Story
Karen (Judy Greer) sends her two sons, 10-year-old Gray (Ty Simpkins) and his teenage brother Zach (Nick Robinson), to visit their Aunt Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) at the Jurassic World dinosaur park off the coast of Costa Rica. Claire is the resort manager.
Not long after the boys’ arrival, a new experimental hybrid dinosaur, Indominus Rex, escapes its enclosure. It goes on a rampage, killing many of the park’s dinosaurs. Unfortunately, Gray and Zach are out exploring the park. Indominus Rex attacks them, and they only just escape with their lives.
Desperate to save her nephews, Claire calls in a velociraptor trainer, Owen (Chris Pratt), to help. Claire and Owen head off into the forests of Jurassic World. Meanwhile the owner of Jurassic World, Simon Masrani (Irrfran Khan), sends in soldiers to destroy the rogue dinosaur. This has disastrous results. A band of mercenaries tracking Indominus also come to a bad end.
After rescuing the boys, Claire and Owen return with them to the resort. Here they find Indominus and a flock of pterodactyls attacking resort guests. The situation looks dire until unexpected help arrives to save the day.
Themes
Dinosaurs; genetic engineering; animal exploitation; family relationships
Violence
Jurassic World contains intense, and sometimes sudden, scenes of violence and peril. There are many gruesome deaths, including those of some important support characters, with sounds of screaming and people being eaten, images of limbs being ripped off, and some blood and gore. For example:
Sexual references
Jurassic World has occasional low-level sexual innuendo and references. For example:
- A man talking to a woman refers to there being an attraction between them. He asks the woman if she would like to ‘consult him’ in his bungalow. The woman says no.
- Gray tells his older, teenage brother to stop staring at girls in the park.
- A man uses his fist in a suggestive way when talking about dinosaurs mating.
Alcohol, drugs and other substances
Jurassic World shows some use of substances. For example:
- A man refers to a dinosaur being ‘stoned’.
- Characters drink socially.
Nudity and sexual activity
Jurassic World has some low-level sexual activity. For example:
- A teenage boy hugs a girl and she says, ‘I love you’.
- Teenagers flirt throughout the movie.
- A man kisses a woman passionately on the lips.
Product placement
There is frequent product placement in Jurassic World. Products featured include MacBook computers, Apple iPhones, Mercedes Benz cars, Jeeps and Coca-Cola.
Coarse language
Jurassic World has some coarse language.
Ideas to discuss with your children
Jurassic World is a science fiction action adventure targeting older teenagers and adults, particularly those who were fans of the previous Jurassic Park movies.
Jurassic Worlddeserves its M rating. It has bigger and scarier dinosaurs than Jurassic Park and more gruesome deaths and blood and gore. It is likely to terrify and disturb children under 11 years, for whom it isn’t suitable, and we don’t recommend it for children under 14 years. We also strongly recommend parental guidance for children aged 14-15 years.
These are the main messages from this movie:
- Siblings need to stick together to give each other strength and support.
- Genetic modification can be dangerous and unpredictable, and result in disastrous consequences.
You could also talk with your children about the ethical issues surrounding genetic manipulation and cloning.