franchise stops prioritizing big visuals over character development.
While John Hammond survives inJurassic Park, he is a major character who dies in Michael Crichton’s original novel.
However, one of the best things aboutJurassic Parkis the way that it developed its characters alongside the spectacular dinosaurs.Characters like Ian Malcolm have become fan favorites, while Ellie Sattler is often considered a feminist icon, and even some ofJurassic Park’s supporting charactershave main character energy. The characters in the newer movies have their big moments, like Owen’s Velociraptor training scene, but they are not as well-developed as in the original trilogy. It is time that theJurassic Worldfranchise addressed this, giving audiences characters to care about again.
Jurassic World Rebirth’s Director Has Experience With Killing Off A Lot Of Characters At Once
Gareth Edwards Says That Jurassic World Rebirth Is Influenced By A Steven Spielberg Horror
Gareth Edwards' movieshave often featured violence on a major scale, withGodzillafocusing on large-scale destruction that kills enormous populations and cities at once.Godzillaproves that Edwards is not afraid to show significant death tolls in his movies, whileRogue One: A Star Wars Storyends with the deaths of almost all of its main characters.Edwards is ann exciting choice of director forJurassic World Rebirth, as his movies have mostly been given positive reviews despite (and sometimes because of) their high death tolls.
The Most Horrifying Death In The Jurassic Park Franchise Still Hasn’t Been Topped And Might Never Be
In Jurassic World, Zara got the worst and most terrifying death in the entire Jurassic Park franchise and the movies haven’t come close to topping it.
Gareth Edwards appears serious about bringing some of the horror back to theJurassic Worldfranchise, tellingEntertainment Weekly, “to me, it’s a giant love letter to Steven Spielberg and his earlier films. There are moments in this movie that remind me very much of Jaws.” This is great news forJurassic World RebirthasJawsis famous for its jump scares, character development, and the death of a main character. With moments in the movie being influenced by bothJawsand the originalJurassic Park,Jurassic World Rebirthcould be the best entry in the franchise since the original.
