A lot has changed with dinosaurs and the state of the world between the events of Jurᴀssic World Dominion and Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. 2022’s Jurᴀssic World Dominion was originally advertised as the end of the overarching story that began with Steven Spielberg’s Jurᴀssic Park. Since it acted as the conclusion to a six-film series, it focused on the cohabitation of humans and dinosaurs. All the Jurᴀssic Park/World movies show how dangerous dinosaurs can be. However, the end of Jurᴀssic World Dominion proves that humans and dinosaurs can live on the same Earth together.

The ending of Jurᴀssic World Dominion thematically connects to the rest of the franchise, as humans were never supposed to control dinosaurs in the first place. Therefore, it makes sense for the series’ story that humans are no longer at the top of the food chain, and that dinosaurs are able to roam the Earth freely. The ending of Dominion shows how far the franchise has come since the original movie. However, the upcoming Jurᴀssic World Rebirth will reveal that most of the planet is inhospitable to dinosaurs, explaining why many have relocated to tropical environments.

Jurᴀssic World Dominion Set Up A World Filled With Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs Roam The Earth Freely At The End Of Jurᴀssic World Dominion

Most of the movies in the Jurᴀssic Park franchise saw dinosaurs contained to small islands. However, the ending of Jurᴀssic World: Fallen Kingdom teased that dinosaurs were going to inhabit the rest of the world. Clearly, this causes a major problem for humans. When Jurᴀssic World Dominion picks up, humans and dinosaurs have been living alongside each other for four years. After the events of the film, dinosaurs are seen running with horses and flying with birds, proving that they can habitate Earth alongside humans and other animals.

After decades of being controlled and trapped on small islands and in facilities, dinosaurs were finally free to roam the Earth at the end of Jurᴀssic World Dominion. It was clear from the very first Jurᴀssic Park movie that dinosaurs were never meant to be controlled, so this was a fitting ending for the series. Unfortunately, the way Jurᴀssic World Dominion arrived at this ending was disappointing. Jurᴀssic World Dominion’s disappointing reviews led to Jurᴀssic World Rebirth getting greenlit. In the upcoming film, it seems like the idea of humans and dinosaurs cohabitating Earth has been retconned.

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Reveals Most Dinosaurs Have Already Died After Dominion

Most Regions Of Earth Are Inhospitable To Dinosaurs

Even though the ending of Jurᴀssic World Dominion establishes that humans and dinosaurs can reside on Earth together, it seems like Jurᴀssic World Rebirth wants to take the franchise in a different direction. The plot synopsis for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth reveals that the film takes place five years after the events of Dominion. In that time, most of the dinosaurs in the world have died. Most regions of the world have proven to be inhospitable to dinosaurs. Therefore, most dinosaurs now live in remote tropical regions.

Therefore, instead of being set all over the world, like Jurᴀssic World Dominion was, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth will primarily be set on one island which is currently the home to many dinosaurs. The story of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth will follow Zora Bennett, a covert operative, who is hired to lead a team to a secret island to acquire the DNA of specific dinosaurs for a pharmaceutical company. The trailer for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth reveals that the purpose of this secret island was to hold all the most dangerous dinosaurs that did not get transported to the original Jurᴀssic Park.

Why The Dinosaurs Are Dying In Jurᴀssic World Rebirth

Dinosaurs Can Only Survive In Tropical Locations

Because of its purpose, this island is supposedly close to Isla Nublar, the island that the original Jurᴀssic Park movie took place on, as well as Isla Sorna, which was featured in Jurᴀssic Park III. By establishing that dinosaurs have been dying off and being set on this island, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is majorly backtracking the ending of Jurᴀssic World Dominion. The ending of Dominion showcases that dinosaurs have just as much of a claim to Earth as humans and other animals. However, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth will establish that dinosaurs are only meant to live on extremely remote islands.

Since Jurᴀssic World Rebirth establishes that dinosaurs are not compatible with most environments, it’s likely that future movies in the franchise will also be set in tropical locations. After Jurᴀssic World Dominion’s somewhat hopeful ending for dinosaurs, the fact that they have very quickly begun to die off is depressing. Between the ending of Jurᴀssic World: Fallen Kingdom, when dinosaurs first started making their way out into the world, and the start of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth, dinosaurs only managed to survive in some regions of Earth for about nine years, which is not long at all.

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s Dinosaur Story Is A Chance To Reset The Franchise

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Begins A New Era For The Franchise

Even though the idea of dinosaurs roaming the Earth alongside humans was originally exciting in the Jurᴀssic World trilogy, it was not handled well. Jurᴀssic World Dominion was very underwhelming, and suggested that movies in the franchise work a lot better with smaller scopes. Therefore, it is actually a good thing that Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is almost entirely set on one island. Since dinosaurs around the world are all dying, they won’t be roaming free anymore, which means that the franchise can return to its roots.

Even though the plot of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth could be seen as a backtrack, it is the smartest move for the franchise after the disappointing reception of Jurᴀssic World Dominion. The best Jurᴀssic Park movies have been set on small islands and only followed a few characters. Therefore, the fact that Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is following one group on a mission to extract dinosaur DNA is very exciting. Therefore, even though it is somewhat depressing that dinosaurs are dying all over the world, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s story is the best option to usher in a new era of the franchise.