Jurassic World: Rebirth

Story

For the last 5 years, dinosaurs have struggled to survive in the modern world. The species remaining after the events depicted of Jurassic World: Dominion live in tropical zones around the equator. These areas have been marked as ‘no-travel zones’ because of the extreme danger posed by encounters with the prehistoric creatures. But pharmaceutical company ParkerGenix has determined that DNA from specific dinosaurs holds the key to creating a revolutionary cure for heart disease (along with the immense profits such a discovery would bring).

For this reason, ParkerGenix representative Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend) hires seasoned mercenary Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) and palaeontologist Dr Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey) to illegally visit an island housing the dinosaurs and collect the samples necessary to create the treatment. Zora recruits her friend Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali) and his crew to lead the expedition.

The covert mission quickly unravels. While pursuing a mosasaurus, the team stumbles upon a shipwrecked family – Reuben Delgado (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), his daughters Teresa (Luna Blaise) and Isabella (Audrina Miranda), and Teresa’s boyfriend Xavier Dobbs (David Iacono). The crew and family crash onto an island full of genetically modified dinosaurs and must make it to a helipad on the other side of the island to escape.

As the group fights to survive, Zora is faced with a moral dilemma. Should she complete the mission and hand the DNA over to ParkerGenix for personal gain? Or should she defy her employers and ensure the life-saving treatment is shared with the world?

Themes

Death; crime; animal distress; children as victims

Violence

Jurassic World: Rebirth has some violence. For example:

A mutated tyrannosaurus grabs and probably eats a scientist.
Zora reveals that a close friend of hers died from a car bomb in Yemen.
A mosasaurus attacks the family’s sailboat, capsizing it. Xavier is trapped underwater and is later almost eaten as he swims back to the boat.
The mosasaurus attacks the crew’s ship as they try and tag it. It also tries to eat Zora.
A spinosaurus eats a crew member and tries to eat Isabella.
While trying to escape the mosasaurus, many crew members fall overboard and are at risk of being eaten.
Teresa tries to put out a mayday call, but Martin stops her because this would expose the illegal mission and tarnish the ParkerGenix brand. She shoves him away but falls off the boat. Martin refuses to help her, instead leaving her at risk of being eaten by the pursuing dinosaurs.
The ocean water runs red with blood after dinosaurs eat a crew member.
Martin finds dog tags below a crashed helicopter.
A velociraptor almost eats Xavier, but he’s saved when a quetzalcoatlus dives down and kills the velociraptor.
While navigating the river in an inflatable raft, the family is ambushed by a tyrannosaurus. In the chaos, it seems that Isabella is killed, but she later emerges alive, having narrowly escaped the attack.
While the crew is collecting DNA from a quetzalcoatlus egg, the quetzalcoatlus mother returns and attacks the crew, swallowing a crew member whole. Henry falls off a cliff but survives.
Martin points a gun at the crew and family, particularly at Teresa after she exposes how he left her to die back on the boat.
Mutant dinosaurs attack the crew and family at the helipad. Crew members shoot at the dinosaurs, killing one.
A helicopter arrives to rescue the crew but is attacked by the mutated tyrannosaurus. It grabs and throws the helicopter out of the sky. The helicopter explodes.
The mutated tyrannosaurus eats Martin, leaving his decapitated arm attached to a briefcase.
Duncan sacrifices himself to allow the survivors to escape, leading the mutated tyrannosaurus away with a flare. He is presumed to be dead but survives, sending out a second flare to alert the crew.

Sexual references

Jurassic World: Rebirth has some sexual references. For example, Teresa says to her family that they don’t see the side of Xavier that she sees. Isabella responds, ‘The naked side’.

Alcohol, drugs and other substances

Jurassic World: Rebirth shows some use of substances. For example:

Duncan and other men play poker while drinking beer.
Xavier says that he’s too high to steer the sailboat. He later mentions that he has marijuana while the family is travelling to the helipad.

Nudity and sexual activity

Jurassic World: Rebirth has some nudity and sexual activity. For example:

Xavier is frequently shirtless.
Xavier walks away from the family to urinate, but he’s only shown from above the waist.

Product placement

The following products are displayed or used in Jurassic World: Rebirth: Heineken, Snickers, M&Ms, Converse and Lays.

Coarse language

Jurassic World: Rebirth has some coarse language.

Ideas to discuss with your children

Jurassic World: Rebirth is the latest instalment in the Jurassic Park franchise, continuing the story after the events of Jurassic World: Dominion. Like its predecessors, this movie blends science fiction and action, delivering intense set pieces and suspenseful encounters with genetically engineered dinosaurs that pose constant threats to the main characters. Beyond the familiar thrills, Jurassic World: Rebirth also introduces new ethical dilemmas related to genetic science, corporate greed and the value of human life.

Because of its violence and scary scenes, Jurassic World: Rebirth is unsuitable for viewers under 12 years. We recommend parental guidance for children aged up to 14 years.

The central message from Jurassic World: Rebirth is that medicine and human lives should never be exploited for profit. Although the mission to cure heart disease seems noble on the surface, ParkerGenix and its executive Martin are willing to endanger lives in the pursuit of financial gain. This ethical conflict becomes a central struggle for Zora, who must decide whether to hand over the valuable DNA samples for personal profit or distribute the cure openly to maximise its global benefits.

Values in Jurassic World: Rebirth that you could reinforce with your children include teamwork, courage, compassion and integrity.

Jurassic World: Rebirth could also give you the chance to talk with your children about the real-life dilemmas like the temptation to betray personal morals for money or career advancement.