Title: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Second in Jurassic World Trilogy; fifth in Jurassic series all together)
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action/Adventure, Superhero, Comedy
Release Date: June 22, 2018 (Seen July 4th)
Director: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Isabella Sermon, James Cromwell, BD Wong, and Jeff Goldblum.
My friends and I went to see Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom on July 4th in a desperate need for air conditioning, but we all were fans of the Jurassic Park Movies. I loved Jurassic World and its two main characters. Unlike the original trilogy, these films are more interconnected. In this sequel ot the 2015 film, we find Claire and Owen on opposite paths. he’s building a cabin in the wilderness, quite happy never to see a dinosaur again while Claire is actively working to save the animals. Isla Nublar has a secret volcano that is about to erupt, and Benjamin Lockwood, a former associate of John Hammond has decided to use one of his islands as a sanctuary for the dinosaurs if Claire can get them transported. Eli Mills, his personal assistant asks her to bring in Owen, who she hasn’t seen in an unknown amount of time.
Henry Wu makes another appearance, apparently having cracked since what happened on Jurassic Park (the first film) and is now just creating because he can create. He’s made another hybrid, and Mills is willing to sell it to make millions.
On one hand the movie does deal with some well done tropes within the series, but it also has an interesting take on them. For example, we get a greater look at what it would be like to be a vet for dinosaurs.
Jeff Goldblum returns as Dr. Ian Malcolm, warning Congress about the dangers they are going to face. I have to admit I was surprised about how little time he is actually in the movie, but thematically it worked very well. It also makes me hope the third film (due sometime in 3ish years) will incorporate more of the characters from the original trilogy.
I also like the development of Owen and Claire as characters. While they aren’t together in this film, their characters aren’t reset. Their relationship is different, with three years behind them. I enjoy their development as individuals and as a couple. I also enjoy the introduction of Franklin and Zia. I will be happy to see them again in the next film.
The only real issue I had with the movie is that there is a lot of foreshadowing (or appearance of foreshadowing) for something that didn’t seem realised. Its hard to really explain that without giving a good amount of the plot away. Since this is a new release and is in fact still in theaters I’m trying not to do that.
As an added bonus the film finally brings about what is implied from the end of Jurassic Park III.
My final grade is A-.
Sokorra Lewis 