If Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth is going to save the fix the franchise after Jurᴀssic World: Dominion‘s critical failure, there are some things that the movie must do. Of all the Jurᴀssic Park franchise movies, Dominion is generally considered the worst, even beating Jurᴀssic Park III to the bottom spot. That said, the film had some good ideas that Rebirth could explore. Director Gareth Edwards has said that Steven Spielberg’s Jurᴀssic Park influenced Rebirth in its story and tone. This has exciting implications for the movie, which may start a new trilogy with a different atmosphere to the last three Jurᴀssic World movies.

The Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth story centers on a mission to recover DNA from the last remaining dinosaurs. Scarlett Johansson plays the covert operations expert who leads the mission and discovers a shocking secret on the way. The plot has been compared to Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, with three people fighting for the leadership position in the group. With an experienced monster movie director heading Rebirth, the movie will likely bring back some of the scarier aspects of the original Jurᴀssic Park. Still, there are several more things that Rebirth must do to reboot the Jurᴀssic World franchise.

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Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth Must Include Other Prehistoric Creatures

This Would Grant A Long-Running Request

The powerful dinosaurs in Jurᴀssic Park might have been spectacular, with visual effects that still hold up today, but there were relatively few kinds in each movie. One criticism of the Jurᴀssic Park franchise is that it only featured dinosaurs when there were so many other kinds of prehistoric creatures to recreate. Genetic engineering was always a central theme in Jurᴀssic Park movies, but when the rebooted Jurᴀssic World movies shifted their focus to hybrid and lab-created dinosaurs, a lot of potential was missed.

With the success of Godzilla (2014,) Gareth Edwards has experience making great monster movies, but it would be a mistake to make Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth into another monster movie. There is limitless potential in inventing new dinosaurs, but part of the original Jurᴀssic Park‘s appeal was knowing that these creatures once walked the earth. Rebirth must expand the scope of the franchise by prioritizing real creatures like wooly mammoths, sabertooth tigers, and even giant bugs instead of engineered dinosaurs.

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The Plot Must Be Simpler Than Dominion

Jurᴀssic World: Dominion Was Overstuffed With Ideas

Jurᴀssic World: Dominion had so many good ideas that they canceled each other out, with each minor plotline competing for attention and none getting adequate screen time. The possibility of using dinosaurs as bioweapons was suggested in Jurᴀssic World, yet Dominion never truly showed this happening. The dinosaur fighting pits put a new spin on an old concept and could have been a central plot. However, this too was quickly skimmed over.

The many different details in Dominion showed that the Jurᴀssic World franchise had not run out of ideas, but it would have been better to split these concepts among different movies. If Rebirth is to avoid looking as fragmented as Dominion, it must have a simpler plot. This would allow a new trilogy to begin, with a more in-depth look into several different aspects of a world in which humans and dinosaurs co-exist.

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Rebirth Must Keep Its Suspense

Pacing Was A Big Problem In Dominion

The first Jurᴀssic Park trilogy increased the tension over time, with chase scenes and jump scares spaced out between the character-building moments. As the Jurᴀssic World trilogy embraced the action genre, the stunts were often unrelenting, with too little time spent on the characters and building tension. This was most obvious in Dominion, which had so many plot threads to cover that the movie felt rushed, despite being nearly two and a half hours long.

Edwards is prioritizing quality over quanтιтy.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gareth Edwards described Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth as “a giant love letter to Steven Spielberg,” and has promised to focus on “all those tricks and ideas that tease the audience, that creates suspense and tension that get you on the edge of your seat.” This is exciting news and suggests that when it comes to spectacle, Edwards is prioritizing quality over quanтιтy.

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Rebirth’s Villains Must Be Memorable And Exciting

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth Could Use Some Dangerous Human Villains

Though Jurᴀssic Park has antagonists in the form of Dennis Nedry and the mysterious Dodgson, the two did not feature as prominently as other Jurᴀssic Park franchise villains. The original movie’s terrifying T-Rex and Velociraptors overshadowed any human threat, keeping the spotlight on the power of the dinosaurs. Dennis Nedry’s horrible death was the most memorable detail about his character, even though he had the most screen time of any human villain in Jurᴀssic Park.

Like Jurᴀssic Park, Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth does not need to feature a dangerous human antagonist to be a compelling story. If done well, the dinosaurs should be a frightening enough threat. That said, if the movie is going to include a human antagonist, the character should be both memorable and credibly threatening. Even bringing Dodgson back in Dominion was not enough to make him compelling, while the big game hunters in The Lost World were interesting enough that their deaths were satisfying.

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Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth Must Have Scary Moments

The Previous Jurᴀssic World Movies Have Had More Stunts Than Scares

The original three Jurᴀssic Park movies were scary enough to venture into the horror genre at times, while the rebooted Jurᴀssic World franchise leaned into the action-adventure genre and provided very few scares. Fallen Kingdom reminded viewers of the franchise’s scary potential during the Indoraptor’s terrifying few moments with Maisie Lockwood, but these scenes were rare for the recent Jurᴀssic World movies.

