Jurassic World: Dominion – Dinosaurs Unleashed, Story Unfocused

🦖 Introduction

🦕 This review is part of the Jurassic World Watch Order 2025 – including Camp Cretaceous, Chaos Theory, and all Jurassic movies in timeline order.
Dominion marks the end of the Jurassic World trilogy, but the story continues in the new 2025 movie with a different cast and timeline shift.

Jurassic World: Dominion picks up in 2022, four years after Fallen Kingdom, with dinosaurs now living among humans. The world has changed, and so has the franchise’s tone—more global, more chaotic, and unfortunately, more cluttered.

The film reunites characters from both the original Jurassic Park and Jurassic World trilogies for a showdown with Biosyn, a shady corporation threatening the ecosystem with genetically modified locusts. Meanwhile, Owen and Claire protect Maisie and encounter a new generation of raptors.

The film ties into Camp Cretaceous Staffel 5 via the Barbasol can easter egg, and runs parallel to Chaos Theory Staffel 3, which shows the Malta storyline from another perspective. Staffel 2 von Chaos Theory führt sogar Figuren wie die Brokerin ein, die im Film wieder auftaucht.

🧬 Story & Characters

Two storylines unfold in parallel: Claire and Owen are on the run to protect Maisie and Blue’s offspring, Beta. At the same time, Ellie Sattler recruits Alan Grant and Ian Malcolm to expose Biosyn’s involvement in a plague of bioengineered locusts threatening the global food chain.

These threads converge at Biosyn’s dinosaur sanctuary in the Dolomites, where the chaos escalates into a full-blown dino disaster.

Bringing the original cast back sounds like a win, but their reunion feels more like fan service than genuine character development. The newer characters also struggle to shine, and the emotional weight of Fallen Kingdom is noticeably absent.

🎥 Visuals, Sound & Action

Let’s be clear: the dinosaurs look fantastic. The chase through Malta is gritty and exciting, and the aerial attack from a Quetzalcoatlus is a visual standout. The Giganotosaurus showdown offers scale, if not suspense.

Michael Giacchino’s score remains effective, blending nostalgia with tension. Roars, footfalls, and jungle ambience are richly rendered and cinematic.

However, many set pieces feel disconnected from the story. There’s plenty to look at, but little that resonates emotionally.

🧠 Themes & Emotional Weight

The movie hints at big ideas: coexistence, environmental collapse, corporate greed—but rarely commits to exploring them. The locust subplot dominates the narrative at the expense of deeper themes. Biosyn's villainous CEO feels cartoonish rather than threatening.

There are occasional emotional moments—especially when Maisie questions her origin—but they’re buried beneath exposition and action. The movie moves fast, but feels hollow.

👨‍👧‍👦 Our Experience & Recommendation

We watched Dominion as a family and enjoyed the visuals and dinosaurs. The Malta scenes were our daughter’s favorite, and seeing Blue again was a highlight. But even she asked why the movie focused so much on bugs.

The film entertained, but didn’t leave a lasting impression. For fans of the franchise, it’s still worth watching—especially if you've followed Camp Cretaceous and Chaos Theory. But it’s a weak link in the series overall.

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