If you missed “Jurassic World: Rebirth” in theaters this summer, now’s your chance to catch up: the newest installment in the Jurassic World franchise starts streaming Oct. 30, exclusively on Peacock. So far there have been six Jurassic World movies. Most of them usually feature star and actor Chris Pratt; however, this one did not. “Jurassic World: Rebirth” opened in theaters July 2, and it follows a group of scientists and a family through the dangerous jungles of what they called “The original Jurassic Park.” This park was overrun with dangerous hybrid dinosaurs; the goal of the group was to retrieve some new DNA from the dinosaurs to make some medications.
I went to see this movie in the theatre with my mom. We went and saw it only days after it came out. I used to be obsessed with “Jurassic Park” as a kid, so I thought by going and seeing one in theaters again it would spark that joy in me. This specific movie is different due to the fact that it does not feature Chris Pratt. As much as I love Chris Pratt as an actor, his character in the storyline, Owen, is a terrible character. He is always getting the people involved in situations that usually ends up badly. Aside from all of that, the new “Jurassic World” movie was certainly an experience.
The movie was extremely entertaining. The plot was very well done, considering it did tie into the other “Jurassic World” movies. I liked that it went back to the original park while also keeping the theme that people were consistently exploiting dinosaurs and using them for benefits. It also kept some realistic natures of what would genuinely happen if dinosaurs were around today.
The movie also took place heavily in the water and featured a small family, a dad, his two daughters, and a daughter’s boyfriend, and through them we saw a little bit of what the journey looks like through somebody who wasn’t necessarily a park go-er or didn’t mean to actually see the dinosaurs, which was a fun new perspective to get.
The acting was done extremely well. Rupert Friend [Martin] played his character as the backstabbing scientist so well. It got to a point that I felt like yelling at him on the screen. Martin recruits a team to go into the park to get samples from dinosaurs. He, however, wants to keep these samples and produce a drug that would ultimately only benefit the rich. However, the scientist and leader of the group decide that they want to keep the samples and share the drug with the world. I really like this subplot of making sure everyone has equal access to different medications. It truly deserves all the hype it received.
