‘Jurassic World 3’s’ Story Was Supposedly Changed To Reflect The Pandemic
By George Robbins
The Jurassic Park franchise is easily on of the most successful series of films to have ever existed and whether people admit it or not, the box office numbers don’t lie. Not every movie in the franchise has been loved over the years, but they all have their part to play in the overall narrative, at least to some degree. That said, the third movie ‘Jurassic Park 3,’ did not really serve any purpose in the overall narrative of the original trilogy, so people did not like the film as much as the first two in the series. What would end up following years later was the ‘Jurassic World‘ movie which not only continued the story of the original movies, but further expanded upon it. The movie showed us a modern society where dinosaurs were actually a reality and gave us a lot to fantasize about after the film ended.
The plots of the most recent entries, ‘Jurassic World’ and its sequel, focused heavily on the production of hybrid dinosaurs and how they would interact once introduced to the park and its ecosystem. Also it focused on the reason why they felt that the hybrid dinosaurs were considered necessary because of lack of enthusiasm from the public. The sad truth explored in the films was that the majestic creatures we always fantasized about living alongside would become nothing special to us after a while and we would get bored. They realized that hybrids weren’t so important to the story though, and it was confirmed that the third and final film in the new trilogy, ‘Jurassic World: Dominion,’ will not have hybrids in it. Instead it will focus more on what the original trilogy touched on.
In the original trilogy, it was brought up what it would mean for the world if dinosaurs were let out to the public and allowed to live in the world like any other animal. By the end of the most recent film in the series, all of the surviving dinosaurs were let loose into the wild where they decided to all split off and go to various locations all over the world. This means that the upcoming film will touch on how this ends up changing the world and what the consequences of dinosaurs in the modern world would be. As it would seem, this is not the only thing that will be touched on in the film according to Jeff Goldblum who has said that the story was actually changed to adapt to the pandemic and how it has affected the world. This means that we will end up with a movie that resonates more with us than we originally thought it would.
We weren’t sure just how the movie would be affected by the pandemic because of every other production being shut down, but it turns out it wasn’t that serious. They were able to get work done on the movie despite the fact that the physical production was shut down because they were able to do CGI work from home. This gave them the perfect opportunity to look over the script of the film and see how they could change things to make them better before the film’s release. Apparently, they took that opportunity to adjust the movie to include aspects of the Covid pandemic that would fit into the movie. Considering the fact that movies are a representation of the way the world is and the Jurassic Park movies have always looked into how humans fit into the world’s ecosystem, this all just seems fitting for the upcoming final film in the series.