Jurassic World: Rebirth

Bringing back the dinosaurs was a mistake. I watched the science fiction action movie Jurassic World: Rebirth released on July 2, 2025. Directed by Gareth Edwards, it takes place on the island Île Saint-Hubert both in 2008 and in the present day in 2025. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Rupert Friend, and Jonathan Bailey, it is rated PG-13.

The world is so used to dinosaurs being with people that they are not even treated as a big deal anymore. A group of people embark on a plan to get samples from dinosaurs so they can develop medicine for heart disease. The problem is dinosaurs are dying constantly because the Earth’s climate is not the right one for them. The one place on Earth where dinosaurs can still survive is the island Île Saint-Hubert. There is danger involved, and it is also illegal, but the good cause propels them to take action. Can they get the samples and make it off the island alive?

I have a relationship with the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies. I am a big fan of the first film, and I still see it as one of Steven Spielberg’s best movies. While the first Jurassic World was a good movie too, none of the other sequels have impressed me. With this being the seventh film in the franchise, I was interested to see how it would be. It was another disappointing entry. I will start explaining why by mentioning the characters and their actors. This is the third time they created a new cast. The characters in the first Jurassic Park movie carried over to the second and third movies were quite memorable. Even the characters in the first Jurassic World movie stood out. These characters are incredibly bland. I have to look it up to even remember character names. The actors’ performances, while not terrible, are not very good either. They do not come across as emotionless, but they also give the bare minimum amount of emotion. The fact that Scarlett Johansson, someone I have seen as a good actor in other projects, came across this way as well, makes me think there was a problem directing these actors.

In terms of how the story was, there are a few things to talk about. The plotline of needing to get samples from the dinosaurs to develop medicine is simpler than the last two movies, but interesting. Again, the characters and actors weigh the plot down, but it is still interesting. I do think what hurts it a little is that despite the need to get the samples for heart disease - to the point of both risking their lives and breaking the law - they never actually show anyone suffering from heart disease. This makes it come across as just talking about the problems like you would in a book, rather than showing them to make an impact like you would in a film. There were a few setups for dinosaur attacks that come across as a little ridiculous to me. Thankfully, these moments are not present throughout the film. I do think a lot of the suspense was good, although there are moments when the predictability ruins the suspense. There were also other characters that did not need to be in the movie.

Overall, I was not a fan of this movie. It is not the worst one in the series. Far from it. Jurassic World: Dominion is still the worst one. Click this link to read my review of it. However, this movie’s problem ultimately is that it comes across as the least memorable in the series. I can have some respect for even the worst movies, as they were still memorable, even if it was because of how bad they were. This one did not feel like it needed to be made, especially when the previous movie, as much as I hated it, had an ending for the series. If the mosquito DNA messed up somewhere, it is definitely here.

The characters in the movie were motivated by getting what they needed to cure a disease. This is a real ongoing fight in our world. People are constantly fighting to find cures for diseases. It can be a slow process as people suffer. We can do things to help to speed the process along. One example of what has been done is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge which helped raise funds and creates awareness for ALS research. There is the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which raises awareness and funds for fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Both of my paternal grandparents died from Alzheimer’s, so I have personal reasons to be writing about that. There are several fundraising events for the American Cancer Society. These fundraising events include the Relay For Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Men Wear Pink, Galas, Golf Tournaments, Endurance/Fitness Events, and Coaches vs. Cancer. There are more great examples of disease fundraising events you can partake in. I encourage you to research more of these examples if you want to make an impact. We can make the world a safer place with less diseases if we all do our part.