So far, both of the Jurᴀssic trilogies have felt extremely different from each other, and Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth should continue this if it is to begin a new trilogy and redeem the franchise. Rebirth must include the fear factor of the original Jurᴀssic Park movies, and this looks set to happen. Gareth Edwards is the perfect director for Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth, as directing Godzilla (2014) has given him experience in showcasing both action and horror in the same movie.

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Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s Female Characters Must Be Compelling

Jurᴀssic Park Was Groundbreaking In Terms Of Characterization

Jurᴀssic Park has often been described as a feminist movie, as Dr. Ellie Sattler and Lex each have specific skills that are useful to the group, and all the dinosaurs are female. The Lost World features the documentary filmmaker Sarah, and Ian’s daughter, Kelly, who gets the chance to prove her worth against a dinosaur (though the scene is extremely over-the-top.) That said, Jurᴀssic World took a step backward with Claire, who is a love interest and berated early in the movie for not having children.

Edwards has not confirmed whether there will be a romance plot in Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth, but Scarlett Johanssen’s character must be both well-written and competent either way.

Though there are several female characters in the Jurᴀssic World trilogy, including Ellie Sattler, who returned for Dominion, the standout female character has been Blue, the Velociraptor. It is about time that an exciting new female protagonist was introduced to the franchise, and Rebirth must feature at least one.

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Rebirth Must Include Genuine Peril

The Main Characters Have Been Virtually Indestructible For Too Long

The Jurᴀssic Park franchise’s most memorable deaths have often involved the strongest characters, like Jurᴀssic Park‘s Muldoon and the deaths of the big game hunters in The Lost World. That said, the main characters tend to enjoy the protection of thick plot armor. Jurᴀssic Park III might have had bad reviews, but it came the closest to killing a main character when Billy was attacked by Pteranodons. This gave it some much-needed unpredictability, though Billy was revealed to be alive at the end.

Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth could offer the franchise something new by introducing a new sense of peril for the characters, and potentially even the death of a main character. It is not yet clear whether there will be other movies in the franchise after Rebirth, but the possibility seems likely if Rebirth is well received. A feeling of genuine danger and unpredictability could be the key to keeping audiences interested, marking a departure from the Jurᴀssic World movies.

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There Should Be Some Easter Eggs In Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth

This Should Be Done More Carefully Than In Dominion

Jurᴀssic World: Dominion was full of Easter eggs, but these were extremely heavy-handed and obvious. One of the better ones is when the T-Rex pᴀsses a circular window, recreating the franchise’s now-iconic logo for a split second. That said, while the Dilophosaurus made a welcome return in Dominion, the way the movie forced a connection to Dennis Nedry’s Jurᴀssic Park spray can feel forced and unnecessary.

Jurᴀssic World had its share of easter eggs too, briefly showing Mr. DNA from the original movie, and later destroying a Spinosaurus skeleton in reference to Jurᴀssic Park III, which tried briefly to replace the T-Rex. Considering the popularity of easter eggs, Jurᴀssic Park: Rebirth must include some references to other movies in the franchise. Still, these must be subtle, giving long-time fans something to search for, rather than writing an entire plot point around a reference to a past movie.

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The Focus Should Be On The Dinosaurs Once More

The Original Jurᴀssic Park Trilogy Allowed The Dinosaurs To Shine

One mistake that the Jurᴀssic World movies made was taking the focus away from the dinosaurs, which had been the central point of the franchise. Genetic engineering, overambitious experiments, and meddling with nature were all sub-plots in the original movies, but bringing them to the forefront significantly changed the reboot. Dominion‘s decision to feature locusts as the main threat was critically panned, and showed just how much the franchise had lost its way.

Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth should not only include new species of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, but each one should have its own scene.

Every species of dinosaur featured in the original Jurᴀssic Park trilogy had a moment in the spotlight, from Alan Grant’s first encounter with a Brachiosaurus to the terrifying scene with the Velociraptors in the kitchen. Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth should not only include new species of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, but each one should have its own scene. This would likely evoke the nostalgia and wonder from the first movies, but bring the attention back to the dinosaurs.

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Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth Must Bring Back The Smaller Scale Of Jurᴀssic Park

Jurᴀssic Park Had High Stakes On A Small Scale, Which Worked Well

Except for the T-Rex’s Godzilla-like rampage through San Diego in The Lost World, the events of the first Jurᴀssic Park trilogy were mostly contained on and around small islands. This was an extremely effective way to put a high-stakes situation in a small-scale setting. Jurᴀssic Park gets creatively claustrophobic when trapping Ellie underground with a Velociraptor and then showing another one stalking Lex and Tim through the kitchen.

Rather than repeatedly showing people fleeing across large fields while introducing countless extras and minor characters, Rebirth must bring back the smaller scale of the original Jurᴀssic Park trilogy. The next movie must include some of the formulas that made the original films so compelling while putting a new spin on them. As a fan of Jurᴀssic Park and the director of a decidedly large-scale Godzilla movie, Gareth Edwards may be able to strike the balance with Jurᴀssic World: Rebirth, redeeming the franchise.

Source: Entertainment Weekly