Jurassic World Has Been Telling the Same Lie for 10 Years & Rebirth Makes It Worse

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In the process of revitalizing the Jurassic Park series with Jurassic World, director Colin Trevorrow had one powerful visual concept that drove his creative direction. About a year before the film’s release, he shared that they envisioned a teenager texting his girlfriend while facing away from a T-Rex enclosed in protective glass. This idea of audiences being desensitized to dinosaurs years after Jurassic Park (which was also meant as a critique on audience reactions to visual effects) has been a recurring theme throughout the entire franchise. For example, Jurassic World Dominion depicts dinosaur-focused museums shutting down and people becoming more annoyed than awestruck by a prehistoric creature causing traffic disruption.

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People Love Seeing Familiar Animals. Why Would Dinosaurs Be The Exception?

Across various social media platforms, you’ll find numerous Instagram and Facebook accounts that thrive on the intense affection people have towards certain animals. These videos of creatures such as Fiona the Hippo or Doug the Pug continue to elicit “oohs” and “ahhs,” as if they were seeing these animals for the first time ever. Given that animals, some dating back centuries, can inspire unwavering devotion in the general populace, it’s reasonable to assume a dinosaur revival would ignite the same level of enthusiasm. Although it might not be shocking to witness a T-Rex 32 years after the events of “Jurassic Park,” these social media accounts show that people never tire of animals they hold dear.

The persistent use of the “audiences are bored with dinosaurs” trope in the Jurassic World saga can be somewhat disappointing, especially when it’s also used as a thin metaphor for advancements in visual effects technology. Director Trevorrow intended this narrative to reflect a growing disenchantment among moviegoers towards films heavily reliant on computer-generated imagery (CGI). However, comparing people’s emotional connections with real, living animals and their connections with CGI movies seems rather unusual and incongruous.

In the realm of blockbuster movies, especially those like Jurassic Park, it’s not uncommon to encounter a certain fatigue due to excessive reliance on visual effects. Studios worldwide, from small indie outfits to industry giants, engage in this process, sometimes more successfully than others. But when it comes to the Jurassic Park franchise, InGen remains the sole entity that successfully brought a dinosaur theme park to life – no other organizations have quite matched their achievements (as portrayed in The Lost World’s antagonists).

In simpler terms, it’s hard to understand why the Jurassic World movies keep suggesting that people would quickly grow tired of dinosaurs when, in reality, audiences worldwide are eagerly awaiting new installments. It seems counterintuitive for the series to portray a world where interest in dinosaurs wanes so rapidly, given their universal appeal.

Can The Jurassic World Saga Backtrack From This Theme?

In the realm of Jurassic Park, a dwindling fascination among people for dinosaurs led InGen scientists to manufacture novel dinosaur species aimed at rekindling public interest in the Jurassic World theme park. This is where we find the origin of monsters like the Indominus Rex, Indo-Raptor, and the D-Rex from Jurassic World Rebirth. The focus on these genetically engineered dinosaurs, particularly the uninspiring D-Rex, has been a recurring element in recent Jurassic World movies, contributing to a sense of monotony as each film seems to blend into the next.

Regrettably, even though the sequels of “Jurassic Park” have been responsible for numerous issues, it seems challenging for upcoming “Jurassic World” films to correct this flaw given that, according to the storyline of “Rebirth”, dinosaurs are virtually extinct except in a few locations worldwide. It’s nearly impossible to revive public fascination with these creatures through the narrative without drastically altering the franchise’s backstory.

In future installments, let’s hope the Jurassic World series shows some genuine affection for these dinosaurs on set. The lack of enthusiasm towards dinosaurs in the Jurassic World movies, which is evident by frequently sidelining them, has raised concerns that the filmmakers are not particularly fond of these prehistoric creatures. It would be refreshing to witness a Jurassic Park sequel that genuinely embraces everything dinosaur-related, rather than a film perpetuating the misconception that audiences would tire of resurrected dinosaurs after some time.

Jurassic World Rebirth is now playing in theaters.

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2025-08-19 15:16