Jurassic World Rebirth is the latest film in the famous franchise. After two successful trilogies, Rebirth is set to tell the next chapter of the story. However, the early reviews have not been favorable. Audiences and critics have been lukewarm on the film, leading many to theorize why audiences are not loving the movie. Director Gareth Edwards was asked about the reviews, and he gave a wild theory on why audiences do not like the movie.
Jurassic World Rebirth Director On Lukewarm Reviews
Jurassic World Rebirth continues a run of dinosaur-based movies that has been going on for the past three decades. Ever since Steven Spielberg’s 1993 movie Jurassic Park, audiences have been captivated. However, Edwards believes the reason for the poor reviews is that people are getting tired of dinosaurs.
“There’s been many dinosaur films in terms of [Jurassic Park movies], and the audience, you’ve got to do something new and fresh to give them a reason to come see the movie. And so by acknowledging that at the beginning and saying, ‘Look, audiences aren’t that interested in dinosaurs anymore,’ I thought it was like, ‘Okay, well, this is an honest beginning. Let’s see where we go from here.’”
That is certainly a bold take. Dinosaurs have always been popular amongst fans, but Edwards thinks that is waning. This seems like a wild take, considering how fans have responded to dinosaurs recently.
A Confusing Take
It isn’t just the movies that have been popular. Netflix has released two shows that have been very popular among fans. Jurassic World Rebirth isn’t reviving an old franchise. It is a continuation of a franchise that is very prevalent in our society today. It doesn’t seem like people are losing interest in dinosaurs. The issue with this movie seems to be the lack of dinosaurs.
The reviews on Jurassic World Rebirth have had a consistent message: there is a lack of dinosaurs. People are interested in dinosaurs. They aren’t interested in the plots of the human characters when no dinosaurs are around. Furthermore, this movie has fictional hybrid dinosaurs that may not sit well with fans.
Final Thoughts
Jurassic World Rebirth seems to be a middle-of-the-road installment in the franchise. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and over time, people may warm up to the next installment. It will be interesting to see whether this causes a halt to content from the franchise or a retooling.
