{"id":1952269,"date":"2025-08-10T05:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1952269"},"modified":"2025-08-10T05:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:01:14","slug":"rebirth-signals-the-franchises-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rebirth-signals-the-franchises-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebirth Signals The Franchise\u2019s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I haven\u2019t found a ton of worthwhile takeaways from the <em>Jurassic World<\/em> movies. While I\u2019ll still go to bat for <em>Jurassic Park III<\/em> (read my defense <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/m-tired-defending-good-jurassic-024158053.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">here<\/a>), that was the last sequel in the franchise that captured my attention and seemed to be a solid B-movie effort. But, by the time these <em>Jurassic World<\/em> movies got around to bringing back the core trio from the original film, I had lost interest entirely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, <em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> seemed like it could have some of that <em>Jurassic Park III<\/em> goodness thanks to director Gareth Edwards (<em>Monsters<\/em>, <em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/em>) and a plot that seems primed for madcap mutant dinosaur goodness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But oh no, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/jurassic-park\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jurassic World;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Jurassic World<\/a>: Rebirth<\/em> fooled me into its trap and I\u2019m here to report it\u2019s even worse than I could have imagined.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Mismatched Plots and Cardboard Characters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There are essentially two plots in <em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> \u2014 an A plot involving a team of experts trying to get dino blood samples, and a B plot involving a family on vacation \u2014 and they feel completely in the wrong power positions for the story. The A plot with Scarlett Johansson is undercooked and milquetoast in the extreme, while the potential of the B plot is where the movie\u2019s emotional strengths could flourish. If the movie could flip those two stories, it might have had a decent chance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though, I can\u2019t see how <em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> could make anything out of this ensemble of cardboard cut-outs trying to convince us they are characters. Everyone is given the most boilerplate character stories with no opportunity to color anywhere outside the lines. It\u2019s the most plastic action figure group of characters in the franchise\u2019s entire history. Considering the vapidity of these <em>Jurassic World<\/em> movies, that is a shameful achievement on its own.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Running on Fumes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Zkj5RNfszvFKucUObU9yZQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/54afbe0d4f59341992e1efd004170d42\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I was definitely hoping for some rudimentary action figure fun with Gareth Edwards at the helm. What\u2019s shocking is that Edwards is clearly a devotee of Spielberg but doesn\u2019t channel the cinematic flair and energy of such a filmmaker. This could\u2019ve been directed by one of those <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/ent\/the-best-marvel-memes-from-every-phase-of-the-franchise.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MCU;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">MCU<\/a> directors that simply locks into the \u201chouse style\u201d of the brand. There\u2019s not nearly enough flair or individuality in the style. The few times it peaks through \u2014 an underwater shot of a capsized ship next to a mosasaur is the only major standout \u2014 it\u2019s a reminder of how uninspired the majority of the movie looks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> didn\u2019t need to be a triumph, it just needed to hit the right wavelength, but this is a movie that never feels on beat with what it seems to be attempting. In addition, it\u2019s also recycling so many familiar beats from the series without anything new to add to the melody. And when it bookends its new big baddie after a fun enough cold open, it\u2019s a stark realization of how little this movie did to earn any of its attempted goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There is no question that <em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> signals a depressingly formulaic future for the franchise. There is little left being brought to the table that seems even remotely fresh. Calling this <em>Rebirth<\/em> is extremely wrongheaded as this feels more like <em>Jurassic World: Reheated Leftovers<\/em>. The series is barely getting by on fumes. In a series with a reputation for having subpar sequels, there\u2019s an argument to be made that <em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em> is the worst of them all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven\u2019t found a ton of worthwhile takeaways from the Jurassic World movies. While I\u2019ll still go to bat for Jurassic Park III (read my defense here), that was the last sequel in the franchise that captured my attention and seemed to be a solid B-movie effort. But, by the time these Jurassic World movies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1952270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[312138,339372,312134,336680],"class_list":["post-1952269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-gareth-edwards","tag-jurassic-park-iii","tag-jurassic-world","tag-rebirth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rebirth-Signals-The-Franchises-Future.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1952269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1952270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1952269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1952269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1952269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}