There are two dinosaur-chomping trilogies which come to a close with Jurassic World Dominion, as the original main cast is joined by new stars. The director/co-writer Colin Trevorrow aims at a narrative that logically includes characters, classic story elements and sense of adventure. He fails terribly with a horrible script but succeeds in giving us thrilling CGI-fueled action. Essentially, the film is yet another version of the same plot structure we have seen from the franchise for almost thirty years. Jurassic World Dominion works as popcorn cinema event picture with blockbuster visual effects. It’s known commodity at this point. If you are looking for anything new or interesting, you will be sorely disappointed.
Four years after a volcano destroyed Isla Nubar, dinosaurs have found their way onto every continent possible. They are interacting dangerously with them in human ecosystem’s framework. In order to move problem dinosaurs into a secure habitat in the Italian Dolemites Mountains, world governments have given Biosyn (InGen’s competitor) exclusive rights to capture and relocate them there. The CEO of Biosyn Lewis Dodgson (Campbell Scott) has promised his use of dinosaur DNA will usher in an age of scientific breakthroughs.Meanwhile he has engaged combative Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) as his advisor so that critics don’t get on him.
Maisie Lockwood (Isabella Sermon), who is a clone of Charlotte Lockwood, has been kept hidden by Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen (Chris Pratt) in California’s remote Sierra Nevada mountains.The teenager feels lonely.Her foster parents fear she’ll be taken away if discovered.On the other hand Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) reconnects with Allan Grant (Sam Neill). She has an infestation case involving prehistoric locusts that she needs fixed.Where did they come from? Ruthless dinosaur hunters targeting Blue’s offspring, the ingenious raptor trained by Owen.
The film employs ludicrous coincidences to connect an all-star team for mayhem. The characters are dinosaur experts who keep having problems with them. The Dolomites’ sanctuary is pretty much another park for the ravenous critters to run amok in. As usual, power-hungry and greedy bad guys underestimate themselves. As always this leads to death and chaos.
There’s only one real arc in Isabella Sermon’s “Maisie Lockwood”. Everyone else is simply earning money while they do their best running and screaming. This can be challenging for a teenager already trying to figure out who they are. Maisie grows as a clone existentially.She sees herself as a science experiment like the dinosaurs.Maisie realizes that her worth goes beyond genomic blueprint.She is loved unconditionally by both Claire and Owen. I have no doubt her character will feature prominently in future films.
Enough of the story bashing? There are chunks of this film that audiences will gobble up rightly so.Jurassic World Dominion is an action juggernaut.It amps up the voltage with spectacular chase scenes, thanks to Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed, Jurassic World). Raptor pursuing Owen and Claire through Malta streets looks spectacular.The fight among dinosaurs vying for supremacy over each other on top of food delivers monster goods.However, children will find creature carnage especially interesting or amusing.
Jurassic World Dominion still remains the kind of experience where you come in, sit down and just watch without thinking. The huge budget also ensures that it is not a flop. The fans who love this series will enjoy seeing the familiar faces. I wasn’t feeling like I was taken back to my childhood days. My concerns about a poor screenplay are ameliorated by sheer entertainment. Is there anyone who does not like watching a Pterosaur snatch a plane right from the sky?
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