A bit of a different review coming at you. I recently got to go to the movies and see the new Jurassic movie – Jurassic World: Rebirth. When I first saw the trailer for this movie I was super excited about it. So, I thought as a way to shake things up I would write a review on it. With that being said, here are my thoughts and ratings.
Summary of Rebirth
Okay, Jurassic World: Rebirth takes place after the last Jurassic World movie – Jurassic World Dominion. For those of you who have not seen those movies, go watch them. In the events of the 3 Jurassic World movies, dinosaurs lived among humans. Everyone had to get used to stopping to let a stegosaurus cross the highway. In Rebirth, the dinosaurs have begun to feel the effects of different climates than what they are supposed to thrive in. They’re dying off and can only be found near the equator.
The Humans
We are introduced to our main characters in two parts. Our first group is hired by a pharmaceutical company to get blood samples from 3 different, large dinosaurs. They set off on a boat and begin tracking their first target, a Megladon. During this time we are introduced to the next group: a family on a sailing trip. A single father has his two daughters as well as the boyfriend of his eldest daughter. They get attacked by a Megladon but manage to radio for help. Our first group argue if they should go rescue them. The main female, Zora, and her friend Duncan take charge and head to rescue the family.
The Problems Begin
After rescuing the family they find their Megladon, or rather it finds them. They get their blood sample, but are attacked and end up crashing onto an island. During this the family and boyfriend are separated from the rest of the group. They plan to head to a village that they were told about, not knowing just how much danger they are in. The blood sample group battles to survive, and get to the village because there’s a helipad and Zora has people coming in two days. With the time crunch, and dinosaurs hunting them, the two groups try to survive and get off the island, while the first group also collects their dangerous samples.
What I Liked About Rebirth
I love the Jurassic movies. Probably because I love dinosaurs. Maybe not as much as others, but I think dinosaurs are cool and if I have the chance to see fossils, I’ll take it. Side note: I would love to check out a dig. So, now we reach Rebirth. There were characters in this movie that I absolutely loved. They were good wholesome characters in the end. I did appreciate that they had some dinosaurs that we fell in love with in the first 6 movies. There was one character that was just annoying, but amusing at the same time. Watching his growth throughout the movie was awesome. And I would say he had the most growth out of any character.
Disliked
It started in the first Jurassic World movies. Making dinosaurs that never existed by experimenting and mixing DNA. I will say that the genetically modified dinosaurs in the first three actually looked like dinosaurs. The big bad in this movie looked more alien. I’ve actually been trying to figure out what it resembled and I just can’t put my finger on it. But it didn’t really look very dinosaur like. There were also scenes where the characters couldn’t see the dinosaur and I was like yeah, that’s too….unbelievable. You have a giant dinosaur walking around, even if it’s foggy, it’s not going to be silent. You should know it’s there.
Rebirth – Final Thoughts
As a Jurassic movie, I felt like it fell short. I heard rumours that they were trying to keep the budget low on this film. If that’s true, it wasn’t completely obvious. But some of the dialogue made me wonder who wrote the script. Scarlett Johansson was cast as the main female lead. I’ve seen her other films and this one just didn’t feel like it did her acting justice. Each Jurassic movie has certainly moved more towards the humans in the film as the focus and less on the dinosaurs, and this one definitely focused more on humans. As a movie that is supposed to be a part of the Jurassic franchise, not the greatest. As a monster style movie, much better. I give it 3.75 star rating.
Would I Recommend
If you are wanting to watch it as advertised, you may be let down. Many people that I’ve talked to that have seen it have said the same thing. Not the best by far. However, as a movie it was quite enjoyable, even if there were some parts that had me rolling my eyes. Do you need to see the first 6 to enjoy this movie? No. There are some connections to the first 6 movies, but otherwise, it had an all new cast, new island, and no mention of previous characters. In that sense, it really reads like a stand alone. Do I recommend seeing the first 6 movies? The first Jurassic Park movie is by far my favourite. I will never get tired of watching it. The others were enjoyable. I’ll leave it at that.
