Jurassic World Rebirth Cuts Ties From Jurassic Park, And I'm Excited What It Means For The Future Of The Franchise

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Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) has received a lot of criticism, and undeservedly so. It’s actually a lot of fun, in a popcorn family-friendly kind of way, true enough, but there are always worse things to complain about. By Emad AyshaThe movie also has a subtle political and moral subtext, which I’ll address later. I’d rate it at the same level as Jurassic Park III (2001) in terms of excitement and likability, and certainly above the other Juras…

Jurassic World Rebirth Cuts Ties From Jurassic Park, And I'm Excited What It Means For The Future Of The Franchise

The Jurassic Park franchise has moved beyond legacyquels with Jurassic World: Rebirth, and that means there exist a lot of creative opportunities going forward.

The Newest ‘Jurassic Park’ Takes Notes From the Original — and ‘Jaws’

PHOTO BY JASIN BOLAND / UNIVERSAL PICTURES The best part of “Jurassic World Rebirth” comes early. A crew of mercenaries and unlucky civilians are on a high-tech boat, searching for a massive aquatic dinosaur. Quickly, the roles are reversed; they aren’t searching for the mosasaurus, it’s hunting them. In one sense, it’s fairly stock stuff — peril at sea, an underwater beast. But those scenes are familiar because of one film: “Jaws,” which shares…